Shona Neary / Sketchy Shona
I released a Berlin flash sheet drawn specifically from Neukölln. The black-ink designs are open to enquiry, alongside selected unmarked designs from earlier sheets.
The new Berlin sheet
I have just released a new flash sheet for Berlin, drawn specifically from Neukölln. It brings together a doorway, a bicycle, bottles, keys, a speaker, lighters and the smaller street details that keep pulling my eye. I wrote BERLIN across the page because these drawings come from a specific place, not from an abstract idea of a city.
At the foot of the sheet I wrote, “yes the tattoos are back.” It is a simple announcement, and it feels right for returning to tattooing through a set of drawings that can be looked at slowly and chosen from.
A drawing moves onto skin
Each drawing begins as its own image, but a tattoo becomes part of a body and the life carried by it. That changes the drawing. I make the image, then another person carries it in a way I have to take seriously.
I do not separate flash from the rest of my practice. It stays connected to drawing, painting, objects and public work, while being made specifically for skin.
Earlier sheets are open too
The new Berlin sheet is the main release. Selected unmarked designs from earlier DA SWAMP, Galicia, symbols and figures, dogs and objects, and fish sheets are open to enquiry as well. Designs already marked with a red cross have been claimed. I will confirm availability before a session is arranged.
Start with the image
If one of the drawings stays with you, open the Ink page and tell me which sheet or image you have in mind. Placement, approximate size and timing can help, but none of the form fields is required. A short note or question is enough to start the conversation.
Images from this journal record
Yes, the Tattoos Are Back: Berlin Flash / Sketchy Shona / Neukölln-specific Berlin flash sheet / black ink Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).