For my first December post, here are some drawings of black mystical and magical creatures:
Pixel Randomness by Little Merokochan
The Nameless Lady by Zardra
Pulled Back by Kira the Artist
In Her Eyes There Is Beauty by Ebony-Chan
Black Panther by Kira the Artist
Unknown
Mermaids
From No Good Habits
Jennifer the Little Mermaid by Hop2pop
Black Mermaids: The Faces of Yemaya
Via African MythologyĀ Tumblr:
Art by Jasing Dreams
Jengu (Meingu is the plural)
Mermaid/Water spirit/Deity
Rivers, Seas, Ocean, Lakes
Origins – Sawa, Duala, Bakeweri (Cameroon)
Very similar to Mami Wata figure although the belief of meingu may predate Mami Wata traditions.
They are oftenĀ depictedĀ as very beautiful people with large eyes, wooly/kinky hair and gap toothed smiles. Although appearances of meingu can often differ from person to person. A jengu can often look more human or more fish-like.
The meingu live in rivers and seas and are said to bring good fortune to those who worship the,. They can cure diseases and act as medium between the theĀ worshipersĀ and theĀ spirit world.
Sherese Francis: Futuristically Ancient 
this is beautiful. how can some one access your art. They would be great teaching tools
Oh thank you, but they are not mine. If you want to find about more about the artists who did them, click on the orange links above the pictures. Thanks again for viewing my blog.
Does your site have a contact page? I’m having a tough time locating it but, I’d like to shoot you an e-mail. I’ve got some recommendations for your blog you might be interested in hearing. Either way, great blog and I look forward to seeing it develop over time.
the mami wata are and were actually originally represented as giant snakes. but contact between african people and traders influenced this represantation to become mermaids, i wish the art would represent original african thought.but it gotta start somewhere i guess.
Hello,
I know mami wata is associated with snakes, many depictions of her still show her with them or as one. She is also associated with water, so the creolization of her image as mermaid does make sense. Many culture associate women, snakes (wisdom, spiral) and water together. Both versions are just as legitimate from the various cultures of the diaspora. Both the person who wrote the piece and I just forgot to mention that in there, but anyone can go look up mami wata and see the image with snakes.
Wow! Thanks for this post. These are very hard to find! Who are the artists?
Oh…I see the links to the artists….These images are very beautiful exactly the type of art to help user in the new age!
Yes, they are very beautiful and inspiring!
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Thank you! I liked the page!
hi, i like the yemaya murmaid pic for logo pic, can i use it . can i contact the artist.
well the website for the art seems to no longer be available and I don’t have the artist’s name, so I’m not sure, but I’ll see if I can find the artist.