[Art] Jaguar as Totem

[moonvoice]

vrisanfra, do you want to email me at ophelias.diary@gmail.com to yay or nay this piece? :)

Jaguar as Totem

I have a melanistic jaguar coming up down the track as well; lol. Two identical animals on the request list!

Anyway, the jaguar has a strong mythological context in Central and South America - in many cultures. Representing power, leadership, and innumerable other qualities, the jaguar is considered one of the more powerful or well-known animal totems.






Original available for sale ($80 USD) - on hold
18.5 x 20.5cm (or 7.4 x 8 in)
illo's board, fineliner, aquarelle, pencil, metallic and iridescent paint

Comments

[witchchild]

*drools profusely*

[scarletwildfire.livejournal.com]

me likey :)

[tsukikokoro.livejournal.com]

Lovely. I think this is one of the best of the as totems you've turned out recently! It's really struck me :)

[linstar.livejournal.com]

Wow hon, you're powering through them again! These are, as always, absolutely stunning!

[paleo.livejournal.com]

Kit-teh! Just...Kit-teh! :-)

[apocalypsegrrl.livejournal.com]

I think I'm in love. :)

[darakat-ewr.livejournal.com]

Very pretty kitty! I love it!

[vrisanfra.livejournal.com]

...Omg I cannot believe that is mine. *drools*

-insert fangirl battle cry of EEEEEE here-

*bouncebouncebounce*

-Rach

[myrrhmade.livejournal.com]

That's my totem! Except black... gorgeous!

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

A black one is my next one. :)

[myrrhmade.livejournal.com]

WOOT!

[end-of-the-mind.livejournal.com]

No, no. Not identical animals at all! Melanistic is quite different from wild-type coat in matters of spiritualism. Or so I'm told. Bah.

But it's okay. We love you!! *snuzzlepurr*

And an amazing job, Pia! As always, of course, but this one speaks to me :)

[lupabitch.livejournal.com]

Melanistic is quite different from wild-type coat in matters of spiritualism.

Which boggles my mind, because it doesn't really make a bit of difference to the animals themselves, including their behaviors from whence totemic qualities stem.

[paleo.livejournal.com]

My thoughts exactly.

[makhsihed.livejournal.com]

Then again, if I'm not mistaken, black or white animals in species that weren't commonly black or white were often thought of as special/sacred/different-qualities/etc by some cultures. White ravens, white buffaloes... (Though I can think of more white-animal examples than black-animal, but hey. I know I've read something about black animals being occasionally viewed as special/something.)

I'm with you, though, Lupa, on it being kind of boggling due to the animals themselves not really being any different...

[lupabitch.livejournal.com]

*nods* Within other cultures, I know that they're seen as something special, but it's usually from a not-totemic perspective. Within totemism specifically, color isn't that much of an issue.

[ebonhost.livejournal.com]

Ooh, love this one. Gorgeous. :)

[heathwitch.livejournal.com]

Lovely!

[mirrorred-star.livejournal.com]

Hey, very pretty!