Artoria

Artoria

  Women have always been involved in modern tattooing. Some were married to tattooers, some were circus performers. Don’t let anyone lead you to beleive that this is masculine job. Women play an important part. Our bodies have been the best billboards for this...
Dice/Luck

Dice/Luck

I have been collecting dice for a long time. It dates back to me at age 16 and a relationship with someone who was very influential in my life. He was also obsessed with symbols of luck; cards, dice, rabbit’s feet, black cats, the number 13 etc. I started collecting...
Halloween Season 2022

Halloween Season 2022

Visit from Sara Purr This October season, I got a studio visit from Seattle tattoo artist Sara Purr, and she gave me this little painting. We talked a lot about where tattooing is right now and esoteric stuff, especially Madame Blavatsky. It was such a nice visit. Go...

Recent Museum Visits (and not so recent!)

Chinese Funeral Art~ Quai Branly The art of paper offerings for Chinese funerals. June-Oct 2019 Prince°ses°s des Villes~ Palais de Tokyo Artists from DACCA, LAGOS, MANILLE, MEXICO et TÉHÉRAN June – Sept 2019 Tapan Das, Promotesh Das Pulak, Ahmed Hossain, Rafiqul...
Summer CAMP~ Artist Residency in the Pyrénées

Summer CAMP~ Artist Residency in the Pyrénées

CAMP This summer I had the extraordinary chance to do an artist residency in the south of France. In the Pyrenées mountains just near the Spanish border. Florence Peake was our guide. Peake is known for her visceral, somatic body movement, installations and paintings....
The Butterfly Woman

The Butterfly Woman

For years, the image of the butterfly woman has haunted me: the symmetrical, colorful wings of the insect added to the alluring femininity. I identify with the butterfly woman. I even made a collection of tattoo designs of her. This symbol, light and graceful, tickles...