Jessy's Sugar Skull (Tattoorism)

In what I refer to as tattoorism, today's selection is a reader-submitted tattoo that comes to us from Jessy, in Denver, Colorado.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCRkW3xZX7wsHJ77Rkhu-cJTNh_4es7F2TCd_6kg3x2WENM2bMdY6MvYEvLgZUK-E-FVCqZWtua4c2ePfV9afOEDQTIAeQwLnQBwpZC7YTPJX4n-f8zzyNsVA5f_KKfOk2dcVfXMr/s1600/jessy+sugar+skull.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCRkW3xZX7wsHJ77Rkhu-cJTNh_4es7F2TCd_6kg3x2WENM2bMdY6MvYEvLgZUK-E-FVCqZWtua4c2ePfV9afOEDQTIAeQwLnQBwpZC7YTPJX4n-f8zzyNsVA5f_KKfOk2dcVfXMr/s400/jessy+sugar+skull.jpg" width="331" /></a></div><br />Jessy writes:<br /><br /><blockquote>"I was looking at your blog, and since you love sugar skulls, I thought I'd share mine with you...I had it done in Santa Fe by <a href="http://www.lostcowboytattoo.com/">Guido Baldini</a> [As of publication, Mr Baldini's site is not connecting, but he is tattooing at <a href="http://www.inbornnyc.com/www/">Inborn NYC</a> in Manhattan through July 2, 2010, according to <a href="http://www.myspace.com/inborn">the shop's MySpace</a>]. A bit of a story behind it... at the time, last September, I was just developing a chronic pain problem that was mainly in my left arm. The pain was (and still is) so excruciating that while on vacation with my family, when I should have been out to dinner and having fun (it was a bit of a reunion) I was instead in the hotel room, eating <a href="http://www.drugs.com/percocet.html">percocets</a>, and just miserable and crying and pissed off and not understanding WHY this pain wouldn't leave me the hell alone. So the next day my brother and I wandered into a tattoo shop [most likely <a href="http://fourstartattoo.com/home.html">Four Star Tattoo</a>] and a couple hours later I emerged with this - my 1st tattoo!  It was meant to kind of scare the pain away while also reminding me of a (otherwise) great trip with my family to a town I fell in love with. I think Guido did a great job. I love my sugar skull. I plan to go back to Santa Fe soon and have him add some more flowers to it."</blockquote><br />Those of you regular readers with good memories may recall that I recently ran into the artist's cousin and he shared <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/05/dan-hosts-lady-liberty-like-youve-never.html">this piece</a>, inked by Mr. Baldini in New Mexico.<br /><br />Thanks to Jessy for sharing this cool sugar skull with us here on Tattoosday!

Jessy's Sugar Skull (Tattoorism)

In what I refer to as tattoorism, today's selection is a reader-submitted tattoo that comes to us from Jessy, in Denver, Colorado. Jessy...

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Kevin's Angel Tattoo Inspires

I spotted Kevin at the corner of 33rd Street and 7th Avenue and asked him about his incredible tattoo covering the majority of his left arm:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfz9i0P1HfkzprWZ8RAoqAXdi8Lu9M3KrzI4I8cWBO3L7ZPzv0NmfWfeb7Ct-GUvzfPoj6Z1WAL8iqaMtFe3l8c-PYqaZcIVbBBbh9c67RguCgs_KxthtUWVUTQv_fFprWSgj5lsVBvQ/s1600-h/Angel+main.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376856739645153506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfz9i0P1HfkzprWZ8RAoqAXdi8Lu9M3KrzI4I8cWBO3L7ZPzv0NmfWfeb7Ct-GUvzfPoj6Z1WAL8iqaMtFe3l8c-PYqaZcIVbBBbh9c67RguCgs_KxthtUWVUTQv_fFprWSgj5lsVBvQ/s400/Angel+main.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGmFKCx11x48ZMKTD0C05chLYm3awhwRyV1Q19GZOZN8dR7Tu-foNa0OwZe8EO72P1t1JJJ9wv_9uFr1SrABNUWWx2eIPyxqjAdZ_PImVI3Z8n2BjrsDot5CJIYoEZmRgu2eb2Pjlhkk/s1600-h/Angel+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375802845813362594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGmFKCx11x48ZMKTD0C05chLYm3awhwRyV1Q19GZOZN8dR7Tu-foNa0OwZe8EO72P1t1JJJ9wv_9uFr1SrABNUWWx2eIPyxqjAdZ_PImVI3Z8n2BjrsDot5CJIYoEZmRgu2eb2Pjlhkk/s400/Angel+1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 115px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />His upper arm has a cross on it, so Kevin worked downward on the arm. The angel is based on the sculpture of "<a href="http://www.centralpark2000.com/database/bethesda_fountain.html">The Angel of the Waters</a>" in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Park">Central Park's</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethesda_Fountain">Bethesda Fountain</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoT4QgQVfCyVbXn9M-NwHYPenTW4J1qWgc-1M61u07L4DF3vLUtD9BHYrJ1Blz86DoeI1raA6UTE4YVFWAtEBUMgJ1Hf9PvVu3N3wa61pNA9hg13DqrQ-pNUtlV_fyz5_ks2uaSRNCuPo/s1600-h/angel-of-the-waters.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376852836063149138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoT4QgQVfCyVbXn9M-NwHYPenTW4J1qWgc-1M61u07L4DF3vLUtD9BHYrJ1Blz86DoeI1raA6UTE4YVFWAtEBUMgJ1Hf9PvVu3N3wa61pNA9hg13DqrQ-pNUtlV_fyz5_ks2uaSRNCuPo/s400/angel-of-the-waters.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />He subsequently added the banner that reads "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veni,_vidi,_vici">Veni Vidi Vici</a>" on the back side of the forearm:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYGAUrD2DucJ-pmCBSRKVj82FQAesKnsJgVk1oYwPIR3TkfMzz17BeBxA31cfKCb3GTSqdO1KGpABUxWy4xRdT75idYchP9qZgsqnxjJc7fw7rAL_BRuNa5-tGiX52rdzOrasjtAosrM/s1600-h/veni.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375802642334423378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYGAUrD2DucJ-pmCBSRKVj82FQAesKnsJgVk1oYwPIR3TkfMzz17BeBxA31cfKCb3GTSqdO1KGpABUxWy4xRdT75idYchP9qZgsqnxjJc7fw7rAL_BRuNa5-tGiX52rdzOrasjtAosrM/s400/veni.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 146px;" /></a><br />This famous Latin phrase, attributed to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar">Julius Caesar</a>, means "I came. I saw. I conquered." In his mind, this sums up Kevin's life, having moved from a town of 70,000 people to a megopolis of over 7 million, attaining a senior position with a fashion corporation.<br /><br />Kevin is particularly happy with the detail in the wings and the angel herself.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLeET9XUrQ5-_exH_hfQQr6KrCF_p-YJ1CilvZ3q86gw55pOfQ3tIGFRIQNf8oe4TmvqxZFaU3WjtkLhXstqpaVLtyGBDPseANdpx5JFjrwOneAbhUrzAIacfRuIVYFm4qr_0zcwiExA/s1600-h/Angel+wing+detail.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375802442694872530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLeET9XUrQ5-_exH_hfQQr6KrCF_p-YJ1CilvZ3q86gw55pOfQ3tIGFRIQNf8oe4TmvqxZFaU3WjtkLhXstqpaVLtyGBDPseANdpx5JFjrwOneAbhUrzAIacfRuIVYFm4qr_0zcwiExA/s400/Angel+wing+detail.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.rjerez.com/">Ray Jerez</a> at <a href="http://www.inbornnyc.com/www/">Inborn NYC</a> on the Lower East Side of Manhattan is the artist behind this tattoo.<br /><br />Thanks much to Kevin for sharing his amazing tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Kevin's Angel Tattoo Inspires

I spotted Kevin at the corner of 33rd Street and 7th Avenue and asked him about his incredible tattoo covering the majority of his left arm:...

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