Family Matters

So today I finally got a change to make some photos of the whole crew.
It didn't come easy though, I had to hunt most of them down and force them to go on film. Except for Willem who loves the camera, couldn't get him away from the lens.

So let me start with him.

Willem "The Wild Man" Jansen


Florencio "The Ladies Man" Rojas

Tony "The Manly Man" Kuijpers
Mehdi "The Boss Man" Le Mair


Roger "The Testostorone Overloaded Man" Merling Meijer


Rutger "Comes With The Interior" Termohlen. Check his blog out in our links section.


Besides trying to dodge the camera all day there was also some drawing done.



Drawing happend on paper as well as on skin.


After the drawing some tattoos were done aswell, this time only on skin, as for that could not be done on paper.


Also a part of the Bunker family is Charly, he is an avid collector of Mehdi's tattoos. He has got almost his whole upper body covered already, so you will be seeing a lot more of him on this blog.

This Indonesian mask is on him aswell.



And finally, Mehdi started coloring this Maneki Neko today. Wich will bring the wearer good luck and fortune.

This is the legend of the Maneki Neko:

In the 17th century, there was a rundown and poverty-stricken temple in Tokyo. The temple's priest was very poor, but he shared what little food he had with his pet cat, Tama.

One day, a wealthy and important man was caught in a storm while hunting and he took refuge under a big tree near the temple. While he waited for the storm to pass, the man noticed a cat beckoning him to come inside the temple gate. This was so startling that he left the shelter of the tree to have a closer look at this unusual cat. At that moment, the tree was struck by lighting.

As a result, the wealthy man became friends with the poor priest, and the temple became prosperous. The priest and his cat never went hungry again.

When Tama died he was buried in the Goutokuji Temple's cat cemetery with respect and love, and the Maneki Neko was made in honor of him. A Maneki Neko in your home  is said to bring in good luck and visitors.

Maneki Neko is Japanese for "beckoning cat." The message he's holding says "Please come in. You are welcome!" and he is beckoning you with his paw . (In Japan, the gesture of beckoning is pretty much the reverse of the gesture used in the West.)