Mithology
This Poseidon piece was done a while ago, and the client recently sent me a healed photo—one year later, settled beautifully into the skin.
That’s always one of the best parts for me: seeing how a piece lives over time. For this tattoo, I worked off a reference from a statue in Rome—one that really captured the feeling I wanted to translate into skin. Strong, calm, but with something wild just underneath.
I’ve always been drawn to the stories of Poseidon. Not just as the god of the sea, but as something more complicated—powerful and unpredictable. When the gods divided the world, he took the ocean. And with it, everything deep, shifting, and untamed. His trident wasn’t just a symbol—it could stir up storms, cause earthquakes, and remind everyone that nature doesn’t ask for permission.
He shows up all over myth—battling Athena, shaping cities, fathering heroes—but it’s the duality that sticks with me. The calm and the chaos. The beauty and the threat. That balance feels honest. Like the sea itself.
Let me know if you'd like to add something about the placement, style, or session—it’s feeling very strong as is.
Jorge