Universal Rites Tattoo Studio

Today Raul started this piece that is in reference to “Rage against the machine’s” 2017 album that featured on the cover a photo of the 73 year old Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thick Quang Duc committing self-immolation…as he set himself ablaze at a busy intersection in Saigon to protest the South Vietnamese government’s persecution of Buddhist. There was civilian upheaval against the predominantly Catholic government of president Ngo Dinh Diem, which was supported by the United States. Although the Buddhist constituted a majority of the Vietnamese, Catholics enjoyed special privileges under Diem’s regime. The photo was taken by Malcolm W. Brown on June 11 1963, he was born in New York, he had started his journalistic career when he was drafted during the Korean War and later to Vietnam. He was awarded The World Press Photo of the Year.

Here's the little mural Raul did at Science Works-hands on museum in Ashland...it's going to be on display till the end of September...then it will go for sale on a silent auction through the Mural Fest website. Go check out 25 other murals there. It's a Monarch Tiger...two endangered vulnerable species. Western Monarchs travel through the Rogue Valley every year.

Raul is stoked to participate in Ashlands third annual Mural Festival happening this Saturday & Sunday...swing on by...come check it out and be inspired...I'll be one among 25 other artist live painting murals all weekend.

Raul did this Phoenix...evolving out of the dark and rising into the light...

Raul has made more great progress on Tony’s ravens & moon…Odin’s ravens named “Huggin” (Thought) and “Munnin” ( Memory or mind)…still need to do the background…