Andrea's Half-Sleeve with Mermaid

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FDeNawycuH18Srpw3m7SYoNHeFCxifBa_5euTlK_DBA5uTc8uV8qUe3UFaikND2XeG7AcbG1K-COjvdqb7uS5XcEQvjGTTiN9nHHGNyHq8Y7AGydLiv6VuVFvN1kEiv6_99Q2wtKi3s/s1600/Mermaid+R+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FDeNawycuH18Srpw3m7SYoNHeFCxifBa_5euTlK_DBA5uTc8uV8qUe3UFaikND2XeG7AcbG1K-COjvdqb7uS5XcEQvjGTTiN9nHHGNyHq8Y7AGydLiv6VuVFvN1kEiv6_99Q2wtKi3s/s640/Mermaid+R+detail.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><br />Today we are checking out an awesome traditional half-sleeve by Charlie Foos at <a href="http://readstreettattoo.net/home.html">Reade Street Tattoo Parlour</a>. I spotted it on Andrea outside of the Fuse studios on Seventh Avenue in Manhattan:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkiVrbrfj6plTGFaDAhLHC6zZD9LG019NjSDoVgwh7y-Qpaxy0jnxrVSKVbGFpU21iniMrcelvXLX_VFjfvfOVEWRCeANpRtNHKD3d25bYCU6q-NAFU6CY6BY6h2yMkjnSXjksCRHZOnU/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/AVvXsEhkiVrbrfj6plTGFaDAhLHC6zZD9LG019NjSDoVgwh7y-Qpaxy0jnxrVSKVbGFpU21iniMrcelvXLX_VFjfvfOVEWRCeANpRtNHKD3d25bYCU6q-NAFU6CY6BY6h2yMkjnSXjksCRHZOnU/s400/mermaid+collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Andrea told me this was completed in three sessions of three and a half hours each and was inspired by s piece of jewelery. "I bought this pendant of a ship," she said, "and I decided I wanted a half-sleeve of something traditional." The rest is history.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7B4HJs0Gt50_vDkCLpcVUvRvN_WuV3_YzW2tjGuFCsO5QxLuOW4SH_ze97Ddw3WMRo_tO13zduld1lURVH-kS1G8DxGQ16n4HxnFq54BEulFVfgouVDooPVnQ6xMINqxnqVbkC8IH_w/s1600/mermaid+L+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7B4HJs0Gt50_vDkCLpcVUvRvN_WuV3_YzW2tjGuFCsO5QxLuOW4SH_ze97Ddw3WMRo_tO13zduld1lURVH-kS1G8DxGQ16n4HxnFq54BEulFVfgouVDooPVnQ6xMINqxnqVbkC8IH_w/s640/mermaid+L+detail.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><br /><br />Thanks to Andrea for sharing this great 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"><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>

Andrea's Half-Sleeve with Mermaid

Today we are checking out an awesome traditional half-sleeve by Charlie Foos at Reade Street Tattoo Parlour . I spotted it on Andrea outside...

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Kerry Unveils Some Masterpieces

A couple weeks ago, I felt like I had won the Tattoosday lottery. In my own neighborhood, I ran into Kerry, who had a bit of a tattoo peeking out of her left sleeve. I stopped her and introduced myself, and she shared some simply phenomenal work. We'll get to that left sleeve in a second, but Kerry figured I'd be impressed with this tattoo on her upper right arm:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_seQ9pRHAqxU-Zl4KYim1QgvgLIKOsvrlbecIMUU9IwbVbK9_gSJT6rF_k2To-INMgbzoP6pIOvnWRRGREVOWZvjV_6UXkVORu1fqS_4PaLGUvhjXYCGdTN_T4wuutNiUzxr2ibjq1PM/s1600/Gupta+Butterfly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_seQ9pRHAqxU-Zl4KYim1QgvgLIKOsvrlbecIMUU9IwbVbK9_gSJT6rF_k2To-INMgbzoP6pIOvnWRRGREVOWZvjV_6UXkVORu1fqS_4PaLGUvhjXYCGdTN_T4wuutNiUzxr2ibjq1PM/s400/Gupta+Butterfly.jpg" width="370" /></a></div><br />Well, she was certainly right about that!  This is a piece by <a href="http://www.anilgupta.com/">Anil Gupta</a> at <a href="http://www.inklinestudio.com/">Inkline Studio</a> in Manhattan. The detail of this work is astonishing.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPbmixCiDSt-JHd6G9VSaH_j5cIZNvadsuKhKeT2yFW1zjH4jL_5zaIxutZ1RGWnRIXSMagAKWxhs0aOiamTDpHNp_iHAolf55eYoTFl49n1t5Rm521uO4umst8i7wFc6omPnj_EMx6o/s1600/Gupta+Butterfly+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPbmixCiDSt-JHd6G9VSaH_j5cIZNvadsuKhKeT2yFW1zjH4jL_5zaIxutZ1RGWnRIXSMagAKWxhs0aOiamTDpHNp_iHAolf55eYoTFl49n1t5Rm521uO4umst8i7wFc6omPnj_EMx6o/s400/Gupta+Butterfly+detail.jpg" width="396" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anil Gupta is considered a master of the biomechanical tattoo. Kerry explained:</div><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"I'd seen Gupta's work and I really wanted something in the biomechanical style ... I just thought of a butterfly, which is usually something very feminine and soft, just made it out of parts and steel ... like a cool mix of the styles ... we just kept building and adding more stuff to the design ... he was great to work with."</div></blockquote>To get a full appreciation of the tattoo, check out the work from Gupta's portfolio. Simply stunning!<br />  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWMG1BguC-YUg9udc-gOvSH1I5zbm8WdRW8o3NGvF0z8N-FGA7PKdBOgaGiloZZYXip5uoln-qsOKj5y3jg7zdVZx6b0_YsILNzL1x-6gJMm_iF4pefdE0G2zRtnsi3kLbIGCGECxIq8/s1600/Gupta+Butterfly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWMG1BguC-YUg9udc-gOvSH1I5zbm8WdRW8o3NGvF0z8N-FGA7PKdBOgaGiloZZYXip5uoln-qsOKj5y3jg7zdVZx6b0_YsILNzL1x-6gJMm_iF4pefdE0G2zRtnsi3kLbIGCGECxIq8/s400/Gupta+Butterfly.jpg" width="382" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's twenty-five hours of work by a master of the biomechanical.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Remember, it wasn't the Gupta tattoo that caught my attention, but this colorful section of a sleeve, on the lower part of Kerry's left arm:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-62uJJtLxD5m3rQOrv14SFrw2L68F6_QBUx6vUzFmwj-rbsRMfY0FyUwkBGoMyGCt5TSwMURbF1v5hskcCfEglOILT9niNc58tY62_3idDL0YMnwIRd8ABSxsn1sk9EG5AtnG39DCZw/s1600/Samurai+monster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-62uJJtLxD5m3rQOrv14SFrw2L68F6_QBUx6vUzFmwj-rbsRMfY0FyUwkBGoMyGCt5TSwMURbF1v5hskcCfEglOILT9niNc58tY62_3idDL0YMnwIRd8ABSxsn1sk9EG5AtnG39DCZw/s640/Samurai+monster.jpg" width="270" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kerry rolled up her sleeve to reveal the entire arm:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg618FkGSPgYFlYy2qrylRecpa4qkTm80rzZNqZb17Yw-ndxcQ4c2U8hQD8RiS1FpOWczIjsvPiZ6LE1nzvCmPljkE9wB8N5bntTokHASBQNuc0kPYhvEuD-UWsA7hlh26gKTUoC6meIJA/s1600/Samurai.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg618FkGSPgYFlYy2qrylRecpa4qkTm80rzZNqZb17Yw-ndxcQ4c2U8hQD8RiS1FpOWczIjsvPiZ6LE1nzvCmPljkE9wB8N5bntTokHASBQNuc0kPYhvEuD-UWsA7hlh26gKTUoC6meIJA/s640/Samurai.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6wDqjpBC6wYFIZSPsFLafFpnw1fuv5wyFhpAjkMEqAgOlmCxYWIJ23bpdKWBea6zTVoqUzIvFcFBth5W1bcCM59rHyP5S5HNihJEhoM4PVP_vu6c6cRZ6MSDZu-ZSHHcDKnu3k6NGP4/s1600/Samurai+bottom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6wDqjpBC6wYFIZSPsFLafFpnw1fuv5wyFhpAjkMEqAgOlmCxYWIJ23bpdKWBea6zTVoqUzIvFcFBth5W1bcCM59rHyP5S5HNihJEhoM4PVP_vu6c6cRZ6MSDZu-ZSHHcDKnu3k6NGP4/s640/Samurai+bottom.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What you see is approximately forty-two hours of work by the talented <a href="http://blog.nyadorned.com/search/kaz">Kaz</a> at <a href="http://blog.nyadorned.com/">New York Adorned</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kerry explained the genesis of this sleeve:</div><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"I saw this picture when I was looking up samurai stories, because I'm a martial artist and, initially, we were just going to do it half-sleeve, but then just decided to go whole hog. Kaz is really good, so I just let him go crazy with it."</div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Kerry's focus in martial arts is grappling and kick-boxing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And to think, I would have missed all of this amazing work, had I not been intrigued by the head of this Japanese monster, peeking out from one of her sleeves!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3D_7Y5m3BOO-lD3I8p5wxHnpAKAivLoGotzDfGDRDEeMXi6bd4rjwxFwpVnYXf0VM3iv6dezN3TYgE7UoYsIceu_dst3IK4r4-aMTEpMGLkib_IJB4pw4TTDPw2cHllQFaDm-oJ1Fs34/s1600/Samurai+monster+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3D_7Y5m3BOO-lD3I8p5wxHnpAKAivLoGotzDfGDRDEeMXi6bd4rjwxFwpVnYXf0VM3iv6dezN3TYgE7UoYsIceu_dst3IK4r4-aMTEpMGLkib_IJB4pw4TTDPw2cHllQFaDm-oJ1Fs34/s400/Samurai+monster+detail.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Thanks to Kerry for sharing her simply stunning 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"><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>

Kerry Unveils Some Masterpieces

A couple weeks ago, I felt like I had won the Tattoosday lottery. In my own neighborhood, I ran into Kerry, who had a bit of a tattoo peekin...

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Nicole Takes Us to Candyland

At the beginning of the month, I had the pleasure of encountering a young lady named Nicole in Herald Square (34th Street and 6th Avenue, for you out-of-towners).<br /><br />Nicole is heavily inked, estimating that "about 45%" of her body is tattooed.<br /><br />So with so much work, where to begin? She offered up her lower left leg, which is fully-sleeved.<br /><br />I always find photographing sleeves challenging, because it is so hard to capture all of the details accurately and perfectly in a photograph. So here's a collage of Nicole's <a href="http://www.hasbro.com/games/en_US/candyland/">Candyland</a> sleeve:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4zpQNo63WWMKNwXYDuD56tnfw-lP_Lgpuv47BImoLSPgVJHkYtz_tfCwuqoCCrOzciQjPjUoj3gQuPl2yCt2_3n7iaOvL5Vol-_CGxUWASZ9LYts4cXpo920ahs8eLpa7Do0ERlGYEA/s1600/candyland+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4zpQNo63WWMKNwXYDuD56tnfw-lP_Lgpuv47BImoLSPgVJHkYtz_tfCwuqoCCrOzciQjPjUoj3gQuPl2yCt2_3n7iaOvL5Vol-_CGxUWASZ9LYts4cXpo920ahs8eLpa7Do0ERlGYEA/s400/candyland+collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Why a Candylamd-themed sleeve? Nicole explained, </div><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"Growing up, that was my favorite game in the whole world.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDae9ORsGgsNkqaV-bchHah0CbdYEtfVsE__fJHCE8yoBeVOFCzsVl0EKl8g0LTu_jt9K0lzdpTIZNtAAcN-Ccis9hVcbB7P94PXBNg9Y31D-nArZMH1P924l2Rf5mwG6tX-UuNwp57Y/s1600/Candyland+Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDae9ORsGgsNkqaV-bchHah0CbdYEtfVsE__fJHCE8yoBeVOFCzsVl0EKl8g0LTu_jt9K0lzdpTIZNtAAcN-Ccis9hVcbB7P94PXBNg9Y31D-nArZMH1P924l2Rf5mwG6tX-UuNwp57Y/s640/Candyland+Back.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><br />Getting my tattoos never really <i>meant</i> anything, so that was kinda the one, like, childhood thing . . . I feel like if you're a girl, you should have pretty, colorful tattoos ... otherwise, you don't look 'girly' anymore.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2bQTXUHuZOWSyqbNFjl7233CsMHeAR_i4T-yJszvxapItnktdzmmN0l9TRkVu5ueze6DvRoSZmbZrYsTyvLDlvTiH0npmKwqqajC6nMWrNdL7z8moZkuxuHchQ4ksFAz_NIqv-ze7WA/s1600/Princess+Candyland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2bQTXUHuZOWSyqbNFjl7233CsMHeAR_i4T-yJszvxapItnktdzmmN0l9TRkVu5ueze6DvRoSZmbZrYsTyvLDlvTiH0npmKwqqajC6nMWrNdL7z8moZkuxuHchQ4ksFAz_NIqv-ze7WA/s640/Princess+Candyland.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br />So that's why I did that."</blockquote>Nicole credited <a href="http://www.bryanrandolphtattoo.com/">Brian Randolph</a>, formerly of <a href="http://nyadorned.com/">New York Adorned</a>, with this work <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidq3v30LiTJIjqzjvldCBw-WIAicFnpcjNXu-R73bdFyCcS6D-gUOaq7TZYHdJo9zgqjK_FlL28se41Znu0fLbwwPa1nlg0Ic_7urcbKK-nBkg8Ze4G740uYiMb1qWGuMl-_QQSl6Y2Es/s1600/Ice+King+Cone+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidq3v30LiTJIjqzjvldCBw-WIAicFnpcjNXu-R73bdFyCcS6D-gUOaq7TZYHdJo9zgqjK_FlL28se41Znu0fLbwwPa1nlg0Ic_7urcbKK-nBkg8Ze4G740uYiMb1qWGuMl-_QQSl6Y2Es/s640/Ice+King+Cone+detail.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />Nicole informed me that Brian had moved to California, but he comes back and forth every six months.  She did say that, although this work is solely from Brian, she also gets tattooed by <a href="http://www.kingsavenuetattoo.com/artist_bio.asp?id=4">Justin Weatherholtz</a> at <a href="http://www.kingsavenuetattoo.com/">Kings Avenue Tattoo</a> in Massapequa, New York.<br /><br />Thanks to Nicole for sharing her incredibly colorful leg sleeve with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><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 /></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; 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. 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Nicole Takes Us to Candyland

At the beginning of the month, I had the pleasure of encountering a young lady named Nicole in Herald Square (34th Street and 6th Avenue, fo...

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Musician Monday: Doug from The Sleeping and Gramp's House

This installment of Musician Monday features Doug Robinson, lead singer from the rock band <a href="http://www.facebook.com/TheSleeping">The Sleeping</a>. I ran into Doug last week in Penn Station and stopped him when I saw all of his tattoos.<br /><br />Doug has had some of his work featured in <i>Tattoo</i> Magazine and is in the current issue of <i><a href="http://www.tattooflash.com/">Tattoo Flash</a></i>, so I was indeed honored when he agreed to share a piece from his right forearm:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw5UUBAD1Mp6twQ77Y7Y3gRYu16MJHuP5ILE1sZBAB7vNisBkotKSoGqMm3rS7XsSOyaylDKt5lMb7wXhGXVPKmuanoqfO6T5DBiyuy3m2ErXxc5TJ2F6PP_8nMTlOmhS4DPwW74V6iwY/s1600/gramps+house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw5UUBAD1Mp6twQ77Y7Y3gRYu16MJHuP5ILE1sZBAB7vNisBkotKSoGqMm3rS7XsSOyaylDKt5lMb7wXhGXVPKmuanoqfO6T5DBiyuy3m2ErXxc5TJ2F6PP_8nMTlOmhS4DPwW74V6iwY/s640/gramps+house.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><br />Doug explained that this tattoo is based on a logo created by a friend of his, whose grandfather had passed away and left him his house. Doug's friend, along with Doug and three other guys, lived in the house which they dubbed "Gramp's House." The home was, as Doug told me, "a really important place for all of us," and many of them got this logo tattooed, as a tribute to that special place that they all held near and dear.<br /><br />Doug credited <a href="http://www.sailorjerry.com/tattoos/featured_artist/jelena_nikolic/">Jelena Nikolic</a> from <a href="http://www.lonewolftattoo.com/">Lone Wolf Tattoo</a> in Bellmore, Long Island, with this tattoo.<br /><br />Thanks to Doug for sharing his work with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br />Check out The Sleeping's video for "Don't Hold Back":<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="405" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RK-s-HFZtzo" width="500"></iframe><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]--> <div class="MsoNormal">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">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.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

Musician Monday: Doug from The Sleeping and Gramp's House

This installment of Musician Monday features Doug Robinson, lead singer from the rock band The Sleeping . I ran into Doug last week in Penn ...

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Jessica: A Sugar Skull and Scream and Scream Again

<div class="MsoNormal">In <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2011/06/coreys-traditional-creatures.html">yesterday's post</a>, I talked about meeting Corey and Jessica in front of Penn Station, and we featured two of Corey's tattoos. Today it's Jessica's turn. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyosAmnGgJ_LVLEGsd2jizhy2aybGsqTvu84GypJXFfJV8Zt7fqYVCx4Ldyc97ZYbTNhgyF7Na56u66BYPwSKcmxSQpLB9SaW-3mL5Qjk7yWlxST37FrbKMGLJqdVhUPiAM9b10Sm1tdI/s1600/Jessica+Sugar+Skull.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyosAmnGgJ_LVLEGsd2jizhy2aybGsqTvu84GypJXFfJV8Zt7fqYVCx4Ldyc97ZYbTNhgyF7Na56u66BYPwSKcmxSQpLB9SaW-3mL5Qjk7yWlxST37FrbKMGLJqdVhUPiAM9b10Sm1tdI/s640/Jessica+Sugar+Skull.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">She praised to no end the tattoo artist who did this sugar skull, her friend Chris Handford at <a href="http://www.perkinsroadparlour.com/">Perkins Road Parlor</a> in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.</div><blockquote><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">"They do a lot of traditional and he's originally a painter, so we just said, 'Do Whatever," and he drew up these awesome things ... he's actually a really new artist, but I would say already, skills-wise, far beyond a lot of people who have been doing it longer, especially in the South."</div></blockquote><div class="MsoNormal">Jessica also shared this incredible piece on her right calf:</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHsCWH4ZBOFrqcuFh1Ur05Z2uM7gmfo4g_hQZU9G2NRMKaRlc-5U-Wfj6CmkgW3WaksGAoDtC11ZmDmY4tswOQV_uvhxuEDyx6fa_PeuV05XMOO3yf3oOWVIAol9VvRvkttHbt9HDTj4/s1600/scream+and+scream+again+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHsCWH4ZBOFrqcuFh1Ur05Z2uM7gmfo4g_hQZU9G2NRMKaRlc-5U-Wfj6CmkgW3WaksGAoDtC11ZmDmY4tswOQV_uvhxuEDyx6fa_PeuV05XMOO3yf3oOWVIAol9VvRvkttHbt9HDTj4/s400/scream+and+scream+again+collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">Jessica credited this tattoo to a different artist, <a href="http://www.artaddictiontattoo.com/richard_hart_portfolio">Richard Hart</a>, who currently works in Baton Rouge out of <a href="http://www.artaddictiontattoo.com/">Art Addiction Tattoo Studio</a>.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Jessica explained the story behind this interesting piece:</div><blockquote><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">"[Richard Hart] is excellent at photo-realism. I found this ... it's from a movie called <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064949/">Scream and Scream Again</a> (1970).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAgKv_D-5TXqhzh4EQNC6DoXBX3cp_WfscU4RBV6oLcipHEd4UTpVKZmZNBQxFVcjeCrWkAISn-7yzIlvl4cq_Jf1FpAT5kdslVUGRpkWpL2ZzN8zR25t37a3RvQHF4O4A726EO0D5gE/s1600/SCREAm+AND+SCREAM+AGAIN+vhs.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAgKv_D-5TXqhzh4EQNC6DoXBX3cp_WfscU4RBV6oLcipHEd4UTpVKZmZNBQxFVcjeCrWkAISn-7yzIlvl4cq_Jf1FpAT5kdslVUGRpkWpL2ZzN8zR25t37a3RvQHF4O4A726EO0D5gE/s400/SCREAm+AND+SCREAM+AGAIN+vhs.JPG" width="251" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">I just loved it and he drew it up on the spot ... I've never seen anyone just draw it, make a quick stencil, look at a computer, and then go off the picture itself. It looks exactly like the picture; I mean, it's insane. Insane. He's definitely awesome!"</div></blockquote><div class="MsoNormal">It's always great to hear tattooed folk talk so exuberantly about how much they like their artists, and it was certainly nice to encounter some talent from a part of the country we don't see too often up here in New York.</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />Thanks to Jessica (and Corey) for sharing their tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><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"><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><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

Jessica: A Sugar Skull and Scream and Scream Again

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Corey's Traditional Creatures

I met Corey and Jessica last month outside of Madison Square Garden on a bright, sunny afternoon. Between the two of them, they have dozens of tattoos, so I had a lovely time chatting with them. They're originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and had been tattooed by a couple of artists who are friends of theirs working out of <a href="http://www.perkinsroadparlour.com/">Perkins Road Parlor</a>.<br /><br />Corey credited Brent McCarron and Chris Handford with this pair of cool, traditional-style tattoos: <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHq5uXLLwHUWwI5fGQnlp7kHODgDo1LGwyUhMRCbwJY1mRq8PJ7yNGAJOOEQ4Rl_2jIPUKItBKdGDF6E4wcmujuyc8HsFeQOUK5ZD06F1oE7TQv9BwDXnILZujUe1fnJYCeo6Yo-Map0/s1600/sabre+toothed+spider.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHq5uXLLwHUWwI5fGQnlp7kHODgDo1LGwyUhMRCbwJY1mRq8PJ7yNGAJOOEQ4Rl_2jIPUKItBKdGDF6E4wcmujuyc8HsFeQOUK5ZD06F1oE7TQv9BwDXnILZujUe1fnJYCeo6Yo-Map0/s400/sabre+toothed+spider.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Corey, who has 14 or 15 tattoos, just asked them to draw him something and they did.  This sabre-toothed tiger and his newest piece, the spider, about two weeks old in this photo, have a very traditional feel about them. I particularly love the yellows in the spider.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1czFeFjTxt15PQzSQbEaE-fxAiWvPqL-yG5rtx60Ng-1zIdbcF5MBYcYehKNti3ahsOC-Lvi497J_jYANQuwzVcwdvKDFapkqdVeUC8qwSfiY_GvR1Ju8hUyq5PUC_Ioe7IgX_UzSoN8/s1600/Spider.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1czFeFjTxt15PQzSQbEaE-fxAiWvPqL-yG5rtx60Ng-1zIdbcF5MBYcYehKNti3ahsOC-Lvi497J_jYANQuwzVcwdvKDFapkqdVeUC8qwSfiY_GvR1Ju8hUyq5PUC_Ioe7IgX_UzSoN8/s640/Spider.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks to Corey for sharing these tattoos with us! Check back tomorrow to see what Jessica had to offer!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><!--[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]--> </div><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>

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Kathy's Back, The Beginning

I spotted Kathy walking in front of Madison Square Garden, near the corner of Seventh Avenue and 33rd Street earlier this month and, although I couldn't see specifically what she had going with her tattoos, I was intrigued enough to ask.<br /><br />Some folks are often dismissive of me when I approach them, but Kathy was the total opposite. She was joyful and excited to share her ink and, when she removed her outer layer and adjusted her tank top, it was abundantly clear why. She had recently embarked on a full back piece and was proud of the foundation for what is ultimately going to be a phenomenal work of art:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgLW4l-1KdiZUGtNf1jWm2v3byfPa_372DhLHX9kclEW6XOwNj3cQ7MsAVy6uBrkht2l5vUusIjhMQs6RbGFIYuhqqW6tmgq2XypNTAs498vaXv5ssD7Okyme6aM8WsL7NxSjS4zb4X4/s1600/Kathys+Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgLW4l-1KdiZUGtNf1jWm2v3byfPa_372DhLHX9kclEW6XOwNj3cQ7MsAVy6uBrkht2l5vUusIjhMQs6RbGFIYuhqqW6tmgq2XypNTAs498vaXv5ssD7Okyme6aM8WsL7NxSjS4zb4X4/s400/Kathys+Back.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><br />Kathy had enlisted <a href="http://www.dereknoble.fatzombie.com/">Derek Noble</a> of <a href="http://www.luckydeviltattooparlor.com/where.html">Lucky Devil Tattoo Parlor</a> in Seattle to create this tattoo. She explained, "he's really into horror, traditional, and all that kind of stuff, so I went to him back in January."<br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br />Kathy is an interior designer with twelve tattoos and agreed to share the back piece in its early stage (approximately three and a half hours in). She has tentatively agreed to keep us posted when she heads back to Seattle at the end of the summer so that we can see the work develop.<br /><br />She explained further:<br /><blockquote><br />"I broke my back about two years ago, so I figured I'd make something nice out of a bad thing. There's little vertebrae holding candles and I love zombies ... I gave [Derek Noble] the time period, I said I wanted something Jack the Ripper era, and he went full out for it. I saw [the design] the day of, and I never even thought I wouldn't like it."</blockquote></div><div class="MsoNormal">Well we here at Tattoosday can't wait to see how this turns out. With just the outlines, the piece looks incredible and, well, it's <i>Derek Noble</i>, after all, so we know it's going to turn out magnificently.<br /><br />Thanks to Kathy for sharing the early stage of her new back piece with us here on Tattoosday! I know we can't wait to see more!<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><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 /></span></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>

Kathy's Back, The Beginning

I spotted Kathy walking in front of Madison Square Garden, near the corner of Seventh Avenue and 33rd Street earlier this month and, althoug...

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Emily's Typewriter

Last week, on Eighth Avenue, I spotted an incredible tattoo on the back of a woman's calf and knew that I had to speak to her about it. Check it out:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SQt_6ZCOMlHlKC02D1qLGrTgk0DFo6L0fh-aiDD7VpcbD-Tr7IMDimzjjLMzjwdZEu1ctasAq0-2TRRQEEXDmaWVhxFYJiOiqdRshmXnPfS50dWy4KIa0OO6YpPb2bbjs77oFmE2_7Q/s1600/emily+types.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SQt_6ZCOMlHlKC02D1qLGrTgk0DFo6L0fh-aiDD7VpcbD-Tr7IMDimzjjLMzjwdZEu1ctasAq0-2TRRQEEXDmaWVhxFYJiOiqdRshmXnPfS50dWy4KIa0OO6YpPb2bbjs77oFmE2_7Q/s640/emily+types.jpg" width="408" /></a></div><br />This vintage typewriter belongs to Emily, and was tattooed by one of my favorite artists in New York, <a href="http://virginiaelwood.wordpress.com/">Virginia Elwood</a> at <a href="http://www.nyadorned.com/home.htm">New York Adorned</a>. You can click the tag at the bottom of the post to see other work of Virginia's that I have been fortunate enough to spot in my Tattoosday travels.<br /><br />Emily explained that she is a writer, and wanted a vintage typewriter inked to represent her vocation. My guess she had decided on one of these <a href="http://www.machinesoflovinggrace.com/royals.htm">Royal</a> typewriters, and then Virginia worked her magic. Emily elaborates:<br /><blockquote><br />"I asked her originally to give me a little typewriter on top of the books here:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpErb9EJAMMi4f0dQbDCjy3OPDDvN-ayyqJex8XpiKdx927_2wyj0p5cm8vsqKbChQSXJZN6joIWj99KZhu0sYzxHlRj0BA9xUOeYIKr5Xge-zlZE4z7PZBhRsa36PhOolZDaI_DUryM/s1600/Emilys+books.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpErb9EJAMMi4f0dQbDCjy3OPDDvN-ayyqJex8XpiKdx927_2wyj0p5cm8vsqKbChQSXJZN6joIWj99KZhu0sYzxHlRj0BA9xUOeYIKr5Xge-zlZE4z7PZBhRsa36PhOolZDaI_DUryM/s400/Emilys+books.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />but there wasn't enough room ... [Virginia] was like <i>It'll be too small if I put it on your arm, we'll have to do a big one to get the best detail</i>."</blockquote>The rest, as they say, is history.<br /><br />Emily has nine tattoos in all, counting a half-sleeve as one large piece, and all of her work has been done by Virginia.<br /><br />Emily is managing editor for a website called <a href="http://www.xojane.com/">xoJane</a>, and has even written about her tattoos. She directed me to <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2ABM4y/www.xojane.com/sex/my-tattoos-make-guys-think-im-easy">this article</a> she recently wrote, called "<a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2ABM4y/www.xojane.com/sex/my-tattoos-make-guys-think-im-easy">My Tattoos Make Guys Think I'm Easy</a>." She's got a smart style that really taps into the heart and soul of the subject. I'm sure many tattooed women can relate to the sentiment in that piece. She also pointed to a <a href="http://www.xojane.com/entertainment/ny-ink-megan-massacre-sexism">more current article</a> she wrote, with some input from Virginia, as well, about <a href="http://www.xojane.com/entertainment/ny-ink-megan-massacre-sexism">sexism in tattoo shops</a>, specifically with the drama in the premiere (and subsequent episodes) of the latest tattoo reality series, <a href="http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/tv/ny-ink"><i>New York Ink</i></a>.<br /><br />I, for one, certainly recommend checking out Emily's site, <a href="http://www.xojane.com/">xoJane</a>, and exploring not only her contributions, but those of the other writers, as well.<br /><br />Thanks to Emily for sharing her incredible work with us here on Tattoosday, and for talking with me, even though she was running late. I do appreciate it and hope we'll see more of her tattoos here in the future!<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"><br /></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 class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

Emily's Typewriter

Last week, on Eighth Avenue, I spotted an incredible tattoo on the back of a woman's calf and knew that I had to speak to her about it. ...

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Orlando the Brave

Last fall, I met Orlando near F.I.T. and posted some of his tattoos in December. I had wanted to get clearer photos, but I hadn't been able to contact him, so his work appeared <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/12/christmas-house-cleaning.html">here</a>, in an end-of-the-year recap.<br /><br />Fast forward to a month ago, when I spotted Orlando again on the corner where I work, so I was able to get a clearer photo of one of his tattoos, and obtain something new from him.<br /><br />I was waiting until this week to post the picture, to coincide with <a href="http://www.nycpride.org/">Pride Week</a> here in New York City.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNkyYgkYIS4LaSAhC2VOo4BZS5AwgqUbIvHkfzG-a227BMQtrKbT6OHXY0TtMm0zb2yEXBq2giCORKV_fGY2Oi_B4grUssXtbh_SSXu8iH-D08IDmhnPfU_3y3uiO8AxJg7kNed9vWK0/s1600/Brave.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNkyYgkYIS4LaSAhC2VOo4BZS5AwgqUbIvHkfzG-a227BMQtrKbT6OHXY0TtMm0zb2yEXBq2giCORKV_fGY2Oi_B4grUssXtbh_SSXu8iH-D08IDmhnPfU_3y3uiO8AxJg7kNed9vWK0/s640/Brave.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><br />Orlando explained that these are antlers and he got them for a specific reason:<br /><blockquote>"I got it last year when I was 19 ... antlers, for the animals who have them, are a symbol of strength and sexuality ... I came out when I was 13, so last year that would have been six years ago. So I got it just to commemorate me coming out, and I got "BRAVE" underneath it for it being the bravest thing I've ever had to do."</blockquote><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I wanted to share this during Pride Week as a tribute to Orlando's bravery, and with the hope that it helps instill courage in other people to be proud of who they are, and to not be ashamed of their true selves. I don't often get up on a soapbox here on Tattoosday, so I'll spare you the rhetoric, Dear Readers. Nonetheless, I want to thank Orlando for his bravery and his willingness to share a bit of his journey with us here on Tattoosday.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Orlando credited Chantal at <a href="http://www.bleedingimage.com/">Bleeding Image Tattoo</a> in Astoria, Queens, with this tattoo.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><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><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

Orlando the Brave

Last fall, I met Orlando near F.I.T. and posted some of his tattoos in December. I had wanted to get clearer photos, but I hadn't been a...

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Orphans: The Hungry Lion

So what do I do with a tattoo photo that has been abandoned and forgotten?<br /><br />Why post it here, of course.<br /><br />Back on May 10, I met a guy in Penn Station and took a picture of his tattoo, which he referred to as his "Hungry Lion":<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ftPKdTl7SZTkXUXdM5I0NTyi42jzUQnnHhSt3cE6EoVvncb50XqJ1kBrhxbeKHE_MBsY7A-jTHlzxuhyphenhyphenDCvQ_BpgE-sHaSMDz1NYDOIRAyE0Wt6KV2hOUjcozgHs6sJho6N-Wk2cM5Y/s1600/hungry+lion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ftPKdTl7SZTkXUXdM5I0NTyi42jzUQnnHhSt3cE6EoVvncb50XqJ1kBrhxbeKHE_MBsY7A-jTHlzxuhyphenhyphenDCvQ_BpgE-sHaSMDz1NYDOIRAyE0Wt6KV2hOUjcozgHs6sJho6N-Wk2cM5Y/s400/hungry+lion.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />And then, before I could talk to him further, his girlfriend emerged from the bathroom and he told me they had to catch a train.<br /><br />He had a Tattoosday flier, but never e-mailed me.<br /><br />So if anyone wants to adopt this tattoo, leave a comment. Or, if you know who the artist is, please let me know.<br /><br />Thanks to you, Dude, wherever you are, for sharing your cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><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>

Orphans: The Hungry Lion

So what do I do with a tattoo photo that has been abandoned and forgotten? Why post it here, of course. Back on May 10, I met a guy in Penn ...

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Delphine Shares a Lucky Cat and a Sailor Jerry Design

I met Delphine last week and she shared two of her tattoos with me. First is this piece:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhekV_L84OpSJqdzgGWKv66XGCKlYINAKqjijDeawO1kTF1CVsegNktgCHx7NlkbF1wvW29iCny7uftwQ8Vglr0hyphenhyphenppIKmt776n980d1CznaZbY2Ol1zVaCoicGt0Hs5uSWoZV-vJlY6Q0/s1600/Lucky+Cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhekV_L84OpSJqdzgGWKv66XGCKlYINAKqjijDeawO1kTF1CVsegNktgCHx7NlkbF1wvW29iCny7uftwQ8Vglr0hyphenhyphenppIKmt776n980d1CznaZbY2Ol1zVaCoicGt0Hs5uSWoZV-vJlY6Q0/s640/Lucky+Cat.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br />For those of you who do not recognize this image, it is a common piece of ceramic sculpture popular in Japanese culture called the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneki_Neko">Maneki Neko</a>," or Lucky Cat. It is a good luck charm, and is often seen in Asian-owned stores as a totem of good fortune. Delphine explained further that this was her most recent piece and that "I have always loved the Japanese Lucky Cat.  I felt that this would be a great time to get it (due to the economy - cat has a prosperity in Kanji) and as a tribute to the Japanese that were affected by the Tsunami)."<br /><br />She credited her Lucky Cat to artists <a href="http://sftattoo.com/artists/megan-wilson/">Megan Wilson</a> at <a href="http://sftattoo.com/">Picture Machine Tattoo</a> in San Francisco.<br /><br />On her other forearm is this tattoo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVestwzYj5RJ75KrB8IbISFruaP8dghxVjc6zzcbiombieoDe1fbzKMojw3BnADMmVRughyod2LTd2tfKeDCtB2IIaS13EKPKzq9Qyw-A3GDbVOzXbJBGKI_cbPvNnJ8PHo7eNIv2MA-0/s1600/USMC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVestwzYj5RJ75KrB8IbISFruaP8dghxVjc6zzcbiombieoDe1fbzKMojw3BnADMmVRughyod2LTd2tfKeDCtB2IIaS13EKPKzq9Qyw-A3GDbVOzXbJBGKI_cbPvNnJ8PHo7eNIv2MA-0/s640/USMC.jpg" width="344" /></a></div><br />This tattoo is attributed to <a href="http://www.luckystarstattoo.com/artist/anthony">Anthony Gonzalez</a> at <a href="http://www.luckystarstattoo.com/">Lucky Stars Tattoo</a> in San Jose, California. Delphine explains, "My father and I are Marine Vets.  I saw this <a href="http://www.sailorjerry.com/">Sailor Jerry</a> piece and loved it to honor my father and me.  On the original piece it says 'Never Again'.  I updated this to 'Never Forget' - the 'forget' is done in red to look like spray paint."<br /><br />Thanks to Delphine for sharing these two tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Delphine Shares a Lucky Cat and a Sailor Jerry Design

I met Delphine last week and she shared two of her tattoos with me. First is this piece: For those of you who do not recognize this image, i...

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Vaughn's Elemental Sleeve

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYlffsK0PaYnr-wHwGRmfUBlL9Ud-hXBLwmVz1LlHar3KBm8jlkMDecYwo2SgJWjojqVAkcJZrgdDIE9pT-36s0IDI4fWcBkKuVoi0s5SoI1ZjhtHf5rYIF1H9t0Ls6JW6RLfRuUrIDs/s1600/fire+water.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYlffsK0PaYnr-wHwGRmfUBlL9Ud-hXBLwmVz1LlHar3KBm8jlkMDecYwo2SgJWjojqVAkcJZrgdDIE9pT-36s0IDI4fWcBkKuVoi0s5SoI1ZjhtHf5rYIF1H9t0Ls6JW6RLfRuUrIDs/s640/fire+water.jpg" width="376" /></a></div><br />I met Vaughn in the Borders in Penn Plaza and he shared this half-sleeve with us. It's one of four tattoos that he has. He wanted a sleeve representing the intermix of the elements fire and water, and <a href="http://holeshottattoos.com/section/210590_John_Clarke.html">John Clarke</a> at <a href="http://holeshottattoos.com/home.html">Holeshot's Premium Tattoo & Body Piercing</a> in Amherst, Massachusetts came up with the design. Work from Holeshot's has appeared once before on Tattoosday, <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/07/sugar-skull-sunday-hannah-and-her.html">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Vaughn for sharing his ink 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"><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>

Vaughn's Elemental Sleeve

I met Vaughn in the Borders in Penn Plaza and he shared this half-sleeve with us. It's one of four tattoos that he has. He wanted a slee...

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Jay's Hands Express Faith and Doubt

I met Jay in Penn Station, stopping him because he had a whole lot of tattoos. He estimated that he is probably 60 to 70 percent covered. He offered up his most recent work (as of May 31, 2011), the following tattoos:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPnXuOCmn_9DoE08dfko3zGvvPHYU-OKXZH-azsUTzghpkH4tTINwHYf0WqiTXUNYWNKcDaBDhc0_nsk71_6Z9OYv_EJclPu1aZiXkF2BdTicSJ0fD83UZYCSDXANEeiMKG18MvA12EU/s1600/faith+doubt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPnXuOCmn_9DoE08dfko3zGvvPHYU-OKXZH-azsUTzghpkH4tTINwHYf0WqiTXUNYWNKcDaBDhc0_nsk71_6Z9OYv_EJclPu1aZiXkF2BdTicSJ0fD83UZYCSDXANEeiMKG18MvA12EU/s640/faith+doubt.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />Jay explained that, as a Christian, and as a pastor at the Revolution Church in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, faith and doubt are two things that he deals with on a regular basis. Jay expounded on this for me:<br /><br /><blockquote>"I got [these tattoos] because of this quote by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Tillich">Paul Tillich</a> [a German-American theologian] that says doubt is not the opposite of faith, it's merely an element of it. And to me, being a believer, a Christian, having a church and a bar ... I deal a lot with crisis of faith, even in my own life ... So, I decided to embrace doubt, because I think embracing doubt allows you to embrace your faith much more. And it's not about belief then, you know, it is actually faith and everyone doubts ... I think there is this kind of idea that if you doubt, you're bad or something, so it kinda has to do with that."</blockquote>Jay's hand tattoos were inked by <a href="http://copperbeehive.wordpress.com/">Bailey Hunter Robinson</a>, a freelance artists in Brooklyn.<br /><br />You can learn more about the Revolution Church at <a href="http://www.petescandystore.com/">Pete's Candy Store</a> at <a href="http://www.revolutionnyc.com./">http://www.revolutionnyc.com/.</a><br /><br />Thanks to Jay for sharing his tattoos and thoughts of faith and doubt 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"><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><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

Jay's Hands Express Faith and Doubt

I met Jay in Penn Station, stopping him because he had a whole lot of tattoos. He estimated that he is probably 60 to 70 percent covered. He...

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Tim's Sleeve Illustrates A Vision of Life on Earth

I met Tim back in April in Penn Station and took several pictures of his left arm, which is fully-sleeved. What follows is a presentation of the work, from top to bottom:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEV6iZ75q5xycACe2Vqft8y7TcS1zmTQPhMGHs46NL62h-Xy3ychdrEqnUYzI7i-c6L2dFngwAhIQLw0Jldbxj6p-hrbx32BhVJ_AokmVCDlffnCLVI7iwdtc0d_5luNtogfRm1QSK_J0/s1600/Angel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEV6iZ75q5xycACe2Vqft8y7TcS1zmTQPhMGHs46NL62h-Xy3ychdrEqnUYzI7i-c6L2dFngwAhIQLw0Jldbxj6p-hrbx32BhVJ_AokmVCDlffnCLVI7iwdtc0d_5luNtogfRm1QSK_J0/s640/Angel.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm8QLg7Iman-F4aU73bCS_6Cpyib5i3OKUTwQE20L10dos18kF4-LXnY8a1i3jAJGTc7CktqlQ27uCLbdVMFVG78mb3dlkvAer8MNE33f5xI1zCoFKSDiTpDjcDBr-BOatz9qgNCFWBfo/s1600/Purple+Skull.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm8QLg7Iman-F4aU73bCS_6Cpyib5i3OKUTwQE20L10dos18kF4-LXnY8a1i3jAJGTc7CktqlQ27uCLbdVMFVG78mb3dlkvAer8MNE33f5xI1zCoFKSDiTpDjcDBr-BOatz9qgNCFWBfo/s640/Purple+Skull.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghQldL3819juHkt2KaByXFL1PA2wGwm-cINqiLAB5dZVyZYoazimCs4RfX0bwvSvAY8GqkvyJeBM7JCCbJ7eJozUE8uOvF5unSdZDd9UqWVNNyZ43o5F-DxhnbMathLvAMfknlbdtXq0/s1600/Boston+Burning+Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghQldL3819juHkt2KaByXFL1PA2wGwm-cINqiLAB5dZVyZYoazimCs4RfX0bwvSvAY8GqkvyJeBM7JCCbJ7eJozUE8uOvF5unSdZDd9UqWVNNyZ43o5F-DxhnbMathLvAMfknlbdtXq0/s400/Boston+Burning+Collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal">There's a lot going on here, but Tim summed the theme of the sleeve as "Hell is the world we're living in, and we're all trying to escape Death." The top of the arm features the angel, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel">Gabriel</a>, watching over us.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />The city that is burning is based on Boston, where Tim is from.<br /><br />Tim estimates that this sleeve took twenty-seven hours, in three nine-hour sessions. Yes, you read that right, nine-hour sessions! That's commitment! He credits Dan Soule at <a href="http://www.millworkink.com/">Milltown Ink</a> in Bondsville, Massachusetts with this incredible work.<br /><br />Thanks to Tim for sharing his sleeve with us here on Tattoosday!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><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>

Tim's Sleeve Illustrates A Vision of Life on Earth

I met Tim back in April in Penn Station and took several pictures of his left arm, which is fully-sleeved. What follows is a presentation of...

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Salvatore Shares a Family Heirloom

Yesterday marked the anniversary of the death of Norman "Sailor Jerry" Collins, so it seems appropriate to share the following tattoo, courtesy of Salvatore:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_vR3syYR0EhJNDV77KCRanI_I0eJ-uKfEo-NiSZZ7S2lpD6Q36Nwor34hczjJ3tXQkvnIUG46OiE9rEPsyTgNqXPWTjR_qcXrArkDc2lDBRRjVq7gOjeOOJuMHG1xOe5b6zlgdUkTKE/s1600/Sailor+Jerry+pinup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_vR3syYR0EhJNDV77KCRanI_I0eJ-uKfEo-NiSZZ7S2lpD6Q36Nwor34hczjJ3tXQkvnIUG46OiE9rEPsyTgNqXPWTjR_qcXrArkDc2lDBRRjVq7gOjeOOJuMHG1xOe5b6zlgdUkTKE/s640/Sailor+Jerry+pinup.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><br />Located on his upper right arm, Salvatore explained that his family emigrated from Europe several generations ago. His grandfather joined the service when he was a young man and served in World War II. His travels brought him, at some point, through Honolulu where, according to Salvatore, his grandfather received the original version of the tattoo above, from none other than Sailor Jerry himself. The design above is a replica of Slavatore's grandfather's tattoo, a Sailor Jerry original.<br /><br />Not only is he carrying a piece of traditional tattoo history on him, he is also honoring the memory of his grandfather. How cool is that?<br /><br />Salvatore is a chef at <a href="http://www.oneifbyland.com/">One if by Land, Two if by Sea</a>, a restaurant in New York's West Village. He is also a personal chef for several mixed martial arts fighters.<br /><br />The Sailor Jerry piece above, as well as his left arm, which is fully-sleeved, was tattooed by Elio Espana, formerly of <a href="http://flyritetattoo.net/">Flyrite Tattoo</a>. Elio now works upstate at <a href="http://adktattoo.com/">ADK Tattoo</a> in Constable, New York.<br /><br />Thanks to Salvatore for sharing this wonderful tattoo, that celebrates both an American tattoo master, and a family patriarch, here on Tattoosday.

Salvatore Shares a Family Heirloom

Yesterday marked the anniversary of the death of Norman "Sailor Jerry" Collins, so it seems appropriate to share the following tat...

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Tara's Stunning Tattoos Represent Clarity and Freedom

I was riding my bike along the water and the Belt Parkway in South Brooklyn last month, when a woman passed me on her roller skates, headed in the other direction.<br /><br />I quickly reversed directions and caught up with her because I wanted to ask her about her half-sleeve:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49tU8tiYRIpTNGuNdBKptRF9rFwx6oQpn2F0MvXX0Pa7UFC_p7xTVw9GvN1jwje1nhQIboR0znWpa0gKyxYKXCLa3Y6VZec1p8cg3D5271FxxW3SIsLEZ-hEqLDIP7jogvf6DBojEDi0/s1600/skate+ink.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49tU8tiYRIpTNGuNdBKptRF9rFwx6oQpn2F0MvXX0Pa7UFC_p7xTVw9GvN1jwje1nhQIboR0znWpa0gKyxYKXCLa3Y6VZec1p8cg3D5271FxxW3SIsLEZ-hEqLDIP7jogvf6DBojEDi0/s640/skate+ink.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><br />It's really quite stunning, and I was interested in who was the artist responsible for this work. Tara credited <a href="http://www.silkcitytattoo.com/christian-masot/">Christian Masot</a> at <a href="http://www.silkcitytattoo.com/">Silk City Tattoo</a> in Hawthorne, New Jersey. I've seen a lot of cool stuff come out of the shop and Christian was responsible for the work on the last two people I've met having been inked there. Check out all the Silk City work that has appeared previously on Tattoosday <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Silk%20City%20Tattoo">here</a>.<br /><br />As for Tara, she's a Roller Derby Girl, who skates under the handle PMA, with the number 24/7,  because she has a Positive Mental Attitude, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.<br /><br />She explained, "I was going through a lot of stuff in my life a couple years ago and finally I had clarity ... so the lotus symbolizes ... clarity."<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOezKGcBQ4NwcH9o76p0YA163pjIEWe0F-n210ql18zhxPfzfMbXZyz3LomX2HRH854rlArbfNOh3cT8DjgOEr60QrXWgDzQLRVUxnFkpU7yDUdIGzn8os22ExyeGc3FIyDmBIeflAA8/s1600/skate+ink+detail+flower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOezKGcBQ4NwcH9o76p0YA163pjIEWe0F-n210ql18zhxPfzfMbXZyz3LomX2HRH854rlArbfNOh3cT8DjgOEr60QrXWgDzQLRVUxnFkpU7yDUdIGzn8os22ExyeGc3FIyDmBIeflAA8/s640/skate+ink+detail+flower.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br />As for the butterfly, Tara told me that her butterflies "symbolize change and freedom."<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wHTp-iRr3TGlkpp6g7qt-Y6R7umCwDNohkWWXa0d2QAM93p7ETSkaiahRf57sD_3aPUxeBCn27zfqsg-NFgrfAlU5iyc1kShwET9qtos0MwtSgaE5Oonsg8DtOPu0GJ4ymVHodmNkZw/s1600/skate+ink+detail+butterfly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wHTp-iRr3TGlkpp6g7qt-Y6R7umCwDNohkWWXa0d2QAM93p7ETSkaiahRf57sD_3aPUxeBCn27zfqsg-NFgrfAlU5iyc1kShwET9qtos0MwtSgaE5Oonsg8DtOPu0GJ4ymVHodmNkZw/s640/skate+ink+detail+butterfly.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br />Tara elaborated, saying that she brought three pictures in for reference [there's a monarch butterfly on her inner arm] and Christian "made it his own," in part by adding the design that represents the wind.<br /><br />When I asked Tara how many tattoos she has, she said, "I lost count."<br /><br />Thanks to Tara for sharing these stunning tattoos with us here on Tattoosday! Keep on skating with that positive mental attitude!<br /><br />If you want to see more of Tara's ink, you can glimpse it on various videos on her YouTube channel <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/MissLiz13">here</a>. She talks a lot about Vegan and Gluten-free recipes. I'm including one below that features her skating on the Shore Road promenade where I met her:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="314" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uJi1OiS8ExM" width="500"></iframe><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"><br /></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. 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Tara's Stunning Tattoos Represent Clarity and Freedom

I was riding my bike along the water and the Belt Parkway in South Brooklyn last month, when a woman passed me on her roller skates, headed ...

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Rob Shares a Handful of Dust

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFNcG4LIvQtasIFpwgNh_CtPx23PXjkMGzH8HEsI2beQWobjeNIG76NVBtpbTgE5Ckome583GEi-w-uk6yHOfw1Jh9T5g5I3nfqqkSScJqu0MA9YmIC5sxF1kJHf6yWYWNawscOuri6w/s1600/handful+of+dust.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFNcG4LIvQtasIFpwgNh_CtPx23PXjkMGzH8HEsI2beQWobjeNIG76NVBtpbTgE5Ckome583GEi-w-uk6yHOfw1Jh9T5g5I3nfqqkSScJqu0MA9YmIC5sxF1kJHf6yWYWNawscOuri6w/s640/handful+of+dust.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><br />Today's tattoo comes to us from Rob, who I met in Penn Station last month.<br /><br />Rob has fifteen tattoos, and he offered up the one above (two, if you count "This too shall pass" on his wrist).<br /><br />He explained that the logo is from his friend's band called Handful of Dust. I wasn't able to track down a band site, but I thought I'd post it anyway, since it looks cool.<br /><br />This is a video of the band performing out on Long Island:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="314" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kqSlag4Ttvk" width="500"></iframe><br /><br />That tattoo was inked at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Salvation-Tattoo-NY/166860099992699?sk=wall">Salvation Tattoo</a> in Oceanside, New York.<br /><br />Thanks to Rob for sharing his tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><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 http://tattoosday.blogspot.com 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>

Rob Shares a Handful of Dust

Today's tattoo comes to us from Rob, who I met in Penn Station last month. Rob has fifteen tattoos, and he offered up the one above (two...

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Amanda and Her Koi

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-W9iztjxyMOTUjKAlQ7nw8zqIz4xFYfZGwpMCynOgjSXBwlRYPZWdbHTA14YypKMH9GLbXuRAHPUqGezmokV9V0n5kVgINDFImxiiBI4Zqk7kRaUivUOYwatV5437NdgwWzN_X-Rzsg/s1600/Koi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-W9iztjxyMOTUjKAlQ7nw8zqIz4xFYfZGwpMCynOgjSXBwlRYPZWdbHTA14YypKMH9GLbXuRAHPUqGezmokV9V0n5kVgINDFImxiiBI4Zqk7kRaUivUOYwatV5437NdgwWzN_X-Rzsg/s640/Koi.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><br />This <i>koi</i> is swimming upstream on Amanda's left arm.<br /><br />Talking to her in Penn Station, Amanda explained that she was "really interested in the Japanese style".<br /><br />She received the tattoo from Pat James Dean at <a href="http://www.neptunetattoo.com/">Tattooville</a>, in Neptune, New Jersey. Done in two sessions, Amanda told me that she selected Pat, in part, because he had his whole back inked in the traditional Japanese fashion. I'm going to take a leap and say it might have been by Horiyoshi III of Yokohama, based on a reference in his bio on the <a href="http://www.neptunetattoo.com/">Tattooville site</a>.<br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal">Thanks to Amanda for sharing this, one of four tattoos she has, with us here on Tattoosday.<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><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"><br /></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>

Amanda and Her Koi

This koi is swimming upstream on Amanda's left arm. Talking to her in Penn Station, Amanda explained that she was "really interest...

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Nadir's LA Ink

Last month, my lovely wife Melanie was hospitalized with appendicitis. A bummer by all accounts, but on one occasion, when I left <a href="http://www.maimonidesmed.org/Main/Home.aspx">Maimonides Medical Center</a> to grab a slice of pizza, I ran into a guy on Fort Hamilton Parkway named Nadir, whose forearm tattoo jumped out at me:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKICZjvLiCGbnAX3plZO-Fsr6bPrHF2hBHUNu7I4EYC1n4uuF9NAVDDpVYhnn20R0Tut3Pchwmoqx8lCkydSKjiy4KhZLbNxrx00wmnVS9gwVwzbFl1Gv0ltfpHL5d6KGPCLdA7EX2xgw/s1600/LA+Ink.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKICZjvLiCGbnAX3plZO-Fsr6bPrHF2hBHUNu7I4EYC1n4uuF9NAVDDpVYhnn20R0Tut3Pchwmoqx8lCkydSKjiy4KhZLbNxrx00wmnVS9gwVwzbFl1Gv0ltfpHL5d6KGPCLdA7EX2xgw/s640/LA+Ink.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br />Nadir is an <a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Angeleno">Angeleno</a> transplanted here in the Big Apple, but he wears his hometown on his sleeve. The distinct LA logo, most commonly seen on the apparel associated with the Los Angeles Dodgers, is a sign of civic pride. He credits Mikey Montoya, from <a href="http://rubestattooshop.com/welcome">Rube's Tattoo</a> in Arcadia (east of Pasadena), with this piece.<br /><br />Nadir also shared this tattoo, from the left side of his chest:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVusF-cBhpsXtOdG8F-7Uu2YLl_AHl-mdjstZw0ovd8P8eYA_7c4MGGekXbCsbTocvjwjwHrwTBoRr7YBYb9zq8ls9CrUVid6AfewRXYWiY0edseI0ErB8AWSHUbxsmijaslfxVFELt74/s1600/Mexican+Flag_picnik.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVusF-cBhpsXtOdG8F-7Uu2YLl_AHl-mdjstZw0ovd8P8eYA_7c4MGGekXbCsbTocvjwjwHrwTBoRr7YBYb9zq8ls9CrUVid6AfewRXYWiY0edseI0ErB8AWSHUbxsmijaslfxVFELt74/s640/Mexican+Flag_picnik.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If that looks familiar, it is because it is the logo at the center of the Mexican flag.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wMJblzWDyMWeEtO5Lcg6FC7Ntj_O-Lm0XlM9xZFqRnWCvwM407Z0wEe52c4IUEpXZOtnZFyfIkJhVyroyFQAKVc4Nj2s-BQO-xk-dXdJ5hE5gU9hG2clHgxGqvNO0J3l8bzhFuqi5SE/s1600/800px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wMJblzWDyMWeEtO5Lcg6FC7Ntj_O-Lm0XlM9xZFqRnWCvwM407Z0wEe52c4IUEpXZOtnZFyfIkJhVyroyFQAKVc4Nj2s-BQO-xk-dXdJ5hE5gU9hG2clHgxGqvNO0J3l8bzhFuqi5SE/s400/800px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This nod to his Mexican heritage was tattooed by <a href="http://www.inkstoptattoonyc.com/artist_gal_raul.cfm">Raul Suarez</a> at <a href="http://www.inkstoptattoonyc.com/index.html">Inkstop Tattoo NYC</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But most impressive was this piece on Nadir's right side: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHvFDNfFu2TlqEH4QI3lm5LjSBmieCul5t91fOKdyE9bLo_lC8FH50uMFy4bVx0iIcFL1fRXuReIs8akDeGUXbLTYE1ugxIx-tN6v5aRq7kDHc9O4Gvr8C-p6oHGk0yeS5EUxoX8sy7g/s1600/Tiger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHvFDNfFu2TlqEH4QI3lm5LjSBmieCul5t91fOKdyE9bLo_lC8FH50uMFy4bVx0iIcFL1fRXuReIs8akDeGUXbLTYE1ugxIx-tN6v5aRq7kDHc9O4Gvr8C-p6oHGk0yeS5EUxoX8sy7g/s640/Tiger.jpg" width="268" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nadir explained that his father always listened to the musical group <a href="http://lostigresdelnorte.com/main/">Los Tigres del Norte</a>, and he grew up with their music playing in his home. He considers this also as an apt tribute to his heritage and upbringing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He credits this incredible piece, which took six hours to complete (no easy feat, considering it's on his ribs), to <a href="http://rubestattooshop.com/tom">Tom Tilden</a>, co-owner of the aforementioned <a href="http://rubestattooshop.com/welcome">Rube's Tattoos</a>, in Arcadia.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzO6lN7HophlkyR8gi88pbwVninULjB4t3odfpS76gDkDNV5IgXuECaVBoVRGEkZBixrK88eMUQLTCklZGF8F27y9YFksHeMUomhqpoWL6sv9jw0vizfsP1feJ6AMT4OuVdAOqCntCV4/s1600/Tiger+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuzO6lN7HophlkyR8gi88pbwVninULjB4t3odfpS76gDkDNV5IgXuECaVBoVRGEkZBixrK88eMUQLTCklZGF8F27y9YFksHeMUomhqpoWL6sv9jw0vizfsP1feJ6AMT4OuVdAOqCntCV4/s640/Tiger+detail.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><br />Thanks to Nadir for sharing his awesome tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!<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 /></span></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><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

Nadir's LA Ink

Last month, my lovely wife Melanie was hospitalized with appendicitis. A bummer by all accounts, but on one occasion, when I left Maimonides...

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Zoe's Birds, Aloft

I met Zoe a couple weeks ago when I spotted an incredible bird tattoo creeping up over her shoulder:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgytPFMzm0hZucZHBbjMUHM_OPJj4unjicVA1Pef9v9LtxlYf9vZ9tGblyezgQan_l1NEBKCw3zXc0CndkA1I9c7etk_n5BvD9j-4LloLHWxH0DnazkYAxf1Eh1VYXmCNJSJMEJqnUSZgk/s1600/zoes+birds+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgytPFMzm0hZucZHBbjMUHM_OPJj4unjicVA1Pef9v9LtxlYf9vZ9tGblyezgQan_l1NEBKCw3zXc0CndkA1I9c7etk_n5BvD9j-4LloLHWxH0DnazkYAxf1Eh1VYXmCNJSJMEJqnUSZgk/s640/zoes+birds+2.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><br />What's especially mesmerizing about this tattoo is where it begins:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEad2klgGWukYC2Y3FmJC4CnNgZhR-a6XGqffXrCIaAY4VWK_iIJJ7M5kKgZ5sZ5bQbIV_oSeINwlSFAKMssS64s3ZTQchVZ3HJC5Ku4CwjIi5rU9dS6avpIWHAXSiNDYFb1LMhSj6s8/s1600/zoes+birds+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEad2klgGWukYC2Y3FmJC4CnNgZhR-a6XGqffXrCIaAY4VWK_iIJJ7M5kKgZ5sZ5bQbIV_oSeINwlSFAKMssS64s3ZTQchVZ3HJC5Ku4CwjIi5rU9dS6avpIWHAXSiNDYFb1LMhSj6s8/s400/zoes+birds+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Starting in the middle of her back, this flock of birds lifts up off of her flesh, and flies over her shoulder.<br /><br />So from where did the inspiration for this tattoo come? Zoe explains:<br /><blockquote>"I stole the color combination and the silhouetted birds from my favorite album [<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deja_Entendu">Deja Entendu</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fightoffyourdemons.com/">Brand New</a>].<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzysy7-JNLKReOzHNsdOJALZP_eeACG5LcKyAQKxWv5Dbpi6Wn_nGSSD8uwxEjB7LnzT6s_wl0mPyeAy-tmJ7jIwhlL3NVLHpJqnjpkS4SHzsQilZ5w_q4I0DWKNxGqhKUG7N03CJlLTM/s1600/art7.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzysy7-JNLKReOzHNsdOJALZP_eeACG5LcKyAQKxWv5Dbpi6Wn_nGSSD8uwxEjB7LnzT6s_wl0mPyeAy-tmJ7jIwhlL3NVLHpJqnjpkS4SHzsQilZ5w_q4I0DWKNxGqhKUG7N03CJlLTM/s400/art7.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br />I went in [to <a href="http://namebrandtattoo.com/home.html">Name Brand Tattoo</a> in Ann Arbor, Michigan] and gave [tattoo artist <a href="http://dawncooke.net/home.html">Dawn Cooke</a>] the music and said this is why ... it helped me get through a really bad point in my life. I told her what I wanted and she figured out the placement on my body. I originally wanted it straight across my back, but she worked with my body to get it on there ... after three hours of tattooing, I asked her if she put coloring in and she did. It's all free-hand."</blockquote><br />The tattoo took four hours in all to complete, and Zoe had nothing but praise for the artist and the shop. Name Brand, she said, "is great, super-relaxed ... they weren't judgmental [and] tend to have people with art degrees, which is really interesting." Artist Dawn Cook has moved, however, and now tattoos out of <a href="http://depottowntattoo.com/home.html">Depot Town Tattoo</a>, in Traverse City, Michigan.<br /><br />Thanks to Zoe for sharing her amazing tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br />Asa an added treat, here's a track from Brand New, from the album that helped inspire this body art:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/aMJIc9USE2U" width="480"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><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 http://tattoosday.blogspot.com 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>

Zoe's Birds, Aloft

I met Zoe a couple weeks ago when I spotted an incredible bird tattoo creeping up over her shoulder: What's especially mesmerizing about...

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Musician Monday: Sly's Mary Keeps on Burning

Last week, while passing through Penn Station, I ran into Sly, one of the vocalists from an up-and-coming band called <a href="http://www.myspace.com/sloburnband">Sloburn</a>.<br /><br />Sly shared this, one of her seven tattoos:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jKTfJq87Fn9TEeDPNT3yW_Vef_-MNn2sjqQahzoCLnIMs_h9DR1tng0XGlDMEt_WQXuiCe_1b5JES9ZnyMPMHlphzXsXuCbVaMCc0RH8D_0FOWDyuvsYT7QoRhpBrRlgX4A53gKbIRI/s1600/Sly+Mary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jKTfJq87Fn9TEeDPNT3yW_Vef_-MNn2sjqQahzoCLnIMs_h9DR1tng0XGlDMEt_WQXuiCe_1b5JES9ZnyMPMHlphzXsXuCbVaMCc0RH8D_0FOWDyuvsYT7QoRhpBrRlgX4A53gKbIRI/s640/Sly+Mary.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><br />Sly explained: <br /><blockquote>"I'm more of a spiritual person. The tattoo is Mary. I'm Catholic, for one thing, but I like wearing rosaries and this is something I don't have to worry about if I forget my rosary. She's always on me. That's one of the reasons I got that, and in commemoration of my mother, who raised me that way too." </blockquote><br />Sly credited the tattoo to <a href="http://blackdiamondtattoostudios.com/About.html">Richie Richardson</a> at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jasons-Mad-Tattery-Tattoo-aka-Jasons-Tattoo-Studio/190968697599316?sk=info">Jason's Mad Tattery</a> in Danville, Virginia.<br /><br />She was in New York with Sloburn to do <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1362832843">The Real Radio Show.</a> Sly joked, it's Sloburn, with NO "w". "Remember," she said, "we took the 'w' out to whup your ass with."<br /><br />Sloburn is a Danville, Virginia band that has been together for about four years. Sly told me that Twisted Sister's management contacted them based on a YouTube video, brought them to New York, and they are hoping to explode on the scene with their brand of, what their Facebook page calls, "redneck metal." <br /><br />Here's a little Sloburn to get your blood flowing on this Musician Monday:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2z4Aabi8LaA" width="480"></iframe><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1362832843"> </a><br /><a href="http://www.therealradioshow.com/index.php"> </a><br /><br />Thanks to Sly for sharing her cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br /><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><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

Musician Monday: Sly's Mary Keeps on Burning

Last week, while passing through Penn Station, I ran into Sly, one of the vocalists from an up-and-coming band called Sloburn . Sly shared t...

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Tattoos I Know: Mary’s Marilyn

<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe">Marilyn Monroe</a> is a pretty popular figure to see tattooed on people. Clicking <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Marilyn%20Monroe?max-results=20">here</a> will show you this, as well as every other post on Tattoosday that features a Marilyn Monroe tattoo. In the popularity contest, she wins by a mile.</span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It was with great pleasure that, a couple weeks back, one of my co-workers, Mary, got on the elevator at the end of the day, and the first thing I noticed was this fresh Marilyn Monroe tattoo, peering up at me from her right foot:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaoAkVB21ofNXQzvr2Xz9C3QMuZEa1oHYUBBAioUMJjqqW_-ioLCOgN5cw-DI9LaVhVHQPBhHOejKyL1ZP-dWVczQxl8z3nEAfXaqPT8Xsk6SlmWddRu_hs10faNv1xarLnpFqjt03ZFA/s1600/marilyn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaoAkVB21ofNXQzvr2Xz9C3QMuZEa1oHYUBBAioUMJjqqW_-ioLCOgN5cw-DI9LaVhVHQPBhHOejKyL1ZP-dWVczQxl8z3nEAfXaqPT8Xsk6SlmWddRu_hs10faNv1xarLnpFqjt03ZFA/s400/marilyn.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Of course, I had to ask Mary about this tattoo. Our exchange follows:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>Tattoosday:</i> Why’d you get Marilyn on your foot?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>Mary:</i> Anybody who knows me can answer that question. I love Marilyn and I wanted to put it in a spot that can showcase it without being on my forearm or my face or my neck and it seems to be a hit where it is.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>Tattoosday:</i> This is your first Marilyn tattoo?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>Mary:</i> Well, if you don’t count the mole I have. A tattoo of a mole.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>Tattoosday:</i> Oh, so that’s not a real mole?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>Mary</i>: Yes.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>Tattoosday:</i> So who is the artist?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>Mary:</i> It’s a shop that everyone in my neighborhood goes to, it’s called <a href="http://eddiesinktattoo.com/">Eddie's Ink</a> on Myrtle Avenue in Queens…I guess he has a following because he just moved from Brooklyn to Queens and everybody recommended him . . . it’s not like it’s in a spot that I can cover up, unless it’s winter, so I wanted to make sure it was  a good job and he went online and I told him exactly what I wanted and he found a couple of pictures and we ended up settling on this one.  I didn’t want color, I just wanted black…”.</span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I alluded to the popularity of the Marilyn tattoo at the beginning of the post. That said, I have to commend Mary on her originality, as I hadn’t seen one like this before. Thanks go to her for sharing this cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><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></div>

Tattoos I Know: Mary’s Marilyn

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Vincent's Cross Represents Faith and Heritage

Religious tattoos are quite common, as any casual observer of other people's tattoos can tell you. Generally, I don't ask people about them, but every so often I feel inclined, especially when I think they're done nicely.<br /><br />Take Vincent, for example. I met him in Penn Station and took a picture of this cross on his forearm:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1Amm5F8eKKC5MQbSjUc2IPSC-TgyACYmmQnQ7JfsvN-EtAAaPo9399YJfmXt-fubNg3hxdpzEPiBOn-4p8TPX5y7UcC0rEr-Vn8PiDfQCmFGKcjlLMfjK8ag7Ra4huLbSQihouLAczY/s1600/Vincent+cross.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1Amm5F8eKKC5MQbSjUc2IPSC-TgyACYmmQnQ7JfsvN-EtAAaPo9399YJfmXt-fubNg3hxdpzEPiBOn-4p8TPX5y7UcC0rEr-Vn8PiDfQCmFGKcjlLMfjK8ag7Ra4huLbSQihouLAczY/s640/Vincent+cross.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><br />Vincent explained that he drew this design, incorporating Celtic designs, as an acknowledgement of his faith (represented by the cross and the circle, symbolizing the Trinity) and his heritage. His father's ancestry is Welsh, and his mother's family is Italian.<br /><br /><br /><br />The tattoo was done by at <a href="http://www.sacred-x-pressions.com/">Sacred-X-Pressions</a> in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. He doesn't recall the tattooist's name, but does know he has moved on from that shop.<br /><br /><br />Thanks to Vincent for sharing his expression of faith and heritage 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><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><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span>

Vincent's Cross Represents Faith and Heritage

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Sam's "Footographs"

I was passing through the campus of <a href="http://www.fitnyc.edu/">F.I.T.</a> last month when I spotted Sam's feet:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim74PbBOCj9GAqmr5Yr0kQ1TevBXDc057oevoD68wwwXD3zDQlSJMzX4F5xNB_c5VYUb6jPhAMKaPDGwZeTJf7ZML9GOHRSFU3wvdztowRGlTMJepctLH0RsRYv5i4BtgZaZr3yTBz7ZI/s1600/Sams+feet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim74PbBOCj9GAqmr5Yr0kQ1TevBXDc057oevoD68wwwXD3zDQlSJMzX4F5xNB_c5VYUb6jPhAMKaPDGwZeTJf7ZML9GOHRSFU3wvdztowRGlTMJepctLH0RsRYv5i4BtgZaZr3yTBz7ZI/s400/Sams+feet.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Her right foot bears the signatures of all four members of the band <a href="http://honorsocietyonline.com/">Honor Society</a>:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1DOx5MCBtSNf36mmoIg9nbvNwqFonK_yrmCxtK74A5y3XGI_UX2VzA6j8ZTSVQzCEBxILafgmVPQ0jC4N77yFHFZ4L-HhdOVG5rjReqgCalfxFDW4kCVs9VuaEhZo8qPf7jk44KqJBw/s1600/Sams+autograph+foot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig1DOx5MCBtSNf36mmoIg9nbvNwqFonK_yrmCxtK74A5y3XGI_UX2VzA6j8ZTSVQzCEBxILafgmVPQ0jC4N77yFHFZ4L-HhdOVG5rjReqgCalfxFDW4kCVs9VuaEhZo8qPf7jk44KqJBw/s400/Sams+autograph+foot.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><br />She met the band members (Michael Bruno, Jason Rosen, Andrew Lee, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Noyes">Alexander Noyes</a>) at a promotional event at a phone store out on Long Island. After getting their autographs, she had the quartet of John Hancocks permanently inked at <a href="http://www.tormentedsoulstattoo.com/">Tormented Souls Tattoo & Body Piercing</a>, East Northport location.<br /><br />Her left foot bears this line:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-ApmjqV6J7kI6doetlLcEWOzYbxZrF-FOD5Utm3lQEUyLi5eUuIDKQoKoaF9d_oJBwJO8KislfFatdtgvKxnW3DO3Y_Ahl1AdA50rPWrT7udh1l80RLYSJK-RdnYWMpdl6vgZPACKXE/s1600/Sams+german+quote+foot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-ApmjqV6J7kI6doetlLcEWOzYbxZrF-FOD5Utm3lQEUyLi5eUuIDKQoKoaF9d_oJBwJO8KislfFatdtgvKxnW3DO3Y_Ahl1AdA50rPWrT7udh1l80RLYSJK-RdnYWMpdl6vgZPACKXE/s400/Sams+german+quote+foot.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />The line is German, "Liebe macht erfiniderish," which Sam told me means "love will find a way." She says that this is both a nod to her German heritage, but also a reminder that, despite the fact that she may be occupied with other things, love will eventually find a way into her life. This was also inked at Tormented Souls, but in the Kings Park location.<br /><br />Thanks to Sam for sharing her foot 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"><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>

Sam's "Footographs"

I was passing through the campus of F.I.T. last month when I spotted Sam's feet: Her right foot bears the signatures of all four member...

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