Thai tattoo – Tom Vater

The next best thing to a sacred tattoo – Sacred Skin

December 14, 2017December 14, 2017tomLeave a Comment

The holidays are almost upon us, we’ve burnt another year into oblivion. The end of the year is a great time to focus the mind and spend some moments in silent contemplation. A Sak Yant, a sacred tattoo from Thailand, certainly helps. Many ancient Thai tattoos are in fact diagrams designed for meditation. But if […]

Sacred Skin reviewed at Art Found Out Blog!

December 25, 2011December 25, 2011tomLeave a Comment

Sacred Skin has been reviewed by Scott Rothstein at the Art Found Out Blog. “… Sacred Skin is an equal collaboration between author Tom Vater and photographer Aroon Thaewchatturat. The seductive and intimate images are as important to this book as the text. While Vater writes about Sak Yant, Thaewchatturat’s portraits show the complexity of […]