The Tattooed Poets Project: Michael Stutzman
Our next tattooed poet is Michael Stutzman, who shares this colorful piece:Michael gives us the background of this piece:”This tattoo by Luis Martins at Lovecraft (Hamden, CT) is inspired by a Pennsylvania Dutch hex motif. Distelfinks (“thistle-finches”) and the tulips are talismans for luck, but it’s also in tribute to my paternal grandparents, who had deep Penn-Dutch roots. I go back and forth…
The Tattooed Poets Project: Martina Reisz Newberry
Our next tattooed poet is Martina Reisz Newberry, who sent us this photo:Martina “wanted something beautiful with the added blessing of Lord Buddha’s face and the lotus tabernacle.” She credited Body Electric Tattoo in Hollywood, California, with the work and adds, “I love the idea of my body being a canvas for something enchanting.”Martina sent us the following poem:LITANY (from “Learning By Rote” Deerbrook Editions, 2012)Who are they, these blurred figures Longing for a digital fix?They’ve given up peace to play at passion,they claw at a …
The Tattooed Poets Project: Nick Comilla
Our next tattooed poet is Nick Comilla:Nick tells us:”I got this tattoo in August 2012 before I moved to NYC from Montreal. The idea was inspired from the Banksy piece that shows a man throwing a bouquet of flowers as if it were a Molotov cocktail. The piece, which I think of as Bouquet Bomb, was designed by Sylvie le Sylvie at Tatouage Royal. Sylvie did an amazing job of taking my concept and giving it a design… it looked a bit different in my head, but…
