Mark's Dueling Sugar Skulls

On a Sunday back in July, I met Mark on the subway. He chose to share these tattoos among the many he has:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCdxnpnxw7l3kwtfAQoDwRFS44nw_10gGjhYNcF8YsJ2X2909oFNPuns-KToikLsW1gcmj6IQziXK6WLFjmu8ImVkqM-TjriKgse3QCLZEiiCHf9AONqwr6kkpMlMKLUHeN0iQjP83vw/s1600/Dueling+sugar+skulls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCdxnpnxw7l3kwtfAQoDwRFS44nw_10gGjhYNcF8YsJ2X2909oFNPuns-KToikLsW1gcmj6IQziXK6WLFjmu8ImVkqM-TjriKgse3QCLZEiiCHf9AONqwr6kkpMlMKLUHeN0iQjP83vw/s640/Dueling+sugar+skulls.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />Full disclosure: it was this encounter that taught me an important lesson - my voice recorder doesn't do well on the subway.<br /><br />I was able to ascertain that these companion pieces were inked with specific meanings. The blue tattoo on the right arm has the subtext of a break-up. Juxtaposed with that is the red piece which represents the rise of artistic expression.<br /><br />These nearly-mirror image tattoos were credited to <a href="http://hotrodtat2.com/bios/bio-shaun.php">Shaun Carroll</a> at <a href="http://hotrodtat2.com/main/index.php">Hod Rod Tattoo</a> in Blackburg, Virginia.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyy7LOkEo5i6drJQq7FIAYwYyO5mbAiys5S9sSKY8Emrl-esf87IkDPdD7RRfD4PXLzrXBgwNfMMzhr2hY1cb_gvbx2wxGxvsKqNU1FTwx9CdLMHN4L4YOjfA7MBbPt003JSPAV0ec768/s1600/dueling+details.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyy7LOkEo5i6drJQq7FIAYwYyO5mbAiys5S9sSKY8Emrl-esf87IkDPdD7RRfD4PXLzrXBgwNfMMzhr2hY1cb_gvbx2wxGxvsKqNU1FTwx9CdLMHN4L4YOjfA7MBbPt003JSPAV0ec768/s640/dueling+details.jpg" width="338" /></a></div><br />Thanks to Mark for sharing these tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</a> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I can contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></div>

Mark's Dueling Sugar Skulls

On a Sunday back in July, I met Mark on the subway. He chose to share these tattoos among the many he has: Full disclosure: it was this enco...

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