The Cherub..

In the continuing theme of christian symbolism in which my tattoos seem to subscribe to, I have finished the next design for my second tattoo. Mirroring the Seraph on my right arm, I have created my interpretation of a Cherub.

Now first a disclaimer...For all of those who dont know, a Cherub is NOT a little fat winged baby..that is putti...It is in fact the angelic sentinels that watch over the gates of Eden with flaming swords that turn every which way.

There are other instances of Cherubs which are more obscure in the Bible and in Jewish scriptures and other literary sources. They are also know to have 4 wings, multiple eyes, and four different faces (an ox, an, eagle, a man, and a lion). 

Drawing from my research, I used the four wings but I made two out of fire which at first were to represent the fiery nature of the sword, but I ended up putting a flaming aura around the blade anyways. The helmet is purely aesthetic, however the "eyes" are in fact the Scutum Fidei or Shield of the Faith: a symbol which is meant to explain the trinity in a simple, visual way). 

The next step is the inking, which will probably see some small changes but other wise I'm quite satisfied with the design. Naturally it will be larger than the Seraph tattoo but it will on my left forearm. 

Feel free to let me know what you think...

the war rages on...

So now July's sun has almost set....and I still have so much to do....

This thesis is killing me, but at least an end is in sight. 

Here's the near finished versions of the other shirt design and the poster design for the Oh, Sleeper campaign titled "Bandage Head" and "Charge!" respectively. I'm still working on the type...that being the most difficult part of it all and the aspect I am the least confident in as I have no training in it all. It's pretty much a matter of trial and error for me.

Im in the middle of the Hammock works, and I will have material from that to throw up here soon.

I also have nearly finished the pencil drawing for my next tatoo! It's in a similar vein to the Seraph on my right arm but even more detailed and larger. It is in fact my representation of a Cherub (which is not a fat little flying baby for all you misinformed, that is in reality whats called a putto. Somewhere in history they were confused.) I'm planning on scanning it in tomorrow and I should have it up either then or wed.