A message from an artist

Posted by on July 30, 2023 Leave a comment (0) Go to comments

I got the mail tattoos first. There was no real story. I had some extra money. I got one and then I got the other, just for fun.

All of these are from Webster’s pictorial dictionary. It’s a book of old artists’ proofs. They are these cool etchings. I picked a nautical theme and just kept pieces from that book. It’s a cool book.

The 63 is from a house I used to live in in Boston Massachusetts. It was one of those weird little artists’ houses. It’s passed down from generations of artists. I am sure it is no longer rented out. Someone owns it and renovated it. A bunch of us got matching 63 tattoos in honor of the house. This is what the number on the front of the door looked like.
Trust the process. This is a saying an art professor gave me many years ago before he passed away. I got this as a Valentine’s Day gift to myself as a good reminder to trust the process, and not worry so much about everything.
The flower is from the same professor who gave me the quote above. This was a photograph he had taken before he passed away. This was our graduating photograph that he had given us. He passed away a couple of months later. This is in honor of Tom Pettit.
Unhealthy. I like to tell people I lost a bet. I bet my friend that she could not eat an entire roll of dimes. What really happened was that a friend decided I should get this one.
I got this because I am from Boston. A train kid (vagabond) from an anarchist festival drew it on my foot.
Tattoos

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