I don't do it often, but one of the things I do on the side is actually visual art in the form of pained canvases featuring Veve, or Vodou religious symbols. As an ordained minister in the Universal Life Church, specializing in the esoteric and less mainstream religions, I have practice with rituals and symbols of various faiths, including Vodou. I find the Veve to be beautiful symbols, powerful in both meaning and appearance, and have made them for protection, luck, love and wisdom for others in the past.

I just finished one of my canvases today, a freehand Veve painted for a loved one. It's rough, and due to the nature of Veve the exact design varies from creation to creation, but I rather enjoy the work of making them. Each piece is blessed and properly tended to, in the most respectful fashion. Would anyone be interested in seeing one of my projects? It's nothing professional, but it's not meant to be.