Faded Star
"This small mark connects my younger self with today, and reminds me of my dreams…"
Design
Making visible the "aesthetic envelope" that expresses and shapes feeling, belief, and moral conviction.
Faux Devanagari
"The US is country of immigrants, which means that we are awash in repurposed culture, little of which is seen as appropriation."
Emberá Blackout
"The darkness was no longer a concealment; it was a deep connection."
Resistance & Surrender
"The tattoo has become a map of two existential modes — striving and surrender, pursuit and free-fall."
Part-Time People Person
"That's what I wanted to commemorate: the way our lives intersect with the people around us…"
She’s Not There
"Moscoso’s genius was to give sculptural form to the negative space between his letter forms…"
Falling Angel
"Though our actions may be predetermined by forces we cannot perceive, Paradise Lost teaches us, while plummeting towards our fate we can at the very least swerve."
Liminal Roots
"A personal reminder that I carry rootedness with me wherever I go…"
California Braille
"Typefaces read with the hands can be just as complicated as those read with the eyes."
The Song of the Butterfly
"A declaration that my neurospiciness isn’t a flaw; it’s the power source of my unique perception, creativity and way of life."
In the Untethered
"My daily reminder that I am exactly who I think I am: an unconventional woman."
Akzidenz-Grotesk
"A stark, proto-Brutalist typeface totally out of step with the times, it was a revelation."
Kalinga Redox
"For a tourist like myself to get a traditional tattoo from Apo Whang-Od's successor involves reduction or oxidation…"
Henna Hand
"The natural pigment, time, warmth, and the body determine the shape and colouring of the mark."