“Talismans” – diptych printed onto handmade paper. Arielle and I traveled hours into northwest Vietnamese countryside to meet the woman who hand makes this paper from mulberry trees growing on her property using traditional techniques. The pig and rooster are traditional subjects of Vietnamese print making. They are also talismanic tattoos, said to deliver sailors safely back to land. You can find out more about this paper making process from the Zó Project page.
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The greeting card design was based on a traditional Noh mask of an Oni, a mythological Japanese demon. There is a history of traditional Oni tattoos. They are printed on any scraps or appropriately sized cardstock, and more are printed as I need them. I include a greeting card of some sort with all prints that I ship.
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The greeting card design was based on a Sailor Jerry traditional tattoo. They are printed on any scraps or appropriately sized cardstock, and more are printed as I need them. I include a greeting card of some sort with all prints that I ship.
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“Flash: Tattoo For Conrad” is a single block printed on navigational training charts. The image is a variation on a design I’ve drawn and toyed with over the years. Here it’s conceived as a piece of flash, or tattoo art that hangs on studio walls to advertise the artist’s skill and inspiration for the customer.
Flash has come to be considered an artform of its own over the years. Here, I’m commemorating one of my favorite authors, Joseph Conrad, and the transformative value of literature.
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