Caravaggio @ LACMA

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After our oil painting class, Kevin had a brilliant idea that we all should go to LACMA for the Caravaggio show. Javiar, Jose, and Amina also joined us. Javiar and Jose just came from Spain a month ago and they will only be here for 3 months. It's also my first time hanging out with Amina outside of class. I'm so glad that we all could go together. There were so many people since it's the first day of the show. I think Kevin was a little sad because he thought there would be more Caravaggio artworks, but it seems like most of the artworks were by his students or the other classical artists that he'd inspired. The artworks were still beautiful though. I also learnt that Caravaggio's first name is Michelangelo! I didn't know that before XD. It's been a while that I got to hang out with a big group of people, so it was a lot of fun too. Thanks to Kevin! yay! As usual, we weren't allowed to take most of the pictures inside. There were some exceptions, but of course the "no photo" signs were next to the ones I really like :(.
There were also some other areas, but we ran out of time. In the american art section, I thought this was cool. I want one! lol
very cool drawers design.

Talisman enchanted Tattoo

I just got a tattoo. My mom actually persuaded me to do it for good luck. It's an old thai tradition that dated back for a very long time. This tattoo is actually a spell that works kind of like a talisman to ward off evil spirits and bring you luck. It consists of 5 lines of scripts. The master that did the tattoo is very skilled and hard to find. There are a lot of copies of his designs, but I got the real person >:D.

I like that this looks pretty and the lettering is very interesting. Plus it also serve as a charm. He was so skilled. It took him only 15 min. It was done with a bamboo stick. For thai talisman type tattoo, you can choose to have it done with oil (which is invisible) or with ink. I chose the ink because I think the design is pretty plus I like it as a memory. For one, if I'm going to get a tattoo, it felt nice to have it done the traditional way. I feel like I'm preserving our tradition somehow lol. Secondly, it's something that my mom felt strongly about. I know she loves me very much and it's a charm that she wanted on me, so it's also a reminder of the love from my mom <3. It went by pretty quickly. You have to pray as he's putting the tattoo on you. I think my tolerance for pain is quite high. I didn't move at all. Everyone else said I looked so zen lol. Other people would flinch or cry :(. Overall, it was a very interesting experience.
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Not my back, but that's the process. He blesses you afterwards too.