I LIVE IN HARMONY
2025 | 25cm x 17cm | Pen & Ink on Archival Paper


To create harmony is to live in rhythm with the divine order of the universe. Harmony is not about forcing peace or perfection; it is about recognizing the sacred patterns of nature and moving in step with them. The moon’s phases, the sowing and reaping of crops, circadian rhythms, fractals, astrology, and numerology all reflect an intelligence that governs the cosmos. When we pay attention to these natural systems, we begin to understand how we too are meant to flow, not fight, with life.
In African Indigenous traditions, harmony is deeply spiritual. The land teaches us: there is a time to plant and a time to harvest. The sky teaches us: the moon waxes and wanes, and so do our energies. Our bodies remind us: rest and action must be in balance. Even the fractals in leaves and rivers show us that divine order is present in both the vast and the minute. By honoring these patterns, we invite clarity, peace, and purpose into our lives. When we ignore these rhythms, we lose our balance. We become anxious, disoriented, restless, working against the grain of what should be effortless. Our choices lose their timing. We overextend or underprepare. We push when we should pause. But when we create harmony, we tap into the wisdom of the ancestors and the language of the universe.
When imbalanced, we fall out of sync with the flow of life. This leads to confusion, exhaustion, and disconnection from our inner guidance. On a personal level, we may struggle with poor health, burnout, or emotional instability. Collectively, this dissonance results in environmental destruction, societal unrest, and a loss of spiritual values; all symptoms of humanity severing its relationship with divine order.
The imagery shows a woman gazing upward into the cosmos with golden motifs depicting the phases of the lunar cycle. Her neck jewelry mirrors the same moon phases, symbolizing her conscious alignment with cosmic rhythms and her embodiment of divine harmony.