A German Gypsy in New York City

I met Dominic a couple of weeks ago out in front of Madison Square Garden in Penn Plaza.<br /><br />He was visiting from Cologne, Germany, and was displaying an arm with tattoos:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiAIq8C6CBX46YKgnlLraF0pzbCOf8ih0a2-WDGYhe0gtkI5t-AHWZhQ3fMLm4YgYmRpB5oc5anrqGw5ouPtB7mww7aPOXahjvc35YlZumScYu-IslkWJyjZG0KakAPWiz138kPspgSY/s1600-h/German+arm.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348624936674625074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiAIq8C6CBX46YKgnlLraF0pzbCOf8ih0a2-WDGYhe0gtkI5t-AHWZhQ3fMLm4YgYmRpB5oc5anrqGw5ouPtB7mww7aPOXahjvc35YlZumScYu-IslkWJyjZG0KakAPWiz138kPspgSY/s400/German+arm.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 146px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br />Dominic has seven tattoos, most of which are based on traditional flash art.<br /><br />We looked specifically at his gypsy tattoo, which Dominic says is especially poignant:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeu1b9Xc6pZHg0AImN4e35TfoQvfP-WqyqdvwXBMBZ6Jg9fI-FFtberfAXlLtDqIoYl_HWX3JC9VHN3Hkjc8iY6HiE1o7tis16Yja0t2slAsE6PLDPTsebEIg0IGTvwjwbwrn0lb-91kg/s1600-h/German+gypsy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348624787798843074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeu1b9Xc6pZHg0AImN4e35TfoQvfP-WqyqdvwXBMBZ6Jg9fI-FFtberfAXlLtDqIoYl_HWX3JC9VHN3Hkjc8iY6HiE1o7tis16Yja0t2slAsE6PLDPTsebEIg0IGTvwjwbwrn0lb-91kg/s400/German+gypsy.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 332px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br />Why is this piece so meaningful? Dominic says his family once was very well-off ("blue-blooded"), but they lost their fortune. As a result, he feels a certain kinship to the tattoo.<br /><br />The tattoo was created by Carlos at <a href="http://www.finelinetattooing.de/shop.html">Fine Line Tattooing</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%BCsseldorf">Düsseldorf, Germany</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Dominic for sharing his gypsy with us here on Tattoosday!

A German Gypsy in New York City

I met Dominic a couple of weeks ago out in front of Madison Square Garden in Penn Plaza. He was visiting from Cologne, Germany, and was disp...

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