Brush. Ink. Heaven. Hell.
To try with brush and ink is a certain way to throw one self down and then pick one self up. The Brush is the …
09 Mar
Horimatsu’s Irezumi Ghost Captured.
Horimatsu’s Irezumi Ghost Captured.
Friend, artist and Horimatsu School Deshi Micael grabbed my Nikon D700 and captured this image of myself. A rare occasion, to …
08 Mar
Older Irezumi Work by Horimatsu.
Older Irezumi Work by Horimatsu.
Linda became one of my first clients up here in Umeå. We started about 5 years ago (I think, correct me if I’m wrong, Linda) …
03 Mar
Horimatsu Timelapse Irezumi
Horimatsu Timelapse Irezumi
View from outside the Yokohama Tattoo Museum (Horiyoshi III Family). And then check out the timelapse video one of my clients made during his latest Irezumi …
01 Mar
Horimatsu Irezumi Roshishin (Suikoden)
Horimatsu Irezumi Roshishin (Suikoden)
In a short period of time I have been able to conclude two full backs on clients. Nils is about to become the third one. …
27 Feb
List of Zen Books That Passed Beneath The Eye of Horimatsu (incomplete).
List of Zen Books That Passed Beneath The Eye of Horimatsu (incomplete).
And in no particular order; Zen-Direct Pointing to Reality by Anne Bancroft. Published by Thames and Hudson. Dewdrops on a Lotusleaf-Zen Poems of Ryokan by John Stevens. …
26 Feb
The Nikon D700 Review.
The Nikon D700 Review.
This monday the Nikon D700 arrived like a long awaited salvation to a toothless drunk hiding in the shadows of the run down harbour. To …
25 Feb
This week has been showing around twentyfive below (celcius) every morning so far. Pretty much the whole stretch since new years has been unusually snowy …
21 Feb
The photography of Paul Hansen.
The photography of Paul Hansen.
More often than ever nowadays, it’s clear to me that Irezumi, writing and photography are not separate from one and other. After all, they’re all …