July Newsletter! 🌻

Published 14 days ago • 1 min read

hi hi how are you?

surviving the heat?? and/or the sudden downpour rains?? it’s been a weather rollercoaster here in portland, but i hope wherever you are it’s been interesting at the very least.

(inspired by playing around with a calligraphy brush pen…fun background available as welllll. these can all be tattooed small or really dang big if wanted! i feel the bold simplicity of the flowers could be really lovely and dramatic done real big)

…recent tattoos…

just a couple of the fun pieces i’ve been lucky enough to get to do over these past couple weeks! & some photos my shopmate jaime @blackmarrowtattoo took of me tattooing recently & the lighting is just too lovely not to share ✨

…recent art pieces…

i’ve been making found object mobiles! look how fun! hard to capture their fun, gentle movement in a still image but this gives an idea at least.

i have also been etching a couple more mirrors too :) these and the mobiles will be up in the shop page on my website in the coming days.

…my favorite ikebana i arranged last month…

peonies & jasmine … maybe my favorite one ever so far! look how she flirts with the ground!

also i recently updated my secret ikebana garden…look at the bottom of my website’s home page for this icon that’s a hidden easter egg link to a bunch of my favorites :)

…artist of the month…

Howard Pyle (1853-1911)

Pyle was an American illustrator, painter, and author, primarily of books for young people. I found a print of his work, a dramatic painting of a marooned pirate, while out on the coast several months ago. In diving more into the history of the piece, I found out that Pyle developed his own ideas for illustrating pirate dress, as few examples existed of authentic pirate outfits with barely any drawings having been preserved. He created a flamboyant style incorporating elements of Romani dress (which is highly impractical for working sailors). His work would later influence the design of costumes for movie pirates from Errol Flynn to Johnny Depp.

I think it’s truly hilarious that one artist, just being creative in his imagining of pirates, could forever change how pirates are remembered and depicted. The power of art!