Hand of Protection

It began with the film The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (filmed in Dyna-rama!), where a mysterious woman had an eye tattooed on her hand. I spent weeks drawing eyes on my hands with magic markers, and if I could’ve gotten a real tattoo, I would have! Known as the Eye of Fatima—or the Hand of Miriam or the Chamsah—is used to ward off the “evil eye.” We’ll make sure no bad mumbo jumbo crosses your path by crafting your very own DIY shield against shenanigans. Together, we’ll create a protective eye reliquary using found objects and assemblage and painting. Get ready for a bit of civil-eye-zation…maybe we should be building reliquaries to ward off my bad puns!