The history of Hebrew Tattoos - a podcast
I started drawing Hebrew letters when I was five.
But what does that have to do with Nazis in Munich, the time I met Igor in solitary confinement in an Israeli military prison, and a really weird rabbinical heiter?
Welcome to the first episode of our podcast!
Jonah - but with a twist
Today, we’re excited to share a recent project. Adam, a psychology professor from the US, came to us with a deeply personal dilemma. It brought to mind the story of Jonah and the whale, only with an unexpected twist.
What inspires me? Stories, Heidegger, Nachman
An attempt to answer one of the questions I am frequently asked: "so what inspires you?"
Uniqueness vs. authenticity
The question “but did anyone else ever do this or ever think of this or ever want this or feel this and what does that say about me as a person?” seems to hunt some of us to a point where a productive contemplation of a project sometimes becomes hard to maintain.
I think we might be better off letting go of that question.
Gender and Hebrew Tattoos
Why we're overly fixated and rigid about your gender, even though last time we checked we were not your obnoxious redneck uncle.
Hebrew Tattoos and Jewish visibility [as if October 7 never happened]
A few thoughts about Jewish visibility and how it influences our self perception and collective identity.
Aren’t Hebrew Tattoos cultural appropriation?
A few thoughts about why Jewish tattooing is definitely cultural appropriation. And why that's a misleading claim. And why William Shakespeare is pissed, ever since 1961.
The Venice Biennale and diversity
A few thoughts about the Venice Biennale and how diversity is becoming an oppressive, limiting discourse.
Diaspora, a traveling homeland
A few thoughts about one of my favourite topics: the Diaspora as a mental state. Being an immigrant. Distances within ourselves.
After recently reading a book by Daniel Boyarín, something shifted me. Something I wish had shifted years ago.
Are stories dead?! Hebrew Tattoos and a Crisis of Narration
The way we tell our stories is the way weunderstand ourselves. But what if stories disappear from our lives?
But aren't tattoos a sin? Aren't you all going to hell?
A few thoughts about why Jewish tattooing is definitely a sin... and still probably a good idea.
Passover and what is freedom?
So what is that Freedom we’ll be celebrating in a few days? A different reading of the question that probably has a different answer, each generation.
Placing a tattoo
I like to start conceptualizing any tattoo project by considering its placement. Here is why.
Cover up tattoos
A few thoughts and guidelines for you, if you are looking for a calligraphy cover up tattoo
"The Beauty of the Hebrew Letter" by Izzy Pludwinski
My work got published in Izzy Pludwinksi's newest anthology of Hebrew lettering.
Legibility of calligraphy as an art form
Why I often strip letters of their most basic function: conveying a message.