Many museum folks have a love for tattoos—their cultural significance, their artistic quality, their documentation of the natural world, and some, just for their own personal meaning. For years, we have talked about tattoos, the ones we want, the design, the stories behind them, and the artists who create them. So, lets post our tats and our stories!
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Athenian Owl
Jennifer Caleshu was kind enough to share this story of her tattoo:
Based on the Athenian Owl from coins of ancient Greece - symbol of Athena, goddess of wisdom.
Owls also remind me of listening, and symbolize my new career (teacher, coach). The oak leaves are for my home, and the acorns are my kids. On the top of the owl's wing are what the artist called "Thai dragon scales" - which is amazing since I first committed to getting an owl when I was in Thailand this summer for the Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute - right when I left for Thailand we had hired my replacement at the Bay Area Discovery Museum - so it was a real time of transition...
Tattoo artist Buffy Lauer at Sacred Rose Tattoo in Berkeley:
http://sacredrosetattoo.com/section/146209_Buffy_Lauer.html
Want to share your own story and tattoo?
Email Beth: beth (at) redmond-jones (dot) com or Paul: info (at) orselli (dot) net.
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