Kevin's Medieval, Mystical, Musical Sleeve

The other day we saw Olivia's "<a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2013/01/olivias-hippie-chick.html">Hippie Chick</a>".<br /><br />With her was Kevin, who let me photograph his sleeve:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLpwq8PHL9KYl5ARVyqqcsNiOVqnS1VaE2gEadF8kgK0a0Vr45ES7ceBMjVZ4TeNvY46YrpxZne1iAw_DQXZpS9XCxndT9UowVfvmJo7r78IZeQY18L9x8PIZrkBae8jp_OEI_kmMcqM/s614/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLpwq8PHL9KYl5ARVyqqcsNiOVqnS1VaE2gEadF8kgK0a0Vr45ES7ceBMjVZ4TeNvY46YrpxZne1iAw_DQXZpS9XCxndT9UowVfvmJo7r78IZeQY18L9x8PIZrkBae8jp_OEI_kmMcqM/s640/photo.jpg" width="218" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJT16WP8BrGux0bfuQ75vBpUnaCxG-R1rUZQgsvtni5ExE6IDgu4BWJgGd3UplYaj5TMNYhB-xrHuIB_ivdy8OHK9-PsjAgAf5aEoLIrLun8QIErrYgtSoAvLwPfAPHHXC9kmggplVaO8/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/AVvXsEhJT16WP8BrGux0bfuQ75vBpUnaCxG-R1rUZQgsvtni5ExE6IDgu4BWJgGd3UplYaj5TMNYhB-xrHuIB_ivdy8OHK9-PsjAgAf5aEoLIrLun8QIErrYgtSoAvLwPfAPHHXC9kmggplVaO8/s640/photo.jpg" width="182" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4P31xoJKliPUbfiFPF9N_kdCcT9ihyphenhyphen_D2hLHG5qhw6lxxRhuhcQ5J00Mu0CSO0RZsVQoMofGOdQHdlUafUxSzeD19uhpAD8bTnx8ScD3FExwMzwbD3BGW-RaiHeU2qCyV0av-nEbhnl4/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/AVvXsEj4P31xoJKliPUbfiFPF9N_kdCcT9ihyphenhyphen_D2hLHG5qhw6lxxRhuhcQ5J00Mu0CSO0RZsVQoMofGOdQHdlUafUxSzeD19uhpAD8bTnx8ScD3FExwMzwbD3BGW-RaiHeU2qCyV0av-nEbhnl4/s640/photo.jpg" width="165" /></a></div><br />Kevin explained that the sleeve is "a medieval and mystical, musical kind of deal, a battle of what exists and doesn't exist in your own mind."<br /><br />This work was done by two artists from upstate New York: Joel Mentnor from <a href="http://www.hyperiontattoo.com/">Hyperion Tattoo</a> in Buffalo, and Josh Avery at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Davie-Macs-Rock-Solid-Tattoos/149498291762978">Davie Mac's Rock Solid Tattoos</a> on Grand Island in the Niagara Falls area. Kevin sat for the sleeve, by his estimate, approximately twenty-five hours over a two-year period. He has about thirty-five hours of tattoo work on his canvas. [Update: this piece was previously attributed incorrectly to Bob Bieber, but Joel Mentnor confirmed that he and Josh Avery both worked on the sleeve.]<br /><br />Thanks to Kevin for sharing his sleeve with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><b id="internal-source-marker_0.11393882986158133" 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 ©2013 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 seeing 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: black; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><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>

Kevin's Medieval, Mystical, Musical Sleeve

The other day we saw Olivia's " Hippie Chick ". With her was Kevin, who let me photograph his sleeve: Kevin explained that the...

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