Kannon

The back is still in a pretty bad state, so no tattooing for a little while.  I can however still draw in short intervals...

This is the beginning rough sketch for a back piece I start in a couple weeks.

Kannon is a Buddhist Bodhisattva of compassion.  Like most icons of Japanese Buddhism, she was adapted from China (Guanyin), where it had arrived from India before that.
Very positive and beautiful image that I'm very happy to be able to do on such a large scale.