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Wallpaper December: Lilinoe, goddess of the mists

Posted 1. December 2019 thealohastudiosLeave a commentPosted in Free Printables, handlettering, Hawaii, Portraits, Wallpaper, Watercolor

This month’s wallpaper shows Lilinoe (“fine mist), the younger sister of snow goddess Poli’ahu. It is said that she combs out Poli’ahu’s long hair every day and floats around her head like a cloud. Lilinoe resides on Puʻu ʻUlaʻula, the […]

Waka, lizard goddess, wallpaper November 2019

Posted 27. October 2019 thealohastudiosLeave a commentPosted in Free Printables, Hawaii, Portraits, Wallpaper, Watercolor

Waka is one of the lizard goddesses who was worshipped by female chiefs in Hawai’i (yes, there are others! All in all, there are supposedly as many as 4000 deities in Hawai’i). One of the mountains on the planet Venus […]

Lea

Lea, goddess of Canoe builders, wallpaper October 2019

Posted 1. October 2019 thealohastudiosLeave a commentPosted in Free Printables, Hawaii, Procreate brush, Wallpaper, Watercolor

Your free wallpaper of October shows Lea, the goddess of canoe builders (yes, there’s such a thing hehe). I used all different kinds of handmade watercolors for this piece: Stakiwicolours, 31purplefish, Pink Chicken watercolors, Cloverset watercolors, Les couleurs des VF, […]

Wallpaper September: Nu’akea, goddess of milk

Posted 1. September 2019 thealohastudiosLeave a commentPosted in Free Printables, Hawaii, Wallpaper, Watercolor

Your free wallpaper of September shows Nu’akea, Hawaiian goddess of milk and lactation. I used my brandnew alohawatercolors Vanilla moon set (Vanilla, King Protea, Kaona, Moonbeam) for this portrait. The lettering was done in Procreate. This wallpaper is available in […]

Wallpaper August 2019, Hi’iaka

Posted 31. July 2019 thealohastudiosLeave a commentPosted in Free Printables, Hawaii, Portraits, Wallpaper, Watercolor

Your free wallpaper of August shows Hi’iaka, the goddess of hula dancers, chant, sorcery and medicine. Her sister Pele (the goddess of volcanoes) brought her to Hawaii in the form of an egg. Pele kept the egg with her at […]

Wallpaper July: Laka, goddess of Hula

Posted 1. July 2019 thealohastudiosLeave a commentPosted in Free Printables, handlettering, Hawaii, Portraits, Wallpaper, Watercolor

Your free wallpaper of July shows Laka, the goddess of wild forests and of the Hula dance.

Free wallpaper June: Haumea, goddess of fertility & creator of the islands

Posted 31. May 2019 thealohastudiosLeave a commentPosted in Free Printables, handlettering, Hawaii, Wallpaper, Watercolor

Your free wallpaper of June shows Haumea, sometimes also referred to as Papa. She’s the creator of the Hawaiian islands and goddess of fertility and childbirth. You can see the shapes of all 8 Hawaiian islands tattoed onto Haumea’s face […]

Free wallpaper May: Pele, Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes

Posted 1. May 2019 thealohastudiosLeave a commentPosted in Free Printables, handlettering, Hawaii, Wallpaper, Watercolor

Your free wallpaper of May shows the famous Pele (short for Pelehonuamea, which means “she who shapes the sacred land”).   Pele is the powerful goddess of volcanoes and fires and resides in Kilauea, one of the volcanoes here on […]

April wallpaper Namaka

Posted 31. March 2019 thealohastudiosLeave a commentPosted in handlettering, Hawaii, Portraits, Spring, Wallpaper, Watercolor

Your free wallpaper of April shows Namaka, goddess of the sea. She’s the sister of powerful volcano goddess Pele. They don’t get along that well, though. Pele snatches Namaka’s lover away … naaah … no go! – that’s why Namaka […]

March wallpaper Kukuena 2019

Posted 23. February 2019 thealohastudiosLeave a commentPosted in Free Printables, Hawaii, Portraits, Spring, Wallpaper, Watercolor

Kuku’ena is the Hawaiian goddess of Lei making. Leis are beautiful handmade garlands and wreaths, often made from flowers and native plants such as Maile, a fragrant leaf. Kuku’ena is wearing a Haku lei here (a head lei). Download your […]

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