| Welcome to the Ptero Heart of Luna Taylor |
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The ptotem for April is the seahorse.
Submissions of original seahorse images
should be sent to pterobones@gmail.com
no later than March 20th. All submissions
will be included in April's Ptero Heart.
Submissions of original seahorse images
should be sent to pterobones@gmail.com
no later than March 20th. All submissions
will be included in April's Ptero Heart.
March 2010
Dear Reader,
I have nine tattoos, and I do not regret a single one of
them. Of course I am only 31, so how am I going to feel
when I am 81? I suppose the possibility of renouncing my
own skin exists. But I know myself, and I know that I am
not the kind of person who will regret who I am when I
am 81.
In all matters I follow my heart. When I am 81, should I
be so lucky to reach 81, I will still have these works of art
on my body. I will know I was my particular self, being
truest to my particular self, at that point in time. In a way,
it is how I am holding myself accountable for my life.
My first tattoo was a celebration of intense camaraderie,
with a group of my closest friends, at a very special time
in our lives. My second tattoo was about the vastness of
geologic time swallowing the tiny bug of me. My third
tattoo was about home. My fourth was the downward
dive of the heart. My fifth was about vida. My sixth about
fruits. My seventh about my creative self. My eighth
about staying power. My ninth about wearing my heart
on my sleeve. My tenth?
I have picked my tattoos as carefully as avocados. I have
thought about how they will age as my body changes and
as they wear and tear. My skin is already a surface of
scars and moles and sun freckles and marks from eruptive
disease. Tattoos help me bring out something else about
my skin. Something I choose from the inside of the book
to put on the cover. Living, breathing, indelible art. Art
that goes with me everywhere I live.
I often joke that I do not go to the doctors, or the shrinks,
I go to the tattoo parlor. But I am not really joking. I feel
like my tattoos are checkups for my soul. A little bit of
pain, a lot of learning about myself. Plus a chance to be a
designer with permanent ink.
My first large permanent mark was the six-inch scar that
slashes across the back of my left thigh. If you ask me
where I got that scar, I might say "shark attack," but I
might just be pulling your leg.
Steve'O Hennagir has worked on all but one of my
tattoos. He is one of the sincere people I have met, and
certainly one of the nicest. I am honored to get to
highlight him in this Ptero Heart.
My trip to Oregon and Washington last month was a top
shape adventure of individually fascinating cities, fern
forests, volcanoes, and waterfalls. The sky was blue, the
water was blue, and I felt blue like those blues. Happy
shark blue. I hope you will enjoy the imagery from my trip
that I have included this month. I recommend listening to
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, loudly, especially his song
"May This Be Love," since I have been listening to it on
repeat, pretty much since I started editing and designing
these pages.
There are many joy-gems to be unearthed in this issue, so
pick up your pickaxes and peck away.
Enjoy,
Luna Taylor
I have nine tattoos, and I do not regret a single one of
them. Of course I am only 31, so how am I going to feel
when I am 81? I suppose the possibility of renouncing my
own skin exists. But I know myself, and I know that I am
not the kind of person who will regret who I am when I
am 81.
In all matters I follow my heart. When I am 81, should I
be so lucky to reach 81, I will still have these works of art
on my body. I will know I was my particular self, being
truest to my particular self, at that point in time. In a way,
it is how I am holding myself accountable for my life.
My first tattoo was a celebration of intense camaraderie,
with a group of my closest friends, at a very special time
in our lives. My second tattoo was about the vastness of
geologic time swallowing the tiny bug of me. My third
tattoo was about home. My fourth was the downward
dive of the heart. My fifth was about vida. My sixth about
fruits. My seventh about my creative self. My eighth
about staying power. My ninth about wearing my heart
on my sleeve. My tenth?
I have picked my tattoos as carefully as avocados. I have
thought about how they will age as my body changes and
as they wear and tear. My skin is already a surface of
scars and moles and sun freckles and marks from eruptive
disease. Tattoos help me bring out something else about
my skin. Something I choose from the inside of the book
to put on the cover. Living, breathing, indelible art. Art
that goes with me everywhere I live.
I often joke that I do not go to the doctors, or the shrinks,
I go to the tattoo parlor. But I am not really joking. I feel
like my tattoos are checkups for my soul. A little bit of
pain, a lot of learning about myself. Plus a chance to be a
designer with permanent ink.
My first large permanent mark was the six-inch scar that
slashes across the back of my left thigh. If you ask me
where I got that scar, I might say "shark attack," but I
might just be pulling your leg.
Steve'O Hennagir has worked on all but one of my
tattoos. He is one of the sincere people I have met, and
certainly one of the nicest. I am honored to get to
highlight him in this Ptero Heart.
My trip to Oregon and Washington last month was a top
shape adventure of individually fascinating cities, fern
forests, volcanoes, and waterfalls. The sky was blue, the
water was blue, and I felt blue like those blues. Happy
shark blue. I hope you will enjoy the imagery from my trip
that I have included this month. I recommend listening to
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, loudly, especially his song
"May This Be Love," since I have been listening to it on
repeat, pretty much since I started editing and designing
these pages.
There are many joy-gems to be unearthed in this issue, so
pick up your pickaxes and peck away.
Enjoy,
Luna Taylor
| Letter from the Editor: Indelible |
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| Featured Artist: Tattooist Steve'O Hennagir |
| Featured: Ink & Airbrush |
| Ptotem: Sharkheart |
| Recipe: Avocado Perfecto |
| Ptero Shoot with the Volcano |
| Next Month: PAUL IMAGINE |