His body is nearly fully covered with tattoos, and he's often inked hamsas and Stars of David for others.
Yet, Israeli-born tattoo artist Ami James, star of TLC's reality TV show "Miami Ink" says he is uncomfortable with Jewish-themed body art.
James discussed his childhood in Israel -- "when no one had tattoos" -- his Jewish mother's outrage at his first tattoo at age 15, his aversion to drawing biblical ink, and stated that, for him, tattoos are an expression of art, not Jewish identity.
"If I could carry a painting on my back all day, I would," he said.
No comments:
Post a Comment