247 Ink Magazine (April/May) 2017 Issue#14 | Page 216

therapies from underground volcanic activity . There is a strong sulfur smell all throughout Rotorua which reminded me sometimes of places in New York City I ’ d prefer to forget . It is BEAUTIFUL , set alongside Lake Rotorua with lush greens and super friendly people .
The next day we were brought to Ta Moko Studio where we met Hohua Mohi who is a big , face tattooed , Maori gentle giant who spent a lot of time with Jime explaining traditional Maori tattoo symbols and meanings . They were as surprised as I was that New School artist Jime Litwalk knew quite a bit of the symbolism of traditional Maori tattooing . But that is Jime in a nutshell . He truly loves the tattoo culture , the history , the traditions and most of all the people in every aspect of the tattoo industry then and now . Later that day Junior brought us to some healing hot springs of Rotorua
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therapies from underground volcanic activity . There is a strong sulfur smell all throughout Rotorua which reminded me sometimes of places in New York City I ’ d prefer to forget . It is BEAUTIFUL , set alongside Lake Rotorua with lush greens and super friendly people .

The next day we were brought to Ta Moko Studio where we met Hohua Mohi who is a big , face tattooed , Maori gentle giant who spent a lot of time with Jime explaining traditional Maori tattoo symbols and meanings . They were as surprised as I was that New School artist Jime Litwalk knew quite a bit of the symbolism of traditional Maori tattooing . But that is Jime in a nutshell . He truly loves the tattoo culture , the history , the traditions and most of all the people in every aspect of the tattoo industry then and now . Later that day Junior brought us to some healing hot springs of Rotorua