Rus and His Sailor Jerry Ducks

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xst9NrBhH2szWskFPgsDKGy94mUccEyhycRX_ykymh4iJEEPvLLf9I_4-Ig8PTPbpvLwW7HUCe1BpgWKaMsaZg0BMb1ebqGtyDvBHbEe4vo_orGxpi_Z2499LJk_OnGHHlJ3YF9rLOk/s614/IMG_0587.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xst9NrBhH2szWskFPgsDKGy94mUccEyhycRX_ykymh4iJEEPvLLf9I_4-Ig8PTPbpvLwW7HUCe1BpgWKaMsaZg0BMb1ebqGtyDvBHbEe4vo_orGxpi_Z2499LJk_OnGHHlJ3YF9rLOk/s640/IMG_0587.JPG" width="342" /></a></div><br />I met Rus in Penn Station last month. He had quite a lot of ink, and offered up this piece from the front of his lower left leg.<br /><br />He credited <a href="http://www.inksmithtattoo.com/artists/mike-wilson">Mike Wilson</a> at <a href="http://www.inksmithtattoo.com/about">Inksmith & Rogers</a> in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, as the artist who tattooed this. A piece by Mike appeared <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/10/shaunceys-pantherabbit.html">here</a> on Tattoosday back in 2010.<br /><br />When I asked Rus if there was a particular story behind the tattoo or a reason he got the ducks, he replied,<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">"No. I just liked it. It's an old <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Jerry">Sailor Jerry</a> design. It didin't make any sense, like, why is there a bunch of ducks? [There was a flash sheet with] all the old usual nautical stuff, skulls, you know, boats, things like that and in the middle of it is a bunch of ducks, so I thought I would get that."</blockquote>Thanks to Rus for sharing this tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><b id="internal-source-marker_0.3354695320595056" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This entry is ©2012 Tattoosday.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are reading this on another website 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 </span><a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 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></span></b>

Rus and His Sailor Jerry Ducks

I met Rus in Penn Station last month. He had quite a lot of ink, and offered up this piece from the front of his lower left leg. He credited...

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Shauncey's Pantherabbit

Last month in Penn Station, I ran into a gentleman who was covered with tattoos and was happy to share one with us here on Tattoosday.<br /><br />As luck would have it, he was a tattoo artist himself, up from Florida, biding his time as he waited for his train to arrive.<br /><br />As tattooists generally have a lot of work to share, it is always interesting to see what one piece they will offer up, and <a href="http://shauncey.livejournal.com/">Shauncey Fury</a>, of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ocalatattoo">Ocala Tattoo & Piercing</a> in Ocala, Florida, shared this whimsical piece:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqUtS9QIU7ze_AQs1H16qyu2kBrNnc92lUlGUs2ABgy1H6mJrcLxp3a4Nu9pmzKS-iWQrpaLXBOHGO1Nfz_WQdc5IUVRG4pBYfn9O4lznvDyjyHmuZsLzFmNXy6v7zg3FhUJiuV-t/s1600/Shauncey+Panther+wm+rotate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqUtS9QIU7ze_AQs1H16qyu2kBrNnc92lUlGUs2ABgy1H6mJrcLxp3a4Nu9pmzKS-iWQrpaLXBOHGO1Nfz_WQdc5IUVRG4pBYfn9O4lznvDyjyHmuZsLzFmNXy6v7zg3FhUJiuV-t/s640/Shauncey+Panther+wm+rotate.jpg" width="426" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Your eyes do not deceive you, that is a bad-ass panther wearing bunny ears.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shauncey explained that he went to <a href="http://www.mikewilsontattoo.com/portfolio">Mike Wilson</a>, an artist at <a href="http://www.inksmithtattoo.com/">Inksmith & Rogers</a>, in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, who is known for, among other things, his panther tattoos. They thought they'd "mix it up a bit" and added the rabbit ears for comedic effect. The result is a whimsical tattoo that is certainly a conversation piece!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shauncey has been tattooing for five years and gravitates toward portraits and American traditional-style tattoos. You can see a sampling of his work <a href="http://www.myspace.com/shauncey/photos">here</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks to Shauncey for sharing this cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!</div>

Shauncey's Pantherabbit

Last month in Penn Station, I ran into a gentleman who was covered with tattoos and was happy to share one with us here on Tattoosday. As lu...

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