By Philip's Own Design

Perhaps it is a sign that winter is coming to an end, perhaps it is just being in the right place at the right time. On Tuesday, February 26, I was browsing in the Chelsea Salvation Army store. And I saw a guy browsing with this cool tattoo on the bottom section of his forearm:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0y9wzNU1b95HLshAreMc-IOZVSLmioRwnKAtcs6wRRaGB9PDCXiWMz40ZyiMXG_Aj_etN0Z6aca7lA0NcyzdoFVNsz7m17pqQDVuieXCPeG4DhZPfkt9Zk3_D3KX_hHllLuaFgyZ2Vb_C/s1600-h/100_6635.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171529114134953074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0y9wzNU1b95HLshAreMc-IOZVSLmioRwnKAtcs6wRRaGB9PDCXiWMz40ZyiMXG_Aj_etN0Z6aca7lA0NcyzdoFVNsz7m17pqQDVuieXCPeG4DhZPfkt9Zk3_D3KX_hHllLuaFgyZ2Vb_C/s400/100_6635.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />He was in a bit of a rush, so I snapped a photo and he said he would e-mail me the information that I normally ask about tattoos later on. I did learn this, his name was Phil Dusel, he was an artist, and I could check out his website <a href="http://www.theundeadcookbook.com/">here</a>.<br /><br />Later in the week, he did write back, and this is what he had to say about the piece:<br /><br />He "got the tattoo done at <a href="http://readstreettattoo.com/splash.html">Read Street Tattoo Parlour</a> in Baltimore, unfortunately I couldn't find the name of the artist".<br /><br />Phil explained the design in greater detail: "the design is of two fish swimming in a circle, the heart shapes came naturally out of the drawing, and I decided to accent them in red...I guess it says something about love, but ... the meaning ... had more subconscious origins."<br /><br />Here's a look at it inverted, from a different perspective:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJTf_haiWdenXqw0UwHI7U3fW3OCQBJFj1kkXZ8RTwI_4A5bjiyO2_ksUBUL0SSjPrWKaLs4nqZmK7C-_t7bEUbPp2091zbhK7eWKMoHutV3L_4hYXSr59JkmTojlTGjd4FgDbx0siYYh/s1600-h/100_6635+inverted.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174413865601592914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJTf_haiWdenXqw0UwHI7U3fW3OCQBJFj1kkXZ8RTwI_4A5bjiyO2_ksUBUL0SSjPrWKaLs4nqZmK7C-_t7bEUbPp2091zbhK7eWKMoHutV3L_4hYXSr59JkmTojlTGjd4FgDbx0siYYh/s400/100_6635+inverted.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />He continued, "It was my 3rd inking, I have 5 tattoos" in all.<br /><br />Here's one piece of art from Philip Dusel:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6vyuWg-mBR09jZTnSrWAWhUP-nrOtWSKaN7DaTuVs_murrAVA-uTsDdH9FqEVd2PepnrYWXapnka3yxopzm3ddQt1_c-yt4HRh6d687gpx5OHBxhfiloxe6lajvZpHIUiaf8MV9aVYSGL/s1600-h/CIMG0581.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173156172491615554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6vyuWg-mBR09jZTnSrWAWhUP-nrOtWSKaN7DaTuVs_murrAVA-uTsDdH9FqEVd2PepnrYWXapnka3yxopzm3ddQt1_c-yt4HRh6d687gpx5OHBxhfiloxe6lajvZpHIUiaf8MV9aVYSGL/s400/CIMG0581.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />Thanks to Phil for contributing to Tattoosday and following up with e-mail. I truly appreciate it.

By Philip's Own Design

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