#mazo

Symbolism

MaTch (Marco x Thatch)

Marco always have something yellow on him, not just his belt or the color of his hair. No, he has a golden ring on his left index finger, given to him by Thatch. It's subtle and not many notices it by first glance - or second.

Thatch has a silver necklace with a blue phoenix pendant around his neck, which was a gift from Marco. Only very few have seen it and know that it exists. He has never taken it off.

MaZo (Marco x Izo)

Marco has small cherry tree in full blossom tattooed on his right shoulder. Underneath it, both his and Izo's name are tattoed. It's his second tattoo and he doesn't plan on getting more, as he only wants tattoo that has a deeper meaning to him.

Izo has two phoenix hairpins, given to him by Marco. One blue and one red. He wears it on special occasions, though they're always with him. That way he fels connected with his lover, even when they're apart.

ThaZo (Thatch x Izo)

Thatch has a cherry petal with Izo's name tattooed on his chest. Furthermore, he has a necklace with a cherry as a pendant, as cherries are Izo's favorite fruit.

2008 vs 2022

if he's not at least partially covered in blood, is it even Mazo?

anyway i got feeling and that is a low effort no-stakes comfort zone redraw of the piece to the left, which I made when I was like sixteen and had been doing digital art for about three months at most. we sure have come a long way huh!

I can hear past me screaming yooooooooo in the temporal distance.

I love Emara •-•

Is good

Paris Williams, of Oakland, Ca., wears a "Mazo," a set of bead work which is part of the worship if Orishas. Mazos are one of the most complex types of bead work. A mazo consists of various strings of beads that are divided into sections called casetas (huts), separated by larger beads called glorias. The arrangement of beads is determined by the ritual number associated with the orisha for whom the mazo is intended. Several items that are commonly found in the worship of Orishas, or deities that come from West African tradition.