I was drawing a lot of androgynous dancers with textures and nature-inspired patterns throughout their bodies when Sarah requested a tree dancer inspired by her pole dancing. Our collaboration was seamless. She sent me a few reference photos of the specific poses she wanted and I transformed the muse as requested (image on the left). She took the illustration to a local tattoo artist who rendered it with color and dimension (image on the right).

Early drafts were completed with pencil and traced with pen.

Sarah owns the coffee shop A Muddy Cup on 45th in Wallingford in Seattle. It’s got great beans, brew and comfy seating!