OK so here we are the day before April 1st. and we just got snow last night. EEEK!!!! I am so sick of being chilly, cold and wearing a jacket and socks!!!
Although it hasn't prevented me from staying busy and productive. After many years and months of preparation I am finally feeling comfortable enough to start offering Tebori to my clients. The is the traditional Japanese art of tattooing by hand. This isn't something I thought lightly about, "what's a white girl doing offering Tebori?" My love and respect for the craft of tattooing in any form kept me coming back to this one thing "Tebori" It's become my obsession. Everything I get my hands on I'm reading, watching Japanese artists at conventions, watching videos, talking with master tattoo artists like Horijo and Horiyen. It's a completely different art form and people who think it's just poking the skin with needles on the end a stick are fooling themselves. It takes great patience and true love of the art of tattooing. Just the amount of energy exerted during the process it completely different. Your precision must be spot on and your technique flawless. These attributes are not unlike electric tattooing, but because everything is done by hand the margin for error is greater. So, on that note I am indulging in this new horizon and have a couple great projects lined up with people who want to experience this ancient and original approach to tattooing. I feel with the recent events of the earthquake I owe it to my love of the Japanese and their culture to further educate my clients in the mysteries of this civilization. As always if anyone reading this would like to contact me about getting a Tebori tattoo please feel free. tat2dgrl@gmail.com http://www.tattoosbystacy.com
PEACE, LOVE, & MOTHER FUCKING TATTOOS!!!!
