水風Water & wind

Waves 波

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Motion and change. The background that binds a body suit together.

Water is the connective tissue of Japanese tattooing. It fills the space between creatures, it gives the piece direction, and the fingers of foam are where you can tell one artist from another. Plan it early; it decides the shape of everything else.

Sessions

2–12

Method

Tebori 手彫り

Placements

Background for any pieceFull sleeveLegs