A kind soul of Tattooist Sion is found once in a lifetime. She gives it all to send influencing messages of values that really matter. Expressing Korean traditional beauty in her art has been the biggest part of her work lately. “I received the strong inspiration of the tattoo culture under the influence of my tattooist mother. Since childhood, I was very fond of seeing my mother absorbed in something specific. Also, the moment I realized how powerful the messages on the skin could be exhibited to individuals,” Sion said in an interview for Tattoodo. “I am especially very affectionate towards the Korean traditional beauty. Out of this, the emotional beauty of daenggi (a ribbon), norigae, an ornamental silver knife, knots, and plum blossom is what I would like to continuously express.” Artist gets her inspiration as well from poetry and photography. To explain even clearer how beautiful Korean traditions are Sion adds: “Korean traditional knot symbolizes Korea’s native spirit of tying and cutting off the relationship between individuals. Specifically, it is densely woven, so that the beautiful relationships do not spill out. Here, just like how the knots get more tangled once hastily untied by force, the relationship between individuals is something that cannot be broken by force.”
By Tattoist Sion
Importance of preserving values carried in cultures and traditions
Lately, Sion carries the torch for Korean traditional beauty
Sion has a charisma of a very kind and loving person, who honestly cares for happiness of her clients
Korean traditional knot symbolizes Korea’s native spirit of tying and cutting off the relationship between individuals
