Here’s the simple design I did for Ninna. She had it tattooed to her side, last Sunday.

She asked for something that remind her of grace, especially since her work is so stressful and so full of confrontations with strangers. I came up with this design because, for me, the opening and closing of the eyes is a way to bring my consciousness away from abstraction and into the reality of the body. It’s an ever-accessible liminal space that — in the crossing — allows me to shed what was before.

I have some great photos of her having the tatt done, but I’ll have to get her permission before I put those up anywhere…

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