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Tashi is an Englishman who started on his path in the arts and meditation at the tender age of 11. After he finished his formal art degree training, he became a Buddhist monk in the Tibetan Karma Kagyu order. For the next 17 years he studied under a Tibetan master of arts called Sherab Palden Beru, apprenticing in the elaborate art of temple decoration and Tibetan calligraphy. In his finishing year as a monk, Tashi studied under a master of the rare ancient Sanskrit forms, namely Lanza and Wartu in Dharamsala. Tashi is also accomplished in the neo-Mongolian/Tibetan seal script called HORYIG.
Since the beginning of the Millennium, Tashi has successfully established himself in London and New York as an artist in his own right: for more info see www.tashimannox.com |
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Tashi was called into the world of tattoo by his dedication and expertise in Tibetan calligraphy, as well as by his understanding of Buddhist iconography and traditional temple decoration.
He is not a tattooist, but an artist who provides designs for tattoos, with a sacred knowledge, respect and concern for correctly formed scripts for tattoo design in this field.
Tashi feels a responsibility to set and maintain a high standard in the written Tibetan language. He is at the cutting edge of contemporary Tibetan tattoo art forms, from which many of the worlds leading tattoo artists ask of Tashi’s expertise and guidance, inspired to integrate his creations into their own tattoo design. |
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TASHI at work. Photograph by Jacob Love. |
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