#sailors tattoos

Trust me to dive head first into a messed up inner drama and drag in some cheap symbolism. Swallows are an old naval symbol of returning, a guarantee of passage to heaven, so here’s a delusional longing for everything returning back to how it used to be. But this bird won’t bring you home, not anymore. Ed as a swallow, Izzy as a self-proclaimed saviour, me as an emotional mess. Stylised as antique miniature token, painted on mother-of-pearl.