From the monthly archives:

June 2009

The Mayan Legacy

by suzan on June 20, 2009

The Maya, a Mesoamerican Civilization flourished in Mexico, Honduras and El Salvador from 1500 BC to 1500 AD. That’s a very long time. The Maya are credited with having the only written language of the Americas; before the Europeans arrived. This sounds like a history lesson; but you have to appreciate the historical permanence of [...]

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Marianas Flag meets Large Fish

by suzan on June 13, 2009

I know this sounds like a bad headline; but a contributor asked for a design based on the Marianas Flag and a shark and a dolphin. I do know that a shark is a fish and a dolphin is a mammal; hence the bad and inaccurate headline!!!! Anyway, it seems like most people are awe [...]

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The Comb

by suzan on June 6, 2009

The history of tattoo art often makes reference to the comb or au. Made of wood or bone; sharp points were used to drive ink into the skin. Modern day devices; descendents of the machine patented by Samuel O’Reilly in 1891, automate the painstaking craft of creating a tattoo with a comb. Both methods have [...]

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