Could This Be Magic? Tattooing as Liberation Work
Could This Be Magic? Tattooing as Liberation Work
Publisher Afterlife Press
Author Tamara Santibañez
Tattooing can be transformative—a way to create a new version of yourself. A tattoo can be a coping strategy, a manifesto, a bold declaration. Tattoos are armor. Being able to access these types of expression can make us feel more free as individuals, and affirms the values that bring us into ourselves. Artists do not tattoo in a void—we tattoo in a world that is governed by social forces and structural oppression. We cannot escape or ignore the lived experiences of ourselves or those who sit down to get work done. When we approach this responsibility with intention and clarity, we step into the ability to facilitate empowerment and healing. In providing an experience where a client is affirmed and treated with respect, we can interrupt the cycles of trauma that they live through in the world at large and work towards collective justice. We both mark and witness these moments for individuals, conjuring temporary autonomous zones and movement towards collective liberation.
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Author Tamara Santibañez
Tattooing can be transformative—a way to create a new version of yourself. A tattoo can be a coping strategy, a manifesto, a bold declaration. Tattoos are armor. Being able to access these types of expression can make us feel more free as individuals, and affirms the values that bring us into ourselves. Artists do not tattoo in a void—we tattoo in a world that is governed by social forces and structural oppression. We cannot escape or ignore the lived experiences of ourselves or those who sit down to get work done. When we approach this responsibility with intention and clarity, we step into the ability to facilitate empowerment and healing. In providing an experience where a client is affirmed and treated with respect, we can interrupt the cycles of trauma that they live through in the world at large and work towards collective justice. We both mark and witness these moments for individuals, conjuring temporary autonomous zones and movement towards collective liberation.
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We Expand: A Black Women's Herbal
We Expand: A Black Women's Herbal
Publisher Anklebiters Publishing
Author Lyric Hunter (editor)
We Expand: A Black Women's Herbal is a creative herbal-- a collection of recipes, stories, poems, and artwork intended to nourish Black women's bodies and spirits-- that emerged in the aftermath of the 2016 election. The herbal features the voices of Black women and nonbinary people, and it is for the Black women, the Black transwomen, and the Black nonbinary people who are tired.
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Author Lyric Hunter (editor)
We Expand: A Black Women's Herbal is a creative herbal-- a collection of recipes, stories, poems, and artwork intended to nourish Black women's bodies and spirits-- that emerged in the aftermath of the 2016 election. The herbal features the voices of Black women and nonbinary people, and it is for the Black women, the Black transwomen, and the Black nonbinary people who are tired.
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