Growth Sleeve

Bio-Organic

2012 · arm · large

About this piece

This sleeve on the amazing tattooer Brandon Schultheis symbolizes growth and development, as the abstract organic forms evolve from corroded and decayed at the bottom, to smooth and refined at the top, giving life to a glowing flower on the inner bicep (which is also a coverup of an old laser-lightened tattoo).

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