Monthly Archives: August 2012

“Singing For Alegba”

Originally posted on The Hermit's Journey:
Here is an easy song for Legba that anyone can learn, even if you don’t speak Kreyol. It’s pretty repetitive, so once you get it down it’s not difficult to remember. I sing…

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“Sketching A Water Lwa”

    Preparing a new painting for Vodou water spirit Clermeil and creating my base colours to begin his picture! I am enjoying the Blue-ish Grey hazy skies and rains we have had in my city. So now I will create a scene … Continue reading

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“Spirit Near The River”

 General Clermeil is a lwa of Haitian Vodou that commands rivers and streams, he comes in the form of a European man. Clermeil is a spirit that “turns the tide,” he has the ability to make rivers flood and destroy … Continue reading

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