What began as a quiet and uneventful Sunday turned into a spur of the moment tattoo appointment with my friend & modern renaissance man MXM (of Sang Bleu notoriety). Admittedly, I wanted to take advantage of his last few days working at East River Tattoo before he flew back to London. I got my first piece by him 10 months ago - a ring of keys with a little hand & moon at the top. The hand was actually improvised on the spot, but has quickly turned into my favorite part. And in the time since I got it, the hand now makes total sense - I have always been a very tactile person, and as a designer I use my own hands for every aspect of creation from start to finish. There's also an element of nostalgia, as my mom loves imagery of hands, from large scale mosaics that she used to make to a wire sculpture in her livingroom (among others).
I brought this image to MXM for reference: a composite of an Ann Demeulemeester feather, my hand, and the base of a Victorian charm.
I wasn't particularly attached to the bottom embellishment, I just wanted something to anchor the wrist so it wasn't completely severed. Given that MXM is a master of geometric designs & linear star formations, I gave him free reign on that section.
The finished piece. I love the fact that it will be concealed 95% of the time, as it runs from my thigh up to my hip. Check out more of MXM's work HERE
20 comments:
just beautiful zara! i love them xxx
So beautiful zana
Amazing! I love it :) both of your tats are so original and cool.
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That's amazing. Beautiful linework.
This is beyond beautiful... love the location as well. Congrats on your incredibly HUGE achievement also! Such an inspiration. xxx
i just saw this on tumblr and it killed me. even better to know it's on you !
That's amazing! I love the shading of the geometric design, it makes it look almost 3D. I also love the use of the shading lines on the hands. So well done!
I love those tattoos, really original ideas x
BRILLIANT & CLASS WORK good on you! and good on the artist!! XX bella bella ... greeting from a fellow SF girl & happy hannuka!--------debora in germany!
one of the most perfect tattos ever seen.
esp the geometric part!
love love
xx
amazing!!!
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This is wonderful, you have the classiest tattoos.
Such lovely pieces! Thought provoking, sensuous (location) and feminine with a dash of goth. SO YOU!
He's probably the best tattooer I've ever encountered. Love looking through his tumblr. This is amazingly beautiful. Congrats on perfection.
His work is so amazing, I need to get an appointment with him sometime down the road..
Awesome ink work, Zana. I noticed that both tattoos include left hands, any reason for that? area you a lefty? Cheers!
AMAZING. Are you left handed?
LOVE!
SUCH a good spot for a tatt!! Amazing work! Love black and grey tatts! Looks awesome :)
Jesus Christ THIS IS SO FUCKING AWESOME!! it's really inspiring. Epic.
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