Silvertongue

This piece was done for my dear friends, Viva Zapata! to help them promote their bands' brand new single, "Silvertongue"

"‘Silvertongue’ is heavily inspired by Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, depicting parallel universes, defiant and daring characters in the fight against authority. This homage mirrors the encompassing world of Lyra Silvertongue with the very real and turbulent roads of mental health. Heavy punk choruses reflect how these struggles can leave you disassociated in a world you recognise but do not find comfort in. The outro is the battle for emotional control – a cumbrous, conflicted and crashing process. "

It was very important to me that I got to do this piece for them. I practically INSISTED, haha. I read His Dark Materials as a child and it basically changed my whole world view. To this day it remains my favourite book series. Heck, I have the two main characters tattooed on my arms. Also, mental illness is something I deal with daily and have done for many years and I think it's very important that we open a discussion about it because there is still a lot of stigma surrounding all forms of mental health issues. 

Listen to the INCREDIBLE single here (seriously I can't stop listening to it) vivazapatauk.bandcamp.com/trac…
Visit their facebook band page here: www.facebook.com/Vivazapatauk

This piece was drawn in ink and the text was added in Photoshop.