Faculty of Design
Illustration
Meet the Artist
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.This thesis portfolio project explores the beauty, tenderness, and support LGBTQ+ individuals can experience when interacting with their chosen family and community, visualized through elements and motifs in Afro-Latinamerican faiths and religions, to showcase the healing power of secure family attachments. Many LGBTQ+ people face the harsh reality of choosing between being true to themselves or being ostracized by their blood relatives; “OMNES, BRUJX!'' is a message of hope, reassuring LGBTQ+ individuals they are not bound to be alone because we will always have each other.”
Sofia Reyes is a queer Afro-Latinx Panamanian illustrator and comic artist based in Toronto, Ontario.Growing up around the beauty of their home country, Panama, shaped the way they look at the world and how they visually interpret all subject matter.Reyes' work is heavily research-based and identity-oriented; their goal is to create visual material that highlights the intersection between different socio-cultural factors.
Illustration Zine Making Comics/Graphic Novels