Jubly-Umph artworks are inspired by old school tattoos, rockabilly and pin ups.
Designed and made in Melbourne, Australia
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Jubly-Umph – rockabilly and tattoo style artwork
Cut and paste, don’t rub me it’s fake
Don’t rub me it’s fake.
Where do you wear art forever?
Try before you buy…
Think about art you like or make your own art, then put a transfer of it on your skin and see how it looks.
I rarely go off the art that hangs on my wall in the same fickle way I toss a pair of shoes or a skirt into my great crate of former loves (the deepest, darkest caverns of my wardrobe). This is why tattoos should never be seen as a fashion fad, don’t get a tattoo to accessorise your latest favourite outfit (unless it’s fake).
Art hangs on my wall, always loved. The same way tattoos sit on my skin. Invest in tattoos as you would in art – only get it if you love it. Until one day it becomes part of you, sometimes unnoticed, until you meet someone new and they comment (positively or otherwise). Obviously one piece of art cannot be loved by everyone, it’s subjective, but that’s the beauty of it. And as long as you love it, who cares?
All photos are taken from the beautiful book Tattoo Icons • Victionary 3 (Limited edition). This book inspires you to think about tattoos and art beyond their tradional boundaries. Think of tattoos as more than just anchors, flowers, butterflies and tribal bands and have fun and experiment with transfers to see how they change when they are put on the body.
Photos: Tattoo Icons (removable tattoos for trial included)
Tattoo artist – Kim-Anh Nguyen
Kim-Anh is a 22-year-old girl, who lives in a little town in Geneva (Switzerland) called Carouge. She loves tattooing, drawing, watercolour painting, books, collecting useless things and travelling.
She has created some beautiful, girly tattoos.
Kewpie dolls are based on illustrations by Rose O’Neill – they appeared in Ladies’ Home Journal.
She will be guesting at the Jolie Rouge in London from 19-24 March. Might have to book an appointment…
All photos from Kim-Anh’s blog
Rachel McCarthy iPhone cover
I recently blogged about my lovely iPhone cover by Rachel McCarthy, and now I have to blog about another beautiful new iPhone cover by Rachel McCarthy. This one’s for my sister.
My little sister, Olivia, is moving to Australia this weekend. I couldn’t let her leave without a little gift to remind her of home and as she loved my iPhone cover so much, I got one specially made for her. I guess we’ll be speaking on the phone a lot while she’s away too, so her phone should look pretty if it will always be by her ear.
I simply sent Rachel McCarthy an email describing what Olivia likes and what the gift was in aid of.
Olivia is the gypsy queen of jewellery and has own jewellery brand (Gypsy East) with her friend Emily. She loves vintage treasures and lives in black nail varnish. She is moving to Australia and I would like her to have an iPhone cover as unique as mine. (to remind her of her big sis!)
Thanks Rachel, the iPhone cover you created for my sister is just perfect. I hope she enjoys it while she is away in Australia.
And sis, I will miss you lots. Love you xxx
You can get Rachel to create you an iPhone cover – go to her Etsy shop.
Tattoo project – Jean-Luc Moerman
Ever looked at a painting, model or political figure and wondered where the tats are?
I often look at bare skin and think what a lovely blank canvas – and clearly so has artist Jean-Luc Moerman. He’s known for the tattoo technique he applies to iconic images in history – from models and political figures to renaissance paintings and the kamasutra.
I would love to speak to him about his motivations for undertaking such an interesting project and how he picks who/what to ink…
His work can be viewed on Flickr.