A Tropical Tattoo on a Cold Winter's Day

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4wqUnU-KTKQ9s2JMu4BwJ1CTv0tCUh33vmIKhHlvmf5DZ0DRBasv7-D05vwEPaDGKlNpTo6fsvWlBg2Hpgfp_gtYmjJXDcks9M22KgGn4VOhWMKkykCjHNoj67-RB4AhGPNmHMnYavTl/s1600-h/panther+top.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297323029426420402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4wqUnU-KTKQ9s2JMu4BwJ1CTv0tCUh33vmIKhHlvmf5DZ0DRBasv7-D05vwEPaDGKlNpTo6fsvWlBg2Hpgfp_gtYmjJXDcks9M22KgGn4VOhWMKkykCjHNoj67-RB4AhGPNmHMnYavTl/s400/panther+top.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 386px;" /></a><br />While making a quick pass through Penn Station at lunch, I spotted this sweet tattoo on a guy waiting for his train:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNERilNNBmZOTbliQ_y-3Yi9xgwEqKe2Dua5PB5bXVa1Ja_k5m-Q2kjJ7CWuQHXek14yNQ4UjvRjpc4EyUvb-j-4JSwmCT54lcYXUQGuNPSFalI-riOTxp40YNqDhhjuOFjnWPZ664aiRQ/s1600-h/panther.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297322937927334034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNERilNNBmZOTbliQ_y-3Yi9xgwEqKe2Dua5PB5bXVa1Ja_k5m-Q2kjJ7CWuQHXek14yNQ4UjvRjpc4EyUvb-j-4JSwmCT54lcYXUQGuNPSFalI-riOTxp40YNqDhhjuOFjnWPZ664aiRQ/s400/panther.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />Steph is a student out on Long Island who designs and draws up his tattoos and then has them inked.<br /><br />The piece featured above was the first one that I spotted on him (he has eight in all), and he was willing to share it here.<br /><br />Perched on his left bicep, It depicts a tropical setting, with bamboo and a panther, the main element in the tattoo.<br /><br />This particular design was inked about two years ago by Chris at <a href="http://www.insiderpages.com/b/3718627683">Tattooing by Richie</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmont,_New_York">Elmont, Long Island</a>.<br /><br />Previous work from the shop has appeared <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Tattooing%20by%20Richie">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Steph for sharing his self-designed body art with us here on Tattoosday!

A Tropical Tattoo on a Cold Winter's Day

While making a quick pass through Penn Station at lunch, I spotted this sweet tattoo on a guy waiting for his train: Steph is a student out ...

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Chalk it Up to Teenage Angst

Sunday morning I was leaving Rite-Aid when a woman walked in. She had several visible tattoos so I turned around and walked back into the store. I introduced myself, Tattoosday, etc., and Courtney was happy to share her tattoo stories with me, offering up one of her seven tattoos:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4FTWZIYxopnqdW3sGI7Wt0n5GqkvV84UfbJ10-db4VxfSP45ZNxcz69LBCSdrFegmWSJWa2Ut4OPbkBgkuQL9yhN8jeR09MzO__A_aCKah49vF2yS3S0lqBqsKWuR9rWyAn4S0K6djvg/s1600-h/100_6901.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189651313312701730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4FTWZIYxopnqdW3sGI7Wt0n5GqkvV84UfbJ10-db4VxfSP45ZNxcz69LBCSdrFegmWSJWa2Ut4OPbkBgkuQL9yhN8jeR09MzO__A_aCKah49vF2yS3S0lqBqsKWuR9rWyAn4S0K6djvg/s400/100_6901.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />All of her work is in black and gray. This piece is a tribal design, and is Satanic in origin. Courtney explained. She was a lapsed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Church">Roman Catholic</a> who became involved in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Satan">Church of Satan</a>. This piece is about 5 years old and was inked by Richie at <a href="http://www.insiderpages.com/b/3718627683">Tattooing by Richie</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmont,_New_York">Elmont, Long Island</a>.<br /><br />Incidentally, Courtney is no longer affiliated with that lifestyle and has returned to the Catholic Church. She says she was going through a phase and was experiencing teenage <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angst">angst</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2V7uO7n2vR-XDoRtgIodFZq8US051VzfJCVt_g9OyON8mbP4AQGI2jPoq1rb9TMU9K3gdsXsfTLJeZY4FiFPcL_R_ZRQgClkVP1Dy4smTQGMUT5qd39Jg_6XzHfdgpFS3j8nXWYpA2wt-/s1600-h/100_6901b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189651107154271506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2V7uO7n2vR-XDoRtgIodFZq8US051VzfJCVt_g9OyON8mbP4AQGI2jPoq1rb9TMU9K3gdsXsfTLJeZY4FiFPcL_R_ZRQgClkVP1Dy4smTQGMUT5qd39Jg_6XzHfdgpFS3j8nXWYpA2wt-/s400/100_6901b.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />I had a nice chat with her about tattoos and how she is finding it challenging because she has a corporate job now, and finding attire that covers her ink appropriately can be tough. This almost limits her in her choice to get any more work done.<br /><br />From what I can recall from our conversation and from seeing what was visible, she has three or four pieces in all on her legs, a tribal design on the lower part of her neck, an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankh">ankh</a> on her lower back, and another piece on her right biceps. She did not show the biceps or lower back tattoos.<br /><br />I explained to Courtney my policy is generally not to ask people, who are generally women, if I can photograph their lower backs. If they offer (<a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2008/03/whole-lotta-rosary.html">like this woman did</a>), I will snap away.<br /><br />Thanks to Courtney for being so cool, talking tattoos with me, and sharing her Satanic piece with Tattoosday! Here's hoping she'll make a return visit here in the future!

Chalk it Up to Teenage Angst

Sunday morning I was leaving Rite-Aid when a woman walked in. She had several visible tattoos so I turned around and walked back into the st...

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