Work by Rev. Jorell Elie on Tattoosday

<div>Trying to not to talk about the scarcity of posts back in August, we're expanding a little here, and sharing work by Rev. Jorell Elie.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGV5gD9zu4gt4DP6QUNqWD2wEtvSyn6H2CHBuNrp6flHCTorxrFUOjX2pom66DbApjamIM4vrG0gfjgdViDhXxCjQ9kS7jDfZ0kowSdN7OZYnqbIzc2zsj3qFqJ_zxq3-1ohEEJFNwUWc/s572/20120710_195301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGV5gD9zu4gt4DP6QUNqWD2wEtvSyn6H2CHBuNrp6flHCTorxrFUOjX2pom66DbApjamIM4vrG0gfjgdViDhXxCjQ9kS7jDfZ0kowSdN7OZYnqbIzc2zsj3qFqJ_zxq3-1ohEEJFNwUWc/s640/20120710_195301.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I am told Elie "is an incredibly talented artist out of West Hollywood, CA, who happens to travel to Brooklyn, NY quite often (this month in fact)."</div><div><br /></div><div>No arguments there. The photos were sent along to highlight the Rev.'s work.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEqqlX0YrcHdvzv4K-PdnZyw3KX4eDl39AY48zzZh5HuXfXc1o5Cszbnw0YRRj33BxyA72LnYG0qFIZtwQ5auNk2OXF3nAiNMQq-UqDtw7F8f-Y8LoFtzhNKVrQlu-F9jswnBhdk8Cp9s/s787/DOTDGirlCover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEqqlX0YrcHdvzv4K-PdnZyw3KX4eDl39AY48zzZh5HuXfXc1o5Cszbnw0YRRj33BxyA72LnYG0qFIZtwQ5auNk2OXF3nAiNMQq-UqDtw7F8f-Y8LoFtzhNKVrQlu-F9jswnBhdk8Cp9s/s640/DOTDGirlCover.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Our readers are invited to check out the website <a href="http://www.jorellelie.com/">here</a> to see some of the bigger pieces that are works in progress.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8zw5DFi46duvgK5xDoL-6n5pMywxkbFxdpTZvRAXkIYLFGidOyEK_xxEHppfce5oAox0IU4SaTPDrW688j1MjLi3MjFvP6jHS-elwUQ4bEyXaVxrcaeDdj289__P24d3YjGSuvVLnBo/s572/JagerDeer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8zw5DFi46duvgK5xDoL-6n5pMywxkbFxdpTZvRAXkIYLFGidOyEK_xxEHppfce5oAox0IU4SaTPDrW688j1MjLi3MjFvP6jHS-elwUQ4bEyXaVxrcaeDdj289__P24d3YjGSuvVLnBo/s640/JagerDeer.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Looks like the artist Rev. Jorell Elie works out of  <a href="http://www.thehonorablesociety.com/">The Honorable Society</a> in West Hollywood, CA.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRPUdWag3MEdZL_3rNoSdg2CmQXBEN1caA4N3J4Fc8owqI4KM82TjvTjhaGgyUjQgoBG9ThxFonw57ZP_sYFk8xTpNqLBWtiluFCpN7uF0LS87oCIb21v8nok1H-18RKKb_KtuUaJ5BI/s774/KidDrawing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRPUdWag3MEdZL_3rNoSdg2CmQXBEN1caA4N3J4Fc8owqI4KM82TjvTjhaGgyUjQgoBG9ThxFonw57ZP_sYFk8xTpNqLBWtiluFCpN7uF0LS87oCIb21v8nok1H-18RKKb_KtuUaJ5BI/s400/KidDrawing.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>You can reach out to Elie at tattoosbyjorell@gmail.com, or follow him on Instagram @thejorell.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJi-Us_2emjD23-qHbcQ0m-m3-1Ss06Az-V0XFSLNIwktm-vA5wcc3EQMqphyphenhyphennvw1QyDjorjXIBUTn8_TWgOmJOQWsM2EVW2Z75LJTT58YbJ2aLbBr1W9p9u9Byjf-Fhzi1i_9L1p5XA/s572/LaughingBuddha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJi-Us_2emjD23-qHbcQ0m-m3-1Ss06Az-V0XFSLNIwktm-vA5wcc3EQMqphyphenhyphennvw1QyDjorjXIBUTn8_TWgOmJOQWsM2EVW2Z75LJTT58YbJ2aLbBr1W9p9u9Byjf-Fhzi1i_9L1p5XA/s640/LaughingBuddha.jpg" width="322" /></a></div><div> </div><div>And, as mentioned earlier, you can check out more of this talented artist's work at <a href="http://www.jorellelie.com/">www.jorellelie.com</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP1z5FLGkmT7kYiAMLjTxpB0_dKj39ltJLHBwmmtRdmny0Hbwz5wvdNZf2FMfn5iaEqVEYn_eJDJ5p9tFroWmAZfzQwF80oh7wb3JkPqBUipYAWpgwBPi-Ljj9CTqAPkctuzMvHH7C3Q8/s572/MIssyLeg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP1z5FLGkmT7kYiAMLjTxpB0_dKj39ltJLHBwmmtRdmny0Hbwz5wvdNZf2FMfn5iaEqVEYn_eJDJ5p9tFroWmAZfzQwF80oh7wb3JkPqBUipYAWpgwBPi-Ljj9CTqAPkctuzMvHH7C3Q8/s640/MIssyLeg.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks to Jenna Elie for sending these pictures along and alerting me to Rev. Elie's upcoming trip to New York.</div><div><br /></div><div><b id="internal-source-marker_0.8951248165685683" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This entry is ©2012 Tattoosday. Photos reprinted by with the permission of the artist.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are reading this on another website 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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Work by Rev. Jorell Elie on Tattoosday

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Max's Spin on a Traditional Gypsy Tattoo

I was passing through Penn Station late yesterday when I spotted Max, who offered up this fascinating tattoo:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPoEEZiYE9vtiLWXuhP_iH5hfIpf_DKXgdQ73nj1l2cjwmlhTJa0aJdNnv_aCvSn5zgHHnfXYgrS3CbUuskaokBUb0Xf6MbSWbr9ShvUhzjAH5OJG9ouqzLtyncS0hb7dhnoftoaU/s1600-h/Deer+Gypsy+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418757258279335458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPoEEZiYE9vtiLWXuhP_iH5hfIpf_DKXgdQ73nj1l2cjwmlhTJa0aJdNnv_aCvSn5zgHHnfXYgrS3CbUuskaokBUb0Xf6MbSWbr9ShvUhzjAH5OJG9ouqzLtyncS0hb7dhnoftoaU/s400/Deer+Gypsy+1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />At first glance it looks like the traditional gypsy piece, but if you look closely at the back of the gypsy's head, you can see Max added an element that extended the design up and around his right arm:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9l8F26F6zkQhkslOVoDqdDYVFw7p2jG3Qju_Zx8ARaFXI7ifdAkxir6qIjaaZSuRi_V3kSUxzkH4R0JHgBViZRALxAlPRQJon4xkBsD96B_ke_dbpoCeuCR8X6PTu_RIDWkTN_YG/s1600-h/Gypsy+Deer+3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418757955662991010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9l8F26F6zkQhkslOVoDqdDYVFw7p2jG3Qju_Zx8ARaFXI7ifdAkxir6qIjaaZSuRi_V3kSUxzkH4R0JHgBViZRALxAlPRQJon4xkBsD96B_ke_dbpoCeuCR8X6PTu_RIDWkTN_YG/s400/Gypsy+Deer+3.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpRce2m66T4LPFtkkqTZij5J-UUJwYSm9lkqiq_nIq9zxAz_0e55wRJzP2bP_KmMKzJSOucrJCxDNMAbUxZ2rhE9W7t1i9fA6n_ZUxgKxP_m0wItJjHv4k4o20b7iQEr2rMOWRidMm/s1600-h/Gypsy+Deer+4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418758605814481026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpRce2m66T4LPFtkkqTZij5J-UUJwYSm9lkqiq_nIq9zxAz_0e55wRJzP2bP_KmMKzJSOucrJCxDNMAbUxZ2rhE9W7t1i9fA6n_ZUxgKxP_m0wItJjHv4k4o20b7iQEr2rMOWRidMm/s200/Gypsy+Deer+4.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 200px;" /></a><br /><br />That is a deer skull that the gypsy woman is wearing, complete with a set of antlers.<br /><br />When I asked Max about this he acknowledged that the tattoo, in concept, had started as just the old-style gypsy profile but, growing up in Maryland, he said that there were deer everywhere around his home, and that this was a nod to his former home state.<br /><br />Perhaps reading too much into it, I asked him if he was taking a symbol of home and tying it to the nomadic image of the gypsy to illustrate a dichotomy between the two contrasting lifestyles. He nodded and said he hadn't thought of it in those terms before, but it seemed to make a little sense if you looked at it like that.<br /><br />This is one of nine tattoos Max has. The piece in question was designed by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/388414462">Paul Bosch</a> at <a href="http://www.savedtattoo.com/">Saved Tattoo</a> in Brooklyn. Max came to Paul with the concept and left it to the artist to design the tattoo. Work from Saved has appeared previously on Tattoosday <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Saved%20Tattoo">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Max for sharing this fascinating spin on the traditional gypsy tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Max's Spin on a Traditional Gypsy Tattoo

I was passing through Penn Station late yesterday when I spotted Max, who offered up this fascinating tattoo: At first glance it looks like ...

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