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Commission of the Aztec Goddess, Chicomecoatl

From Wikipedia -
In Aztec mythology, Chicomecoatl "Seven snakes", was the Aztec goddess of maize during the Middle Culture period. She is sometimes called "goddess of nourishment", a goddess of plenty and the female aspect of corn. Every September a young girl representing Chicomecoatl was sacrificed. The priests decapitated the girl, collected her blood and poured it over a figurine of the goddess. The corpse was then flayed and the skin was worn by a priest. She comes in various appearances: a girl with waterflowers, a woman whose embrace means certain death, and as mother who carries the sun with her as a shield. She is regarded as the female counterpart of the maize god Cinteotl, their symbol being an ear of corn. She is occasionally called Xilonen.
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*Ink + Marker on 11x14 bristol stock (full bleed)

** Her skin tones was created by the following method -
+base tone - Chartpak AD Pale Flesh base, Prismacolor Buff smooth
+shading - Prismacolor Cinnamon Toast base, Prismacolor Peach darker accents, Prismacolor Light Peach blend, Prismacolor Cinn Toast blend, Prismacolor Mocha Dark darker accents, Prismacolor Mocha Light blend darker accents, Prismacolor Cinn Toast smooth, Prismacolor Mocha Dark darker accents, Prismacolor Mocha Light smooth darker accents.

*** Golden pillars colored first by light to dark - Prismacolor Canary Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Goldenrod and Bronze, then second coated dark to light with Goldenrod, Yellow Ochre and Canary Yellow.

Description
Commission of the Aztec Goddess, Chicomecoatl

From Wikipedia -
In Aztec mythology, Chicomecoatl "Seven snakes", was the Aztec goddess of maize during the Middle Culture period. She is sometimes called "goddess of nourishment", a goddess of plenty and the female aspect of corn. Every September a young girl representing Chicomecoatl was sacrificed. The priests decapitated the girl, collected her blood and poured it over a figurine of the goddess. The corpse was then flayed and the skin was worn by a priest. She comes in various appearances: a girl with waterflowers, a woman whose embrace means certain death, and as mother who carries the sun with her as a shield. She is regarded as the female counterpart of the maize god Cinteotl, their symbol being an ear of corn. She is occasionally called Xilonen.
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*Ink + Marker on 11x14 bristol stock (full bleed)

** Her skin tones was created by the following method -
+base tone - Chartpak AD Pale Flesh base, Prismacolor Buff smooth
+shading - Prismacolor Cinnamon Toast base, Prismacolor Peach darker accents, Prismacolor Light Peach blend, Prismacolor Cinn Toast blend, Prismacolor Mocha Dark darker accents, Prismacolor Mocha Light blend darker accents, Prismacolor Cinn Toast smooth, Prismacolor Mocha Dark darker accents, Prismacolor Mocha Light smooth darker accents.

*** Golden pillars colored first by light to dark - Prismacolor Canary Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Goldenrod and Bronze, then second coated dark to light with Goldenrod, Yellow Ochre and Canary Yellow.