Ibeji Porcelain earrings

I have known Maya since a teenager and recently met her again after not seeing her for many years in my hometown Goes in Zeeland. She is an artist and was an inspiration for me as a young girl as she has an undeniable natural sense of style and makes beautiful art work. A dreamer and a mother to a son named Hermes like a modern Myth.

In the illustration Maya is caressing her younger self while wearing a mens shirt and tie, they are having fun and teasing each other.

Maya in her garden summer of 2025.

Yoruba belief holds that everyone is shaped by paired opposites, embodied most powerfully in twins.

Ibeji symbolises duality and balance, opposite forces are complementary rather than opposing.The term Ibeji simply means “twins” (from Yoruba: ibi “born” + eji “two”)Twins are considered deeply blessed and spiritually potent, linked closely to the Orisha Shango (god of thunder), who grants them special protection.