| Seeing a piece of paper roll out of a printer with | | | | break down a bit but in a pure application sense |
| words ready to be read diminishes all the creative | | | | technical thought is fairly black and white. The |
| thought that went into creating those words. The | | | | technical item in question works or it does not work. |
| printed ink takes on shape and form but how those | | | | The technician may need to be creative in finding the |
| words and shapes actually made it to the page is | | | | solution but in the end it comes down to does the |
| sort of taken for granted. Most who look at the | | | | thing work. In this regard, it takes a certain |
| letters and shapes will just shrug and | | | | personality, and a particular section of the brain, to |
| indicate"ok…letters and shapes." Little do they | | | | understand this type of concept. |
| understand what the person who put those letters | | | | When applying ink or words and shapes a differing |
| and shapes onto the paper went through to | | | | part of the brain is used along with a differing set of |
| accomplish the task, let alone the people who | | | | guidelines. Abstract thought becomes more of the |
| manufactured the computer, the printer or the ink | | | | norm. Does the ink coming from the ink print |
| print cartridges for that matter. In this thinking the | | | | cartridges need to form this font or that, does the |
| old statement "there's more to it than meets the | | | | idea really fit on the page/body in the way intended, |
| eye" begins to ring true. | | | | should the color of the image begin to change a bit |
| Body art | | | | here or just a bit further on. There is no yes or no in |
| There is little dissent in the fact that tattoos are a | | | | these questions, it is a creative thought following |
| very real creative art form. Ink applied to the body | | | | guidelines to work within. The effort is in the staying |
| has existed thought time. In many instances, the | | | | somewhere near the guideline, whether inside or |
| practice is a spiritual thing connecting the body to a | | | | outside of the line is the objective and creative |
| "higher meaning." The "higher meaning" being | | | | process. The ink flows as the writer/artist/ink |
| whatever the wearer happens to make it. In its own | | | | decides it will. |
| way, The Learning Channels new show Miami Ink | | | | Personality |
| explores these two aspects of expression; how does | | | | As in the TV show Miami Ink personalities dictate the |
| the ink moving from its cartridges manifest a "higher | | | | look and feel of the art being applied. A rough night |
| meaning" through a tattoo and how does the | | | | out may mean a different result the next day. The |
| creative nature and lifestyle of the person applying | | | | cast of Miami Ink certainly shows this aspect as the |
| the ink figure into the process. | | | | ink sometime flies. This is to be expected as the |
| Personalities | | | | search for that "higher meaning" may take many |
| There is a commonality between writing/ tattooing | | | | forms and hopefully in a positive form on a persons |
| as apposed to writing/tattooing and technical | | | | body. |
| application. At a theoretical technical level this may | | | | |