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		<title>&#8220;Feast&#8221; An Original Japanese Gore Style Acrylic Painting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An ode to the traditional gory japanese prints, this painting titled &#8220;Feast&#8221; features a severed man&#8217;s head with a crow feasting on it&#8217;s fine flesh. 24in x 18in on canvas stretched on a wooden frame. For sale @ Etsy $95.]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesthen.com/feast-an-original-japanese-gore-style-acrylic-painting/</link>
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		<title>New Japanese Style Koi Fish and Tiger Tattoo sketches</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Been working on new sketches of Japanese style Koi Fish and Tiger tattoos. The Koi Fish is paired with waves and flowers.]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesthen.com/new-japanese-style-koi-fish-and-tiger-tattoo-sketches/</link>
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		<title>Custom Tattoo machines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tattoo machines built by myself from parts consisting of custom Patina Binders, Paulo Fernando Frames, Custom coils wrapped in Vietnamese Bills, with foreign chemical worn coins for rear spring washer. Check out the details in the pictures.]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesthen.com/custom-tattoo-machines/</link>
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		<title>Essay on Tattooing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tattoos are viewed differently where ever you go. Some places they are loved and adored as pieces of art &#8211; some view them as tradition and have deep cultural roots. Then there are those who cannot tolerate them. History of Tattoos I won’t go in depth about why people cannot tolerate them, it’s evident and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesthen.com/essay-on-tattooing/</link>
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		<title>Creating your own custom Chinese chops</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Creating a traditional Chinese chop. A chop or Seal is a stamp used usually by East Asian artists as a signature of authenticity for their work. I will show you the steps to making your own traditional Chinese seal. 1. What you’ll need – Chops can be made from a multitude of materials, normally from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesthen.com/creating-your-own-custom-chinese-chops/</link>
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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, [...]]]></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.]]></description>
		<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.]]></description>
		<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]]></description>
		<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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