Kara's Kara-cature (and a Killer Back Piece, to Boot)

I spotted Kara on 7th Avenue back in July.<br /><br />She was headed south while I was headed north. When I turned and saw her back piece, I whirled around and caught up to her to ask her about her work. She was kind enough to share. Check it out:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqNpVTbTheyZniyC2bqjKb5FOitITIUjcn7QFLe3Kbcy-DN51ty-1PrUOZXrr9NY5w51qiO4-CXLrLurc7PiQtDb0CFFe-1tuqVNjMGvUgnT0DrgjKwSC1zmzUBr5Q74FlNnPde82qBs/s766/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqNpVTbTheyZniyC2bqjKb5FOitITIUjcn7QFLe3Kbcy-DN51ty-1PrUOZXrr9NY5w51qiO4-CXLrLurc7PiQtDb0CFFe-1tuqVNjMGvUgnT0DrgjKwSC1zmzUBr5Q74FlNnPde82qBs/s640/photo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />She credited an artist named Augustin Espinosa with this piece and most of her tattoos are "all about decoration." Espinosa was at <a href="http://alistindustry.com/">A-List Industry Studios</a> in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn when he did the back piece, but he was at <a href="http://nyhctattoo.com/">New York Hardcore</a> in Manhattan when he tattooed her left arm:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkjvoS3VeRgsnQs_DqVuAd2u1kJf8PaSYQga4YcAaATyKkwt9AMWLF_UtrpNCBl1P1HA2ylimnpwYIXmOoDlhvjy__KZoQUhF9cF03ePffbRSmqJr7IMNhDdMGgdm4WX0XU_EjjtLMAM/s614/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkjvoS3VeRgsnQs_DqVuAd2u1kJf8PaSYQga4YcAaATyKkwt9AMWLF_UtrpNCBl1P1HA2ylimnpwYIXmOoDlhvjy__KZoQUhF9cF03ePffbRSmqJr7IMNhDdMGgdm4WX0XU_EjjtLMAM/s640/photo.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br />Kara explained,<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">"My arm piece is basically a caricature of me ... I am a marathon runner ... I wanted a pin-up tattoo and I'm a narcissist so I wanted it to be about me ... I gave Augustin basically what I wanted and he drew this."</blockquote>Thanks to Kara for stopping when I asked her about her tattoos, and for sharing them with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br /><b>UPDATE: </b>I learned just recently, while researching this post, that Kara has joined the ranks of the many burlesque performers that have graced these illustrious pages. She performs under the name <a href="http://www.magdalenafox.com/">Magdalena Fox</a> and is, by my best estimation, the fifth performer (that I am aware of) that has been featured here. Just one of the fun perks of being a tattoo blogger!<br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span><b id="internal-source-marker_0.11649111961014569" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This entry is ©2012 Tattoosday.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are seeing 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="color: black; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="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>

Kara's Kara-cature (and a Killer Back Piece, to Boot)

I spotted Kara on 7th Avenue back in July. She was headed south while I was headed north. When I turned and saw her back piece, I whirled ar...

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