The Psychedelic Fantasies of Joanna Swirska

Joanna Swirska dzolama tattoo artist watercolor painting

“My biggest muse is psychedelia,” Joanna Świrska tells me. “My visions inspire the work, a controlled mess of surrealism with a lot of bright colors… My dreams come true every day.”

This petite Polish artist, tattooing as Dżo Lama, spends her time wandering the mountains, tumbling into wild trances. Fascinated with the unknown, hunting for an out-of-body-experience, she’s a modern-day Alice in Wonderland, always up for an adventure.

Joanna Swirska dzolama tattoo artist alice in wonderland

Joanna Swirska dzolama tattoo artist sloth tattoo

Joanna Swirska dzolama tattoo artist watercolor painting

Joanna Swirska dzolama tattoo artist cat tattoo

Joanna Swirska dzolama tattoo artist fox tattoo

Joanna Swirska dzolama tattoo artist watercolor tattoo

Joanna Swirska dzolama tattoo artist owl watercolor painting

Joanna Swirska dzolama tattoo artist white rabbit tattoo

Joanna Swirska dzolama tattoo artist moth tattoo

closeup of moth tattoo

Joanna Swirska dzolama tattoo artist watercolor painting

Images © Joanna "Dżo Lama" Świrska