Tuesday, July 12, 2011

The Human Canvas - Here Comes The Sun

Well, I went to Turkey recently...great art, food, architecture. AND - I spent a lot of time at Arsah - THE place to go in Istanbul. Arsah is an antique store, specializing in carpets...but really, it's just a great place to hang. Huseyin, Mehmet, and Musa make you feel at home...and always great people - from all over -  walking in.

Curiously, visitors to the store often ended up asking why I might have 30 Sharpies with me. Take for example, Ha.


She heard the story, and was up for a session.


After trading shirts with her friend, Heena, we talked about what she might want.


In this case, it was a bit of a trial run...


...for a tattoo she wanted...or at least wanted for a couple of days.


She didn't have any pictures.


We just talked about the image...


...the kind of sun you might find on an old map...


...Or perhaps on a horoscope.


So...I had room to play...


...and just try to recreate something from the mind's eye.


We just knew that we wanted kind of a serpantine flow to it. She loved it, & wanted it signed before the final photo.


So with that...


...Done!


So...once again...meet Ha. Post-Sharpie.


And now meet Heena. She took the above photos...


And then became the next canvas. We'll get to that one real soon. 

It's a good'n.

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