The media are wax crayon on handmade rice paper, batik on paper, floatograph (oil on paper), and batik quilt tapestry.

They represent several visually distinct directions.

They all also contain some reference to the Yoruba “Ifa,” or proverbs,  the compendium of knowledge that governs personal and social behavior.

Please click individual images to see the intricate detail in these works.

wax crayon on handmade rice paper

Tunde Odunlade, 2017, wax crayon on handmade rice paper / 22.5″ w x 30″ h

Tunde Odunlade, 2017, wax crayon on handmade rice paper / 22.5″ w x 30″ h

Tunde Odunlade, 2017, wax crayon on handmade rice paper / 22.5″ w x 30″ h

Tunde Odunlade, 2017, wax crayon on handmade rice paper / 22.5″ w x 30″ h

Tunde Odunlade, 2017, wax crayon on handmade rice paper / 22.5″ w x 30″ h

batik on paper

Tunde Odunlade, 2017, batik on paper, 22.5″ w x 30″ h

“My Village” – Tunde Odunlade, 2017, batik on paper, 22.5″ w x 30″ h

Tunde Odunlade, 2017, batik on paper, 22.5″ w x 30″ h

Tunde Odunlade, 2017, batik on paper, 22.5″ w x 30″ h

floatograph (oil on paper)

Tunde Odunlade, 2017, floatograph – oil on paper, 22.5″ w x 30″ h

Tunde Odunlade, 2017, floatograph – oil on paper, 22.5″ w x 30″ h

Tunde Odunlade, 2017, floatograph – oil on paper, 22.5″ w x 30″ h

Tunde Odunlade, 2017, floatograph – oil on paper, 22.5″ w x 30″ h

beaded batik quilt tapestry (BBQT)