Handpoke Tattoo

"Why Tattoo's?" my friend asked me, as she looked at my first skin canvas. She was right to ask. It seems a giant leap for someone who studied nursing at University, but was it? "Nursing involves needles, I already love art, and I guess it's kind of like my pyrography, but on people?" I replied. She nodded at the realisation it wasn't too far fetched, especially for me. But it did make me look deeper into myself and the answer to that question...

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I've always loved symbolism, I drew and painted all my anatomical diagrams while studying during University. The more I learn about Traditional Handpoke Tattoo, the more I find out how it is used by many cultures, not only as a form of expression, but as a form of medicine and therapy (search Otzi the Iceman for an explanation). 

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So why Tattoos? Because it's the next right step in my journey.