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		<title>The non-permanence of Tattoo Art</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When we think of tattoos we think of their permanence, as art tattoos are fragile and once the ink is inserted under the skin by the artist the life span of the tattoo is only as long as the person who wears it.

 Faded tattoo
In comparison to other forms of art like sculptures, oil paintings, etc. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesthen.com/the-non-permanence-of-tattoo-art/</link>
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		<title>On the bulletin board&#8230; Wild Cat Flash!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A traditional Japanese and American style piece of flash line work. Features a &#8220;Wild Cat&#8221; Tiger.
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		<link>http://jamesthen.com/on-the-bulletin-board-wild-cat-flash/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Swan&#8221; Painting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A very traditional styled acrylic painting of a Swan and flowers, finished with gold leaf.
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		<link>http://jamesthen.com/swan-painting/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Pride&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New painting called &#8220;Pride&#8221;, has been a while since I last painting but this is a good start to getting back in the game.
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		<link>http://jamesthen.com/pride/</link>
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		<title>Failure Print</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I decided to get my hand on trying my own Ukiyo-e style prints, instead of using woodblocks I decided to screen print them. Here is a failure print, this is the 2x trying to expose, I already know what I messed up on (The negative was DRAWN, not printed &#8211; that is the main issue). [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesthen.com/failure-print/</link>
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		<title>Smokey Design</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New flash design of &#8220;Smokey&#8221;. He sports a mustache and goatee with booze, smoking pipe, and a lovely rose for that traditional feel. With early woodcut inspired shading lines that give this piece a very vintage look.
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		<link>http://jamesthen.com/smokey-design/</link>
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		<title>Review of Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry: The Life and Times of Norman Keith Collins</title>
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I had the pleasure of attending a screening of Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry &#8220;My work speaks for itself&#8221; at Tribeca Cinema (An amazing venue itself), a documentary of Norman &#8220;Sailor Jerry&#8221; Collins&#8217; life and pioneer in traditional American tattooing.
The film is mainly about Sailor Jerry&#8217;s life, how he was influenced, the few people who influenced [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesthen.com/review-of-hori-smoku-sailor-jerry-the-life-and-times-of-norman-keith-collins/</link>
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		<title>Traditional American Pin-up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[new painting done in water color, my first of many to come. I plan to start doing paintings and offering them up for free over my blog as flash designs. Here is the first of many, the banner was left blank for that purpose.
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		<link>http://jamesthen.com/traditional-american-pin-up/</link>
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		<title>Origins of Japanese Tattoo artists</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve written much about tattoos and popular motifs in Traditional Japanese tattooing, although I&#8217;ve never discussed the people responsible for these works of art. The beginning of Japanese tattooists developed from the practice of punitive tattooing, where bands (around the arms or legs) or characters were tattooed as punishment.

Punitive tattoos
This was called Irezumi or &#8220;The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesthen.com/origins-of-japanese-tattoo-artists/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Raijin&#8221; The God of thunder and lightning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Raijin is a demon who is found in Japan&#8217;s religion of Shintoism. When Buddhism arrived in Japan, Raijin and Fuji (The God of Wind) was adopted as well as many other Shinto icons into Buddhism. Raijin bangs on a massive drum to form thunder.

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		<link>http://jamesthen.com/raijin-the-god-of-thunder-and-lightning/</link>
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