Tattoosday (A Tattoo Blog): Pinz-N-Needlez

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYaVbG8qM9vgDW5LxtL0x9LOukLGdgrzFnNGxLHFmAMPxkWYBx-tBxFaLey1bi8PeSUINkQ0z5-hawNjLdI54lEMsoEqe0F05H7x0JME_9orEFnEokN2UoVYJ42JnNqteivBC6HUVvCwk/s1600-h/hamsa+detailll.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313725071559025618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYaVbG8qM9vgDW5LxtL0x9LOukLGdgrzFnNGxLHFmAMPxkWYBx-tBxFaLey1bi8PeSUINkQ0z5-hawNjLdI54lEMsoEqe0F05H7x0JME_9orEFnEokN2UoVYJ42JnNqteivBC6HUVvCwk/s400/hamsa+detailll.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 311px;" /></a> After my wife got her "13" tattoo (story <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/03/friday-13th-tattoosday-adventure.html">here</a>), we had some time to kill before our dinner reservations at 7:00 pm. So, we headed to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea,_Manhattan">Chelsea</a>, then walked down 23rd Street to the <a href="http://www.housingworks.org/locations/detail/chelsea-thrift-shop/">Housing Works Thrift Shop</a>. It was there, while browsing, that I met Tehila, who was visiting from <a href="http://www.washington.org/">Washington, D.C.</a> It was this tattoo that jumped out at me: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjceQu07X6ILIcz2swzU3dRb1t4UnMzq8afW28Wd0SpC8p-LRup7jQVixiys_SOLbR7glYHJZwANBiagkQaYDivc0lg_VQjHsq8rZLcR09cjPBF5b7P8W4hIZ2t_PmJdvylEddVx_mMJcRZ/s1600-h/Do+Justly+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313724007671885922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjceQu07X6ILIcz2swzU3dRb1t4UnMzq8afW28Wd0SpC8p-LRup7jQVixiys_SOLbR7glYHJZwANBiagkQaYDivc0lg_VQjHsq8rZLcR09cjPBF5b7P8W4hIZ2t_PmJdvylEddVx_mMJcRZ/s400/Do+Justly+1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a> Quite an elaborate neck tattoo, which was in part designed by her mother, from her birth announcement. The quote, "Do justly, walk humbly, love mercy," is from the book of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Micah">Micah</a> (<a href="http://bible.cc/micah/6-8.htm">Chapter 6, Verse 8</a>) in the Old Testament. The complete passage from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorized_King_James_Version">King James Version</a> is <blockquote style="font-style: italic;">He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?</blockquote> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdLShpqW9TQMVk0US75hUaW9kcy1Evlk3A2T88wvfZHctmoIdGu5f0LRRWF_P7rXRWb93-97WGOZPyE4nOzAnwFRHDu2cdnaGxp-Q-2a6WAHYIcfTi9UozHpGnG-PPut_cClXLmppwXu8/s1600-h/Do+Justly+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313723844870458274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdLShpqW9TQMVk0US75hUaW9kcy1Evlk3A2T88wvfZHctmoIdGu5f0LRRWF_P7rXRWb93-97WGOZPyE4nOzAnwFRHDu2cdnaGxp-Q-2a6WAHYIcfTi9UozHpGnG-PPut_cClXLmppwXu8/s400/Do+Justly+2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 177px;" /></a>Tehila, however, had another tattoo to show me. She took off her jacket and rolled up her right sleeve. On her inner forearm was this amazing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamsa">hamsa</a> tattoo: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhPL_ISXHx7s1HIMbNjHPKpHB7BGbiwZhTjfML8Q9_hdbDOs0VMW_zrV4i6UcGQQ-3Q59HIwZqq0Mdo_FFiGo4JvIu-wRldi48rRNzn4dctZubO36X_uWCm2gAPQYQNnI46KYXVSB6Zn5/s1600-h/hamsa1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313723761589137858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhPL_ISXHx7s1HIMbNjHPKpHB7BGbiwZhTjfML8Q9_hdbDOs0VMW_zrV4i6UcGQQ-3Q59HIwZqq0Mdo_FFiGo4JvIu-wRldi48rRNzn4dctZubO36X_uWCm2gAPQYQNnI46KYXVSB6Zn5/s400/hamsa1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 400px;" /></a> Unfortunately, the photo doesn't do the piece justice, as the prayers, in Hebrew, circle the arm completely. One of the prayers is from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amidah">Amidah</a>. I generally shy away from taking pictures of pieces that wrap around the arms, for fear of not being able to capture the full spirit of the tattoo. But in this case, the work was so lovely, I couldn't resist. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzgqrla69upIKIr5Kr3qvERU8ZuB-qKY0Foj3e9Q-knqgSfFTZZcDfw0C1Go-KLU6erNHZXVd8od9NnQ3su-wsez-qPYNWajgPX7ix_lHq030rlnR5-S-tforXoWRr-XhRe-5rL8d6LL4/s1600-h/hamsa11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313723680767610402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzgqrla69upIKIr5Kr3qvERU8ZuB-qKY0Foj3e9Q-knqgSfFTZZcDfw0C1Go-KLU6erNHZXVd8od9NnQ3su-wsez-qPYNWajgPX7ix_lHq030rlnR5-S-tforXoWRr-XhRe-5rL8d6LL4/s400/hamsa11.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 400px;" /></a> Tattoos with Hebrew writing have appeared previously on Tattoosday <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2008/08/what-doesnt-kill-you-makes-you-stronger.html">here</a>. I have featured a hamsa tattoo previously <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2008/10/alvins-hamsa-honors-his-grandfather.html">here</a>. The pieces are credited to Imaani K. Brown and Chris Menhah at <a href="http://www.inkwiz.biz/pnN.html">Pinz-N-Needlez</a> in D.C. Chris inked the Hamsah and Imaani is responsible for the neck piece and the Hebrew text the wraps around the forearm. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwR1oSZQGaR7bXAvjgUkR89g6MnoxXL8qxflxmUQKvTve9wsam-7lAV6eHHT_nKHWe6I3zuI9PEGXRhj9fo1n3HghfGdJ6KIgtg3MyR4L81CUcIF46c0kHtMbwo7EaBvUHAsL54sxLlIm_/s1600-h/pinz.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313723097601102738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwR1oSZQGaR7bXAvjgUkR89g6MnoxXL8qxflxmUQKvTve9wsam-7lAV6eHHT_nKHWe6I3zuI9PEGXRhj9fo1n3HghfGdJ6KIgtg3MyR4L81CUcIF46c0kHtMbwo7EaBvUHAsL54sxLlIm_/s400/pinz.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a> Wondrous thanks to Tehila for sharing these beautiful tattoos here on Tattoosday!

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