working together with friends

collaborative backpiece Jazzy’s backpiece, finally complete. This was a collaboration done by me and Splat.

SO. MUCH. FUN.

The angler fish at the base are a bit washed out in this image. But you can get a good idea of the overall scope of the piece.

Collaboration is enjoyable like no other way of working. It’s motiavting to have someone to hang out with while working. It’s great to be able to ask someone what shade of brown they think you should use (even if you don’t follow their advice!) It’s great to have another set of eyes right there, and you can play off the other artist’s strengths and weaknesses, which makes each piece much better I think, in the end.

I am glad I work with people with whom collaborating is fun and challenging and helpful. Teamwork at the shop is such a valuable thing, maybe the best thing about a place.

Being helpful friends to co-artists is a good feeling.

a cover up

dahlia tattooLot sof people have that weird godsmack sun on them someplace. Many of them got it when they were young and foolish, thinking it was cool looking. I have covered up more of these things than names, which is saying I have covered up a TON of them. This is a coverup of one, on my friend Jo’s leg. Dahlias are pretty.

Jo has a lot of tomboy and dark and scary tattoos, this is one of the first girly-swirlies she’s gotten; I do a lot of dark twisted stuff but once in a while it’s very nice to come up for air and just make something damn pretty for somebody.

The leaves aren’t finished yet.

Flowers are pretty fun to draw and tattoo.

an artist’s statement

tree tattoo by anji marthI’m Anji Marth. I was born in the early 70s, and grew up on the east coast of the US, near Philadelphia. I lived in Philly as a teenager into my early twenties. I have since moved all over the country, from the south to the southwest to the pacific northwest. I love it here and consider it home.

I work in a variety of mediums. I am a professional, licensed tattoo artist. I’ve been tattooing since the late 90s. I love tattoos, and people who get them.

My condensed portfolio can be seen here- http://anjimarth.com

You can sign up for my newsletter email, if you like. I send them once a week at most, every few months at least.

Here’s the big list of all things I’ve made for sale:

  1. all kinds of everything? http://resonanteye.net/buyit
  2. tshirts, prints, cards? http://www.redbubble.com/people/resonanteye/portfolio
  3. prints of my photography? http://www.redbubble.com/people/anjimarth/portfolio
  4. books I have written?here they are in kindle, and in print
  5. I have done some graphic design for this place: http://www.redbubble.com/people/bristlybits/portfolio
  6. digital downloads of some of my work are available here.

 

I am working at Laughing Buddha from July 15-21, at High Priestess in Salem from August 10-15, and again at Laughing Buddha from August 16-24. You can email me at resonanteye at gmail dot com for appointment information.

candy arm

candy armjellyfishNot the best or biggest photo.

Every once in a while someone has an idea that’s just so funny, or cute, that I get really happy to tattoo it. Jo’s candy arm is like that, every time I’ve tattooed her I get all happy inside. Maybe it’s the sugar rush? Or just because she’s an awesome person who makes me laugh. Or the bright colors?

I’ve never had a sweet tooth, actually I’ve had too many cavities to like sweet things much! But somehow every time I see this tattoo I want to eat the hell out of some gummy bears.

And then there’s also the tattoos that just walk in and turn out to be super fun, stuff that wasn’t planned but has a sense of whimsy to it. Like this jellyfish. Again, bright hapy colors, flow, fun times.

I’ll be at the shop friday and I’ll post some more updates after that!

meta update

ganesh in progressThere’s a big list added to the comments on the recommended studios page, also added a few new things to art on skin, big events, and links pages.

I’m planning a trip soon again, I’ll be posting some new works later tonight or early tomorrow!

mustache tattoos

I did a fun mustache joke tattoo on my friend Fedora last year, and she’s got a few shots of it up on her page. Since it’s in a … an intimate area? I’ll just let you click on her name and scroll down to find it.

She has been making underwear that match her mustache tattoo, too, which I think is great! I got a complimentary pair but if you think the cunnilingus mustache is great, you should definitely pick up a shirt or some undies from her page.

trees

creepy tree tattooI do a lot of tree tattoos. A lot. I love them. They’re just about my favorite thing ever. This one is getting closer to being finished, so I thought I’d share a progress shot with you guys.

I love trees, and I love drawing them, and I love tattooing them on people too.

Red tattoos and flash photography

the red bullred bull/frontThe red bull, from the movie The Last Unicorn.

Maybe it’s when I was born, my age. I was 9 when this movie hit the theaters. I was just the right age to be obsessed with horses, unicorns, and other ridable creatures. This movie, Dark Crystal, Legend, Labrynth. They all informed my childhood and warped my adult sensibilities.

Consider the story in this movie. A unicorn, the last one on land. She’s alone, magical, lives alone and pleased with her life in the forest. She does her magic and the forest survives, she has this very important work to do. Then, she starts to realize she’s alone. So she hunts for other unicorns but they’re all gone. She is turned into a human, and a prince falls in love with her. A giant red bull tries to chase her into the ocean.

Instead of the prince killing the bull and saving her and them getting married and all that typical shit, instead… SHE kills the bull, turns back into her REAL self, and goes off back to her WORK and lives her life free from entanglements, and happy that she’s no longer the only unicorn left around.

I like this storyline much better. So anyway it’s one of my favorite movies, still. And getting to do a sleeve based on it is already so much fun, even just after one sitting. I can’t wait for the next section!

seattle, desert drives, indian summer

dana's piggy, the day afterIt’s really cold here, coming from AZ. I’ll be here with my gentleman friend for a few days.

a fewcactus pictures from the hot leg of the trip, after the jump.

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owly

barn owl tattoobarn owl tattooI made a barn owl tonight. It was really, really fun. I love owls.

This took a few hours, not too long. Lots of white, pale violet, strong browns, black.

I love using a natural palette like this especially when I can throw a bit of bright behind it. It’s kind of backwards, usually the brighter colors pop forward but once in a while there’s an opprtunity to defy the laws of color theory and use the subtle hues and the foreground.I had a great time doing this tattoo…

My road trip continues tomorrow, when I get to go stalk the wild and mighty javelinas with my camera. After that a few more tattoos on the fine folks here in AZ, and then it’s off to see my sweet gentleman friend up in Seattle.

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