Glowing Inspiration SleeveNick Baxter's Comments: Previous versions of this piece have already been posted, but here it is extended into a 3/4 sleeve. I originally titled it "Desire Armed" in reference to the glowing grenade-heart, but to compliment and enhance that theme a vision-mandala and brain lightbulb were added. Thanks to Matt (and sidekick Mike) for being Canadian and awesome, making the long drive from north of the border several times, and always bringing good spirits while enduring long sittings (and wearing American pride t-shirts--hilarious!).
I found the book, Juxtapoz Tattoo, in the Keneko Library and found Baxter listed in one of the interviews with the artists. Baxter, among others, have began to develope the new tattoo style, Biomechanical. This style embodies the idea of taking man-made objects and fusing them with nature. For example, some tattoos feature the human body with metal, moss, or ivy growing or replacing parts of the human body, usually bones and the heart. The use of vibrant colors and mixture of nature with humanity reflects the newly found respect and concern for the affects we have on nature.
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