2019 Tattoo Gratitude Project

To demonstrate gratitude for adorning your bodies with my art, I’ve released a special timed edition poster for 2019. This specially designed poster is available ONLY to those who have given or received a tattoo featuring my work, or that is highly inspired by my work. The poster will not be available for sale.

It seems to me that most tattoos are a symbolic means by which significant people or events are marked. It’s a ritual of passage. I like this about tattoos. I like that human beings can’t help but be symbolic and artistic.

I’ve even met people who say things like “I don’t know anything about art,” or “I don’t understand art,” and I will discover that the same person has an image tattooed permanently on their body. What a strange and wonderful mystery that is.

The design for the print is inspired by art from Asia and medieval Europe, with the words pulled directly from the Kalevala.

I chose the text in part because of so many changes in my own life, but also because tattoos so often mark events or periods of hardship in order to move forward. Anyone with a tattoo of a fallen loved one understands this very well.

It’s an optimistic and encouraging reminder that we are not at the mercy of our own minds. We can all place hands on our own minds and shape them to better serve us—something that everyone is always struggling with.

HOW TO GET ONE:

To receive your own free copy of this exclusive poster, complete this short form.

Tattoo artists and recipients are encouraged (but not required) to post a photo of their tattoo(s) on Instagram with the hashtag #RaviZupaTattoo.

The tattoo does not need to have occurred in 2019 to be eligible for a poster, but the project will only run through 2019.