Sarah Shoulders Her Slavic Heritage

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQDCc_LzoheNP7xDlIYl3A8IYyQx8YuK_gK67fOf5xqAmAtZH7qt9QmvJWNOXBUiWiJPadly448SJGVI8i6rfjJJndwsML1AKv0AcjoMwsUKTbRKewhMJq3ZGZYqttVx_Gw75VpeclYo/s1600-h/slavic+close+up.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350457543379553874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQDCc_LzoheNP7xDlIYl3A8IYyQx8YuK_gK67fOf5xqAmAtZH7qt9QmvJWNOXBUiWiJPadly448SJGVI8i6rfjJJndwsML1AKv0AcjoMwsUKTbRKewhMJq3ZGZYqttVx_Gw75VpeclYo/s400/slavic+close+up.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 347px;" /></a><br />A couple of weeks ago, I had a very productive Wednesday, speaking to five different people about their tattoos.<br /><br />Sarah is the last of those five that I an posting, and was my favorite of the group that day.<br /><br />This tattoo was her sixth (she has thirteen or fourteen) and is an homage to her Slavic heritage.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVko-snS5N1s8c4G9mF4i_k6YmvuH0LqkIqPXDDlJz-qqRkxrKylJ6pA9gPwEHlOvGfvOuuT3MIx4C5_mXfQmyiys1YEfGenRxRGpM_qCwdSYZ1C52yH92qL9UNCrKVdCl5ENlrrOO7c/s1600-h/Slavic.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350457486787926482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNVko-snS5N1s8c4G9mF4i_k6YmvuH0LqkIqPXDDlJz-qqRkxrKylJ6pA9gPwEHlOvGfvOuuT3MIx4C5_mXfQmyiys1YEfGenRxRGpM_qCwdSYZ1C52yH92qL9UNCrKVdCl5ENlrrOO7c/s400/Slavic.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" /></a>The piece is based on the poster for a 1921 art exposition put on by the Czech <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Nouveau">Art Nouveau </a>painter <a href="http://www.muchafoundation.org/MHome.aspx">Alphonse Mucha</a> at the <a href="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/">Brooklyn Museum</a>:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicYdOn7UQ7s6Hh1rPVE0VydArl4CffCB_bJomWI3jB9N6TKqLUKoR4NZ5cmg_9z7NkXzse_Li0VWdyTrBKS-Aq3nR0icLq8tN3oiAkb0UAHhPFMFIhtu13wfac0NRDIWUe1oQqvDJ2Y1o/s1600-h/376px-Mucha-Exhibition_Brooklyn_Museum-1921.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350490461234542434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicYdOn7UQ7s6Hh1rPVE0VydArl4CffCB_bJomWI3jB9N6TKqLUKoR4NZ5cmg_9z7NkXzse_Li0VWdyTrBKS-Aq3nR0icLq8tN3oiAkb0UAHhPFMFIhtu13wfac0NRDIWUe1oQqvDJ2Y1o/s400/376px-Mucha-Exhibition_Brooklyn_Museum-1921.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />The piece, on her right shoulder was tattooed by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/scott_budgen">Scott Budgen</a> at <a href="http://ladyluckink.com/splash.html">Lady Luck Ink</a> in <a href="http://twp.waterford.mi.us/">Waterford, Michigan</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Sarah for sharing this wonderful tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Sarah Shoulders Her Slavic Heritage

A couple of weeks ago, I had a very productive Wednesday, speaking to five different people about their tattoos. Sarah is the last of those ...

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