The Tattooed Poets Project: Raffaella Ciavatta's Trio of Amazing Tattoos

<span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >Today's tattoos were submitted by Brazilian-born, New York-based poet <a href="http://ineuphorictrance.blogspot.com/">Raffaella Ciavatta</a>. She heard about the Tattooed Poet's Project earlier this month from <a href="http://getangrywithme.com/">Jackie Sheeler</a> at a local reading. Jackie's tattoos were featured earlier this month <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/04/jackie-sheelers-swirling-tribal-tattoos.html">here</a>.<br /></span><div style="font-family:verdana;"><div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Raffaela sent three photos:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_BJI7qXA8B49_ZiwSSqlvJYlgt-860BCS2VrIJEYW-v63IcdMTyCQHNr-a2V2abMLMhTuYzlYrs2wB-sFuiyV1YsMw3x-NsLNsDFL20U8Hrdrnas1S1G5qqCkJFqlhW7uY8_JJRgkqU/s1600-h/liz.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325676748356519458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_BJI7qXA8B49_ZiwSSqlvJYlgt-860BCS2VrIJEYW-v63IcdMTyCQHNr-a2V2abMLMhTuYzlYrs2wB-sFuiyV1YsMw3x-NsLNsDFL20U8Hrdrnas1S1G5qqCkJFqlhW7uY8_JJRgkqU/s400/liz.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 331px;" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Raffaela says that this is "my own design mixing a Chinese dragon, representing strength, and the lizard, for the soul's search of awareness, so that it could protect me and guide me through the eternal pursuit of knowledge.</span><span style="font-size:100%;">"<br /><br />This piece on the lower left side of her back/hip was her first tattoo, done at <a href="http://www.tat2.com.br/">Studio Tat 2</a> in Brazil.<br /><br />Next is a piece on the right side of her chest, near the collar bone:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94dQLhxbP-kaznt5oqCQcLlK76i4gW00YCYHqDjoSHhj2JvkKxT1JI5eXXxjRW1pYckTR8EuJF1Vmr99uCu9ZSBiikU7-GBKesy0mTG4oqjF_279eZGc5KZI2A97-OIluL8VK8bQU-9M/s1600-h/Mater.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325676711914479954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94dQLhxbP-kaznt5oqCQcLlK76i4gW00YCYHqDjoSHhj2JvkKxT1JI5eXXxjRW1pYckTR8EuJF1Vmr99uCu9ZSBiikU7-GBKesy0mTG4oqjF_279eZGc5KZI2A97-OIluL8VK8bQU-9M/s400/Mater.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 288px;" /></a><br />The "mater" is the Latin word for mother who, Raffaella proclaims is "</span><span style="font-size:100%;">done for the most important person to me in this world, my mother, father, best friend!</span><span style="font-size:100%;">" This piece was inked at <a href="http://fabiotattoo.blogspot.com/">Fabio Tattoo</a>, also in Brazil.<br /><br />And finally, this last tattoo, which you get a small glimpse of in the first picture above, is just breath-taking:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jnO_8utgPkuZ68SBF6CxghhiptK-GShz7giTQNRKlzOGMSE4qfxufFCEdHsa-ViYIOHMquQRuvrw8keM3TjXirCYedy_xXEa7z5v2lCiLyG1ZgQdz42JV6kn77wp63GE3apqj-LgPHI/s1600-h/wings.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325676668463249538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jnO_8utgPkuZ68SBF6CxghhiptK-GShz7giTQNRKlzOGMSE4qfxufFCEdHsa-ViYIOHMquQRuvrw8keM3TjXirCYedy_xXEa7z5v2lCiLyG1ZgQdz42JV6kn77wp63GE3apqj-LgPHI/s400/wings.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:100%;">These are her angel wings, "done to achieve my dream of reaching New York." She adds, "I definitely flew from Brazil to NY." They were tattooed over six months. The tattoo was started by</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Eric Codo ("just the outline...he had to move to Rio de Janeiro) at <a href="http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2VFH">Steel Star Supply</a> in Sao Paulo and was finished by the "<a href="http://www.fotolog.com/fabio_renato/">Amazing Fabio Renato</a>".<br /><br /></span></div></div><div style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Head over to <a href="http://oxypoet.blogspot.com/2009/04/tattooed-poets-series-day-17-raffaella.html">BillyBlog</a> to read <a href="http://oxypoet.blogspot.com/2009/04/tattooed-poets-series-day-17-raffaella.html">one of Raffaella's poems</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Raffaella for sharing her amazing work with us here at Tattoosday!<br /></span></div>

The Tattooed Poets Project: Raffaella Ciavatta's Trio of Amazing Tattoos

Today's tattoos were submitted by Brazilian-born, New York-based poet Raffaella Ciavatta . She heard about the Tattooed Poet's Proje...

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