Artwork Collection

OMNES, BRUJX!

“OMNES, BRUJX!” depicts the ways in which brujería practices can help LGBTQ+ members find themselves through chosen family and community. This thesis portfolio project explores the beauty, tenderness, and support LGBTQ+ individuals can experience when interacting with their chosen family and community, visualized through pagan rituals and witchcraft motifs, to showcase the magic and healing power of secure attachments.

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01 - Higher-Self
01 - Higher-Self

Illustration

01 - Higher-Self

“Higher-Self” describes the internal relationship of Castor with their past, present, and future self, through the implementation of textures and abstraction.

02-Feathers and Mourning
02-Feathers and Mourning

Illustration

02-Feathers and Mourning

“Feathers and Mourning” Depicts mourning and healing through metaphor, by using birdcage imagery to signify the release and finalization of a relationship.

03 - Ancestrales
03 - Ancestrales

Illustration

03 - Ancestrales

“Ancestrales” highlights the importance of LGBTQ+ elders for younger generations. In this piece, Castor and his friends are taught about the Yoruba Orishas (Elegua, Ogun, Ochosi, and Osun) by The Elders.

04 - Glamour, Amor!
04 - Glamour, Amor!

Illustration

04 - Glamour, Amor!

“Glamour, Amor!” demonstrates gender exploration and diversity by synthesizing ballroom culture and Haus dynamics with the visuals of a Glamour enchantment. Castor’s costume makes reference to the Orisha Obatala, the Yoruba Sky Father and the... More

05 - Curanderos
05 - Curanderos

Illustration

05 - Curanderos

“Curanderos” correlates popular LGBTQ+ imagery with pagan healing practices by making reference to the AIDS Memorial quilt and Santería motifs.

06 - Menjurje
06 - Menjurje

Illustration

06 - Menjurje

“Menjurje” synthesizes green/kitchen magic with preventative healthcare, and makes reference to the Brazilian Orixá Ossanha, the deity of the leaves and medicinal plants.

07 - Shine, Boo!
07 - Shine, Boo!

Illustration

07 - Shine, Boo!

“Shine, Boo!” illustrates Castor’s true moment of self-love, with the influence of the Metresa Anaisa Pye, one of the female Lwa of the 21 Divisions (Dominican Vodou) and the spirit of Love, Money, Luck and Happiness.

I Am Home
I Am Home

Illustration

I Am Home

A 16-page zine that introduces the world of OMNES, BRUJX!, as well as two of the main characters, long-term partners Castor and Tomás.

Work by

Sofia Reyes aka. soulefix

Illustrator / comic artist

“"OMNES, BRUJX!' (Call All Witches!) depicts the ways in which brujería practices can help LGBTQ+ members find themselves through chosen family and community....” [More]