Two Segements of Renae's Arm

I spotted a whole lot going on with Renae's left forearm, while browsing at the Chelsea Salvation Army store, so I just had to ask.<br /><br />Let's deconstruct:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxlB7L2R5N0pQ8yXUR5C0l4a9FmV12UccbNhL6LmR7_lKsbNbVjkSknVT5H1Ds9dbumjQnJoj5e9snITr1dPB3xgP7mjeMM8UD1Sdnbb0PPquC2w_GGK8Omdm-pnTFu_c9qSuUiQB/s1600/Renae+Collage+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxlB7L2R5N0pQ8yXUR5C0l4a9FmV12UccbNhL6LmR7_lKsbNbVjkSknVT5H1Ds9dbumjQnJoj5e9snITr1dPB3xgP7mjeMM8UD1Sdnbb0PPquC2w_GGK8Omdm-pnTFu_c9qSuUiQB/s640/Renae+Collage+wm.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br />The first part of this tattoo is the dark heart on the inner part of the forearm. Renae attributes this to Rob at the <a href="http://www.myspace.com/hartandhuntingtonorlando">Orlando branch</a> of <a href="http://www.hartandhuntingtontattoo.com/">Hart and Huntington</a>. In over three years of inkspotting, this is the first piece on Tattoosday that has been credited to one of their shops.<br /><br />Renae, who has "no idea" how many tattoos she has (which is synonymous for "too many to count"), wanted to add to her arm, so she headed to <a href="http://www.brooklyninktattoo.com/">Brooklyn Ink</a> in Bay Ridge.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.brooklyninktattoo.com/alex_tattoos.html">Alex Franklin</a> was given free reign, according to Renae. Her exact quote was "use your imagination and run," which must be music to many a tattooists ears.<br /><br />Alex did the flourishes around the original tattoo, along with the phrase "gutta cavat lapidem," a Latin phrase by Ovid which translates to "dripping water hollows out a stone," which is a shortened version of the line "Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence." This quote is known to many New Yorkers who have seen it inscribed underground <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/anniemole/2867842328/">here</a> (with a broader description <a href="http://www.mta.info/mta/aft/permanentart/permart.html?agency=n&line=D&station=4&artist=1&img=1&xdev=240">here</a>).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And he tattooed the piece on the other side of the arm:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw278Fz6Rt6O9iEH7qaMsn6nv0_PA-ilbXcyicrO3ylbM3vQFq8dEzztFExhulSn1kCxNEqXXS2aXLjpXsZwsfh-5tPjtcPJJKvPREJ4O2pFax4IiJ9kR1j9t0V81tahNjJPNrIE4B/s1600/Renae+floral+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw278Fz6Rt6O9iEH7qaMsn6nv0_PA-ilbXcyicrO3ylbM3vQFq8dEzztFExhulSn1kCxNEqXXS2aXLjpXsZwsfh-5tPjtcPJJKvPREJ4O2pFax4IiJ9kR1j9t0V81tahNjJPNrIE4B/s640/Renae+floral+wm.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br />Work from Brooklyn Ink (and a lot by Alex) has appeared previously on Tattoosday <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Brooklyn%20Ink">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Renae for sharing her tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Two Segements of Renae's Arm

I spotted a whole lot going on with Renae's left forearm, while browsing at the Chelsea Salvation Army store, so I just had to ask. Let...

Read more »