Mr. Kaves Shares a Mark Mahoney Portrait

A couple weeks back, I ran into <a href="http://www.brooklynmadetattoo.com/BrooklynMadeTattooUrbanInk.html">Michael Kaves</a> on 3rd Avenue, a couple blocks away from his shop, <a href="http://www.brooklynmadetattoo.com/">Brooklyn Made Tattoo</a>. Kaves is also one of the founding members of <a href="http://www.lordzofbrooklyn.com/">The Lordz of Brooklyn</a>. I know Kaves from around the neighborhood, and although I've never been tattooed by him, I have been under the needle in his shop and have had the pleasure of seeing him work first-hand and close-up on other clients.<br /><br />He's familiar with Tattoosday and wanted to share a tattoo with us here on the site. Check it out:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQ4RIiszdEFQeyGSce4699RlIbbQdmGvEPZmDL4Je5ciZAVjbNhDW-dZSJLVAs4wC06YpM1Ac6Alocit7RWB6H82QlRw4Q1vsX7EsNeIWfq97Wbaex4vajnRYUe3gQ6cdKebaQNCsWEs/s1600/kaves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQ4RIiszdEFQeyGSce4699RlIbbQdmGvEPZmDL4Je5ciZAVjbNhDW-dZSJLVAs4wC06YpM1Ac6Alocit7RWB6H82QlRw4Q1vsX7EsNeIWfq97Wbaex4vajnRYUe3gQ6cdKebaQNCsWEs/s640/kaves.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><br />Located on Kaves' upper right arm, this brilliant tattoo was inked by the legendary <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Mahoney">Mark Mahoney</a>.<br /><br />Kaves explained he had gone out to Los Angeles a couple months back and worked at Mahoney's renown shop, the <a href="http://www.shamrocktattoo.com/">Shamrock Social Club</a>. They had a big launch for a limited edition tattoo pigment - "<a href="http://tattoosuperstore.com/mark-mahoney-s-shamrock-green-intenze-limited-edition-pigment-in-collector-s-case">Mark Mahoney's Shamrock Green</a>". He was there, working on St. Patrick's Day for the official launch. <br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="292" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/32O3I-rI3nY" width="460"></iframe><br /><br />Mahoney, known to many as the " founding father" of single-needle black and gray tattooing,  tattooed this portrait for Kaves, which took about twelve hours from start to finish.<br /><br />And who is the woman tattooed on his arm? "It's my grandmother, Marie," he explained, "from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, right here on Third Avenue, 1945."<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90XH6RcHEUHTyG3C8oOSj4FsSxtJqumDJsgysE3Yt2ixmfWMBaWVQbJd4dCuWuoq_s6rKV7wpWCSkqY-sni3_Ml4V6knymFar3qTb2AWAxjkL_k9eQzD-5aB4duLtL43EpiAlMiLk67s/s1600/kaves+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90XH6RcHEUHTyG3C8oOSj4FsSxtJqumDJsgysE3Yt2ixmfWMBaWVQbJd4dCuWuoq_s6rKV7wpWCSkqY-sni3_Ml4V6knymFar3qTb2AWAxjkL_k9eQzD-5aB4duLtL43EpiAlMiLk67s/s640/kaves+detail.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />Kaves' own tattooing work first appeared on Tattoosday back in 2008 <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2008/08/under-verrazano-narrows-bridge.html">here</a>. Most recently, his work has appeared <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/12/two-no-three-from-lisa-marie.html">here</a>. This is, however, the first time we have been honored to share a tattoo by Mark Mahoney.<br /><br />Thanks to Kaves for sharing this phenomenal tattoo by an American master, here with us on Tattoosday!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</a> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></div>

Mr. Kaves Shares a Mark Mahoney Portrait

A couple weeks back, I ran into Michael Kaves on 3rd Avenue, a couple blocks away from his shop, Brooklyn Made Tattoo . Kaves is also one o...

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Repost for Memorial Dsy: A Traditional Naval Tattoo on a 21st Century Ship

This post originally appeared on November 7, 2009. I felt it was appropriate to re-post on Memorial Day, 2011:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnJXg4TYlBJ0OKshB1mRY2In6AAVl9qJrFL-VxWyn4JlJexS5-46gIKRvEKTAVTQLmQSqze3L32Ec4-4w1eFBv4KXg3QjvgqCCYjFErjpegTewXNw4MZ5cqVYqr3cBT7pMFrfWMAz/s1600-h/uss+ny.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401485864141434754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnJXg4TYlBJ0OKshB1mRY2In6AAVl9qJrFL-VxWyn4JlJexS5-46gIKRvEKTAVTQLmQSqze3L32Ec4-4w1eFBv4KXg3QjvgqCCYjFErjpegTewXNw4MZ5cqVYqr3cBT7pMFrfWMAz/s400/uss+ny.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 264px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br /> The <a href="http://www.ussnewyork.com/ussny_about.html">USS New York</a> was <a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/with-pride-sadness-uss-new-york-comes-to-life-1.1572431">put into service today</a> by the <a href="http://www.navy.mil/swf/index.asp">United States Navy</a>.<br /><br />Her hull was forged with steel salvaged from the rubble of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Center">World Trade Center</a>.<br /><br />It's a momentous occasion indeed, and several crew members were in attendance with dignitaries earlier this week at the World Series.<br /><br />As is happens, I noticed a gentleman in uniform outside of <a href="http://www.thegarden.com/">Madison Square Garden</a> earlier in the week and he had this tattoo on both hands:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmusu6wkp0AKc5js_1jfImlwcnjcMpW10MHSH8t-DlFEZ5dmvaneocXrNJtBbEQ51fsJwU2WQxK7QJ8VyZejgdmI14-hrqz0jcwJcDlS1l81Vug3ImHKqQzhcIBtn9LP8FI9UGYDo/s1600-h/Anchors.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401485181191486450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihmusu6wkp0AKc5js_1jfImlwcnjcMpW10MHSH8t-DlFEZ5dmvaneocXrNJtBbEQ51fsJwU2WQxK7QJ8VyZejgdmI14-hrqz0jcwJcDlS1l81Vug3ImHKqQzhcIBtn9LP8FI9UGYDo/s400/Anchors.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 365px;" /></a><br />Turns out, the tattoo was modeled after this naval pin, which represents the rank of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boatswain%27s_Mate_%28United_States_Navy%29">Boatswain's Mate</a>, worn on the lapel:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldhc7CnYWI8UGjtkMBRslbUQFQ-Mu7dU8MJfPQrZ_9h0ahKHwIfHQCZyXIcCFKi6UVNFWF-BaN1mAc0HvleJ4weNsjUwnuh0COwrbjXLanCJOHmz8M4sj_U9hR-f77kpudOdu1esS/s1600-h/Anchors+pin.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401485246198738994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldhc7CnYWI8UGjtkMBRslbUQFQ-Mu7dU8MJfPQrZ_9h0ahKHwIfHQCZyXIcCFKi6UVNFWF-BaN1mAc0HvleJ4weNsjUwnuh0COwrbjXLanCJOHmz8M4sj_U9hR-f77kpudOdu1esS/s400/Anchors+pin.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 385px;" /></a><br />The gentleman, whose name is Fred, serves on the USS New York, as the more commonly-known title of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boatswain">Ships Bos'n</a>, and it seems appropriate to post this tattoo today as the ship officially enters the naval fleet.<br /><br />Fred has been in the service for 26 years, and has seven or eight tattoos all told.<br /><br />As Ships Bos'n he works with mission systems on amphibious maneuvers.<br /><br />The crossed anchors are traditional naval insignia and, even though he drew this design himself and they weren't inked in a traditional tattoo shop, he recognizes the crossed anchors as symbols of his dedication to the trade.<br /><br />I thank Fred for his service to our country, as well as his willingness to contribute to Tattoosday. We wish him well as he serves with pride on the USS New York!

Repost for Memorial Dsy: A Traditional Naval Tattoo on a 21st Century Ship

This post originally appeared on November 7, 2009. I felt it was appropriate to re-post on Memorial Day, 2011:  The USS New York was put in...

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Life is War

Back in April, I met Joshua outside of Penn Station, and he shared this, one of his five tattoos:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1fbJE45f0KwxJG04v49lwqk4JbxjB5I6afd84MV9qIJZs51_4tI-GiwM38CA9RDWCdphNnQNdqmhX4Emr9Pe0ocYEopT24Bis9zJbfQWKeIWR5FopCTgj4iSTs58mbYVtLqLGKjK5gA/s1600/Life+is+War.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1fbJE45f0KwxJG04v49lwqk4JbxjB5I6afd84MV9qIJZs51_4tI-GiwM38CA9RDWCdphNnQNdqmhX4Emr9Pe0ocYEopT24Bis9zJbfQWKeIWR5FopCTgj4iSTs58mbYVtLqLGKjK5gA/s400/Life+is+War.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This forearm tattoo, exemplifies Joshua's philosophy that life is war: "you have to go through war to get where you're going."<br /><br />An ex-girlfriend drew it up for him and then he had it tattooed by Jamie at <a href="http://www.bullseyetattooshop.com/">Bullseye Tattoo Shop</a> in Staten Island, New York.<br /><br />Thanks to Joshua for sharing this tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Life is War

Back in April, I met Joshua outside of Penn Station, and he shared this, one of his five tattoos: This forearm tattoo, exemplifies Joshua...

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Chad and the City

<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I met Chad one afternoon in April outside of Madison Square Garden. He shared this tattoo which is on his left shin:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnI45WCaeqIFosbICb1cz_UfVQ1SQcGhUhvDEbF3aDoUFo7fDFHe6zOD-46mYPJVTgEDgzOUYe05n1hWPSF4f-C2nqnHJhxleTYS8cjDiQZphFYGbFWZx7FuIhcUp7kKdpiErph-6meq8/s1600/sex+and+the+city.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnI45WCaeqIFosbICb1cz_UfVQ1SQcGhUhvDEbF3aDoUFo7fDFHe6zOD-46mYPJVTgEDgzOUYe05n1hWPSF4f-C2nqnHJhxleTYS8cjDiQZphFYGbFWZx7FuIhcUp7kKdpiErph-6meq8/s640/sex+and+the+city.jpg" width="334" /></a></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">As one might have guessed, Chad is a huge fan of the former HBO series <a href="http://www.hbo.com/sex-and-the-city/index.html">Sex and the City</a> and this is one of a large number of tattoos that he has. When I asked how many he had, he quipped “I have no clue.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Chad’s work was inked by Eileen Fabbricatore</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lady-Luck-Tattoo-Body-Piercing/158743497469521?sk=wall">Lady Luck Tattoo</a> in Aurora, Colorado.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Thanks to Chad for sharing these tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!</span><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday.</span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</a> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></div></div>

Chad and the City

I met Chad one afternoon in April outside of Madison Square Garden. He shared this tattoo which is on his left shin: As one might have guess...

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Stephen's Killer Klown

<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">One of the significant changes in the chronology of Tattoosday was the discovery that the Amtrak waiting area in Penn Station was a wonderful place for inkspotting, not just on rainy days, but whenever I had the chance to pass that way.</span><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Stopping someone on the streets of New York City, especially when they are in a hurry to get somewhere, can be challenging. I have discovered that people waiting for their trains, with nothing but time on their hands, are much more likely to be open to discussing their tattoos with strangers like me.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">What’s nice, as well, as the trains running out of the Penn Station Amtrak hub go to Boston, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and beyond (New Orleans and Toronto are possible rail destinations).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In early April, I ran into Stephen, who was visiting from Auckland, New Zealand. He has ink on both arms, one leg, and the top of his back, so there was a lot to choose from, once he consented to sharing one of his tattoos.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">He offered up this horror-themed illustration, on the upper section of his right arm:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlnfmBSe7Wt2fKYiw95a6gnFupF8UIU5YlDUXfNykPIxUli1bQAeJyGrQIx49tjHuLLmty9N-cK9vLrwLeoq8Rqcj_WB8By46f2C6xPGPLnQaQ6lHtJnFqPO17W6DaX1l6NvHmYZRemw/s1600/Killer+Klown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlnfmBSe7Wt2fKYiw95a6gnFupF8UIU5YlDUXfNykPIxUli1bQAeJyGrQIx49tjHuLLmty9N-cK9vLrwLeoq8Rqcj_WB8By46f2C6xPGPLnQaQ6lHtJnFqPO17W6DaX1l6NvHmYZRemw/s640/Killer+Klown.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The clown with a cleaver is one of those funny/scary images that appeals to fans of the horror genre. Stephen liked the image and collaborated with the tattoo artist, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/498313312">Jamie Thorburn</a>, to come up with the final design.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVviHJmzpls24zJ-ya9hgYEwbXiFCPBkTOfpY67t_xVgTPsiLwiOgGg9apWMD8FZunGeWSpLi6Vpen7WmllgP2ank4VsyCAWUdB5j9xwlNRXo-Rw8QG2FQduub5Dp0FGMwA5fjUz4VQM/s1600/killer+klown+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVviHJmzpls24zJ-ya9hgYEwbXiFCPBkTOfpY67t_xVgTPsiLwiOgGg9apWMD8FZunGeWSpLi6Vpen7WmllgP2ank4VsyCAWUdB5j9xwlNRXo-Rw8QG2FQduub5Dp0FGMwA5fjUz4VQM/s400/killer+klown+detail.jpg" width="267" /></a></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Thanks to Stephen for sharing this cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!</span><br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</a> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></div></div>

Stephen's Killer Klown

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Our 1000th Post! David's Mermaid and Seahorse Blow Us Away......

Pardon the royal "we," but this is our 1000th post, and we feel a little celebratory.<br /><br />To honor this milestone, we are sharing this amazing half sleeve belonging to David:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bz1_UTiAF2-ia_4MWQy0ni5tLcQdFFifgfgDWXEIKxmXKFrhciaP5GR707LSRsTd0iCsx2F34_Ven4_f07FlDQycJI_W7cPM8MypvuuwM-rpjtkMGRvg0MzH4cVIAiAcEIVKUa_Ys6k/s1600/mermaid+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0bz1_UTiAF2-ia_4MWQy0ni5tLcQdFFifgfgDWXEIKxmXKFrhciaP5GR707LSRsTd0iCsx2F34_Ven4_f07FlDQycJI_W7cPM8MypvuuwM-rpjtkMGRvg0MzH4cVIAiAcEIVKUa_Ys6k/s400/mermaid+collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This astonishing work is the creation of artist <a href="http://www.redemptiontattoo.com/2/GalleryMain.asp?GalleryID=71208&AKey=XAPSX3K7">Erick Lynch</a> at <a href="http://www.redemptiontattoo.com/2/Artist.asp?ArtistID=28105&Akey=XAPSX3K7">Redemption Tattoo</a> in Cambridge, Massachusetts.<br /><br />David said that he had wanted a mermaid, as his wife loves mermaids, and that Lynch's work reflects a traditional Japanese style, thus the female figure appearing as a pearl diver, which is more in line with Japanese artistic tradition.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Hs5Lto2z5ld0W1yxuB3dxy7bE6xiM3UmaLMr_UI52ItGb6V2WC1lFNnRzK2qUHUI9YgYD3jCKkxrJt3gfrso6FU8kDSunhKKZWq2zFMYrflh8uHhyphenhyphen0M8llwGKq1ZEAkGSf7srl0-nFA/s1600/mermaid+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Hs5Lto2z5ld0W1yxuB3dxy7bE6xiM3UmaLMr_UI52ItGb6V2WC1lFNnRzK2qUHUI9YgYD3jCKkxrJt3gfrso6FU8kDSunhKKZWq2zFMYrflh8uHhyphenhyphen0M8llwGKq1ZEAkGSf7srl0-nFA/s640/mermaid+detail.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><br />The whole of the half sleeve represents about 12 hours of work, in David's estimation, which includes the inside of the biceps, and this phenomenally vivid seahorse:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3irdbw9PDYs9Bny0bPA8LTTi6kWyBX7iWJCm_2rDyPA9XONyXcj8bbuYWmRCzCelprk4tYtox1_agDkv6K9ucjpau_IuThTRJVu-6u0o7pYE7vUpvjFo9layCuyi4YYungftbboOFxSc/s1600/seahorse+big.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3irdbw9PDYs9Bny0bPA8LTTi6kWyBX7iWJCm_2rDyPA9XONyXcj8bbuYWmRCzCelprk4tYtox1_agDkv6K9ucjpau_IuThTRJVu-6u0o7pYE7vUpvjFo9layCuyi4YYungftbboOFxSc/s400/seahorse+big.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />David points to Erick Lynch's use of white highlights in the seahorse, which really makes it "pop".<br /><br />All in all, this is a remarkable piece of work that we are honored to have as our 1000th post here at Tattoosday. Thanks to David for sharing it and to Erick Lynch for his mastery of the art form!<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</a> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>

Our 1000th Post! David's Mermaid and Seahorse Blow Us Away......

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Christine's Sleeve of Colorful Flowers and Butterflies

Some posts don't need a lot of explaining. I met Christine on 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge earlier this month, and she shared these stunning tattoos, perfect for celebrating on a warm spring day:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPu_8CAWIVC7w5hI_VP5I2WG-tIrr5H3_WvurCjND7Lsg-Zg55abE4H2Q6fB8GuerBrl9dv5Wa-755wEIMJJxetc5f9Db7Jia6Xz1SptCXinOSr3ZNaFrtNZcGCIN7V35Ie8bOFV4SPqg/s1600/Christine+Tiger+Lily.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPu_8CAWIVC7w5hI_VP5I2WG-tIrr5H3_WvurCjND7Lsg-Zg55abE4H2Q6fB8GuerBrl9dv5Wa-755wEIMJJxetc5f9Db7Jia6Xz1SptCXinOSr3ZNaFrtNZcGCIN7V35Ie8bOFV4SPqg/s640/Christine+Tiger+Lily.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><br />The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_lily">Tiger lily</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limenitis_arthemis">Red-spotted Purple butterfly</a> above are only the top section of a full sleeve:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEwg8NNMpQmOK3HBdii1Ad9zEOxPQDj67xS1JlDijOynn2K5251L2LxXmaqv63MCUXIGLSOYy_SdYOjiOOp4M5nN38k31mC6viQlLQhgV1zB15mG1buYkpQYY0G7vubPVeHKfqw0m60Q/s1600/Christine+Full+Sleeve.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEwg8NNMpQmOK3HBdii1Ad9zEOxPQDj67xS1JlDijOynn2K5251L2LxXmaqv63MCUXIGLSOYy_SdYOjiOOp4M5nN38k31mC6viQlLQhgV1zB15mG1buYkpQYY0G7vubPVeHKfqw0m60Q/s640/Christine+Full+Sleeve.jpg" width="174" /></a></div><br />The flowers on the forearm are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_%28plant%29">Violets</a>, which span the inside of Christine's arm, as well:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoP-NhmSy-DIRwBMBLy4cGx83WLv540s0ejNn7WauliuGLNMgw694EwRLl-82rJGc6WjNsKgockPUwxT3fcA8f-GzI74I8bQWDW1xm6Q9xhGaZoWisJubwMG5RiwIcep2uWNWn9rMt34/s1600/Christine+Inner+Sleeve.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoP-NhmSy-DIRwBMBLy4cGx83WLv540s0ejNn7WauliuGLNMgw694EwRLl-82rJGc6WjNsKgockPUwxT3fcA8f-GzI74I8bQWDW1xm6Q9xhGaZoWisJubwMG5RiwIcep2uWNWn9rMt34/s640/Christine+Inner+Sleeve.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><br />And that's an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Painted_Lady">American Painted Lady</a> butterfly in the ditch.<br /><br />This amazing, and vibrantly colorful sleeve was inked by <a href="http://toctattoo.com/about.swf">Tim O'Connor</a> at <a href="http://theredparlour.com/tattoos.html">The Red Parlour</a> in the Woodside section of Queens, New York. We featured work by Tim and The Red Parlour once before, <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2008/08/tattoosday-at-mall-part-1-kevin-wears.html">here</a>, back in 2008.<br /><br />Thanks to Christine for sharing her wonderful sleeve with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</a> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></div>

Christine's Sleeve of Colorful Flowers and Butterflies

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Don't Sit Under the Cherry Tree with Anyone Else but Me

I spotted Christina one Friday afternoon in Penn Station, sporting this awesome cherry blossom tattoo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1o6FB3DseLGw9emjFLd6eWPwStDmz8JCGnS5iiKexCoa1T2BlVfTFwsfKrzb0nKKus2rSYgkJUKKFgCdVDQjh11qCqQ3-oUt-SErQnZdD2rahuYvgIKKa8jwDm_xoUzbmer9reOAf21s/s1600/cherry+blossom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1o6FB3DseLGw9emjFLd6eWPwStDmz8JCGnS5iiKexCoa1T2BlVfTFwsfKrzb0nKKus2rSYgkJUKKFgCdVDQjh11qCqQ3-oUt-SErQnZdD2rahuYvgIKKa8jwDm_xoUzbmer9reOAf21s/s400/cherry+blossom.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />She took some photos in to Jason Loui, then at <a href="http://www.redemptiontattoo.com/2/Artist.asp?ArtistID=28105&Akey=XAPSX3K7">Redemption Tattoo</a> in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He sketched out a design, and the rest is history. Mr. Loui now works out of <a href="http://www.goodfaithtattooing.com/">Good Faith Tattooing</a>, in Brookline, Massachusetts.<br /><br />Thanks to Christina for sharing her cherry blossom tree with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</a> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

Don't Sit Under the Cherry Tree with Anyone Else but Me

I spotted Christina one Friday afternoon in Penn Station, sporting this awesome cherry blossom tattoo: She took some photos in to Jason Loui...

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Musician Monday: Ryan from The Disconnects

Here on our second installment of Musician Mondays, we have a rockin', self-explanatory tattoo from Ryan, lead singer and guitarist from an unsigned band called <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/thedisconnects">The Disconnects</a>:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-6cEyYGi_Gb9RH6vvwIMzLvnEd1ZYXj86UmfeU1boPgzzUjtJMJ7Tk7O3ZescTKIVTl9F2M4voEjM9hhW-99OtCRJa7WG1Sls48NzQIOIchJymXXsXMAiNRWdpAGeQZPrCibd71oZcU/s1600/Punk+Rock+Girl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-6cEyYGi_Gb9RH6vvwIMzLvnEd1ZYXj86UmfeU1boPgzzUjtJMJ7Tk7O3ZescTKIVTl9F2M4voEjM9hhW-99OtCRJa7WG1Sls48NzQIOIchJymXXsXMAiNRWdpAGeQZPrCibd71oZcU/s640/Punk+Rock+Girl.jpg" width="406" /></a></div><br />From her mohawk to her Doc Martens, this punk rock girl and her "Too Fast to Live, To Young to Die" banner totally capture that raw, rock aesthetic.<br /><br />I met Ryan last month, across the street from where I work, on Seventh Avenue and 31st Street, in Manhattan.<br /><br />The tattoo was inked at <a href="http://www.fatkattat.com/">Fat Kat Tattoos</a> in Keyport, New Jersey. Work from Fat Kat previously appearing on the site can be seen <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Fat%20Kat%20Tattoo">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Ryan for sharing his cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</a> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

Musician Monday: Ryan from The Disconnects

Here on our second installment of Musician Mondays, we have a rockin', self-explanatory tattoo from Ryan, lead singer and guitarist from...

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Ivan's Sleeve: Doom, Zombies, and The Joker

<div>Last month I met Ivan in Penn Station, and I took a bunch of photos of his right arm, fully-sleeved. There's a lot going on here, so let's take a look:</div><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7TEalSdzrNHpGSZUWRRPq3PZVrwZYfHc0AWZTmgMyC2mzr1QGWTSP11izd7brQtIMC3rrSCfDxWKbeimNhZRqAlZmriyTbZ4Qt1diGKCKAPNDmj-KO2bpKPdVqTlrRQnqXMBZmGWtKc/s1600/521+full+sleeve.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7TEalSdzrNHpGSZUWRRPq3PZVrwZYfHc0AWZTmgMyC2mzr1QGWTSP11izd7brQtIMC3rrSCfDxWKbeimNhZRqAlZmriyTbZ4Qt1diGKCKAPNDmj-KO2bpKPdVqTlrRQnqXMBZmGWtKc/s640/521+full+sleeve.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div></div><div><br />And the inner part of the sleeve:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfiNGCaS2wkOQrLyFZ_pDG2Ywz0gAZTS9JoP3tADGui30KGLSju8lbrnqZpW9m108m9kP7nSoOU1iwG5x0AlgbArlwIb8oUE9oUdpuYkw-yDBVrC_dI6mcf0urCQfrpgrQWOVEs8NG24/s1600/521+Inner+Sleeve.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfiNGCaS2wkOQrLyFZ_pDG2Ywz0gAZTS9JoP3tADGui30KGLSju8lbrnqZpW9m108m9kP7nSoOU1iwG5x0AlgbArlwIb8oUE9oUdpuYkw-yDBVrC_dI6mcf0urCQfrpgrQWOVEs8NG24/s640/521+Inner+Sleeve.jpg" width="206" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ivan's tattoo artist is Larry Davis at <a href="http://www.myspace.com/explicittattoo1">Explicit Tattoo</a> in Suffern, New York He also credits Adrienne Levy with the design of the cat on his wrist.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ivan explains a little bit about his ink:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDvlq_jo7cvU-PnixVpgfGd8D8QD7cBl1oOdWKbDabxhgAnLnDLnsN7WXudy9a1BbUCgS1fSp3qkVgufKtYWzcH-lNusFL_qI95LPqe2zv0Ttcb0AKw6BgdS9XWAV33vprz2pCFMZYtBM/s1600/521+Top+Zombie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDvlq_jo7cvU-PnixVpgfGd8D8QD7cBl1oOdWKbDabxhgAnLnDLnsN7WXudy9a1BbUCgS1fSp3qkVgufKtYWzcH-lNusFL_qI95LPqe2zv0Ttcb0AKw6BgdS9XWAV33vprz2pCFMZYtBM/s640/521+Top+Zombie.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div></div><div><blockquote>"The zombie on my shoulder is an original that Larry drew from his imagination. The face with the ragged teeth on my bicep is from the video game Doom. </blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PGdbH53VaKeFIoLsUTqTzM2wFhCS6kav-R0CYAD539kxRbZn1pNWJ5NaMB__BKE-y44482sjCZfVyxLF9D-GUuwW58n80F8fMTKmZCMwdhj8qz93vYvoIwyxLVdiePy5gHdvWgLKXj0/s1600/521+Inner+Sleeve+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PGdbH53VaKeFIoLsUTqTzM2wFhCS6kav-R0CYAD539kxRbZn1pNWJ5NaMB__BKE-y44482sjCZfVyxLF9D-GUuwW58n80F8fMTKmZCMwdhj8qz93vYvoIwyxLVdiePy5gHdvWgLKXj0/s320/521+Inner+Sleeve+detail.jpg" width="224" /></a></div></div><div></div><blockquote>As for the totem pole-esque image on my forearm, the middle and upper pieces were drawn by the artist Matt Simonetti.</blockquote><blockquote><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WzTR00_D5Zyp2BP6GLWIWlswbmlgbaXxtNJSM47VJrmMxWOuS538YjFMRa1oOdPipnKUyPkh1EhCc9GjMX2JyQFrp28jGgUu-7oBQ7kkzxa7d8MlZPy_g0VQCAHE-UJ5WMUfm3LU2rw/s1600/521+Bottom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WzTR00_D5Zyp2BP6GLWIWlswbmlgbaXxtNJSM47VJrmMxWOuS538YjFMRa1oOdPipnKUyPkh1EhCc9GjMX2JyQFrp28jGgUu-7oBQ7kkzxa7d8MlZPy_g0VQCAHE-UJ5WMUfm3LU2rw/s640/521+Bottom.jpg" width="270" /></a></div></div></blockquote><blockquote><div>The lower piece was drawn by Micki Fever. Larry did the tattooing, as is true for all my tattoos." </div></blockquote><div>Ivan also has this segment of his sleeve which is noteworthy:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJu4Spm82-UNck9YEplqI7tkregpkdpJL10uk8VZJVoq6nay4fgefyOH6iJGi8kugZR0OE5N74n1OePYSweq1hdKDoCRyMujWFQ0JZifSVUROWSpte61wOAPUEpp7bTtygyrzY2J2Jem8/s1600/521+Joker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJu4Spm82-UNck9YEplqI7tkregpkdpJL10uk8VZJVoq6nay4fgefyOH6iJGi8kugZR0OE5N74n1OePYSweq1hdKDoCRyMujWFQ0JZifSVUROWSpte61wOAPUEpp7bTtygyrzY2J2Jem8/s640/521+Joker.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><br />Ivan explained that this tattoo of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joker_%28comics%29">The Joker</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley_Quinn">Harley Quinn</a> is based on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HarleyqLG.jpg">this illustration</a> by the artist <a href="http://www.alexrossart.com/">Alex Ross</a>, which appeared on the cover of <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=%22http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1563897733/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=bill03-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1563897733%22%3EBatman:%20Harley%20Quinn%3C/a%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&l=as2&o=1&a=1563897733&camp=217145&creative=399349%22%20width=%221%22%20height=%221%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20style=%22border:none%20%21important;%20margin:0px%20%21important;%22%20/%3E">Batman: Harley Quinn</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=bill03-20&o=1&p=8&l=as4&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=ss_til&asins=1563897733" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe></div><br />Thanks to Ivan for sharing his cool tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</a> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></div></div>

Ivan's Sleeve: Doom, Zombies, and The Joker

Last month I met Ivan in Penn Station, and I took a bunch of photos of his right arm, fully-sleeved. There's a lot going on here, so let...

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Best Week Ever: Tattoosday Edition

The last seven days have been quite a whirlwind, and I felt it is worth a recap, just because I can't believe what happened since last Saturday.<br /><br />A week ago, I had my best trip to the <a href="http://www.nyctattooconvention.com/">New York Tattoo Convention</a>, saw a lot of great ink, reconnected with old blogging friends, and met a lot of cool people. All my posts since Sunday (with the exception of Friday) recapped the show and some of the folks I met.<br /><br />On Wednesday, I swung by <a href="http://kingsavenuetattoo.com/">Kings Ave NYC</a> on the Bowery after work and met one of the greats in the tattoo community, <a href="http://www.sixfeetunder.com/">Corey Miller</a>. When I asked him if it would be too dorky to ask to take a picture with him, he said, "Of course, it's dorky, but I love that shit." Do I look just a little bit excited?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYhKxDGTdoWYrpwLiQRwWzhpnw_V6fj2OJ2dIqyzhJpQ_rZwU7l7FufQENGE-LxPve0_lswNYFFWDwLhkJv3NbCXWwrSiuLlov_XICMFENatyn1vm585YS3EO7EtdLoW5V_skY-0MpQ4/s1600/Corey+and+Me.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYhKxDGTdoWYrpwLiQRwWzhpnw_V6fj2OJ2dIqyzhJpQ_rZwU7l7FufQENGE-LxPve0_lswNYFFWDwLhkJv3NbCXWwrSiuLlov_XICMFENatyn1vm585YS3EO7EtdLoW5V_skY-0MpQ4/s400/Corey+and+Me.jpg" width="373" /></a></div><br />For those of you who watch <a href="http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/tv/la-ink">L.A. Ink</a>, last season we saw a subplot in an episode in which Corey designed the album art for his friend <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trever_Keith">Trever Kieth's</a> band <a href="http://www.facetofacemusic.com/">Face to Face</a>.<br /><br />As it happened, this past week the album dropped, and Face to Face had a gig in Times Square. Corey came along for the ride, and joined the band at Kings Avenue NYC to sign posters, singles, magazines, and other goodies.<br /><br />Corey and the band signed the poster featuring the original album artwork<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyg6iVnxiqfqOqBZQT9C4RC-6UAWQHyvtEFTwjbgJUVBh0TUmx7mA3R6NULeJj_84muHozk1rh47SabPlpPfAbjHwJ6ng7akXqfgjQE_sWjnZZO0REdjPA335lUa6Ykz4hpaWkfXPVgMQ/s1600/Face+to+Face+Poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyg6iVnxiqfqOqBZQT9C4RC-6UAWQHyvtEFTwjbgJUVBh0TUmx7mA3R6NULeJj_84muHozk1rh47SabPlpPfAbjHwJ6ng7akXqfgjQE_sWjnZZO0REdjPA335lUa6Ykz4hpaWkfXPVgMQ/s400/Face+to+Face+Poster.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><br /><br />and the single they produced with <a href="http://www.riseagainst.com/events/">Rise Against</a>:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWl8WHl2rpTR67sG41F5DvAJxM89oWwLO-Lf-4o8xgmAlo16Jnu4yu-MtUbrOvS_bIiKD_qiykM8L9WTpIolF6IcByu04Q4S3hKR5EW9TcmsdY8EXEWfjG1GxZHnQDu4iqNJ8Kmg6oaI/s1600/108_1101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWl8WHl2rpTR67sG41F5DvAJxM89oWwLO-Lf-4o8xgmAlo16Jnu4yu-MtUbrOvS_bIiKD_qiykM8L9WTpIolF6IcByu04Q4S3hKR5EW9TcmsdY8EXEWfjG1GxZHnQDu4iqNJ8Kmg6oaI/s320/108_1101.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />I'm not holding my breath, but I did give out Tattoosday cards to the guys in the band (and to Corey, of course) and asked them to contact me if they wanted to share some of their ink on a future Musician Monday feature. Fingers crossed!<br /><br />Here's a fan video from the show they did that night:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yEBRVTb6XVI" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />Unfortunately, I can't tell you much about how the week ended, but I can tell you I was on location Friday on the set of a local tattoo establishment that is home base for a new reality-based tattoo show on a cable channel. Now, I may or may not have received a new tattoo, but eventually I'll be able to tell you all about the experience.<br /><br />Incidentally, we are less than two weeks away from the premiere of TLC's <a href="http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/tv/ny-ink">NY Ink</a> (June 2!) Can't wait to see it, as the show features <a href="http://www.ami-james.com/">Ami James</a>, formerly of <a href="http://tlc.discovery.com/fansites/miami-ink/miami-ink.html">Miami Ink</a>, as well as amazing artists like <a href="http://www.saltwatertattoo.com/">Tim Hendricks</a>, <a href="http://www.lowridertattoostudios.com/?tag=tommy-montoya">Tommy Montoya</a>, and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Megan-Massacre/283960613976">Megan Massacre</a>.<br /><br /><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="288" id="dit-video-embed" scrolling="no" src="http://static.discoverymedia.com/videos/components/tlc/49db72f1581d668c0a98418116df180c89eafd5b/snag-it-player.html?auto=no" width="512"></iframe><br /><br />Oh, and I almost forgot! Congratulations to Michael Henry Lee, who won a t-shirt in our Kings Ave NYC contest! Your shirt is on its way!

Best Week Ever: Tattoosday Edition

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Kathryn's Birdhouse Reminds Her of Home

I spotted Kathryn in Penn Station earlier this month and asked her about her tattoos. She shared this one, which jumped out at me from across the room:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEG2hDJBMuRYZ8W25WwA0_JE-0upVbi5fGT5TRChbj8q_4krSsrArZpmQLtB82CE7KEaiZzD5JAimovn_HtEjLS03lh8aP0NbbanRIzgaSW6sAvBYMwXm3YOlm7Q0rUlLy9T0oGw-imw/s1600/Birdhouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEG2hDJBMuRYZ8W25WwA0_JE-0upVbi5fGT5TRChbj8q_4krSsrArZpmQLtB82CE7KEaiZzD5JAimovn_HtEjLS03lh8aP0NbbanRIzgaSW6sAvBYMwXm3YOlm7Q0rUlLy9T0oGw-imw/s640/Birdhouse.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><br />I had a nice time chatting with Kathryn who referred to her approximately 18 tattoos as a "patchwork" collection, with each tattoo marking a different occasion and/or the places she has been. I totally related to that, although she certainly has a lot more ink than I do.<br /><br />This birdhouse was the first tattoo she got after moving to Philadelphia. It represents a look back to home. Although the house is not modeled after the building where she lived, it's the same color as her former home, and she associates it with her leaving the nest for the big city.<br /><br />This piece, on her inner right forearm, is credited to Topper at <a href="http://philadelphiaeddiestattoo.com/">Philadelphia Eddie's</a>.<br /><br />Do note I framed the photo so you can see two of the five cherry bombs she had tattooed on her left arm when she turned eighteen. She noted that these bombs were a "loose" reference to the graffiti artist <a href="http://www.banksy.co.uk/">Banksy</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Kathryn for sharing her tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</a> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></div>

Kathryn's Birdhouse Reminds Her of Home

I spotted Kathryn in Penn Station earlier this month and asked her about her tattoos. She shared this one, which jumped out at me from acros...

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NYC Tattoo Convention Spotlight: Chris Shares His Half-Sleeve Inspired by the Indigenous Cultures of the Pacific Northwest

<div class="MsoNormal">For this, my final post highlighting work I enjoyed at the New York City Tattoo Convention last Saturday, we turn to Chris, who offered up this half-sleeve from his right arm:</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzmx3ZBNjJ-FMuQeh__pGSRMUfQuZ8y6C279s9QJEbg5PqU7SKCEojrR2TlJzweQ34yitPhULku04l30igumexMQLwdp91Jq0EB3KQ6sVdmeEEbImKzC21xOpN2QisoDQ5GQnZvacfvU/s1600/NW+sleeve.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzmx3ZBNjJ-FMuQeh__pGSRMUfQuZ8y6C279s9QJEbg5PqU7SKCEojrR2TlJzweQ34yitPhULku04l30igumexMQLwdp91Jq0EB3KQ6sVdmeEEbImKzC21xOpN2QisoDQ5GQnZvacfvU/s640/NW+sleeve.jpg" width="372" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />Chris explained that he is a great admirer of Native American art and that, after a trip to a museum in British Columbia, he was inspired by a First Nations exhibit. He purchased a book about the exhibits there and he used several photos as source material to collaborate with his tattoo artist.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">On complicated pieces, I always think it's best to hear the explanation in the host's own words, so here's what Chris had to say:</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZKhPcTx8flBEvHxmm0JjLFpnaleZda2IHOe7fgKhEQLWfn9ZtMZmejGl5QZrlR7iC-Aoqi5XhfS-YvJ5JjFue3v5rHx3mpPqORMF8EnMKq3yPI5liAndZ4Wp5foeNkMSyIlEa-Mi-io/s1600/NW+face.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZKhPcTx8flBEvHxmm0JjLFpnaleZda2IHOe7fgKhEQLWfn9ZtMZmejGl5QZrlR7iC-Aoqi5XhfS-YvJ5JjFue3v5rHx3mpPqORMF8EnMKq3yPI5liAndZ4Wp5foeNkMSyIlEa-Mi-io/s400/NW+face.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>"The symbol in the center is a moon symbol, which is usually reserved for higher-ranking members of the tribe. Then you got two wolves on either side as spirit guides. [The outer section] is called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisiutl">Sisiutl</a>:</blockquote><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibv3rPY__UR2tmzk8TZVsHU4n8Ygh5pcpNWdyoSUrkCLaR4lRCLby-I4a1A3ttlb4Kz3UoqSbCUqd3BIl21TZFVHbx-vz0spUIpiji_ZDiwNEoS6E85KEfwfhvaUcotA8loFEtbaCYlqg/s1600/nw+snake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibv3rPY__UR2tmzk8TZVsHU4n8Ygh5pcpNWdyoSUrkCLaR4lRCLby-I4a1A3ttlb4Kz3UoqSbCUqd3BIl21TZFVHbx-vz0spUIpiji_ZDiwNEoS6E85KEfwfhvaUcotA8loFEtbaCYlqg/s400/nw+snake.jpg" width="323" /></a></div></blockquote><blockquote>it’s the two-headed serpent [who] protects you from evil and will eat the flesh of your enemies ... the Sisiutl is actually a perfectly round symbol and then the artist spread it out and free-handed this middle section to make it all work </blockquote><br /><blockquote><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_XDA0IO9Bbpmgnvix4IwZ8JvM5IM8abspZL8BAZgQ7c50hs0x4sETIQy6boMnp7tbm91q01U7tBZDdBF9NSdVxNVyTkdeP2HYz91NNiHf20_95eQQaFjdl1LyXV2PdoDX9W5_ZPfrys/s1600/NW+base.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_XDA0IO9Bbpmgnvix4IwZ8JvM5IM8abspZL8BAZgQ7c50hs0x4sETIQy6boMnp7tbm91q01U7tBZDdBF9NSdVxNVyTkdeP2HYz91NNiHf20_95eQQaFjdl1LyXV2PdoDX9W5_ZPfrys/s400/NW+base.jpg" width="400" /></a></blockquote><br /><blockquote>On the inside of his arm is this piece:</blockquote><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgo_uYg7HZJnJM9-iY8HY2sdU2gVPg6xnVxqvR5pJIAJq80S77SuhdavITJtlsGji59YRtdTJSdohonrYK6M-xTmeYBts2E0ORFz5T6gQprq8Wtipz60dGhMgbM3Rqg8rWkiD6S_Hp3N8/s1600/NW+Fish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgo_uYg7HZJnJM9-iY8HY2sdU2gVPg6xnVxqvR5pJIAJq80S77SuhdavITJtlsGji59YRtdTJSdohonrYK6M-xTmeYBts2E0ORFz5T6gQprq8Wtipz60dGhMgbM3Rqg8rWkiD6S_Hp3N8/s1600/NW+Fish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgo_uYg7HZJnJM9-iY8HY2sdU2gVPg6xnVxqvR5pJIAJq80S77SuhdavITJtlsGji59YRtdTJSdohonrYK6M-xTmeYBts2E0ORFz5T6gQprq8Wtipz60dGhMgbM3Rqg8rWkiD6S_Hp3N8/s1600/NW+Fish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgo_uYg7HZJnJM9-iY8HY2sdU2gVPg6xnVxqvR5pJIAJq80S77SuhdavITJtlsGji59YRtdTJSdohonrYK6M-xTmeYBts2E0ORFz5T6gQprq8Wtipz60dGhMgbM3Rqg8rWkiD6S_Hp3N8/s400/NW+Fish.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><blockquote><div class="MsoNormal">"This is a simple salmon ... which is a symbol of prosperous fishing and hunting.</div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="MsoNormal">Hopefully, this [the whole tattoo, still in progress] will be protection and a lot of good coming to me with the way it’s designed.</div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">A lot of the tribes over there have symbols that are crossing over from each other. This is a little bit of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tlingit">Tlingit</a> and a little bit of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haida_people">Haida</a>. Pretty much those are the two main focuses where it comes from."</div></blockquote>This exceptional work is by Leo Fieschi at <a href="http://www.artclubtattoo.com/">Art Club Tattoo & Piercing</a> in New Milford, Connecticut.<br /><br />Thanks to Chris for sharing it and taking the time at the convention to explain it for us here at Tattoosday!<br /><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</a> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></div>

NYC Tattoo Convention Spotlight: Chris Shares His Half-Sleeve Inspired by the Indigenous Cultures of the Pacific Northwest

For this, my final post highlighting work I enjoyed at the New York City Tattoo Convention last Saturday, we turn to Chris, who offered up t...

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NYC Tattoo Convention Spotlight: Steve's Phenomenal Celtic Cross

Among the many amazing tattoos I saw last Saturday, this cross belonging to Steve was among my favorites:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0ZWoi7YJPsbq0NH0j61bns6ZNnK3L9S2sEIC5nEXOTDsfVkGapgYClzVVZs3u7sFSckfgGuIgAbLbT2qT06k2IAnZhkyW1gKQFzFa2puc2tGgZmfZgIk-hpnAc-qzxEIjhpv-alG2gM/s1600/cross.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0ZWoi7YJPsbq0NH0j61bns6ZNnK3L9S2sEIC5nEXOTDsfVkGapgYClzVVZs3u7sFSckfgGuIgAbLbT2qT06k2IAnZhkyW1gKQFzFa2puc2tGgZmfZgIk-hpnAc-qzxEIjhpv-alG2gM/s640/cross.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br /><br />There's really not much to it, other than amazing colors and craftsmanship.<br /><br />Steve explained that the design is a nod to his Irish heritage, inspired by the Book of Kells, as exemplified by the Celtic knot in the center of the piece. He estimated that the half-sleeve, which circles the whole arm, represents about 30 hours of work.<br /><br />He praised the work of Agent at <a href="http://www.screaminink.com/">Screamin' Ink Tattoos</a> in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. For those familiar with our annual NYC Tattoo Convention recaps, Screamin' Ink was the shop that featured my favorite tattoo from last year (revisit it <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/05/dispatch-from-nyc-tattoo-convention.html">here</a>).<br /><br />Thanks to Steve for sharing his work with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</a> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></div>

NYC Tattoo Convention Spotlight: Steve's Phenomenal Celtic Cross

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NYC Tattoo Convention Spotlight: Caroline's Death's-head Hawk Moth and The Silence of the Lambs

Sending an inkblogger into a tattoo convention, is like sending a kid into Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory - we just go into sensory overload.<br /><br />It's always interesting to see who I will interview first, as nearly everyone has amazing work. My first choice appeared to me after I had been at the New York City Tattoo Convention for about an hour:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZM3ZX0LUW7WNbEXoG2lHgEU_iaT2xr9PT-7_V7Oq5RUKGiR2OfA2otun6hFOYpum5bcjBS-C9hmytZPh7g97Kku_JxZNCKzEgrISIV63KXa4iKuaUuTTPfTrThyphenhyphenHHkdH35-SWjMlhp4/s1600/deathshead.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZM3ZX0LUW7WNbEXoG2lHgEU_iaT2xr9PT-7_V7Oq5RUKGiR2OfA2otun6hFOYpum5bcjBS-C9hmytZPh7g97Kku_JxZNCKzEgrISIV63KXa4iKuaUuTTPfTrThyphenhyphenHHkdH35-SWjMlhp4/s400/deathshead.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><br />Behold Caroline's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death%27s-head_Hawkmoth">Death's Head Hawkmoth</a>!<br /><br />She explained that it is based on the art from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silence_of_the_Lambs_%28film%29">The Silence of the Lambs</a> movie poster.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAc14SLppX1EACfNq8k2YYUgSJTQlf6WKrUBDwp1jYQpiJQV8CQtZPqGPA6WD-2934GRQRPONz9FcuykQgjN43gqe1CByKOTIilEo02VoWeUQaMCzFYum2eDfQ-CkvG87D88GyG4MinQ/s1600/The_Silence_of_the_Lambs_poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAc14SLppX1EACfNq8k2YYUgSJTQlf6WKrUBDwp1jYQpiJQV8CQtZPqGPA6WD-2934GRQRPONz9FcuykQgjN43gqe1CByKOTIilEo02VoWeUQaMCzFYum2eDfQ-CkvG87D88GyG4MinQ/s400/The_Silence_of_the_Lambs_poster.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br />She elaborated, "that was ... the first movie I saw that got me into film and I'm a huge film buff ... so it kind of marks a huge turning point in my life. I started growing up and developing interests in art [and] film."<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRY4BgUcyBwf3kqIdXu9KpuorG8LZOgsU__ug5tMA_E1jHtZdxbDtRAOSf8R1Zvm_1Zb-wtT4fFef897sey2qugQeD5V59e0L9AOpZhlqTAArPZKLeq-ms3-IwmqWWOQN9FcOXqYJLK8/s1600/deathhead+moth+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRY4BgUcyBwf3kqIdXu9KpuorG8LZOgsU__ug5tMA_E1jHtZdxbDtRAOSf8R1Zvm_1Zb-wtT4fFef897sey2qugQeD5V59e0L9AOpZhlqTAArPZKLeq-ms3-IwmqWWOQN9FcOXqYJLK8/s400/deathhead+moth+detail.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />The film's director, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Demme">Jonathan Demme</a>, is one of her favorite directors, but she loves <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubrick">Stanley Kubrick</a> and hopes one day to get a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clockwork_Orange_%28film%29">Clockwork Orange</a> tattoo.<br /><br /><br />She went to Tattoo Joe at <a href="http://www.myspace.com/physicalgraffititattoo">Physical Graffiti Tattoo</a> in Bridgeport, Connecticut for this piece and he did a wonderful job of transforming the vision from the poster to the top part of her back.<br /><br />Thanks to Caroline for sharing this great tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

NYC Tattoo Convention Spotlight: Caroline's Death's-head Hawk Moth and The Silence of the Lambs

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NYC Tattoo Convention Spotlight: Jessica's Stunning Tibetan Back Piece

The last few years that I've attended the New York City Tattoo Convention, there's always been at least on person with a full back piece that captures my attention and, much to my enjoyment, agrees to share their work with us here at Tattoosday. The biggest and brightest tattoo this year for me, was this stunning work of art on Jessica:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69a-ihWUQCtNvB24gcrtCID4SlJ1Rw3OlAB-fNgSqTk02v16aTDbJx20j7wOVuaYawkLHJAAfBLksgG7KDC5oKYABWWBDK8T20PiI1tSpZiFkUKLhscvuPlkFpYM4PlQPRpW7P552mok/s1600/Jessica+princess.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69a-ihWUQCtNvB24gcrtCID4SlJ1Rw3OlAB-fNgSqTk02v16aTDbJx20j7wOVuaYawkLHJAAfBLksgG7KDC5oKYABWWBDK8T20PiI1tSpZiFkUKLhscvuPlkFpYM4PlQPRpW7P552mok/s640/Jessica+princess.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><br />This beautiful piece was inked by <a href="http://nowornevertattoos.com/?page_id=23">Echo</a> at <a href="http://nowornevertattoos.com/">Now or Never Tattoos & Body Works</a> in Staten Island, New York.<br /><br />Jessica estimates that this piece took 11 hours to complete and added that there may, in the future, be more coming. "We have to fill it in the bottom and the top with a whole bunch of more flower work," she told me, but for the most part, this is complete. <br /><br />When I asked what the origin of the piece was, she told me " I had a lotus flower on my lower back, so he [Echo] expanded it to a Tibetan princess." <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33uouVyq2ZZcmcMaMch3-08JPmRrhMvUPBoB9xZ_DOoNVL0yVNZPiJRxUHZUP34DEMHpjM9i559Xq_eXmWhUafPe9RxEesaqqetJgYEUgLM4HdT6aSPwZcg2YRdOCvPhsGIFU8ifzdqw/s1600/Jessica+princess+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33uouVyq2ZZcmcMaMch3-08JPmRrhMvUPBoB9xZ_DOoNVL0yVNZPiJRxUHZUP34DEMHpjM9i559Xq_eXmWhUafPe9RxEesaqqetJgYEUgLM4HdT6aSPwZcg2YRdOCvPhsGIFU8ifzdqw/s400/Jessica+princess+detail.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><br />As for the inspiration for the piece, Jessica explained, "I had a friend of mine pass away who was Tibetan, so that's kind of where the whole meaning came from."<br /><br />As you would imagine, this piece was garnering a lot of attention from photographers and other convention attendees. I was thrilled to speak to Jessica about the tattoo and thank her profusely for taking the time to speak with me and share her Tibetan princess with us here on Tattoosday.<br /><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</a> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></div>

NYC Tattoo Convention Spotlight: Jessica's Stunning Tibetan Back Piece

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Dispatch from the 2011 New York City Tattoo Convention (A Recap)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrywxoPMEeDq9L2z_ju5Zs8gmvOj0cIrtOBIaPCzZt8P3sbRxeM3X0ZAcEo9QQCsHzsXS09BraT2dUZ3EZP21Nq_ZpyHVITe2G2fjk6PxVd8JJ-DUMe1i6Uw7VLMzXGOtQ9UcOB1zTQ0/s1600/convention.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrywxoPMEeDq9L2z_ju5Zs8gmvOj0cIrtOBIaPCzZt8P3sbRxeM3X0ZAcEo9QQCsHzsXS09BraT2dUZ3EZP21Nq_ZpyHVITe2G2fjk6PxVd8JJ-DUMe1i6Uw7VLMzXGOtQ9UcOB1zTQ0/s400/convention.jpg" width="308" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Yesterday I spent a half dozen hours at the <a href="http://www.roselandballroom.com/">Roseland Ballroom</a>, where the <a href="http://www.nyctattooconvention.com/index.html">New York City Tattoo Convention </a>was holding court. This was my third trip to the show, and each year, I have a different experience, as Tattoosday has evolved as a site (read about 2009 <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/05/dispatch-from-new-york-city-tattoo.html">here</a> and 2010 <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/05/dispatch-from-nyc-tattoo-convention.html">here</a>).<br /><br />In years past, I have only highlighted one or two pieces, as I go into sensory overload. What, outside of a convention's setting, would normally pique my interest, seems commonplace and ordinary. This year, however, I took many more photos, and actually interviewed four people, so this will be Convention Recap Week.<br /><br />I do want to say the best part of the show was hanging and chatting with Marisa and Brian from <a href="http://www.needlesandsins.com/">Needles and Sins</a>, as well as with Nathan from <a href="http://www.knuckletattoos.com/">Knuckle Tattoos</a>. It's not a portrait of future world domination, yet, but here's the three of us, masterminds of three of the best tattoo sites around, and hands and above, the best three inkbloggers at the show:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWfTp3Zz6Gk87Q_U0q8EJyN9jt3j7zH2a3_Rmh0OLEKY2Sb-feTFq3_nsJWr4B9qqOyFDagODGNY4Q0F1GxS4ETrueqYM5tUy2TkAme7Q5dzZwXSOGoGUKo6kLAVI4jHgy6VRT7amm18/s1600/Three+Bloggers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWfTp3Zz6Gk87Q_U0q8EJyN9jt3j7zH2a3_Rmh0OLEKY2Sb-feTFq3_nsJWr4B9qqOyFDagODGNY4Q0F1GxS4ETrueqYM5tUy2TkAme7Q5dzZwXSOGoGUKo6kLAVI4jHgy6VRT7amm18/s400/Three+Bloggers.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nathan, Marisa and Me (photo by Brian Grosz)</td></tr></tbody></table>That moment of self-adulation aside, I spent the first few hours talking to vendors about advertising, chatting with colleagues, and saying hello to people I've met in years past, like <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/05/dispatch-from-nyc-tattoo-convention.html">Greg</a> who was the high point of last year's show for me.<br /><br />I also like to introduce myself to artists whose work has appeared on the Site before, so I said hi to <a href="http://rosenthaltattoo.com/">Adam Rosenthal</a> of <a href="http://www.thinktanktattoo.com/">Th'Ink Tank</a> in Denver, and <a href="http://www.tattoosbyvinny.com/Tattoos_by_Vinny/Welcome.html">Vinny Romanelli</a> at <a href="http://redrockettattoo.com/">Red Rocket</a> in NYC.<br /><br />I also took a slew of photos of people I didn't interview, so I will just throw them up here. Unfortunately I can't credit any of the amazing artists responsible. However, if you see your work here, shoot me an email and I can give you your proper due. Many of these shots were taken during the first round of the contest, which centered around black and gray work:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0N0aVbugvSKid05JW0NPb3vLUmcnHn63RIMaXjixW_u95SQbYG2FUAssPkcNE0gl8oWXpDA50CrAWRk4W8kCE1BxJ4dcgOoXxAC5mDbLt1uBELMwcBHsARee7rr-JE_DIjkngphEdVp4/s1600/BG+MArilyn+Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0N0aVbugvSKid05JW0NPb3vLUmcnHn63RIMaXjixW_u95SQbYG2FUAssPkcNE0gl8oWXpDA50CrAWRk4W8kCE1BxJ4dcgOoXxAC5mDbLt1uBELMwcBHsARee7rr-JE_DIjkngphEdVp4/s640/BG+MArilyn+Back.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeU-qXxNCwX1UsOjD0tk4aKF6AgtJnfReUU6fy3djSYwBy5_VAPo4JCK-Zm8EtiXJKIBwdUAFgXcx5GRZcqgv9xTcTrOBVu64axBclH2h5RsAC1eyguomgtMkTGH_dvUhl_WS6zkrUm0/s1600/BG+skull.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeU-qXxNCwX1UsOjD0tk4aKF6AgtJnfReUU6fy3djSYwBy5_VAPo4JCK-Zm8EtiXJKIBwdUAFgXcx5GRZcqgv9xTcTrOBVu64axBclH2h5RsAC1eyguomgtMkTGH_dvUhl_WS6zkrUm0/s400/BG+skull.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This one was one of my favorites, especially considering the woman's reflection in the blade of the knife:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglJGNORvzCnxIIigiH2cWuN06EIo4pvceIFgOr7Ovausb0NcP4BbLhCYSnNvQXDzHKgq5yF3ml8yZrNJn3bqYLoD8ykWRBV6bxbgbE4zS3lEXxQ2weuZ-W0g1sZrqjufiToua75NYUlc/s1600/BG+Myers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglJGNORvzCnxIIigiH2cWuN06EIo4pvceIFgOr7Ovausb0NcP4BbLhCYSnNvQXDzHKgq5yF3ml8yZrNJn3bqYLoD8ykWRBV6bxbgbE4zS3lEXxQ2weuZ-W0g1sZrqjufiToua75NYUlc/s640/BG+Myers.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />And this Star Wars leg was totally cool:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpM6uhdqGLrUaP_wkyfGptKRgDAQ9_FFk3kby53dvAG3n4PPYnZ46lkmpH66M8ojd_b6PRYuZdZJd2sfmxZAE128I3VrSkYxdPftg_LoaEm2n9Uds9QSWG2alrBYTyejjvehODbYbqGlA/s1600/BG+Star+Wars+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpM6uhdqGLrUaP_wkyfGptKRgDAQ9_FFk3kby53dvAG3n4PPYnZ46lkmpH66M8ojd_b6PRYuZdZJd2sfmxZAE128I3VrSkYxdPftg_LoaEm2n9Uds9QSWG2alrBYTyejjvehODbYbqGlA/s640/BG+Star+Wars+2.jpg" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I thought I had failed in my quest until, as I was leaving, I captured this tiny <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Flag_%28band%29">Black Flag</a> tattoo on a guy named Crash, who works for <a href="http://www.tattooartistmagazine.com/">Tattoo Artist Magazine</a>:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Ov1-UvHGnMerCuhH4E7zPQPyE8JFZlyLG12u_TiNxNHsILOo2rDzpqm0Zm1cSOdoR0L15cyO7K9MUPELFfpS-cELav9Gv8x3t5Drmsvb4D6u0nAerRDSP4XoO7Cx_nOFs_nm4NDs4Kk/s1600/Mini+Black+Flag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Ov1-UvHGnMerCuhH4E7zPQPyE8JFZlyLG12u_TiNxNHsILOo2rDzpqm0Zm1cSOdoR0L15cyO7K9MUPELFfpS-cELav9Gv8x3t5Drmsvb4D6u0nAerRDSP4XoO7Cx_nOFs_nm4NDs4Kk/s400/Mini+Black+Flag.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mini-<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Flag_%28band%29">Black Flag</a> Bars Tattoo by <a href="http://www.elmstreettattoo.com/shop.html">Oliver Peck</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />and this incredible <a href="http://www.misfits.com/">Misfits</a> piece to boot:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyd4P9gjEHhhww9qC3gf5f5Tm0s2RKoHSOPnTAWyPpOzV9nNfe68sr-jeNRHkA3KWSdT3DTBKvVPS5s7JsMq9p-OzAQWwFDdO-vUYXRIEk1hrrFXBx0zrLKcQEbhD4MowDQYKjE3JMroI/s1600/Misfits.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyd4P9gjEHhhww9qC3gf5f5Tm0s2RKoHSOPnTAWyPpOzV9nNfe68sr-jeNRHkA3KWSdT3DTBKvVPS5s7JsMq9p-OzAQWwFDdO-vUYXRIEk1hrrFXBx0zrLKcQEbhD4MowDQYKjE3JMroI/s400/Misfits.jpg" width="307" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tattoo by Frank Lee at <a href="http://www.tattooblues.com/tattoos.php">Tattoo Blues</a> in Ft. Lauderdale</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Yes, we know, Misfits are an East Coast band. But it was too nice a tattoo to not photograph. Can you blame me?<br /><br />Check out the Tattoo Artist Magazine blog <a href="http://www.tattooartistmagazineblog.com/">here</a>.<br /><br />Check back throughout the week to see what four tattoos I found most blogworthy for us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</a> and read our original content. 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Dispatch from the 2011 New York City Tattoo Convention (A Recap)

  Yesterday I spent a half dozen hours at the Roseland Ballroom , where the New York City Tattoo Convention was holding court. This was my ...

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