Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i - Sylvia's Back Piece Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i - Sylvia's Back Piece

The one day in Hawai'i when I didn't take any tattoo pictures, I did pass out a few fliers. One I handed to a woman sitting in a cha...

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Eric's Tattoo: Zero the Fool and an Obsession with Time Eric's Tattoo: Zero the Fool and an Obsession with Time

I met Eric on Seventh Avenue between 23rd and 24th Streets earlier this month. This tarot card on his left forearm jumped out at me: Eric is...

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Erin's Yellow Roses for Her Grandmother Erin's Yellow Roses for Her Grandmother

Earlier this week, I met Erin and she shared this, one of her six tattoos: Erin explained that these yellow roses on her left forearm are fo...

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Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i - Hail to the Chief Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i - Hail to the Chief

It's Fleet Week in New York City this weekend, so it only seemed fitting, with just a few Hawai'i posts remaining, that we share th...

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Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i - Honu Thursday Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i - Honu Thursday

One of the most popular symbols in modern Polynesian tattoo is the green sea turtle, or honu , as it is known in Hawaiian. I saw a lot of ho...

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A Peek at the Final Issue of Holly Rose Review A Peek at the Final Issue of Holly Rose Review

 Tattoo by Sean Herman, from the June issue of Holly Rose Review Considering that one-twelfth of the year, Tattoosday sheds its inkspotting ...

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Mel's Star Shines from Down Under Mel's Star Shines from Down Under

Earlier this month, I ran into Mel coming out of Penn Station . She has amazing work, and it was soon clear why. Mel was visiting from Melbo...

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Tattoosday Goes To Hawai'i - All in the Family, Part 5  (Ulu's Amazing Plumage) Tattoosday Goes To Hawai'i - All in the Family, Part 5 (Ulu's Amazing Plumage)

In January 2008, when Tattoosday was a mere infant blog, my mother sent me photos of some of the ink my cousins possessed. I already shared ...

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A Cat Named Do A Cat Named Do

I met Shawn in Penn Station near the Amtrak terminal earlier this month. He was doing what most people are doing when I stop them in Penn St...

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Tattoosday Goes To Hawai'i - All in the Family, Part 4  (Lehua's Eternal Tribute to Poppa John) Tattoosday Goes To Hawai'i - All in the Family, Part 4 (Lehua's Eternal Tribute to Poppa John)

Closest of my Hawai'i nieces and nephews is Lehua who, in essence, is a third sister in my Hawai'i ohana . My wife and I had the tre...

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Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i: In Nomine Patris Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i: In Nomine Patris

On my last day in Hawai'i, I was at Pearlridge , when I spotted a guy walking through Borders . The swirling script on his inner left fo...

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Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i: Dottie's Tribute to Daddy Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i: Dottie's Tribute to Daddy

On my last day in Hawai'i I had some time to kill before my flight. I wanted to stay close to the airport, so I headed over to Pearlridg...

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Tattoosday Goes To Hawai'i - All in the Family, Part 3 (Ikaika, In Progress) Tattoosday Goes To Hawai'i - All in the Family, Part 3 (Ikaika, In Progress)

Continuing with the mini-reunion, of sorts, with my family in Hawai'i, back in April, let's visit with my nephew Ikaika. If seeing m...

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3:12 AM

Victor's Homage to Kathy Olivas's Misery Children Victor's Homage to Kathy Olivas's Misery Children

Here at Tattoosday, the general rule is not to approach someone about a tattoo unless we can actually see the majority of the piece. Often, ...

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Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i - All in the Family, Part 2 (Keali'i's Sleeves) Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i - All in the Family, Part 2 (Keali'i's Sleeves)

Mind you, readers, that the last time I saw my nephew Keali'i, he was not yet into the his teens or, if he was, he had just started. So ...

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Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i - All in the Family, Part 1 (A Preface) Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i - All in the Family, Part 1 (A Preface)

Although my recent trip to Hawai'i at the end of April was a bit of a whirlwind, one of the best things about it was reconnecting with a...

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2:44 AM

Juli's Right Calf: A Sugar Skull and More! Juli's Right Calf: A Sugar Skull and More!

Back in April, I met Juli, who hosts a dozen tattoos, and counting. She offered up two pieces, both on her right calf. First was this sugar ...

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3:02 AM

Dispatch from the NYC Tattoo Convention - Greg's Amazing Back Piece Dispatch from the NYC Tattoo Convention - Greg's Amazing Back Piece

My wife Melanie and I were standing at the balcony, looking down at the floor of the Roseland Ballroom this past weekend at the New York C...

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Caroline Rocks an Awesome R.Crumb Tattoo Caroline Rocks an Awesome R.Crumb Tattoo

I'm rationing all the tattoos I spotted in Hawai'i, which allows me to share the amazing ones I've seen since returning to New Y...

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3:38 AM

Jeni's Cinematic Ankle Jeni's Cinematic Ankle

I spotted Jeni's ankle back in April in a store on 24th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues. One of five tattoos, I thought this one was ...

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An Update from Victor An Update from Victor

I don't often run into Tattoosday subjects more than once, but when one works in the same neighborhood, it's often tough NOT to run ...

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Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i: Reston's Expansive Ink Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i: Reston's Expansive Ink

I've alluded, in previous posts, to a trip to Ala Moana Center , during which I was astounded by the amount of tattoos I saw, much more ...

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