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The Tattooed Poets Project: Erika Lutzner

Today's tattooed poet is <a href="http://upstairsaterikas.com/">Erika Lutzner</a>, who sent us this photo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Lhapkx5PhX560cDGmWtY4CfD6HMpa53BXWpUKnbsIRiNR9RNzNxBh58MTwwkuQqh2argFd_PI8x0pKl7MqmTHMiQvK8w0MksnCj3ZF-TEq7dhYifQTUBU-PXRsw5FZK7q-0mU90XohU/s615/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Lhapkx5PhX560cDGmWtY4CfD6HMpa53BXWpUKnbsIRiNR9RNzNxBh58MTwwkuQqh2argFd_PI8x0pKl7MqmTHMiQvK8w0MksnCj3ZF-TEq7dhYifQTUBU-PXRsw5FZK7q-0mU90XohU/s320/photo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Erika explains:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">I have five tattoos which tell the history of my story; skin is my canvas.  The tattoo that I want to share is of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesha">Ganesha</a>.  I chose to get the tattoo of Ganesha because he is the remover of obstacles, and I was at a point in my life where my path was far from clear.  Ganesha watches over me and keeps me grounded and safe. I also have a tattoo of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanuman">Hanuman</a> carrying a mountain. He represents strength and knowledge.  <a href="http://anilgupta.com/">Anil Gupta</a> did all my tattoos.  He is an amazing artist.  He works on the Lower East Side at his shop, I<a href="http://www.inklinestudio.com/">nkline Studio Inc</a>. </blockquote>Erika sent us this poem, as well, which was first published  in <a href="http://www.failbetter.com/index.php">failbetter</a>, July, 2009.<br /><br /><b>Blackness Slips Through Sundays</b><br /><b><br /></b>A mirror cannot speak truth<br />Just as a woman’s face masks<br />a madness<br />The man in the mug shot<br />Could be anyone’s husband, friend, father, —<br />The woman hides behind <br />fiction<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~ ~ ~</div><br />Erika Lutzner is the editor of <a href="http://scapegoatreview.com/">Scapegoat Review</a>. She curates <a href="http://upstairsaterikas.com/">Upstairs at Erika’s</a>, a monthly writer's salon in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Her work can be found in various places such as failbetter, <a href="http://www.eclectica.org/">Eclectica Magazine</a>, and <a href="http://tygerburning.blogspot.com/p/tygerburning-literary-journal.html">Tygerburing Literary Journal</a>.  Her first book, <a href="http://dulcetshop.ecrater.com/p/13731263/invisible-girls-erika-lutzner">Invisible Girls</a>, by <a href="http://www.dancinggirlpress.com/">dancing girl press</a>  as well as a second book, <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1269629043/some-stories-are-true-that-never-happened">Some Things Are True That Never Happened</a> (an anthology) are both out.  She is working on various new projects. You can find Erika at <a href="http://upstairsaterikas.com/">http://upstairsaterikas.com/</a> as well as <a href="http://scapegoatreview.com/">http://scapegoatreview.com/</a>.  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0B62GbXiPaPS08lIN03m-0BvWDzQjiqx4G4xFHD_kNfcBzlKfI8lVpqexXx2Lqh6CRmaMnBWu8mH3Bg8QhsyOGx26yUVV8qHRZ7TxgZVeietOJUgkcKWF6zRhfQ0yMVGWC4ottgZ874/s1600/4f2327c51a14d_80495n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0B62GbXiPaPS08lIN03m-0BvWDzQjiqx4G4xFHD_kNfcBzlKfI8lVpqexXx2Lqh6CRmaMnBWu8mH3Bg8QhsyOGx26yUVV8qHRZ7TxgZVeietOJUgkcKWF6zRhfQ0yMVGWC4ottgZ874/s400/4f2327c51a14d_80495n.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><br />Thanks to Erika for sharing her tattoo and poem with us here on Tattoosday's Tattooed Poets Project!<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2013 Tattoosday. The poem and tattoo are reprinted with the poet's permission.</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><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 http://tattoosday.blogspot.com and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span>

The Tattooed Poets Project: Erika Lutzner

Today's tattooed poet is Erika Lutzner , who sent us this photo: Erika explains: I have five tattoos which tell the history of my story;...

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Gowrish Shares His Blessing, Amma in Ink

There are times when I feel lucky to find a tattoo by an amazing artist and then there are times I find something that is so breathtaking, I feel honored to be able to share work by a true master of the craft.<br /><br />Last week, I was walking down Crosby Street in SoHo when I met Gowrish after spotting a flash of color poking out of his short sleeve shirt. After he called the artist to make sure it was okay with her that I take pictures, Gowrish shared what I consider one of the finest tattoos I've ever posted on Tattoosday. Check out this piece by New York artist <a href="http://www.chicksdigtattoos.com/">Denise de la Cerda</a>, of Inkline Studio:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-hUZEoYtIickKTR_4gngHKeAAyf7geCp-F4MwciZUDnDJlb7i0QtGogL_UAz57WDRwDe_e-CwXu4PeVKk6eW9iswyVW0klTswMAjix7j4c2qfY6WQpT4vxX5N9cXHj9GoDheh_0H9Ec/s1600/delacerda.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-hUZEoYtIickKTR_4gngHKeAAyf7geCp-F4MwciZUDnDJlb7i0QtGogL_UAz57WDRwDe_e-CwXu4PeVKk6eW9iswyVW0klTswMAjix7j4c2qfY6WQpT4vxX5N9cXHj9GoDheh_0H9Ec/s640/delacerda.jpg" width="314" /></a></td></tr><br /> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tattoo by <a href="http://www.chicksdigtattoos.com/">Denise de la Cerda</a></td></tr><br /> </tbody></table><br />Gowrish explained who this tattoo depicts:<br /><br /><blockquote>"This is <a href="http://www.amm.org/">Amma</a>, who is the Divine Mother and comes from India ... she's a great humanitarian leader and spiritual leader. She does a lot of good work. The 'Hugging Saint' they call her in the West...Denise [de la Cerda]  is amazing, one of the things is that it's really difficult to capture ...it's considered a great blessing  if you can have Amma's image like this ... Denise is very blessed because this is so real life that it's kind of unbelievable....<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvHifYDwRIOPdy-H3t2UHvo8aMV95P-L7wXngzX5aU5yTZWNfWkXNluw5P6xT1FTZU3CQOahzRA1Ion2kAMcYq79VIq0DXAd2EDvgKKUywnRUIjekpI_g-5Uo5tnT-RCV4xk7q8pyLYc/s1600/delacerda+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvHifYDwRIOPdy-H3t2UHvo8aMV95P-L7wXngzX5aU5yTZWNfWkXNluw5P6xT1FTZU3CQOahzRA1Ion2kAMcYq79VIq0DXAd2EDvgKKUywnRUIjekpI_g-5Uo5tnT-RCV4xk7q8pyLYc/s640/delacerda+detail.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tattoo by <a href="http://www.chicksdigtattoos.com/">Denise de la Cerda</a></td></tr><br /> </tbody></table><br />She tattoos the way that an artist paints, she's a real artist .... the detail of the fabric and everything you see her are traditional Indian offerings ...  the lotus, apples, bananas ... incense stick - see the smoke ... Indian sweets ... rice ... a lamp ...it's so amazing, right?"<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXd7LQXQ8BtakMSjLtjf2CbYZNwyPh92H4NJy-XLxOUvhK7gVaEztBbLtXJNtqyFWdTioK97PzRy2Wc3LQ39Zu7XEmGHJ6-axUscvV_H1xXRB2cXc58R7WLRvtyBcIr_eP-99vxcg1ZCg/s1600/delacerda+detail+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXd7LQXQ8BtakMSjLtjf2CbYZNwyPh92H4NJy-XLxOUvhK7gVaEztBbLtXJNtqyFWdTioK97PzRy2Wc3LQ39Zu7XEmGHJ6-axUscvV_H1xXRB2cXc58R7WLRvtyBcIr_eP-99vxcg1ZCg/s400/delacerda+detail+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><br /> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tattoo by <a href="http://www.chicksdigtattoos.com/">Denise de la Cerda</a></td></tr><br /> </tbody></table></blockquote>Take a look, also, at the amazing detail Denise created in the flower garland around Amma's neck. This truly is a sensational piece of tattoo art.<br /><br />You can learn more about at Amma at <a href="http://www.amma.org/">http://www.amma.org/</a>. I first became familiar with Denise de la Cerda's talent when I posted <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/06/brians-amazing-angelic-ink.html">these amazing tattoos</a> over two years ago. I encourage people to visit her website, http://www.chicksdigtattoos.com to check out more of her work<br /><br />Thanks to Gowrish for sharing this amazing tattoo, and to Denise for consenting to my posting the photos here on Tattoosday.<br /><br />  <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 contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></div>

Gowrish Shares His Blessing, Amma in Ink

There are times when I feel lucky to find a tattoo by an amazing artist and then there are times I find something that is so breathtaking, I...

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