Image of the Month – March 2009 – Quetzalcoatl (The Plumed Serpent) Brings the Joy of Koko to the World

I entered this illustration in the Koko Black Creative Drawing Competition 2009. The brief was to illustrate what is inside the magic egg.

In this colour pencil and ink illustration, Quetzalcoatl (The Plumed Serpent and god of chocolate) is depicted emerging from the first ripe cacao bean. As he emerges, cacao seedlings and flowers flourish. Midges descend from the sky to pollinate the flowers. In the background, chocolate temples have risen.

For more information about cacao and Quetzalcoatl click here.