Niki Returns with a New Tattoo by Dr. Lakra

I think I'm within the statute of limitations for Thanksgiving, so let me say I am also thankful for past contributors sending me photos of new work that they want to share with the Tattoosday community.<br /><br />Take Niki, for example, who I met in the summer of 2010, and whose tattoo appeared <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/07/nikis-memorial-for-elizabeth.html">here</a>. Out of the blue she recently sent me this e-mail:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><br /><div>"about a year ago, you featured my beautiful cat memorial tattoo (by <a href="http://www.johnreardontattoos.com/">John Reardon</a>, who was at <a href="http://www.savedtattoo.com/">Saved Tattoo</a> at the time). i follow your blog regularly.  you always feature beautiful work with interesting stories attached. i just got a crazy new tattoo that i thought i'd send along, in case you think it's worthy of sharing.  it was done by the incredible <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr_Lakra">dr. lakra</a> in oaxaca, mexico."</div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFUjQO1rUGHtScjKCutkL0UfJKKCsY5rr6SdUDhqY7BF-AesNxMH72XVBI2wUGxVil_jJyVJaQSCK8V0SNlEb-lJfwoGWVMyfUTzw74ms5tAmJvx3adOwfQyXNW1rI2eVpKQu8xdrg2s/s1600/mexico.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioFUjQO1rUGHtScjKCutkL0UfJKKCsY5rr6SdUDhqY7BF-AesNxMH72XVBI2wUGxVil_jJyVJaQSCK8V0SNlEb-lJfwoGWVMyfUTzw74ms5tAmJvx3adOwfQyXNW1rI2eVpKQu8xdrg2s/s640/mexico.jpg" width="426" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's pretty darn cool, if I do say so myself. Skulls are common tattoo themes, so it is exciting to see a spin on that idea, and what better way to honor getting inked by a famous Mexican artist than by getting a skull with a tattered <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucha_libre">lucha libre</a> mask? </div><div></div><div>Thanks to Niki for staying in touch and sharing her new tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!</div><div><br />You can see more art by Dr. Lakra <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=dr.+lakra&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Bw3&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=qhHWTpK1B6j10gGOi_T0AQ&ved=0CDIQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=638">here</a> in his Google photostream.<br /><br /></div><div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />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></div>

Niki Returns with a New Tattoo by Dr. Lakra

I think I'm within the statute of limitations for Thanksgiving, so let me say I am also thankful for past contributors sending me photos...

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¡Squirrel Libre!

I spotted Eliza at the Atlantic Avenue subway station several Saturdays ago.<br /><br />She has several tattoos, but this one, on her right arm, seemed the most appropriate to share:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqisqVw0HZy-nMD9ldp_Pm6upFmFa9RzhjrlBEWsTjZvWxTE0jeZzhp3jPvZwmwksH1uVZ-FHGV8IUHKHnUXZdNlo_Sv1cTukPaioAc0aBpcVi9nuF_nmz7B9ttsc6UZKn-oaaR-FZ/s1600-h/squirrel.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387939275216337154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqisqVw0HZy-nMD9ldp_Pm6upFmFa9RzhjrlBEWsTjZvWxTE0jeZzhp3jPvZwmwksH1uVZ-FHGV8IUHKHnUXZdNlo_Sv1cTukPaioAc0aBpcVi9nuF_nmz7B9ttsc6UZKn-oaaR-FZ/s400/squirrel.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />This is, of course, a squirrel, which was chosen because Eliza has the nickname of Squirrel.<br /><br />Why Squirrel?<br /><br />Eliza grew up in rural Arkansas in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozark_mountains">Ozark Mountains</a>. "When I was younger," she told me, "I hunted and shot squirrel".<br /><br />Of course, I had to ask what squirrel tasted like. "Like chicken," she answered, and then clarified, "the dark meat".<br /><br />As for the head of the squirrel, Eliza confirmed what I thought, the tattoo sports a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luchador" style="font-style: italic;">Lucha Libre</a> Mexican-style wrestling mask.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyAdJL4KeinN9RebQFFxNsxWtAhXK8CEJ5NBS8cX0b1An0fQaT0I5Dc_o0nvM1fvx4AMo2WFhYhSNKCk3b_-_pvJS31MzzKWlLJlQ8ueaXsYuOzM4WgxlL3P-LGgYzaBXl1ERGLWyx/s1600-h/squirrel+head.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387939179796700274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyAdJL4KeinN9RebQFFxNsxWtAhXK8CEJ5NBS8cX0b1An0fQaT0I5Dc_o0nvM1fvx4AMo2WFhYhSNKCk3b_-_pvJS31MzzKWlLJlQ8ueaXsYuOzM4WgxlL3P-LGgYzaBXl1ERGLWyx/s400/squirrel+head.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />Eliza explained that she wanted the squirrel to be like her, kind of "sassafrass". I thought I knew what she meant, but not being familiar with rural American dialect, I asked her to clarify. "Sassafrass," she smiled, "is sorta wild and crazy".<br /><br />The piece was inked at <a href="http://www.southsidetattoos.com/">Southside Tattoo</a> in Austin, Texas, by <a href="http://www.hub-tattoo.com/">Michael Norris</a>.<br /><br />A hearty thanks to Eliza and her cool squirrel tattoo from us here at Tattoosday!

¡Squirrel Libre!

I spotted Eliza at the Atlantic Avenue subway station several Saturdays ago. She has several tattoos, but this one, on her right arm, seeme...

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