Image (c) Felicia “Onyi” Richards, Vanessa Marquez, and Acid Smile Studios.
FELICIA “ONYI” RICHARDS: Felicia “Onyi” Richards is a multidisciplinary creative, multimodality healer, Iya Ọṣun and Ọbatala, and teacher dedicated to cultivating holistic wellness and igniting transformation through her brand and platform ONYI LOVE. She is also a consultant for healers, leaders, and creatives desiring to show up in the fullness of their being for themselves and the collectives they serve. Onyi is a member of the LA-based Ifa community Ile OrunmilaAfedefeyo, led by AwoFalokunFaṣegun and Iya FayomiỌṣundoyinẸgbẹyemi, under the Adesanya Awoyade lineage, of Ode Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria. In all she does and wherever she travels, Onyi brings grounding, peace, and upliftment, and reminds people of their dignity, beauty, joy, and connection.
VANESSA MARQUEZ: Vanessa is a multi-disciplinary designer blending artistic ingenuity and functionality together. With a discerning eye for aesthetics and an innate sense of creativity, Vanessa has built a magical design studio (Studio 6 de Oro) known for its thoughtful, captivating, and fresh perspective designs. While using her own internal guidance as an intuitive seer of Andean lineage, she takes pride in crafting bespoke solutions that resonate to the individual needs and desires of each client. Whether it’s through digital or more traditional art forms, her designs leave a lasting impression.
ACID SMILE STUDIOS: Acid Smile Studios was co-founded by Salima Allen and LanShingDeSoto in the summer of 2020. It operates today as a Creative Photography studio forged by friendship, artistic vision and hope for a brighter future. They work to highlight those who are regularly discarded by white supremacy and hope to offer opportunities to Black, Brown and Indigenous folks, people living with disabilities, sex workers, all members of the LGBTQIA+ Community, low income folks, and other regularly silenced groups. Acid Smile Studios also aims to encompass a radical work environment that values its staff and collaborators, centering care in all relationships; a work space that values consent and respect over all.
