Acrylic paint, ink
17x14 in


Dryad of Mud, Nommo of North America. Instead of turning into trees like Grecian dryads, mud dryads turn into mud for defense, freedom, and pleasure. This form has mudskipper fins for wings combined with black swallowtail wings and a mudskipper tail. Ringed fungus grows all over her body and clustered around her head like a hat and collar. Nommos are an amphibious extraterrestrial species said to bring knowledge of the stars to the Dogon people of Mali.

Featured in the 2020 Gender Justice LA exhibition at Nicodim Gallery