TAROT — tattrx

AN UNDERGROUND CONVERSATION ON MODERN TATTOOING

*The World Tarot adaptation by* *@victoria.absurd*

TAROT

I want to offer something a bit more calming and light hearted than previous issues. It's been a heavy few months, and I continue to marvel at people who have creativity during these times, as I've frankly struggled to find inspiration consistently.

So, I chatted with @muschimuschii about tarot recently. They offered to write a bit about it, as it's not a practice in which I really partake. The ritual, and for that matter the artwork, of tarot feels somewhat similar to that of tattooing. There's something very old that's intrinsic to it, no matter how modernized it may become.

I had fun searching for tattoo adaptations of tarot the past few weeks. Some in this collection are really impressive from a technical standpoint, while others have interesting compositions or a unique point of view, even if rougher around the edges. I hope you enjoy.

*The Devil Tarot adaptation by* *@dusi.2*

Death Tarot adaptation by @enfant.du.malheur (Left) and Hanging Man Tarot by @mimoza_tattooz (Right)

The Fool Tarot adaptations by @manq90 (Left) and @kornelia_s_ (Right)

*The Hermit Tarot adaptation by* *@rukatattoo*

"Tarot cards are magical images. These illustrations create door ways wherein participants project their internalised spirit and feelings (fear, desire, hope).

"The purpose is not so much to predict the future, in a playful divinatory exercise, as much as to be a moment of reflection on the present : who are we, what do we want, and where do we want to be?

"I think tattoos work in a similar fashion. They serve as indicators of who we are or who we want to be at a certain point in our lives.” - @muschimuschii

*High Priestess Tarot adaptation by* *@ahadejia*

Death Tarot adaptations by @grim.spell (Left) and @racheltruskotattoos (Right)

Moon Tarot adaptations by @ligiacastrotattoo (Left) and @sayapski (Right)

Sun Tarot adaptations by @avidago.tattoo (Left) and @avi.tats (Right)

*The Lovers Tarot inspired by Gustav Klimt by* *@kamilejordantattoo*

*MuschiMuschi Tarot packs are now available* *for sale here.*

xxx

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That's a wrap for ISSUE 013. This mailer is an unpaid and unsponsored labor of love, as it's always been. I welcome your feedback, corrections and contributions. If you'd like to buy me a coffee, my paypal is tattrx@gmail.com and venmo is @chillpolyamory .

With love,
Morgan

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