Gabby Celebrates the Beautiful Life

I met Gabby in the laundromat down the street.<br /><br />She had this lovely tattoo at the base of her neck:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydtpYPzCHW1yrWbapY9msp8gOsppGVSy9uPgM3IA3pP4hodTvkYNeKftbllkZP9ikdajOGy4VxJch3TYUpZmWYfK6KMIxTIPbgaXG-3Dkf_h7tjjTiH8nhXiTQVcqYtYdb2Mpk2ja/s1600/La+Bella+Vita.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468718663455805810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydtpYPzCHW1yrWbapY9msp8gOsppGVSy9uPgM3IA3pP4hodTvkYNeKftbllkZP9ikdajOGy4VxJch3TYUpZmWYfK6KMIxTIPbgaXG-3Dkf_h7tjjTiH8nhXiTQVcqYtYdb2Mpk2ja/s400/La+Bella+Vita.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />This translates, in the Italian, to "the beautiful life".<br /><br />Simply, Gabby has Italian heritage and she had this done at <a href="http://psychotats.com/">Psycho Tattoo</a> in Georgia at a particularly "good time in [her] life".<br /><br />Thanks to Gabby for sharing her three words with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br />UPDATE: Right around the time I posted this, I had heard Ina Saltz discuss typographic tattoos (see my recap <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/05/tattoosday-event-and-book-review-body.html">here</a>). I have since discovered a cool website tool called <a href="http://new.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/">WhatTheFont</a> which helps identify typefaces based on samples that can be uploaded. Using this new tool, I have identified the font in Gabby's tattoo as <a href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/agfa/commercial-script/commercial-script/"><i>Commerical Script Regular</i></a>. That probably doesn't mean much to a lot of people, but it's pretty neat for those who may be interested.

Gabby Celebrates the Beautiful Life

I met Gabby in the laundromat down the street. She had this lovely tattoo at the base of her neck: This translates, in the Italian, to ...

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Only God Can Judge Him

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHD10UXUWOvH2LvtsuqzGdpV4OsQMEorun_7kz34lJmfBQU5oHGolvx-U_trmyUHqHqESzqrdpbiR_N9Wb1t8NvDFC_H2s8XyVervSIi9_y1g7LG-WkCsPdDZ9AtNHBk5tHlkIqKIVyt33/s1600-h/DSC01958.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314748078446294754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHD10UXUWOvH2LvtsuqzGdpV4OsQMEorun_7kz34lJmfBQU5oHGolvx-U_trmyUHqHqESzqrdpbiR_N9Wb1t8NvDFC_H2s8XyVervSIi9_y1g7LG-WkCsPdDZ9AtNHBk5tHlkIqKIVyt33/s400/DSC01958.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 205px;" /></a><br />A nice surprise last night when, out of the blue, a previous Tattoosday subject, John, sent me his latest tattoo.<br /><br />I met John initially at the 3rd Avenue Festival in Bay Ridge, back in the earlier days of the blog, where he displayed a leg piece in progress <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2007/10/3rd-avenue-festival-bay-ridge.html">here</a>.<br /><br />He later had the piece finished and we featured it, in all its glory, <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2008/05/johns-koi-then-and-now.html">here</a>. In addition, he sent me photos of his other three tattoos <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2008/05/johns-other-three-tattoos.html">here</a>.<br /><br />But here is something new from John, who I haven't seen in a while. He explained this new tattoo via e-mail:<br /><blockquote><br /><div>[It] says "<span style="font-style: italic;">Solo Dio Puo Giudicarmi</span>" ... which means [in Italian] "Only God Can Judge Me"... I got the tattoo for religious reasons and for another one ... nowadays people give a shit too much about what other people think and try to conform to be like everyone else just to blend in. [The tattoo] is a reminder to me and to all that read it, regardless of belief: just be who you are. Because, in the end, it does not matter what anyone else think of you, but you.</div></blockquote> Thanks again to John for sending this my way! We always appreciate return visits from previous Tattoosday subjects!

Only God Can Judge Him

A nice surprise last night when, out of the blue, a previous Tattoosday subject, John, sent me his latest tattoo. I met John initially at th...

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Fabiana Shares Two More Colorful Tattoos

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnEaKBy6pYlq_rZHgWZ5aTNq9SZulmPelGHbS-_yqtrPiAiwOMT565-QSDEF9dxCOEO0hur1vILUoWsbfjnEpH8-8JuN665LWXnijC7GA77ZvJU_wZ6PSjYTNK50nS_4cWX0Oaq2MJpgw/s1600-h/fabiana+medusa.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271736677828597218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnEaKBy6pYlq_rZHgWZ5aTNq9SZulmPelGHbS-_yqtrPiAiwOMT565-QSDEF9dxCOEO0hur1vILUoWsbfjnEpH8-8JuN665LWXnijC7GA77ZvJU_wZ6PSjYTNK50nS_4cWX0Oaq2MJpgw/s400/fabiana+medusa.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br />A couple of weeks back, I posted some ink from a guy named Tom (<a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2008/11/toms-two-for-tattoosday-ink-honors-his.html">here</a>), which featured the <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinacria">trinacria</a> </span>of the Sicilian flag.<br /><br />The above example, from our good friend Fabiana (see her last post <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2008/11/fabiana-under-saraswati.html">here</a> - which links to her previous ones, as well), is a more colorful and elaborate take on the design.<br /><br />Fabiana explains:<br /><blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;">"The tat of the Medusa head I got because it's on the Sicilian flag. I was born there and it reminds me of all that I left behind, kinda just reminds me of my fam there and the time I lived there and all the things I went through! I love Sicily! It's such a beautiful place, hope I can return there some day! So now I look at it and it takes me right back to where my life first began." </div></blockquote>This piece is on her upper right bicep and, like most of her work, was inked by Lou at <a href="http://www.myspace.com/3rdeyetattoo">Third Eye Tattoo</a> in Brooklyn.<br /><br />Another relatively new piece on Fabiana is this card on her left forearm:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0G7v_EpZhB0z-t1VzBUNpcOAnXV88kE-qMQi6QgyewMK-G4I_fPArNqiLuE6tyudwfzBJML2aoch4BxGepjshYBwT2w2oMpaMv_PYyW_eD__b1gPMVSwqXP5NoS0l4S2L8OzGSnw05p25/s1600-h/moon+stars.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271737221475894322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0G7v_EpZhB0z-t1VzBUNpcOAnXV88kE-qMQi6QgyewMK-G4I_fPArNqiLuE6tyudwfzBJML2aoch4BxGepjshYBwT2w2oMpaMv_PYyW_eD__b1gPMVSwqXP5NoS0l4S2L8OzGSnw05p25/s400/moon+stars.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />Again, in her own words:<br /><blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;">"The other new one I have is the orange one that kind of looks like a card. I got that because of my ex-girlfriend. I used to say to her 'I love you to the moon and back and all the stars in the universe.' So because of that, I got a moon and seven stars with the color orange because that was her favorite. She meant a lot to me but things just didn't work out. I will love her always!"</div></blockquote>Yet again, a hearty thanks to Fabiana for letting me post her ink here, and for sharing the deep personal meanings behind the tattoos.

Fabiana Shares Two More Colorful Tattoos

A couple of weeks back, I posted some ink from a guy named Tom ( here ), which featured the trinacria of the Sicilian flag. The above examp...

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