Faculty of Design

Illustration

Aimee Xiao

Your Future is in Your Hands

“Your Future is in Your Hands” shows the Hispaniolan Trogons tattooed on the healer’s hands assisting in telling fortunes using an orbuculum. Hibiscus flowers grow and flourish in the presence of the healer performing magic in Haiti.

“This is a part of my thesis series Unfamiliar Familiars, which imagines and considers the presence and energy of national animals as familiars that assist witches in magic for good and selfless purposes. More illustrations can be viewed on my website!”