Sun Moon Clouds Tattoo Sun & Moon sticking out a tongue

sticking out a tongue

resulting in a modern interpretation of traditional sword imagery

roughly smartphone-sized) depicts the classic western scene with precise linework and no unnecessary detail

A butterfly and a rose fused into one form — the stem of the rose becomes the butterfly's body

or following the spine for a centered back placement

Sun Moon Clouds Tattoo Sun & Moon sticking out a tongueA crescent moon and sun merged into one form the moon's curve on the left, the sun's radiating spikes and fine hair lines on the right. Decorative clouds curl around the left side, and a few four pointed stars scatter above. The line work borrows from traditional Japanese cloud motifs, but the composition reads as universal celestial. At 100 135 mm it's a medium format piece. The vertical orientation suits a forearm, upper arm, or shoulder blade