I made this Nordic Tattoo Sleeve for a wonderful person inspired by the famous Gotland Picture Stone (Hammar Stone I). It tells his life-story in the visual language of the picture stone. Family, worklife, important events. lifechanging events. Everything combined to one picture around the arm. Everything is connected like life is.

The Stora Hammars I picture stone (GP 253) on Gotland, Sweden, is a limestone monument measuring approximately 391 cm in height and 162 cm in width. Dating to around 700–1000 AD (Lindqvist Type C/D), it is characterized as a tall, slender stone featuring six panels of detailed, mythological carvings. Stora Hammars, Lärbro parish, Gotland. You will find the stone on Gotland (@bungemuseet) Bunge Museet.

I love to do these storytelling tattoos. I like to freehand and help you to tell and visualize your story on your skin. I work in Sweden, Västra Götaland @vik__ink studio and also in Germany @ancientskin.tattoo.studio — Handpoke or Machine Tattoos.

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