Daughter Of The Deep

Title: Daughter of the Deep I painted a Black mermaid gliding through a sea of radiant blues, corals, and light. She swims with dignity and grace, her long hair trailing like a current of memory, adorned with a starfish that symbolizes resilience and beauty. Her body, framed against the coral reef and the rising sun, suggests both freedom and belonging — a figure who carries the depth of history and the fluidity of dreams. This piece does not only celebrate myth but reclaims it, offering space where Black femininity, power, and imagination thrive beneath the waves. Since all human ancestry begins with a Black woman, it is fitting that the original mermaid should also be envisioned as Black. She is not an invention of fantasy alone but a reflection of origin, a daughter of the deep whose very presence challenges the erasures of history. Here, myth becomes liberation. The coral cradles her, the horizon embraces her, and the sea itself seems to honor her journey. This painting is both a love song to water and an affirmation that representation, in all its beauty, matters. Poem: Daughter of the Deep Before the world could name the sea, she rose from salt, from womb, from flame, her body carried eternity, and every current bore her name. She is the root of breath and bone, the first to dream, the first to sing, from her, all waters learned their tone, from her, the tide found offering. Her skin, the map of where we start, her song, the thread of time unspooled, her gaze, a mirror of the heart, her presence, myth remade, re-ruled. O daughter, mother, origin’s keep, the ocean bows, the stars align, the world remembers in the deep that all beginnings are also divine. Prices are in USD $ Giclée Stretched Canvas Print Giclee print on museum quality 410gsm polycotton canvas. Stretched on 1.5 inch pine wood and back wire. Ready to hang. 16in x 8in 20in x 10in 24in x 12in 30in x 14in 36in x 17in 42in x 20in 48in x 23in Acrylic Print 1/8 (3mm) thick Digital grade Acrylic with back floating Frame of 1 inch thick. Ready to hang. 16in x 8in 20in x 10in 24in x 12in 30in x 14in 36in x 17in 42in x 20in 48in x 23in Wood Print 5mm Birch Wood with back floating Frame of 1 inch thick. Ready to hang. 16in x 8in 20in x 10in 24in x 12in 30in x 14in 36in x 17in 42in x 20in 48in x 23in Brushed Metal Print 3mm Brushed Metal Print with back floating Frame of 1 inch thick. Ready to hang. 16in x 8in 20in x 10in 24in x 12in 30in x 14in 36in x 17in 42in x 20in 48in x 23in HD Sublimation Metal Print High Gloss Sublimation on Chromalux Panel with back floating Frame of 1 inch thick. Ready to hang. 16in x 8in 20in x 10in 24in x 12in 30in x 14in 36in x 17in 42in x 20in 48in x 23in Giclée Rolled Canvas Print Giclee print on museum quality 410gsm polycotton canvas. 16in x 8in 20in x 10in 24in x 12in 30in x 14in 36in x 17in 42in x 20in 48in x 23in Giclée Poster Satin Photo Paper Print Giclee print on Resin coated Satin Photo Paper 240gsm. 16in x 8in 20in x 10in 24in x 12in 30in x 14in 36in x 17in 42in x 20in 48in x 23in Giclée Fine Art Matte Paper Print Giclee print on Fine Art Matte Paper. 16in x 8in 20in x 10in 24in x 12in 30in x 14in 36in x 17in 42in x 20in 48in x 23in Framed Print Foam Core Print. Framed with 800-967 Black Frame Box including 2-inch White Mat Board and Plexiglass. Mounted, Ready To Hang. 16in x 8in 20in x 10in 24in x 12in 30in x 14in 36in x 17in 42in x 20in 48in x 23in