Laura's Goose Girl Tattoo

I met Laura in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herald_Square">Herald Square</a> last week after I spotted this phenomenal tattoo on her upper left arm:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgciqCqDZwq55IxBNc9X7l7QGxFoCvv0Yx4fkjV6zT9-AjYdMyZMZdBU9y1rIHgkhVcYzMLBg-ye5y9uiNGWBhgf6wlA6jUHqnE5yAISYSteF-56TSjPnx6GEDLkbA6eLqPdgHoXG_X/s1600-h/gOOSE+gIRL+collage.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451762465846898146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgciqCqDZwq55IxBNc9X7l7QGxFoCvv0Yx4fkjV6zT9-AjYdMyZMZdBU9y1rIHgkhVcYzMLBg-ye5y9uiNGWBhgf6wlA6jUHqnE5yAISYSteF-56TSjPnx6GEDLkbA6eLqPdgHoXG_X/s400/gOOSE+gIRL+collage.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 389px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />Laura explained that her mother had a lot of random books of fairy tales in their house where she grew up.<br /><br />One of her favorite illustrators was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Rackham">Arthur Rackham</a> and this tattoo is based on the following image from "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Goose_Girl">The Goose Girl</a>" from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_Grimm">Brothers Grimm</a> in a volume illustrated by Rackham in 1909:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbW0zbpDrUsux_uDTsHS6sWhffUx0cqp6NLpha6uRK4QekPhuRGKDPZIPzF77dcXSuepePCXevZDnwcA5hMp6UG6JHaXMbLJre0xArh2TTfTNpKYNdPH5-aSguk6O-Q7BSVX1Yf_I/s1600-h/rackham_goose2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451763965986689826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbW0zbpDrUsux_uDTsHS6sWhffUx0cqp6NLpha6uRK4QekPhuRGKDPZIPzF77dcXSuepePCXevZDnwcA5hMp6UG6JHaXMbLJre0xArh2TTfTNpKYNdPH5-aSguk6O-Q7BSVX1Yf_I/s400/rackham_goose2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 377px;" /></a><br />Laura counts this piece among her six tattoos. It was done by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/robgreentats">Rob Green</a> at <a href="http://www.myspace.com/whatevertattoo">Whatever Tattoo</a> in Manhattan.<br /><br />Work from Whatever has appeared previously <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Whatever%20Tatoo%20II">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks again to Laura for sharing her beautiful tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br />UPDATE:<br /><br />I missed a panel, here's a more complete version:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY8F1JXH2ANqFSPEc-ZQYMwKjfUzpn3W1uKpwkYfB9SNem7cpN6pcC9GpS5NwTgJv-SpgAg39ulkpnyErn3zOyx_9xeYnTV_TFnoChYuTMHiSXfNKUiKb0qSHY76VlrwAhC2PI2l6D/s1600-h/Goose+Firl+collage+rev.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451970555969754002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY8F1JXH2ANqFSPEc-ZQYMwKjfUzpn3W1uKpwkYfB9SNem7cpN6pcC9GpS5NwTgJv-SpgAg39ulkpnyErn3zOyx_9xeYnTV_TFnoChYuTMHiSXfNKUiKb0qSHY76VlrwAhC2PI2l6D/s400/Goose+Firl+collage+rev.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 246px;" /></a>

Laura's Goose Girl Tattoo

I met Laura in Herald Square last week after I spotted this phenomenal tattoo on her upper left arm: Laura explained that her mother had a ...

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