More of Jessica's Ink: Halloween PostI have featured a lot of Jessica's work before. The previous post here will link you back to earlier posts.This seemed an appropriate piece for Halloween. It is on the other side of the leg that features Beetlejuice holding a pumpkin. You can see the pumpkin in the photo.The image is of a child in a…
Charlie Honors The Birth of His Youngest SonA cold and dreary day drove me underground on Tuesday, as I spent some of my lunch hour inkspotting, and meeting some new tattoos.Since it was Tat-Tuesday, it only seemed fitting that I met a father and son, Amtrakking from Florida up to Boston, who had four tattoos apiece.I met Charlie first, who h…
Hemorrhage: Ryan's Derek Hess Piece is Bloody AwesomeI technically didn't meet Ryan, but he did respond to a flier I passed out. I gave it to his girlfriend, we're guessing around 34th Street in Manhattan, she passed it to him, and he e-mailed me the following photo:Initially, all he told me was "It's a Derek Hess piece. It's my blood around it in th…
Eryn's Yarn SkullI had seen Eryn before in the vicinity of 39th and Broadway and wanted to ask her about her tattoos. When I finally got the opportunity, she rolled up her right sleeve to reveal this incredible tattoo:Eryn is a professional knitter and works with yarn on a daily basis (see some of her artsy stuff he…
An Interlude: Third Time's a CharmLast week I had a bizarre lunchtime walk on Thursday. I met a woman outside of Macy*s who had an interesting neck tattoo. She seemed like a willing participant until the older woman standing with her kept repeating that what I was doing was "weird". The tattooed woman began to appear uncomfortable, …
Melanie's Traditional RevolversAs I mentioned above (here), Melanie crossed my path on a day last week when I had been having some bad luck with inkspotting.However, when I saw her on 34th Street across from Macy*s, I had to talk to her about her tattoos.What caught my eye first was her chest piece, two traditional Sailor Jerry d…
Jessica's Back, Sharing Tattoos 51 and 52I met Jessica back in June, prior to a Pearl Jam concert, in front of Madison Square Garden. She is an artist in her own right, doing a lot of the work her self, using her own kit and mirrors. Check out the original post here. I followed up with a post of more of her work here. I had a third post pl…
Representing LevittownThis isn't the first Long Island tattoo here on this blog (see Ian Jones' post here), but it is the first specifically marking one place on Long Island.This tattoo belongs to Dave, who told me that he and about 8 or 9 friends share the exact same piece, "geographically correct".There's not much to t…
Jerome Sports a Dark Tower TattooI spotted Jerome at the corner of 31st and 7th Avenue talking with a friend.He offered up the piece above (one of his nine tattoos) with the disclaimer that the top end had to be redone, due to some unfortunate ink running.Regardless of the small imperfection, it's a pretty sweet tattoo.The piece is…
Jesse's Religious ExperienceReligious imagery is among the most popular of themes in tattoo art. There is, to the shrinking minority of people who don't like tattoos, a greater level of acceptance of Christian-themed body art.[Jewish tattoos are coming along, but the majority of Jews have fundamental issues with ink on Jews. I…
John Paul's Gorilla Tattoo Recalls the Soviet RegimeOn Monday, I met John Paul in Herald Square at 34th Street, after spotting a flourish of color on his inner bicep.He was more than happy to show me this wonderful tattoo above.John Paul explained that it is based on a prison tattoo from a Soviet Union gulag. The artwork represents a criticism of the…
Mara Shares a Decorative TattooI met Mara this afternoon in the plaza at the corner of 39th Street and Broadway. She was kind enough to share the above tattoo, inked on her left forearm.She talked to me as she finished her soup, and I'm appreciative of that, as I felt a little guilty intruding on her lunch break.Mara notes that t…
Saint Lucy Graces David's Arm**This post was updated for clarification of facts on October 13, 2008. As Autumn advances on New York, tattoos have been less frequently spotted by yours truly, but a recent streak of warmer temperatures have extended the season just a bit.I spotted the above piece on David's right bicep last Satur…
Tattoo Posts That Go Bad: Peeping KanjiLast October, I posted a a tattoo belonging to a guy named John here. His friend Donna also had tattoos and tried to show them to me on her lower back/waistline, but she understandably couldn't successfully reveal them fully without lowering her pants to an uncomfortable level. She said she would se…
Tattoorism 101: Another Form of Tattoo RegretThe other day while walking near Madison Square Garden, I stopped to talk to a woman about the tattoo on her foot. The conversation went something like this:Me: Hey, can I ask you about your tattoo?She: Ugh, that thing? I hate it. I got it when I was younger and wish I hadn't.Me: Well, I write a tat…
Alvin's Hamsa Honors His Grandfather, a Holocaust SurvivorI appreciate irony, but please note that I submit this post on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calender, with the utmost respect. If I somehow offend, please forgive me.I met Alvin on Penn Plaza, my favorite inkspotting locale, and noticed he had several visible tattoos. Had it been summer…
Joan of Arc Graces Claire's ArmI ran into Claire, a musician and artist, on 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge last weekend, as we were both walking in the direction of 86th Street. She had some amazingly colorful and vivid tattoos on her arms, the one above included, and I couldn't help but stop and talk to her.Claire studied art history …
Introducing Mary's Ink: An Incredible ChaliceMy wife Melanie, from time to time, gets to plug Tattoosday with people she meets through the course of her day.I recently received the following e-mail: Hi, You don’t know me but your wife Melanie does . . . and of course since I am writing to you…have tats. I started getting them on my …
Some HousekeepingThis is a non-photo post.I want to thank all the folks e-mailing me and several sites that have added me into their folds.Check out the Alltop Badge I added. We're on their tattoo page here.Even more exciting is this awesome review Tattoosday received here on InkedTalk.com. InkedTalk.com is a "daily…
Joel Marks Memories with Some Significant InkWhat is this? Read on.....Last week I met Joel, a writer and a marketing director for an artist management and development company.Joel couldn't tell me how many tattoos he has (he has that many), but he did share two of them with me.The first is posted above and, despite being a little blurry in th…
