Maija Philip

The common phrase used in fantasy books when characters are learning to use a sword, is “think of the sword as an extension of your arm.” The student decided that it would be interesting to take that phrase literally and show the tools of some of her hobbies quite literally flowing out of a hand. She blended the tools into the fingers to show that the hand is becoming tools instead of just using them. This also serves to visualise what it feels like to paint or create something because you are transforming the vision in your head onto the media that you are creating. The tool you are using to create morphs the imagination into reality. The koi fish that are coming out of the fingernail represent how tattoos are a part of you and how exciting they are, but it is at the end of the finger being held at a distance because it takes consideration and commitment in order to get one.