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Orishas are the Yoruba gods of practically evreything. There is one for almost every situation or state of being that you can think of, from the obscure to the famous…or infamous. Most of them are regarded as lesser gods, but some were traditionally worships as gods in their own right. All however, answer to Olorun, the creator and ruler of the universe. Here’s a little story about the Orishas fromgodchecker:“There was a time when they conducted a power struggle against Olorun and tried to persuade him to abdicate for sixteen years. Unwilling to give up control of the Universe to lesser deities, he offered them a trial period of sixteen days.
Within eight days the whole Universe had ground to a halt. They consulted the oracle Orunmila who could give no answer. So they had to eat humble pie, confess they didn’t have a clue about running Universes and ask for pardon.
Being a really great sort of God, Olorun was nice as pie about it, and soon returned the world to order. The Orishas became his humble but devoted servants for evermore.”
If you ever wondered what these Orishas look like, check out James C. Lewis’ work, Yoruba African Orishas. Lewis was intrigued with the story, characters and regality of the Orishas and embarked on an inspiring and creative digital photography project to express some of the Orishas the way he saw them. He photographs Sango, Obatala, Ogun, Oya, Osun, Osumare, Babalu-aye, and a host of others.
Ocean Sole is a kenyan organization that uses slippers that wash up on the beaches of Kenya to create toys and crafts for consumers.
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You guys like Saturn, right? Here’s a whole gallery of Saturn GIFs, from rings to moons, captured by the Cassini spacecraft. They’re part modern art and part science.
Next to the Voyager twins, I think Cassini might be the best satellite NASA ever launched. Certainly takes the best pictures. Tumblr’s own staceythinx has an iPad app called Cassini HD that features even more photos, plus color, plus science.
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Various works by Ani Reimi-Orsa
Ani Reimi-Orsa is a concept artist and illustrator based in Helsinki, Finland.
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Artist Nike Savvas transforms mathematic formulas into beautiful sculptures.
The extra-special key ingredient to make this tasty brain dish work is “perspective”.
Also, I’m gonna go ahead and throw out the word “Spirograph”
Various works by Yan Qin Weng (a.k.a. Loika)
Loika is an illustrator and designer based in Sydney, Australia who recently obtained her Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication at the University of Technology, Sydney.
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