Monthly Archives: December 2010

“Erzulie Dantor’s song”

       This is my creative interpretation of 7 stabs of the knife, Erzulie Dantor in all her ferocious and warrior glory! In the song for Erzulie Danto,                                                     “Say hey! 7 stabs of the knife! 7 stabs of the sword! Hand me that basin! I’m going to vomit … Continue reading

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“Little Gede Linto”

    This is my artistic interpretation of the child spirit Linto. Linto is a Gede lwa and the Gede lwa’s colors are violet and black. Here, I have Linto rising from a small plume of graveyard dirt and standing before an altar. A bottle of dark wine … Continue reading

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“Baron Samedi’s Dance”

My oil painting for Baron and the Gede lwa! Here I have some party people dancing and celebrating in Baron’s honor! Some of the figures wear traditional ceremonial white and others are dressed casually. They play music and dance around for the spirits even in the … Continue reading

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“Petro’s Violin, Songs of Sheer Rage”

This is my original oil painting on canvas self-titled “Petro’s Violin” or “Songs  Of Sheer Rage.” The figures in the painting play their instruments with ferocity and fever pitch cadence! They play and dance from the golden fields, through the river, way up into the sky! Turning … Continue reading

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“Papa Alegba, little good Legba.”

     These are my oil paintings and creative interpretations of the lwa, Papa Alegba.                Legba is the lwa who allows connection from the spirit world to our physical world.            He guards the gates to the spirit world and allows the lwa to … Continue reading

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Erzulie Red Eyes (Ge Rouge)

This is my creative interpretation the of Lwa Erzulie Red Eyes, she is a spiritual aspect of Erzulie Dantor the great warrior and fierce defender of women! Here Erzulie Red Eyes stands in a sea of her enemy’s blood and she holds a silver machete behind … Continue reading

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The Simbi lwa!

  The Simbi lwa are a powerful group! Simbi Dlo, Simbi Andezo, Simbi Makaya and Gran Simba the female of the group. They are petro lwa, they have no rada formation and believed to be originally from the Kongo region. Simbi Makaya is a … Continue reading

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Cousin Azaka

   Cousin Azaka is a spirit of agriculture, he is a rada lwa and has no petro form!  He is a country man, he wears denim, a red mushwa, a straw hat and carries a djakout sack where he  places his food and other … Continue reading

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Damballah La Flambeau

   This is Damballah the great serpent in his fiery form! The flaming torch!       Honor be to Damballah and all of his spiritual aspects.

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Ogoun Badagris

      Ogoun Badagris is another powerful spiritual aspect of Ogoun! All Ogouns are Ogoun!    He is the Lwa of war and battle,  you can call to Ogoun Badagris to clear your path in life of all obstacles and adversity! Ogoun loves to drink Rum and whiskey, give him mangoes too! … Continue reading

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