tattoos; August 2025
35mm black & white double exposure from the northeastern coast of the Isle of Skye, Caledonia/Alba/Scotland, in the days surrounding Lughnasadh/Lammas, the bursting celebration of the beginning of harvest and summer’s abundance. Blooming heather upon ancestral islands, what precious beauty. We open with exaltation to the lands and waters, to the sun and moon and sky, to the fiery heartbeat of our miraculous materiality, to that which we are innately made of and will return to; may these chosen marks be in service to that ineffable soulful mystery who we pray towards and sit in ceremony for. May ink and community be paths towards deep engagement with the shit that matters, as we show up to courageously name what is stirring within us again and again, inviting us into honesty, the daily listening and tending. May we walk that spiral of remembrance together, imperfectly stumbling and ever loving, ever learning.
All pieces freehand drawn on unless otherwise specified <3 Tap on any image to make it larger, but if you want to zoom into detail, do so on the original webpage without tapping open the light box! All tattoos made on occupied Kumeyaay land (San Diego, CA).
Peach blossom branch and smokey moon flow for Kristin, who waited so patiently for my books to open for this piece! Two sessions
Bursting sternum/chest flow for Sunshine, design painted on with stencil paint :) Connecting gently with a back piece we did three and a half years ago!
Greywash handpoke spiral/shell/yoni altar for Sarah, really fun one to imagine to honor her path of midwifery!
Ferny botanical flow for Rebecca’s first tattoo, major awe at her courage and groundedness for this size of a piece for her first!!
Deer friend for Easton, stag stenciled on and additional elements added freehand. They came back to add the dripping antler moss, more mushrooms, and clouds after a couple weeks; those elements are fresh, the rest about two weeks healed. (actually done in July but needed a post to belong to)
Wrapping and swirling torso flow/blast over for Becca, who is one of our community’s incredible medicine keepers and cultivators <3 Two sessions! Peep the little hawthorn leaf additions as well! Becca is also a founding member of the Queer Psychedelic Society, which hosts meetups in San Diego and Los Angeles, as well as online groups.
Butterfly river flow for Lauren! River freehanded and butterfly stenciled (actually done in July but needed a post to belong to)
Lots of tattoos for Ellie! Cypress tree for the central coast, grapes and little water ankle flow, and some touch up to daffodils from December 2024. (actually done in July but needed a post to belong to)
