Tattoosday (A Tattoo Blog): Jellyfish

Gatsie Shares an Undersea Half-Sleeve and Some Additional Work from Royal Street Tattoo

Back in June, I met Gatsie on the West 4th Street subway platform in Manhattan. It was this, her undersea half-sleeve, that first caught my eye:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgT6PM2w_uIdpGV3D1GA8YcE1TPzPLbM62EctwwXZ-bdsyhoLBNBlPJKTHiNzlwLLN4UdkTduAUHW1A0He_UyvWb4iPjP3U8eOtdUKn8RskdEZ2uUvbPscT_Zoh1EN5LhQedaKWQaKYg/s615/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgT6PM2w_uIdpGV3D1GA8YcE1TPzPLbM62EctwwXZ-bdsyhoLBNBlPJKTHiNzlwLLN4UdkTduAUHW1A0He_UyvWb4iPjP3U8eOtdUKn8RskdEZ2uUvbPscT_Zoh1EN5LhQedaKWQaKYg/s640/photo.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><br />Gatsie told me that this work featuring sea turtles, jellyfish and a shark, was originally a cover-up and it was done by Matt Skinner at <a href="http://www.royalstreettattoo.com/">Royal Street Tattoo</a> in Mobile, Alabama.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGR-87kn-WTzY2R8dq6Yl5Uf9vVYtoakX0K-514p0plaPafb9izPcZvnyY-aifoP17Tb_6C5aWyjRlVtdOujN84a9UD6nz46o6xEyy21DPiV5JMpR6niZrXMWXSxJ6wgF2ePlkbx_17jI/s615/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGR-87kn-WTzY2R8dq6Yl5Uf9vVYtoakX0K-514p0plaPafb9izPcZvnyY-aifoP17Tb_6C5aWyjRlVtdOujN84a9UD6nz46o6xEyy21DPiV5JMpR6niZrXMWXSxJ6wgF2ePlkbx_17jI/s640/photo.jpg" width="218" /></a></div><br />Gatsie was kind enough to send me some other pieces she's had done at Royal Street, as well. Needless to say, she's a huge supporter of the shop.<br /><br />Her other arm hosts this phoenix by <a href="http://www.royalstreettattoo.com/artists/pony/">Kelly "Pony" Stephenson</a>:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyMMYaYNVLVt5yyF0B-6DXk5OxzZvxgL87vYRm987GzRXG0g4oxK5N2ynn-Af-ZvX5b7QSwZBwz9N_w7TZQi5L-aEucKd-Du1zTCsKGrB9bQ23VT-2eaKly0HFtQdh1VXSKIMnx-yX6Q/s615/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyMMYaYNVLVt5yyF0B-6DXk5OxzZvxgL87vYRm987GzRXG0g4oxK5N2ynn-Af-ZvX5b7QSwZBwz9N_w7TZQi5L-aEucKd-Du1zTCsKGrB9bQ23VT-2eaKly0HFtQdh1VXSKIMnx-yX6Q/s640/photo.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><br />She also sent me this piece from her back:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKqnVeCNUuKs_0UZ6pKo3jn259e4IWq3zKdwdPNdePDBMElGoAV4Y4eynSIY_-1PnVh8Lfl8Oh2TXrCYKQCv5XudHK17NXBlH-qIPSJQg54Sq8V2zEhQiIm7o2UFtnGkOfhkL2hcm65I/s288/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvKqnVeCNUuKs_0UZ6pKo3jn259e4IWq3zKdwdPNdePDBMElGoAV4Y4eynSIY_-1PnVh8Lfl8Oh2TXrCYKQCv5XudHK17NXBlH-qIPSJQg54Sq8V2zEhQiIm7o2UFtnGkOfhkL2hcm65I/s400/photo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This literary tattoo features Edgar Allan Poe and some ravens. This was done at Royal Street, as well, by <a href="http://www.royalstreettattoo.com/artists/peter-anderson/">Pete Anderson</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Gatsie for sharing her tattoos with us here on Tattoosday! We'll be sure to check out Royal Street Tattoo if we're ever in Mobile!

Gatsie Shares an Undersea Half-Sleeve and Some Additional Work from Royal Street Tattoo

Back in June, I met Gatsie on the West 4th Street subway platform in Manhattan. It was this, her undersea half-sleeve, that first caught my ...

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Veronica Reveals What's Under Her Sleeve

Running an errand in SoHo two weeks ago found me hopping on an R train at Canal Street, which is not my normal routine. Sometimes a break in a routine can be rewarding.<br /><br />Sitting on the train was Veronica, who had this intriguing ink running out from under her left shirt sleeve:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qLOZ3xuU_pBvECkvxNm762HBifknPVG1uGUa08eGfXbOIEgaju5m15kTZNvzdepXP94iHMtujRxcZQphUr19kOmnbSQoe1oE9EOZlmAcce37QcXWX5LcOmf_F65Bf2v43T4HeFw2-sw/s1600/jellyfish+first.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qLOZ3xuU_pBvECkvxNm762HBifknPVG1uGUa08eGfXbOIEgaju5m15kTZNvzdepXP94iHMtujRxcZQphUr19kOmnbSQoe1oE9EOZlmAcce37QcXWX5LcOmf_F65Bf2v43T4HeFw2-sw/s200/jellyfish+first.jpg" width="162" /></a></div><br /><i>What is that? </i>I wondered. <i><span style="font-size: small;">A tree?</span></i> Curious, I asked her about it and was rewarded with not only the answer, but a photo of a pretty spectacular tattoo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KQQRWS-y7cZwDfdIbajbuMkfOFKQL4bf8PFAm-0BzPzzHxKVvFeGgSOiOxooyeeQg2uglkNgLgeaXaRQo_Accdf6YMFWAnKcv-Cp8sUCtI3VQX_98hLH_W5FpSclkW3IwpqBBM4KOqw/s1600/jellyfish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KQQRWS-y7cZwDfdIbajbuMkfOFKQL4bf8PFAm-0BzPzzHxKVvFeGgSOiOxooyeeQg2uglkNgLgeaXaRQo_Accdf6YMFWAnKcv-Cp8sUCtI3VQX_98hLH_W5FpSclkW3IwpqBBM4KOqw/s640/jellyfish.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br />Veronica explained that she had seen an exhibit at the <a href="http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/">Georgia Aquarium</a> in Atlanta that featured <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/libbytelford/375595183/in/photostream/">jellyfish</a> with really cool lighting effects that brought out these sea creatures fluorescence. She went to see <a href="http://www.gustavorizerio.com/">Gustavo Rizerio</a> at <a href="http://invisiblenyc.com/">Invisible NYC</a> and this beautiful tattoo was the end result. Here's a clip of what she was talking about:<br /><br /><iframe width="640" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eUPKJ0m98As" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />I also learned, coincidentally, while talking to Veronica, that her sister Leyna, had appeared <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/06/leynas-balloon-keeps-her-grounded.html">here</a> on Tattoosday back in June 2010!<br /><br />Thanks to Veronica for sharing her beautiful jellyfish with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br />  <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">  <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">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></span>

Veronica Reveals What's Under Her Sleeve

Running an errand in SoHo two weeks ago found me hopping on an R train at Canal Street, which is not my normal routine. Sometimes a break in...

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