Marjo Shares an Amazing Lighthouse from the UK

Back in June, in Herald Square, I ran into a couple named Marjo and Jon, who were visiting from the UK. Both were tattooed, but it was the Marjo's half-sleeve that really brought down the house:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpeF23_SIIoi1LsW65bK44Te-Eo7I-g6ogim3pRkkftPGAWQO4zhAf3oBL_kRSiQcTpVttQpz1Es8I105DemEm1wDye_iWx4J3_RejkI5D51vVsWQDYTb-KQQBaCGMX_0z1LwM0hZsdOA/s615/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpeF23_SIIoi1LsW65bK44Te-Eo7I-g6ogim3pRkkftPGAWQO4zhAf3oBL_kRSiQcTpVttQpz1Es8I105DemEm1wDye_iWx4J3_RejkI5D51vVsWQDYTb-KQQBaCGMX_0z1LwM0hZsdOA/s640/photo.jpg" width="332" /></a></div><br />Marjo credited an artist named <a href="http://www.nineboycesstreet.com/sergi/">Sergi Besa</a> at a shop called <a href="http://www.nineboycesstreet.com/">Nine</a>, in Brighton, with this amazing tattoo work.<br /><br />At the inner part of the upper arm near the shoulder, is an amazing compass rose:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZVdY2w0wvJx6puETMwM6sX8DLJMpN8uRplJMcYzhfrawbrctOqAFULYgr8fsZZVX1zJF7gRIC0UXJepc6gEAF4Pkvpzxs9GzjG71RuxOduu3u46-6YowLEBUgIcML8xV30xXfKRVRxM/s0-d/IMG_0354.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZVdY2w0wvJx6puETMwM6sX8DLJMpN8uRplJMcYzhfrawbrctOqAFULYgr8fsZZVX1zJF7gRIC0UXJepc6gEAF4Pkvpzxs9GzjG71RuxOduu3u46-6YowLEBUgIcML8xV30xXfKRVRxM/s0-d/IMG_0354.JPG" width="518" /></a></div><br />I only wish the sun had not been so bright, as it washed out some of the color in my photos.<br /><br />Marjo explained that she had the original concept for the tattoo and Sergi did the rest.<br /><br />Truly a remarkable piece of work!<br /><br />Thanks to Marjo for sharing her lighthouse sleeve with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>UPDATE: Jon's tattoo appeared in December 2012 <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2012/12/jons-molten-flesh-tear.html">here</a>.<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><b id="internal-source-marker_0.09646353987045586" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This entry is ©2012 Tattoosday.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are reading this on another website other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit</span><a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></span></b>

Marjo Shares an Amazing Lighthouse from the UK

Back in June, in Herald Square, I ran into a couple named Marjo and Jon, who were visiting from the UK. Both were tattooed, but it was the M...

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Christina's Owl and Lighthouse

I met Christina one day after work while walking outside of Madison Square Garden.<br /><br />She had this incredible tattoo, which she gladly shared with us here on Tattoosday:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iNmXVFVvXsCFjXeyVnmBcTmP4Nz88CHTEJ2H8kTGJ9Kz7uP4BeahzlBJGQx4P13r4rCizPPQf-aWCRpHaC60s7vNK7mYoFHL9GeS9VKwJl1GdIg0gcUCr_4wgX84clqj6eaR81l8/s1600/owl+lighthouse+collage+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5iNmXVFVvXsCFjXeyVnmBcTmP4Nz88CHTEJ2H8kTGJ9Kz7uP4BeahzlBJGQx4P13r4rCizPPQf-aWCRpHaC60s7vNK7mYoFHL9GeS9VKwJl1GdIg0gcUCr_4wgX84clqj6eaR81l8/s640/owl+lighthouse+collage+wm.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>This tattoo that covers her upper left arm was actually done in two segments by artist <a href="http://www.orrinhurleytattoo.com/">Orrin Hurley</a>, who currently tattoos at <a href="http://www.daredeviltattoo.com/">Dare Devil Tattoo</a> in Manhattan.<br /><br />As for the source material behind this beautiful tattoo, Christina chose a piece of art by <a href="http://www.theburtongallery.co.uk/site/artists.php?prod_id=45">Frances Olive Esme Eve</a>:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSaN06J1KsJ-kjuVOZvCxWAXRcnl7zM1tyYDh2tQSKxa4Q3D6fnKdylA3bb9nHfPbjP3efSKs9fmlCBqObgpl3dbd2kYPDQMoWlxQRcG8xdqBizJRt30MQ8TSo-osKRW9fnZx00jV/s1600/EsmeOwl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSaN06J1KsJ-kjuVOZvCxWAXRcnl7zM1tyYDh2tQSKxa4Q3D6fnKdylA3bb9nHfPbjP3efSKs9fmlCBqObgpl3dbd2kYPDQMoWlxQRcG8xdqBizJRt30MQ8TSo-osKRW9fnZx00jV/s400/EsmeOwl.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><br />A closer look at the tattooed owl shows how it was changed, but you can still see that there is still a lot from the original design:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgmSn_kHMAufot1p8F5ZC_4OsWgvoKH_m3FqSt-O_we7LWgjyn0oxS26vNh94FvcwaXaUGgiv0EYYDkb2LSBQMyb4apdTLEAdZyWVUs67h3cbOvAK7i4mV1Ky-IVtaOijphpEYe1m/s1600/Owl+Detail+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgmSn_kHMAufot1p8F5ZC_4OsWgvoKH_m3FqSt-O_we7LWgjyn0oxS26vNh94FvcwaXaUGgiv0EYYDkb2LSBQMyb4apdTLEAdZyWVUs67h3cbOvAK7i4mV1Ky-IVtaOijphpEYe1m/s640/Owl+Detail+wm.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><br />The lighthouse was inspired by the <a href="http://www.portlandheadlight.com/home.html">Portland Head Light</a> on Cape Elizabeth, Maine.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuX53lqW9jlrbz3D8QaouXhZ1joyqN6joHfLWcBNvd-mjfE-hAQvC3CXc_GYhVo0OpA-tG0Mm6npLTalDIH-RdoRKIvlCW9L_WBykMdJ9fOyhAqHH1E8oPiH_bqaOAlRVYWKboUKs/s1600/Lighthouse+detail+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnuX53lqW9jlrbz3D8QaouXhZ1joyqN6joHfLWcBNvd-mjfE-hAQvC3CXc_GYhVo0OpA-tG0Mm6npLTalDIH-RdoRKIvlCW9L_WBykMdJ9fOyhAqHH1E8oPiH_bqaOAlRVYWKboUKs/s640/Lighthouse+detail+wm.jpg" width="156" /></a></div><br />Thanks to Christina for sharing her tattoo with us here on Tattoosday.

Christina's Owl and Lighthouse

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Sean Shares a Host of Traditional Tattoos

I ran into Sean at the Foodtown in my neighborhood and when I stopped to talk to him about his tattoos (he has nine), I ended up with photos of several pieces, all of which reside on his left arm.<br /><br />Most of the designs are traditional tattoo subjects, all of which were inked by <a href="http://www.eliquinters.com/">Eli Quinters</a> at <a href="http://www.smithstreettattoo.com/">Smith Street Tattoo Parlour</a> in  Brooklyn. Work from <a href="http://www.smithstreettattoo.com/">Smith Street Tattoo</a> has appeared previously on Tattoosday <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Smith%20Street%20Tattoo%20Parlour">here</a>.<br /><br />First up is this amazing lighthouse:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSEFqNyGBKS11I5B7tHIuUMZ05el12PIHQj4dQZZHQ-d4pc8Rv9RcosKlGhvKqcDN2PkaBLIM5zOvVvg70EHFzNjOLZyEMI7p9_mXkmLjHdzA_rOOzPwsBu3RbjOXXlfAO4lzkWeOf/s1600/Sean+Lighthouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSEFqNyGBKS11I5B7tHIuUMZ05el12PIHQj4dQZZHQ-d4pc8Rv9RcosKlGhvKqcDN2PkaBLIM5zOvVvg70EHFzNjOLZyEMI7p9_mXkmLjHdzA_rOOzPwsBu3RbjOXXlfAO4lzkWeOf/s640/Sean+Lighthouse.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><br /><br />Sean explained that this tattoo is for his mother, as this tattoo is based on her "favorite lighthouse," the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fastnet_Rock">Fastnet Lighthouse</a> on the most southerly point on the coast of Ireland.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFfYM6KWvs7fuXAWjDcNcV217V7GeiucOKp2ZVJKi6GRfd0qgacorujCXyPPdeAfVX-NEtOkizWs7Z1hWmZ5XJ2QY_gfeKGZFYSw9x6Fyf-1eZXitFymU5JrV_XOlaR5AR2FB3jU-/s1600/fastnet_lighthouse_rocks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFfYM6KWvs7fuXAWjDcNcV217V7GeiucOKp2ZVJKi6GRfd0qgacorujCXyPPdeAfVX-NEtOkizWs7Z1hWmZ5XJ2QY_gfeKGZFYSw9x6Fyf-1eZXitFymU5JrV_XOlaR5AR2FB3jU-/s320/fastnet_lighthouse_rocks.jpg" /></a></div><br />Then there is this owl tattoo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSagis-8ZFJwh-iTK-rwHEH1fodTBwDgB2iodrzFNIjzYRLwnEvAs28ZjRoJ4GN9Bjs_Fhyphenhyphen6AC5v_zhtt72-ik-LfVJJSP3tRspHdyPXdOk71M7GXoCWe0XQIwvHkP4zYTg64g61Kb/s1600/Sean+owl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSagis-8ZFJwh-iTK-rwHEH1fodTBwDgB2iodrzFNIjzYRLwnEvAs28ZjRoJ4GN9Bjs_Fhyphenhyphen6AC5v_zhtt72-ik-LfVJJSP3tRspHdyPXdOk71M7GXoCWe0XQIwvHkP4zYTg64g61Kb/s640/Sean+owl.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><br />This was done for no other reason that Sean has always liked owls. If you love owl tattoos, be sure to head over to <a href="http://owltattoos.blogspot.com/">this site</a>. <br /><br />Then there is the elephant tattoo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDK38C5JEa0Ph490TiZVlmzYJwBIjIfy3A1iKhj5d4pLU9E4SZLJyOLmjQjKxtXJ7zr_Ws2cmLWUYsqfhKlVY8VEhuxhHSDmn64_l6evm-eFIaHvSPpZcPAk15lehDecEX1kKrutiE/s1600/Sean+Elephant+Left.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDK38C5JEa0Ph490TiZVlmzYJwBIjIfy3A1iKhj5d4pLU9E4SZLJyOLmjQjKxtXJ7zr_Ws2cmLWUYsqfhKlVY8VEhuxhHSDmn64_l6evm-eFIaHvSPpZcPAk15lehDecEX1kKrutiE/s400/Sean+Elephant+Left.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><br /><br />He has this piece because "elephants never forget". <br /><br />I know we posted a sugar skull yesterday, but here's another one:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_S3XF0Klz0MBwJrN2hFMqvQmUlQvhCyvBQyLKHCh9UvQc8yX0jy3NcShKTJQH1C06sfo9ldFA48-kM2gMPQ_nEWKAeoZmXpY98snpf3edGCvZNvSnLsF3ps2hBlBwYGBIdcnJRBs0/s1600/Sean+Sugar+Skull.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_S3XF0Klz0MBwJrN2hFMqvQmUlQvhCyvBQyLKHCh9UvQc8yX0jy3NcShKTJQH1C06sfo9ldFA48-kM2gMPQ_nEWKAeoZmXpY98snpf3edGCvZNvSnLsF3ps2hBlBwYGBIdcnJRBs0/s640/Sean+Sugar+Skull.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><br /><br />This was all Eli's design. Sean gave him free reign and likes the fact that it is unusual in that there are not a lot of colors in it, like one sees in most sugar skull tattoos. For all that have appeared on Tattoosday previously, check <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Sugar%20Skulls">this link</a>.<br /><br />There is also the traditional female figure, not modeled after anyone in particular, just done in a traditional style:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ggmJLnf7laMJvChx1iJWDyY2IYxWB-KYshbFg_R2OTP7CEFJUGEYX6jGCuTUTDFgx9KXlvdwHEInfgsSjmmXr7ZhVKZqOX0hp42Wjy3eab-Big2YZPGXaazoiZ438gQxwjPmtADY/s1600/Sean+woman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ggmJLnf7laMJvChx1iJWDyY2IYxWB-KYshbFg_R2OTP7CEFJUGEYX6jGCuTUTDFgx9KXlvdwHEInfgsSjmmXr7ZhVKZqOX0hp42Wjy3eab-Big2YZPGXaazoiZ438gQxwjPmtADY/s640/Sean+woman.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><br />And Sean's last tattoo is this bat:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1FKCg4ivPe7YE6_vcLgNQbHN9UnzbzK6Y__cG2ywxSZoBTg24G7ZXPhqDB8GmfrCUh1kwqEGb1KEgx19DyTkoN0RHqvJlf6omU2_wP2nS50DoT_T-jnLJtlLzKXT2O6JpTPg4Ay6/s1600/sEAN+BAT+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1FKCg4ivPe7YE6_vcLgNQbHN9UnzbzK6Y__cG2ywxSZoBTg24G7ZXPhqDB8GmfrCUh1kwqEGb1KEgx19DyTkoN0RHqvJlf6omU2_wP2nS50DoT_T-jnLJtlLzKXT2O6JpTPg4Ay6/s400/sEAN+BAT+collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />He told Eli that he "wanted something spooky" that included the moon. Quinters free-handed this piece, starting with a white <a href="http://www.sharpie.com/enUS/Home/default.html">Sharpie</a> and then finished with a darker Sharpie before finishing the tattoo.<br /><br />What's neat about all of Sean's tattoos is that they flow nicely together, as readers can see elements of many of the tattoos on the borders of the photos of specific designs.<br /><br />Thanks to Sean for sharing these amazing tattoos by Eli Quinters with us here on Tattoosday!

Sean Shares a Host of Traditional Tattoos

I ran into Sean at the Foodtown in my neighborhood and when I stopped to talk to him about his tattoos (he has nine), I ended up with photos...

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