Divine Feminine Illustrations
Divine Feminine Illustrations
March 2023
The Client
Sheikha Sakina
Metaphysical Practitioner and Spiritual Coach
@wearealsakina
Deliverable: Thirteen 3600 x 5400 px / 6 x 9 inch artwork
Function: Visual accompaniment to her lecture on Forgotten Women in Metaphysics for Women’s History Month.
Uses: To be used as cards.
Theme: Discovering the Goddess Within
Client requirements: Artist has creative freedom, as long as the theme was reflected in final artwork.
Medium: Digital illustration - Procreate
Sheikha Sakina commissioned me to create a set of oracle cards inspired by women from around the world with the specific message of supporting young women as they navigate the journey of maidenhood. We began this project in early 2022 and as it progressed we recognized that the trajectory of the project had evolved, and although the original project is still ongoing it has taken on a new visual language. So we decided to share these original pieces with the world, in the form of giveaway cards and prints for purchase. Sheikha Sakina used these cards as an accompaniment to her lecture on Forgotten Women in Metaphysics, for women’s history month. You can watch her lecture here under offerings.
Each of these illustrations were birthed from sharing our own personal stories of maidenhood, and the ways in which we navigated them as well as the challenges we faced. At the time of this project, I was going through many big life changes, one of them being moving to the US. Unbeknownst to Sheikha working on this project with her, helped me navigate the in-between place that I was traversing. By taking the time to reflect on my past experiences as a young woman as well as Sheikha’s current experiences as a young woman I found a way to honor the past as well as have an awareness of the present.