Jarrod's Multicultural Demon Sleeve

When I met Jarrod last month in Penn Station, he was happy to share what he called his Demon Sleeve.<br /><br />It currently has a Viking Demon:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjap9UsGu_kLlRZ54qa8oFUqI0mBOzSp3O7wkN2eV0F6pP7w3LkSiWF4-oqeZqwlHoUhQqnOVoRCzeBvjYjH36DThHac-tD0scrswz47sHr5XEyZm5pt5B3PTCZ3gvbm3m533ou7Rd-/s1600/Viking+Mask+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjap9UsGu_kLlRZ54qa8oFUqI0mBOzSp3O7wkN2eV0F6pP7w3LkSiWF4-oqeZqwlHoUhQqnOVoRCzeBvjYjH36DThHac-tD0scrswz47sHr5XEyZm5pt5B3PTCZ3gvbm3m533ou7Rd-/s640/Viking+Mask+wm.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><br />And a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannya">Hannya</a> mask, representing a demonic figure from Japanese theater.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzc0x619OehUK1-_MRCuE5WbMoP2Gvt6qPYTb8ul98JPoR5Fe-5SWP5NdAAmYZ519BVYVSP_nMoiqle5dvGc1IuDVfyv3CUE7ChI1DWIRT0gvYhRUWLkhYfFaGguMr5Z7zSFuF9Isw/s1600/hannya+collage+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzc0x619OehUK1-_MRCuE5WbMoP2Gvt6qPYTb8ul98JPoR5Fe-5SWP5NdAAmYZ519BVYVSP_nMoiqle5dvGc1IuDVfyv3CUE7ChI1DWIRT0gvYhRUWLkhYfFaGguMr5Z7zSFuF9Isw/s400/hannya+collage+wm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />He hopes to add an Aztec demon, as well.<br /><br />Both tattoos were done by <a href="http://www.thetattooshop.net/pepe.php">Pepe</a> at <a href="http://www.thetattooshop.net/home.php">The Tattoo Shop</a>, in Medford, NY.<br /><br />Thanks to Jarrod for sharing his ink with us here on Tattoosday!

Jarrod's Multicultural Demon Sleeve

When I met Jarrod last month in Penn Station, he was happy to share what he called his Demon Sleeve. It currently has a Viking Demon: And a ...

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Joe's Tribute to His Uncle

I spotted Joe earlier this month outside of Penn Station. He has seven or eight tattoos, and chose to share this one from his right forearm:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uft2tZqtj2fIjYXmFI8aorgL0UX3B6ClQ2nr78pc6Cy8Ymy8zlFG-Do5TzhtMY3uy1hoeKVNSnTIcQxabGPoQ4C5ngCJMtOGWkXcKMN9CeIBz5-1-g0QbXEp8O4bFuQP949uf_KH/s1600-h/Top+Hat+Skull.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396287986828795890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uft2tZqtj2fIjYXmFI8aorgL0UX3B6ClQ2nr78pc6Cy8Ymy8zlFG-Do5TzhtMY3uy1hoeKVNSnTIcQxabGPoQ4C5ngCJMtOGWkXcKMN9CeIBz5-1-g0QbXEp8O4bFuQP949uf_KH/s400/Top+Hat+Skull.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />Joe explained that this piece is a tribute to an uncle who had passed away. He had served proudly in the <a href="http://www.marines.mil/Pages/Default.aspx">United States Marine Corps</a> and had had a skull tattoo upon which was perched a top hat.<br /><br />Joe collaborated with the artist, <a href="http://www.thetattooshop.net/pepe.php">Pepe</a>, at <a href="http://www.thetattooshop.net/">The Tattoo Shop</a> in Medford, New York, to take that idea and customize it for Joe's arm. Another tattoo from the shop appeared earlier this week <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/10/bills-deuce-cemetary-and-daughters.html">here</a>.<br /><br />The whole thing took about three and a half hours to complete.<br /><br />Thanks to Joe for sharing this cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Joe's Tribute to His Uncle

I spotted Joe earlier this month outside of Penn Station. He has seven or eight tattoos, and chose to share this one from his right forearm...

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Bill's Ink Honors Generations Past and Future

I met Bill in mid-September on the 34th Street train platform while waiting for a downtown A train.<br /><br />You may have heard of the scent known as a "new car smell". Bill had whatis known as a "new tattoo sheen," which occurs when one anoints a fresh tattoo with a healing ointment used to protect the ink.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEExMvZqiTP_ZkYSF70u6b6cUKSHZBmUb6F8TOf_5kZ-4PlvHaCsuSHoc5XZF3IWIY_kz2_JRZkv9Y26KlL_uNCQLPXifcFDsAcjglo0x1zomA2oo_AufZoJChj6TwEoIVtnBzq7Di/s1600-h/giff+graveyard+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394989005805584306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEExMvZqiTP_ZkYSF70u6b6cUKSHZBmUb6F8TOf_5kZ-4PlvHaCsuSHoc5XZF3IWIY_kz2_JRZkv9Y26KlL_uNCQLPXifcFDsAcjglo0x1zomA2oo_AufZoJChj6TwEoIVtnBzq7Di/s400/giff+graveyard+2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />The tattoo depicts himself, seen from the back, standing in reverence at the graves of his grandfather "Giff" and his uncle Giff Jr.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisa4jMKsWhdmE8ia9Z6ZHx-LVlP8HQM2ZbE-0a0iQZrWddSsL5TFOmD3sgwUgcQ8_XKo04SoTvZw4fmPt96PV3e95OHaoPMd992OYoelG668w3V2LDm6AptLBkllRmum5fmvHI2J_g/s1600-h/giff+graveyard.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394989161186559250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisa4jMKsWhdmE8ia9Z6ZHx-LVlP8HQM2ZbE-0a0iQZrWddSsL5TFOmD3sgwUgcQ8_XKo04SoTvZw4fmPt96PV3e95OHaoPMd992OYoelG668w3V2LDm6AptLBkllRmum5fmvHI2J_g/s400/giff+graveyard.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 136px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />It's a nice way to memorialize his family. This was inked by Aaron at <a href="http://www.redrockettattoo.com/">Red Rocket Tattoo East</a>, in Levittown on Long Island.<br /><br />Bill has a great tattoo on his outer right forearm, as well. Whereas his left arm is a memorial to those in his family that passed before him, his other piece pays tribute to a newer generation:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_9eY1KTfLHGCoWKHfgWiRur0rmASZrb6Uh-TfRZKY_V0p4RtXCPO19qIt2NaGwk7IczyEC4hCRbEyio36SD3ScuVEULTlYHD-DrzvEXHcHVkDm7IuHp1gw0XHvHTp6MgfG5FByLV/s1600-h/allana.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394988846365714450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_9eY1KTfLHGCoWKHfgWiRur0rmASZrb6Uh-TfRZKY_V0p4RtXCPO19qIt2NaGwk7IczyEC4hCRbEyio36SD3ScuVEULTlYHD-DrzvEXHcHVkDm7IuHp1gw0XHvHTp6MgfG5FByLV/s400/allana.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 134px;" /></a><br />In this piece, two traditional swallows hold aloft a banner bearing the name of his daughter, Allana.<br /><br />This tattoo, his first, was done by <a href="http://www.thetattooshop.net/greg-fly.php">Greg Fly</a> at <a href="http://www.thetattooshop.net/home.php">The Tattoo Shop</a> on Rte 112 in Medford, L.I.<br /><br />Thanks to Bill for sharing his tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Bill's Ink Honors Generations Past and Future

I met Bill in mid-September on the 34th Street train platform while waiting for a downtown A train. You may have heard of the scent known as...

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