Moki's Pink Elephant

Yesterday we posted a tattoo belonging to my wife's cousin Erica, who had come over to our home last month for a family gathering. Accompanying her was her girlfriend Moki, who has a multitude of tattoos. Among her work is this whimsical elephant tattoo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6G6HWoIBmk5WVFlHlevfGBzZSs9RohuVaHyaglfycuZivQMUaEIjDkU-KrN4XE2UJFi4ixxO7hFxP4k6dPxl9XCC4y3z_9FaTV_c12WSZe4iJzNoCijmo56sIqJb0oTg_IHD3ZXL_0w/s775/2012-12-05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6G6HWoIBmk5WVFlHlevfGBzZSs9RohuVaHyaglfycuZivQMUaEIjDkU-KrN4XE2UJFi4ixxO7hFxP4k6dPxl9XCC4y3z_9FaTV_c12WSZe4iJzNoCijmo56sIqJb0oTg_IHD3ZXL_0w/s640/2012-12-05.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Moki explains:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">"<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">The elephant was drawn by a friend. He likes to label everything, like how it says saddle and elephant on the tattoo. I just think it's cute."</span></blockquote>She had this inked by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tattoos-By-Nick-Caruso/148771691835556">Nick Caruso</a> when he was at <a href="http://flyritetattoo.net/">Flyrite Tattoo</a> in Brooklyn. Nick has since moved on to <a href="http://boundforglorytattoo.com/">Bound for Glory Tattoo</a> on Staten Island.<br /><br />Thanks to Moki for sharing this fun tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br /><b id="internal-source-marker_0.3146959589794278" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: xx-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 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>

Moki's Pink Elephant

Yesterday we posted a tattoo belonging to my wife's cousin Erica, who had come over to our home last month for a family gathering. Accom...

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Stefany's Chameleon Explodes with Color

I'm still marveling over the cool tattoos I spotted at the <a href="http://www.coneyisland.com/mermaid.shtml">Coney Island Mermaid Parade</a> back in June.<br /><div><br /></div><div>This chameleon tattoo which belongs to Stefany is impressive to begin with....</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2H01P54e5K3nZNwOeJ-4fKqLg17g8zyfJNrrDiZDQj17qds9y_LtoUGHMXDO-0PmtGb3VZH9HvgDQuMTupxqkgi4CQ0lOFDeaJPkDqImFbgMWT5NfFeWfeUOxLmf3xIQO-oHyxxWzKJ0/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/AVvXsEh2H01P54e5K3nZNwOeJ-4fKqLg17g8zyfJNrrDiZDQj17qds9y_LtoUGHMXDO-0PmtGb3VZH9HvgDQuMTupxqkgi4CQ0lOFDeaJPkDqImFbgMWT5NfFeWfeUOxLmf3xIQO-oHyxxWzKJ0/s640/photo.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>and then you see the whole piece that wraps onto her back:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQ6v0SKOWohi5H3OapRgPo3OomVhyphenhyphenQTWVs37h4jBnLVefWSPF2GLMdXYfUObyEkyiveQNVykVN8AlUwRT8YGgHLBwayJCzQVC1KGNIDpjlbaGg57Z92YHk4nL6nRrHtAAwpSozQNTgEw/s615/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQ6v0SKOWohi5H3OapRgPo3OomVhyphenhyphenQTWVs37h4jBnLVefWSPF2GLMdXYfUObyEkyiveQNVykVN8AlUwRT8YGgHLBwayJCzQVC1KGNIDpjlbaGg57Z92YHk4nL6nRrHtAAwpSozQNTgEw/s640/photo.jpg" width="538" /></span></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This piece was done by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tattoos-By-Nick-Caruso/148771691835556">Nick Caruso</a> at <a href="http://boundforglorytattoo.com/">Bound for Glory Tattoo</a> on Staten Island. Work from Nick has appeared previously on Tattoosday <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2012/06/annas-ship-with-nod-to-favorite-song.html">here</a>.<br /><br />You can tell Stefany has a lot of amazing work, including the seascape down on her ribs and hip, as well.<br /><div><br /></div></div><div>Thanks to Stefany for sharing this beautiful tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><b id="internal-source-marker_0.4932673112489283" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: xx-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: black; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; 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></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><br /></div>

Stefany's Chameleon Explodes with Color

I'm still marveling over the cool tattoos I spotted at the Coney Island Mermaid Parade back in June. This chameleon tattoo which belong...

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Anna's Ship, With a Nod to a Favorite Song

Yesterday I posted Bjorn's Michael Jackson Thriller tattoo. When I met him, walking on the Coney Island Boardwalk, he was accompanied by Anna, who also had quite a few tattoos. She offered up this one on her left thigh:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk3eQVoQe5lq10ZgvcXVmzc_rw8RrOcbi_LTJ4tiS-EMBMBetnJlZGOeV3moAgmUS9fp2UJt_DDWXD5ygSk4KN5jRPbJs1lmY4ZkKWCDVqmG4EPun4jY4i_i_lAc11ge86Qc0gG9IRwuI/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/AVvXsEhk3eQVoQe5lq10ZgvcXVmzc_rw8RrOcbi_LTJ4tiS-EMBMBetnJlZGOeV3moAgmUS9fp2UJt_DDWXD5ygSk4KN5jRPbJs1lmY4ZkKWCDVqmG4EPun4jY4i_i_lAc11ge86Qc0gG9IRwuI/s640/photo.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />The banner around this classic ship tattoo reads "<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yo no soy marinero soy el <span style="line-height: 19px;">capitán.</span></span>"<br /><br />This is a refrain from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritchie_Valens">Richie Valens</a> song "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Bamba_(song)">La Bamba</a>," and is translated as "I am not a sailor, I am a captain." This was Anna's favorite song when she was a kid.<br /><br />She credited this cool tattoo to Nick Caruso, when he was at <a href="http://www.flyritetattoo.net/">Flyrite Tattoo</a> in Brooklyn. Nick has since left Flyrite and opened up <a href="http://www.boundforglorytattoo.com/home.html">Bound for Glory Tattoo</a> in Staten Island.<br /><br />Thanks to Anna for sharing this awesome tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><b id="internal-source-marker_0.8984340629540384" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This entry is ©2012 Tattoosday.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">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</span><a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; 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>

Anna's Ship, With a Nod to a Favorite Song

Yesterday I posted Bjorn's Michael Jackson Thriller tattoo. When I met him, walking on the Coney Island Boardwalk, he was accompanied by...

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