The Alchemy
Tattoos and Therapy
We combine tattooing and therapy to foster insight, claiming, transformation and integration through the discovery and incarnation of messages and symbols received from the unconscious.
The language of our unconscious is often expressed in symbols, from dreams, art, visualization and observation. A therapeutic engagement with this language allows us to be more intentional in our self-image and awake to our deeper ways of knowing.
From the artist's perspective, our tattoo retreats reshape the two primary components of the tattoo experience: the consultation and the execution. Psychotherapeutic and divinatory tools elevate the consultation phase, turning the process itself into a key aspect of the experience.
The execution of the uncovered artwork is performed as an articulation of this process at the retreat space nestled on the picturesque coastline of Northern California.
