3 hares tattoo

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You know the saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover?” The same rule can be changed into “Don’t judge a person by its ink.” Getting some body art inked is probably one of the best ways for self-expression—be it a drawing in remembrance of your past beliefs, shenanigans or a minimal tattoo filled with deep meanings. No tattoo design is meaningless or ugly because there’s always something bigger behind it. At least to the person who chose the unique tattoo.

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While I would have liked to claim this motif as an original idea, my illustration is actually based on a motif that is centuries old. It's called 'The Three Hares' and its origin has been traced back to the 6th Century AD (or CE - Common Era) in China. It seems that many other religions and cultures around the world have also used this rather mesmerizing optical illusion. I enjoyed sketching it in this simple state, doodling around with the background. Micron pens in a sketchbook, 15 cm in…

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The Three Hares is not found in the medieval bestiary but much like The Pelican in her Piety it is a common motif in medieval church carvings. Its meaning is something of a mystery and depictions of it in medieval art have been found as far west as Devon, England and as far East Dunhuang, China. This image was the only one cut from a lino plate while the others have been made to look like linocuts. The plate itself was about 11 inches in diameter which is pretty colossal for a linocut and…