Jenny's Skeleton Key

January was a bleak month here in New York City. The second snowiest month ever did not bode well for inkspotting, but on the last day of the month, I met Jenny, a graphic designer, at my local bookstore.<br /><br />Jenny had two tattoos visible, but has nine others as well. She offered up this cool skeleton key tattoo on her inner left forearm:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7p2b9zUBbMoFwktckgbPJonzSx2ba8TdYm49L5aOxU2l2ZxwN6Sjjg_IOIrC1uWVbx0-8s_U8K6ukJBYbHGecz_pNuNjoUkV-BjNsM6QVweo7l8SqcOrUTm064yXw7DxpxTXTTnQvCxw/s1600/Skeleton+Key.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7p2b9zUBbMoFwktckgbPJonzSx2ba8TdYm49L5aOxU2l2ZxwN6Sjjg_IOIrC1uWVbx0-8s_U8K6ukJBYbHGecz_pNuNjoUkV-BjNsM6QVweo7l8SqcOrUTm064yXw7DxpxTXTTnQvCxw/s640/Skeleton+Key.jpg" width="342" /></a></div><br />She told me that the tattoo's orientation on her arm is, if you'll pardon the pun, key. It points toward her heart and represents the fact that she makes her own decisions in her life, or in her own words, "I open my own doors".<br /><br />She had this done by Mumia at <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/omega-tattoos-and-body-piercing-jackson-heights">Omega Tattoos</a> in Queens. She added that all her tattoos are in black and gray, saying it is a matter of personal preference and that colors don't translate well on her skin.<br /><br />Check out Jenny's website <a href="http://www.leminxxx.com/">here</a> to see some of her design work. I especially like <a href="http://www.leminxxx.com/portfolio/home/album/print?p=1">this example</a> of her design for a tattoo shop.<br /><br />Thanks to Jenny for sharing this special key with us here on Tattoosday!

Jenny's Skeleton Key

January was a bleak month here in New York City. The second snowiest month ever did not bode well for inkspotting, but on the last day of t...

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Appe-tattoo for Destruction

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQ06OEQxoQPaDllKcBI1fwAzVZOnTbiXztWf1kKLH1dpzhQBUZqf-5nfFGYhe3D12ssDIpC2RG6WC00WBGs4Kpp3obrrYRm9FvuZkCY2m8TZKueHYIAidEUftZTv8K6EBOM4C-T90Cntc/s1600-h/100_7510.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208969382055066514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQ06OEQxoQPaDllKcBI1fwAzVZOnTbiXztWf1kKLH1dpzhQBUZqf-5nfFGYhe3D12ssDIpC2RG6WC00WBGs4Kpp3obrrYRm9FvuZkCY2m8TZKueHYIAidEUftZTv8K6EBOM4C-T90Cntc/s400/100_7510.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a> Sorry. I couldn't resist.<br /><br />Spotted this very well-done piece honoring what many consider one of the greatest hard rock albums of all time, <a href="http://www.gunsnroses.com/">Guns N' Roses</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appetite_for_Destruction"><span style="font-style: italic;">Appetite for Destruction</span></a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjToL2V2UUmCqLOWdWMH-him16zfN6dxj_vw8Zm1Dnc_phwHkzKCY3bQurLzepea0SVKL3mESrKmqPW-UrerxaMuIuzFdQ2LGldqs29iFvShnW6-FlKwkU8YonliBCzK4es0En8ytrBkKZh/s1600-h/guns_n_roses_-_appetite_for_destruction.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210184792983893906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjToL2V2UUmCqLOWdWMH-him16zfN6dxj_vw8Zm1Dnc_phwHkzKCY3bQurLzepea0SVKL3mESrKmqPW-UrerxaMuIuzFdQ2LGldqs29iFvShnW6-FlKwkU8YonliBCzK4es0En8ytrBkKZh/s400/guns_n_roses_-_appetite_for_destruction.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />Edward didn't mind stopping in front of <a href="http://www.thegarden.com/">Madison Square Garde</a><a href="http://www.thegarden.com/">n</a> and sharing his tattoo that was inked three years ago at <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/omega-tattoos-and-body-piercing-jackson-heights">Omega Tattoos</a> in Queens.<br /><br />This is Edward's only tattoo. Thanks to him for sharing it with the rest of us here at Tattoosday!

Appe-tattoo for Destruction

Sorry. I couldn't resist. Spotted this very well-done piece honoring what many consider one of the greatest hard rock albums of all tim...

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