Tattoosday (A Tattoo Blog): Electric Tiki Tattoo

I had the good fortune of meeting Mike outside of Penn Station last week and, despite first noticing him because of his leg tattoos, he was extremely generous and unveiled an incredible sleeve that covered his right arm: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7J15i70pmrcmV29HI1LnqacvMXUB_vJ6cNqSy0BdbgQDOfX4AYsjCKCs9XH1Wa1psKfPsGS8-9K15ibM4FoXECb7C3V6rbtth9aUsquUpTfHiw83M61WPt3hZ6NNqphZipieRamM/s1600/Aquatic+sleeve+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453714388438253810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7J15i70pmrcmV29HI1LnqacvMXUB_vJ6cNqSy0BdbgQDOfX4AYsjCKCs9XH1Wa1psKfPsGS8-9K15ibM4FoXECb7C3V6rbtth9aUsquUpTfHiw83M61WPt3hZ6NNqphZipieRamM/s400/Aquatic+sleeve+1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 400px;" /></a> Mike is a fisherman and a loves the brightness, color and variety of oceanic life. Such things translate well to the body's canvas and make for some amazing tattoo work... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNY9N5v6RaPBVfw9wCUASJXlpwZAnAPUMLuADzV4GNbBRNRtvBftgfoUsZeWy4eaA89CslMtBsinGlIfdhOLVc1Svv7uane89wgszrUKVMgJfgdFXiyHOpgaVF-9QHSLLFQgDCiisG/s1600/Aquatic+sleeve+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453714288290685826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNY9N5v6RaPBVfw9wCUASJXlpwZAnAPUMLuADzV4GNbBRNRtvBftgfoUsZeWy4eaA89CslMtBsinGlIfdhOLVc1Svv7uane89wgszrUKVMgJfgdFXiyHOpgaVF-9QHSLLFQgDCiisG/s400/Aquatic+sleeve+2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 400px;" /></a> The giant octopus actually curls up over his shoulder and onto his chest, with one tentacle moving down his arm.... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsfMfgCEOoQZVdxxIByxZQrE-Gog5q2AnvCUHu_2IrBplLM4oqEYx_E1WaBCe6Sejw-schUKqoosw81b5mqQ0z_kcmxm2SwyFS-02HrrNgPI9y1aMbiHyvHp2LvtO0-FTjdavffS9/s1600/Aquatic+sleeve+3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453714182408603538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsfMfgCEOoQZVdxxIByxZQrE-Gog5q2AnvCUHu_2IrBplLM4oqEYx_E1WaBCe6Sejw-schUKqoosw81b5mqQ0z_kcmxm2SwyFS-02HrrNgPI9y1aMbiHyvHp2LvtO0-FTjdavffS9/s400/Aquatic+sleeve+3.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" /></a> The deep sea diver punctuates the middle of his arm... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzlRxe8OovLUycgZwdL14ynU31VZtgULwWoTvoqNw8Z8W1D7a1JIxCLKhDNz0YTGpCG4CznAAr7VUd6PA8wl2QSbNTiznX6JsmjtEBpxC96EmfZBORzy94UuDlK0feESGGHO-dh5K/s1600/Aquatic+sleeve+4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453714058152040130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzlRxe8OovLUycgZwdL14ynU31VZtgULwWoTvoqNw8Z8W1D7a1JIxCLKhDNz0YTGpCG4CznAAr7VUd6PA8wl2QSbNTiznX6JsmjtEBpxC96EmfZBORzy94UuDlK0feESGGHO-dh5K/s400/Aquatic+sleeve+4.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 400px;" /></a> At the bottom of the arm are tropical motifs including a huge tiki god and a hibiscus.... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLom4WCTBlQJXi_RCRuvaiAW7KTIyKL55Nk8lJh_y3iCevgNHUCW1jZEfxU0_IJ-fNiWLdgX3J355XyC5VsSWoqNHRtH7OWzsYHX8qiVoGoc17NRFKhlzIiSP2vuuaAvw9X4GIgXB/s1600/Aquatic+sleeve+5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453713903699303730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLom4WCTBlQJXi_RCRuvaiAW7KTIyKL55Nk8lJh_y3iCevgNHUCW1jZEfxU0_IJ-fNiWLdgX3J355XyC5VsSWoqNHRtH7OWzsYHX8qiVoGoc17NRFKhlzIiSP2vuuaAvw9X4GIgXB/s400/Aquatic+sleeve+5.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 201px; height: 400px;" /></a> On the inside of his inner bicep is this fish which is a cross between an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglerfish">anglerfish</a> and a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xyrichtys">razorfish</a>: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-2E6FbXQ39A1Na-0fLz2KBsYAoiMqgp3f9MR1SygM84CMJZpQAh7XGSiltWDkMIdrDIqD2kW5goOgnz8nJrUUuBHGXpTm8qZyfFIrOOZ7sGtIN63Xm9kylZhxfhD4AA_tUKAflhv/s1600/Aquatic+sleeve+6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453713829412058290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-2E6FbXQ39A1Na-0fLz2KBsYAoiMqgp3f9MR1SygM84CMJZpQAh7XGSiltWDkMIdrDIqD2kW5goOgnz8nJrUUuBHGXpTm8qZyfFIrOOZ7sGtIN63Xm9kylZhxfhD4AA_tUKAflhv/s400/Aquatic+sleeve+6.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 167px;" /></a> And we ended with this piece that was so fresh at the time, that Mike had to peel back the protective plastic covering this amazing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puffer_fish">blowfish</a>: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOfpumURB8ox7g_XhiCwFkE62QId1noEem01LQN96Odft9YCj11ZngfusuR2j71y3DZrpLwmSJvjk4AF3lDpdGixcWXZXYywYTdwXWY3frFjATcSmQaQ-uCEFuZjh13-s2eQyzvuc/s1600/Aquatic+sleeve+7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453713415661527714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOfpumURB8ox7g_XhiCwFkE62QId1noEem01LQN96Odft9YCj11ZngfusuR2j71y3DZrpLwmSJvjk4AF3lDpdGixcWXZXYywYTdwXWY3frFjATcSmQaQ-uCEFuZjh13-s2eQyzvuc/s400/Aquatic+sleeve+7.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 347px;" /></a> The artist behind this amazing work is Steve Woison formerly of <a href="http://www.electrictikitattoos.com/tiki.html">Electric Tiki Tattoo</a> in Patchogue, and now at <a href="http://www.520tattoos.com/">Studio 520</a> in Oakdale, on Long Island. Thanks again to Mike for taking the time to share his amazing aquatic sleeve with us here on Tattoosday!

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