I had a lot of fun researching Duke Riley and got very into his style and his work. I think it’s really cool how much he focuses on nautical themes but also relating that to environmental issues, such as the trash in our oceans. His work — both visual arts and tattoos — is very influenced by scrimshaw, which you can see in the technique he uses (black outlines, a little boxy, etched). I also thought it was cool that he painted over cassette tapes and etched song lyrics and scrimshaw-like designs representing the music the cassette tape would play. I was really excited about this connection to my project!