In a complementary way Erzulie is invoked as a symbol of female courage, desirability, and strength. She is the ideal mother, the comforter of women, and the source of desire in men. Avatar Erzulie seems to have a scaly, larva-like body with opulent wings—like a caterpillar in mid-metamorphosis into a butterfly.

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Encaustic on canvas, plastic, clay, beads, stones, mirrors, feathers on wood panel