Two for Tattoosday: Two Sisters Share Their Awesome Ink

Jenni estimates she is 35-40% covered in tattoos. When I stopped her and her sister Kailla, I was interested in seeing what she would offer up to Tattoosday readers.<br /><br />Even though we can't see it in it's entirety, she offered up this chest piece:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrR3_JSB2BtwrykWDWV4jjY-oTgvMm3o4hR7sOrLntmPNmArNB6-Xj54l5L2vWpQ0FAmfUcYcalj89ES5Aqo4eN5mMXh4BmP1MfH95vUt5fs_r1g13g0z_eS5zgaTf6bW-_wV7eI-kl0/s1600-h/chest+heart.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360849320656370130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYrR3_JSB2BtwrykWDWV4jjY-oTgvMm3o4hR7sOrLntmPNmArNB6-Xj54l5L2vWpQ0FAmfUcYcalj89ES5Aqo4eN5mMXh4BmP1MfH95vUt5fs_r1g13g0z_eS5zgaTf6bW-_wV7eI-kl0/s400/chest+heart.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 185px;" /></a><br />Jenni, who was visiting from Philadelphia, says the tattoo honors her mother and father, whose names, Bogda and Adam , are enclosed in the heart at the center of the piece.<br /><br />When I asked her what he folks thought of this, she smiled and said that they were both "flattered and horrified". Yet, they recognized that the sentiment behind the tattoo was sweet.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYGgOOLR8oNR-KeR2WFLicCnZ-eaJB8GRo5YzMEV7X7xYWuSBrEO56ipM7MnYwzt6WMbcJjWZYXNOSundTd5D9bbv11T46VseW4DaqkzGRsNJh-NKTVePhaVWcStympoNCBFcD1iT7KU/s1600-h/chest+heart+detail.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360849241446954882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYGgOOLR8oNR-KeR2WFLicCnZ-eaJB8GRo5YzMEV7X7xYWuSBrEO56ipM7MnYwzt6WMbcJjWZYXNOSundTd5D9bbv11T46VseW4DaqkzGRsNJh-NKTVePhaVWcStympoNCBFcD1iT7KU/s400/chest+heart+detail.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 315px;" /></a><br />The piece which extends out and over the shoulders, was tattooed by Don McDonald at <a href="http://www.bodyworks-tattoo.com/">Bodyworks Tattoo Studio</a> in Pittsburgh. She estimates that the whole thing took about seven hours in two sittings.<br /><br />When I finished talking to Jenni, I turned to Kailla and asked if she was interested in sharing, as well. Unlike her sister, she didn't appear to be tattooed much. In fact, I'd estimate all I could see was about this much of her left bicep:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPHPWXuKrSXPwGADNbvdm_rEMWdkEhYoX1DzwqcQhG1HmEusPy1iWxBQa7z-KUiSCelAOr1pUbNpNOqyKCLkE82v6GiqPptKsNX7M9R_HNmJAwrMzOs9VGLlixK3myOI6_AGqL5zRRJ14/s1600-h/falcon+bottom+edge.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360849133566731890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPHPWXuKrSXPwGADNbvdm_rEMWdkEhYoX1DzwqcQhG1HmEusPy1iWxBQa7z-KUiSCelAOr1pUbNpNOqyKCLkE82v6GiqPptKsNX7M9R_HNmJAwrMzOs9VGLlixK3myOI6_AGqL5zRRJ14/s400/falcon+bottom+edge.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 79px;" /></a><br />Much to my delight, she peeled her shirt back to reveal this astonishing tattoo:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjhwtrhRJpj30o-EL2Z5j1gwRx0PANkeb-KurcnCYqMp2WG5ftccSRjd-tUbdngaATCpsqRvtIsEv1sB9X98gFoZ1UC4Zd6eBBegF7yJ74vu4RsiJx7o-j3J0wn1_JnpyiNM5zkDlj2I/s1600-h/falcon.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360849091688852786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjhwtrhRJpj30o-EL2Z5j1gwRx0PANkeb-KurcnCYqMp2WG5ftccSRjd-tUbdngaATCpsqRvtIsEv1sB9X98gFoZ1UC4Zd6eBBegF7yJ74vu4RsiJx7o-j3J0wn1_JnpyiNM5zkDlj2I/s400/falcon.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />Still only about two weeks old, this amazing tattoo was also done by Don McDonald in Pittsburgh (where Kailla resides).<br /><br />She says the center of the tattoo is a Polish falcon which honors her family ancestry in Eastern Europe.<br /><br />The whole piece took ten hours, which is evidenced by the scale and detail of this wonderful tattoo.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPVx9eLG31RnO0pWnbNr1ZXn1uf1X08kj3uFoKqgjPAgG8j0OJxiFsV1Ve_gROolYK2KuPF3CECcUop1T2sXz22kp5zdCBU6YZfJO04N7BdV3J8jTvQsJd1hWSssCF4OIJ4tL-EjY3J8/s1600-h/falcon+detail.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360849010199135826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPVx9eLG31RnO0pWnbNr1ZXn1uf1X08kj3uFoKqgjPAgG8j0OJxiFsV1Ve_gROolYK2KuPF3CECcUop1T2sXz22kp5zdCBU6YZfJO04N7BdV3J8jTvQsJd1hWSssCF4OIJ4tL-EjY3J8/s400/falcon+detail.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 363px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />Both Kailla and Jenni were kind enough to take the time to chat with me about their beautiful body art, and I thank them for their contributions here on Tattoosday!

Two for Tattoosday: Two Sisters Share Their Awesome Ink

Jenni estimates she is 35-40% covered in tattoos. When I stopped her and her sister Kailla, I was interested in seeing what she would offer ...

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