Oshun: Goddess of Gold

To begin my project I began by mind mapping the different goddesses that I could potentially focus on, researching their meaning, then I pulled my favourite/most inspirational aspects of them out; I particularly liked the idea of opulence and luxury, reflected through indulgent colours and lavish fabrics. I also liked the idea of fruitfulness and fertility; exploring colour and materials to develop inspirational mood boards. These images also feature in my sketchbook collaged alongside material pallets. My project inevitably stemmed from Oshun, the African goddess of gold; I gravitated towards this particular goddess because she was able to facilitate inspirational ideas of sweetness, land, fertility, beauty, abundance, opulence, wilderness and animalistic qualities.