You dream of a home to return to
A motherland that you desperately try to remember
But does she remember you?
You whisper prayers in foreign tongues
Wrapping yourself in their consonants and breaks
Cocooning in their ribbons, soot, and soil
You build a new home within yourself
But does she remember you?
Ribbons is an oil painting on illustration board, exploring the metaphors of cocoons and the ability to build a home within oneself.
As an illustrator, Odera loves exploring storytelling through color, character design, mythology, and folklore. When Odera is not working in the NYC-NJ area, he is busy saving the world as a contemporary Sailor Scout.
This is a gallery-quality giclée art print on 100% cotton rag archival paper, printed with archival inks. Each art print is listed by sheet size and features a minimum one-inch border.
