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second gen Swagapino-American
||DTX|| books open || [email protected] to book
᯽baybayin ᝰ brushwork ⚘ botanical
Photography: @addyhasacamera

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Such an incredible honor to host the legendary @dantebasco at the @museumasiantexans for a special #filipinoamericanhistorymonth interview 🤩✨ taken in Museum of Asian Texans by @lys.ttto

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Reposting bc look how gorgeous she is✨✨
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This piece is especially important to me because I started tattooing out of curiosity. Initially, it was a job to put on my resume once I eventually decide to pursue corporate design. Tattooing was a side quest. Coming from a Filipino first gen background I was expecting to move on from tattooing. It didn’t become a viable path until I moved studios, and it didn’t fully solidify until I went down the rabbit hole of learning about my roots, brushing up on Tagalog and learning Baybayin. The cultural preservation of that pre-colonial practice of tattooing eventually became my mission once I grounded myself in that understanding and intention.

And with that I would love to keep doing Baybayin script for other FilAms wanting to reconnect with their culture and to tangibly display their identity 🇵🇭🏝️🌺🤍
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#filipinotattoo #baybayin #tagalog #filipinotattooartist #philippines #manilatattoo #texastattoo #dallastattoo #femaletattooartist #asiantattooartist #polynesiantattoo #pacificislander taken in Dallas, Texas by @lys.ttto

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3 years ago

Reposting an old video from over the summer🤍

Videography+Editing: @soma_fukuta

#art #tattoo #illustration #tattooartist #finelinetattoo #fineline #asiantattooartist #tattoodesign #dallastattoo #dallastattooartist #inkedlife #inkedup
#finelinetattoo #tattoofinstagram #tattooink #texastattoos #texastattooartist #contemporarytattoo #texasink #dynamicink #femaletattooartist #brushwork #orientaltattoo #robottattoo #cyberpunktattoo #filipinotattoo #filipinotattooartist #baybayin by @lys.ttto

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It was tough switching accents for this 🫠 #kulitan #kapampangan #fahm #filipinoamericanhistorymonth #filipinotattoo taken in Dallas, Texas by @lys.ttto

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9 days ago

Foodog for Ray! (It’s been way too long since I posted 🥲)

#dallastattooartist #asiantattoo #femaletattooartist #finelinetattoos #illustrativetattoos taken in Dallas, Texas by @lys.ttto

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25 days ago

This took too long to post— anyways. Ty again Jessica!! You are the best #dallastattooartist #femaletattooist #floraltattoo #illustrativetattoos taken in Plano, Texas by @lys.ttto

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2 months ago

Random flash drop aye. Email or website book for inquiries
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#tattooflash #dallastattoo #asiantattooartist #filipinotattoo #baybayintattoo taken in Dallas, Texas by @lys.ttto

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Baybayin calligraphy for kuya kimber ! Plus life flicks
#baybayin #calligraphytattoo #filipinotattoo #dallastattooartist #baybayintattoo taken in Dallas, Texas by @lys.ttto

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I love tattooing Baybayin last name pieces BUT! Pre-colonial Filipinos did not have surnames! This isn’t news and I’m not a scholar. In November 1849, appointed Governor General, Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa issued a decree that forced natives to adopt Spanish surnames in a bid to make the census easier. Despite the strict implementation of the program, some indigenous natives did manage to keep their indigenous names as a surname.

#dallastattooartist #aapi #aapiheritagemonth #baybayin #filipinotattooartist taken in Dallas, Texas by @lys.ttto

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5 months ago

Books open! 💌

#baybayin #baybayintattoo #filipinotattooartist #dallastattooartist #aapiheritagemonth taken in Dallas, Texas by @lys.ttto

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5 months ago

It’s been a hot minute 🫩 I apologize for my inactivity also April-May books are open— I’ll post more about that soon ! #finelinetattoo #dallastattooartist #asiantattooartist #baybayintattoo taken in Dallas, Texas by @lys.ttto

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6 months ago

Happy Valentines Day!

Sources: https://worldsensorium.com/philippines/
Music Cred: Multo by Cup of Joe (kalimba cover) by Jumeirah Baculo on YT https://youtu.be/Bsa-OQaNtR4?si=ULGYJZiXCf1QT8Li

#dallastattooartist #baybayin #tagalog #tagalogfolklore #brushwork taken in Dallas, Texas by @lys.ttto

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