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Patti Shares a Stunning Floral Sleeve

<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today we have some work submitted by a reader, who patiently waited a month and a half for me to post her sleeve work. Although I do post submissions, they generally take a back seat to tattoos I encounter in the streets.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Patti sent in these photos of her stunningly beautiful floral tattoos running down her arm:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBvvFjDsnJhJE6tHoO2GBGBnKQZaL8oqX2kt084Kus3gsE6mFyyVejQeChwjEOG6hM-9N28so7SLlY20UYnDW8f8OR_ERjXglewX2SBp7o3GNCKSAMJBjkWc2GJ6HDyb6ScEiqCXnQfs/s1600/sleeve+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBvvFjDsnJhJE6tHoO2GBGBnKQZaL8oqX2kt084Kus3gsE6mFyyVejQeChwjEOG6hM-9N28so7SLlY20UYnDW8f8OR_ERjXglewX2SBp7o3GNCKSAMJBjkWc2GJ6HDyb6ScEiqCXnQfs/s1600/sleeve+1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs7cMepU8Rgwb7Uz5uR7PPUjmgn59oqqRnrWe4sO7mztK9GCMEXLLw1zXTv2YEa_obTywPDknkyvJjuiGxxqOBA0u_oULJux4UEv3Mr8boW-86KmXZIVPDlh_wEVWH6SCy8AZFCyW-ps0/s1600/sleeve+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs7cMepU8Rgwb7Uz5uR7PPUjmgn59oqqRnrWe4sO7mztK9GCMEXLLw1zXTv2YEa_obTywPDknkyvJjuiGxxqOBA0u_oULJux4UEv3Mr8boW-86KmXZIVPDlh_wEVWH6SCy8AZFCyW-ps0/s640/sleeve+2.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Patti credits the talented </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://mikesheatattoo.blogspot.com/">Mike Shea</a> at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/redemptiontattoocambridge?sk=wall">Redemption Tattoo</a> in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for these gorgeous flowers.</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">She said she had started with a half sleeve, but "really loved it," so they turned it into a full sleeve. Can you blame her? She elaborated: </span></span></span><br /><blockquote><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: #333333;">"The original idea came from a quote, 'Where does one find the flowers? You must learn to follow butterflies, she replied.' (author unknown).  I chose lilies because they have always caught my eye…vibrant, vivid, strong…and there are endless variations of them.  </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></blockquote><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5sVNbvyuMs1Zig41NCARRTfSEji3QmCs-rMSbdpQ7GzBT9inqCyWgohYmCGtP3XapAOMamGh5MWkjjR6B8UT-P45uQAQZhfCZqUmwYU130bS-AbZjfTluYlueSdRVRbv-m13jP5uh0_U/s1600/sleeve+1+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5sVNbvyuMs1Zig41NCARRTfSEji3QmCs-rMSbdpQ7GzBT9inqCyWgohYmCGtP3XapAOMamGh5MWkjjR6B8UT-P45uQAQZhfCZqUmwYU130bS-AbZjfTluYlueSdRVRbv-m13jP5uh0_U/s640/sleeve+1+detail.jpg" width="438" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: #333333;"></span></span></span></span></div></blockquote><br /><blockquote><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: #333333;">To me, my tattoo symbolizes learning how to embrace life and live, surrounded by the love and friendship and support of others. It memorializes a sharp change in direction in my life’s path, and the end of a very dark and destructive time in my life.  It reminds me to keep on moving forward…to bloom, and to be myself.</span></span></span></span></div></blockquote><br /><blockquote><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">  </span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5bWcwozFL_uAvc7bxeUTJN8TSAPzKD-VgS-KV5iFmpEvuRVT4fwZPVhA0aKF3b51gWsyGm7u3MEVSSn2QNoNB5yZB1XQrLMQIEcdr0xQpoVJ511UYG_wRq5d2LFbHPDTDd2kMJGRdETE/s1600/sleeve+2+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5bWcwozFL_uAvc7bxeUTJN8TSAPzKD-VgS-KV5iFmpEvuRVT4fwZPVhA0aKF3b51gWsyGm7u3MEVSSn2QNoNB5yZB1XQrLMQIEcdr0xQpoVJ511UYG_wRq5d2LFbHPDTDd2kMJGRdETE/s640/sleeve+2+detail.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">  <span style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: #333333;">I chose Mike to do the tattoo because of his classic tattoo style, and Japanese influence."</span></span></span></span></blockquote><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Work from Redemption appeared once before on Tattoosday <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2011/05/our-1000th-post-davids-mermaid-and.html">here</a>.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks to Patti for sending in these photos of her beautiful work!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">  </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">  </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">  </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">If you are reading this on another web site 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 <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</a> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I can contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">  </span><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span></span></span>

Patti Shares a Stunning Floral Sleeve

Today we have some work submitted by a reader, who patiently waited a month and a half for me to post her sleeve work. Although I do post su...

3:38 AM

A Devilish Start for Anthony

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8ZDTys-2VFfxclJlzjI95o22gGVJg0lNgmqtkeXyr5YHgj48b-rV5by6rT2qhWXwxGHSvY3c_ukJijAw1TP0GJAhpnWsYWFv8U6zn2IFf019v59o5UxBIk8xJx7gdJTrk0qs-NjfJUM/s1600/devil+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a></div>When I ran into Anthony last month in Penn Station, he was happy to share the beginning stage of what he envisions to be a full leg piece, that will run all the way up his limb:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgqpIdqAl-Q1OFORW9MaWL8WtCGJn-v3Sk8-gKWAp_xxbDOEpv-lIkRR6z-O_VCBgzfMKQUysG4DP0Q4Ve-MxlugKN9EYjfPe5diHZJyBnoj0_YGkcHpUpzgByEmZfliooezibEo-5wZo/s1600/devil+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgqpIdqAl-Q1OFORW9MaWL8WtCGJn-v3Sk8-gKWAp_xxbDOEpv-lIkRR6z-O_VCBgzfMKQUysG4DP0Q4Ve-MxlugKN9EYjfPe5diHZJyBnoj0_YGkcHpUpzgByEmZfliooezibEo-5wZo/s640/devil+1.jpg" width="334" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />Anthony explained that this Japanese demon:<br /><blockquote>"is by my good friend, Nate Osborne, of <a href="http://www.truetattoostudio.com/">True Tattoo (3)</a> in Ballston Spa,  New York. Basically we were chatting one day and I said how I've always  wanted something really traditional ...Japanese style and he hadn't  done one lately and he said 'come on down to the shop' and so I did and  he fit me right in ... this is all his design." </blockquote>Thanks to Anthony for sharing this cool start to what will undoubtedly be an amazing leg sleeve, here on Tattoosday!<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">If you are reading this on another web site 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 <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</a> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I can contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></div>

A Devilish Start for Anthony

When I ran into Anthony last month in Penn Station, he was happy to share the beginning stage of what he envisions to be a full leg piece, ...

3:15 AM

Joe is Armed with Words of Strength

Last month on 86th Street in Brooklyn, I met Joe, who shared this cool tattoo on his right bicep:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWKjsTvG2hdV9arwacTTehYb88_uKVvl2UAyXOFqNI69WaVlBLT2ASNAj9GbbucL8WuLMRfQkxCAzi06Uw3KI1ZBMqQa57keUe6JMZ01MXfs4Mpz_rmp5uc8LYRgzU6v4n4416TC2ynU/s1600/nietzsche.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJWKjsTvG2hdV9arwacTTehYb88_uKVvl2UAyXOFqNI69WaVlBLT2ASNAj9GbbucL8WuLMRfQkxCAzi06Uw3KI1ZBMqQa57keUe6JMZ01MXfs4Mpz_rmp5uc8LYRgzU6v4n4416TC2ynU/s400/nietzsche.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span class="st">Joe credited <a href="http://mattvancuratattoos.com/">Matt Van Cura</a>, formerly of <a href="http://www.larktattoo.com/">Lark Tattoo</a>. Matt now works out of <a href="http://www.davincitattoo.com/">Da Vinci Tattoo</a> in Watagh, New York. </span><br /><span class="st"></span><br />Joe came in with an idea for this piece, armed only with the phrase "<span class="st">Increscunt animi virescit volnere virtus," and worked with Matt for a couple of hours as they pieced the art together. Be sure to click on the photo to get a larger view of the exceptional shading, line work and detail. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJDB3PpejiAv-LvmneDiPgQEKJqTdwJX3WotuYiAzZS7Kfl0VrPBBjTFEHgi2faRcoKqaRu2K_wiEUTFk8dDcDzDAoDfSlwFuImo7XArqvGIbjdVuP46Xo8JKQCUUzG3fi29FRXFomq0E/s1600/nietzsche+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJDB3PpejiAv-LvmneDiPgQEKJqTdwJX3WotuYiAzZS7Kfl0VrPBBjTFEHgi2faRcoKqaRu2K_wiEUTFk8dDcDzDAoDfSlwFuImo7XArqvGIbjdVuP46Xo8JKQCUUzG3fi29FRXFomq0E/s400/nietzsche+detail.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><br /><span class="st">When I asked what the Latin translated to, Joe told me it meant "the spirit grows, strength is restored through wounding." A little research on my end revealed that the exact translation,"the spirits increase, vigor grows through a wound," is a quote attributed to the German philosopher <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche">Friedrich Nietzsche</a> from </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_of_the_Idols"><u><span style="font-family: Palatino; font-size: small;">Die Götzen-Dämmerung (Twilight of the Idols)</span></u></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Palatino;">.</span></span><u><span style="font-family: Palatino; font-size: small;"><br /></span></u><br /><br />Thanks to Joe for sharing this tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br />  <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">If you are reading this on another web site 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 <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</a> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I can contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></div>

Joe is Armed with Words of Strength

Last month on 86th Street in Brooklyn, I met Joe, who shared this cool tattoo on his right bicep: Joe credited Matt Van Cura , formerly of L...

3:25 AM

Leigh's Skull with a Mouthful of Blossoms

Last month, I ran into Leigh, getting off the C train at 34th Street in Manhattan. She estimates she has 40% of her corporeal canvas covered, and she offered me this tattoo on her left forearm:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3yjeV0zQTG2q7RUxCCBKkt4HMoA9FMiA4exodTdfLN_z82SjXyfSACckJB_XDsMdaL7JAnoJF2D67HNAjb6xLFYXwTucMiPJbiahBoC94nAnBCZC7JkkMVX2sfLGd1YjyiKHxLe5PtI/s1600/Sugar+Skull+cherry+blossoms.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3yjeV0zQTG2q7RUxCCBKkt4HMoA9FMiA4exodTdfLN_z82SjXyfSACckJB_XDsMdaL7JAnoJF2D67HNAjb6xLFYXwTucMiPJbiahBoC94nAnBCZC7JkkMVX2sfLGd1YjyiKHxLe5PtI/s640/Sugar+Skull+cherry+blossoms.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br />We've had  a lot of sugar skulls here on Tattoosday, but everyone is different and unique. This one, inked by <a href="http://myleskarr.tumblr.com/">Myles Karr</a> at <a href="http://www.threekingstattoo.com/site/">Three Kings Tattoo</a> in Brooklyn, stands out from the bow at the top of the skull, and the open jaw full of cherry blossoms, both items not generally associated with the traditional sugar skull design.<br /><br />"I'm always talking," Leigh told me, "and it's always positive, so I wanted something that would keep the mouth open." She collaborated with Myles on the piece, saying she wanted a skull, but didn't want a "cliche," and pointed out it's also "kind of a take on the <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=suicidal+tendencies+skull%5C&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1024&bih=638">Suicidal Tendencies skull</a>."<br /><br />Thanks to Leigh for sharing this great tatoo with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br />  <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">  </span><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">  </span><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">If you are reading this on another web site 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 <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</a> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I can contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></div>

Leigh's Skull with a Mouthful of Blossoms

Last month, I ran into Leigh, getting off the C train at 34th Street in Manhattan. She estimates she has 40% of her corporeal canvas covered...

3:51 AM

Southpaw in the Subway

A couple weeks ago, I met a woman on the West 4th Street subway platform after I noticed her last name inscribed on her back. This tattoo, however, I found particularly cool:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsPlCFdp9AkFOEpLcvz_Z2C0sxtL2t6cLPnBCsV8KMvWQq7ZMAESjsjUz9gcns2s8wvyxLmkQvszV2kuKhCOyVWKe1zTmASjF0CLfD3P7kdPItQ_W14AOt478iYuXV5Twdu4RFUKQoio/s1600/southpaw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsPlCFdp9AkFOEpLcvz_Z2C0sxtL2t6cLPnBCsV8KMvWQq7ZMAESjsjUz9gcns2s8wvyxLmkQvszV2kuKhCOyVWKe1zTmASjF0CLfD3P7kdPItQ_W14AOt478iYuXV5Twdu4RFUKQoio/s400/southpaw.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I don't have a lot of information regarding this tattoo, as the young lady took my card as her train rolled in and never got back to me.<br /><br />Nonetheless, I wanted to share this "Southpaw" tattoo on her left arm. She is, as you might guess, a proud left-handed person.<br /><br />I thank her for sharing this tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br />  <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">If you are reading this on another web site 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 <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</a> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I can contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></div>

Southpaw in the Subway

A couple weeks ago, I met a woman on the West 4th Street subway platform after I noticed her last name inscribed on her back. This tattoo, h...

8:14 AM

Patricia Loves Summer

The Borders book store in Penn Plaza is closing in less than two weeks, which is sad on so many different levels. When its doors finally shut for good, we here at Tattoosday will personally mourn the loss of one of our favorite spots to browse and, of course, spot ink. Over the years, this particular Borders has been a great location for meeting people and talking to them about their tattoos, as it is just a stone's throw from where I work.<br /><br />Patricia is among the last people I have met there, having spotted her a couple weeks ago, and interviewed her about this tattoo on the back of her right arm and shoulder:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDp34ywPPGaYLg_HmmDXaWQRtF9AFww58QGqLLhVO79pcIp2iCUC0fXyZ0ZObkyvqLk2FU0OsNegTpXgSCujzR1Q2I7gMGsdOHx0o_szZgu_-qdtY5cO_0dP6usPOtcyc0XmO4A6tm0AE/s1600/mucha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDp34ywPPGaYLg_HmmDXaWQRtF9AFww58QGqLLhVO79pcIp2iCUC0fXyZ0ZObkyvqLk2FU0OsNegTpXgSCujzR1Q2I7gMGsdOHx0o_szZgu_-qdtY5cO_0dP6usPOtcyc0XmO4A6tm0AE/s640/mucha.jpg" width="338" /></a></div><br />This tattoo was inked by <a href="http://www.larktattoo.com/index.php/artists/missdjo/0">Miss D'Jo</a> at <a href="http://www.larktattoo.com/index.php/home/longisland">Lark Tattoo</a> in Westbury, New York.<br /><br />The artwork for this piece is based on the work of <a href="http://www.muchafoundation.org/MHome.aspx">Alphonse Mucha's</a> series of decorative panels depicting the Four Seasons. This was based on "Summer, 1896".<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrScnxJmVQr0Y7UAWqqJbNih_wWpTRXreY4TeuXOOZ_1XnKv0Ws5lZ4_qSfb_Sji-PQh72-nfFSc_lqZel2uzocDUNl20HilW8Xy5GXcr8kceh2LlGlPl7dpA-SIYRB9Q7EA52Ir5gM4/s1600/302px-Alfons_Mucha_-_1896_-_Summer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrScnxJmVQr0Y7UAWqqJbNih_wWpTRXreY4TeuXOOZ_1XnKv0Ws5lZ4_qSfb_Sji-PQh72-nfFSc_lqZel2uzocDUNl20HilW8Xy5GXcr8kceh2LlGlPl7dpA-SIYRB9Q7EA52Ir5gM4/s640/302px-Alfons_Mucha_-_1896_-_Summer.jpg" width="322" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEholWb1oHpseElOFN5rGrupTF3qwMIbQKF_PnIejaJaUYZR8p5Bu0_CCrBtkHl-YWrz2ZmcS9w8J7lgaAefaxQLNwK4QwnOn-OFk7fXAfXGLJbSiMS7MXszpyqGbJokUkI0ud4FlucJSlA/s1600/1296892409_large-image_alphonse_mucha_summer_1896_004_oil_painting_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div>Miss D'Jo's work on this piece is extremely well done and true to this original artwork, which is Patricia's favorite of the four seasons.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjsCzyyoaUUkpSqNvck6CbtKWJ1k38yDonzswGqVxJNuHsJBsKMyU0zAcp2__LKa0SmQ0DjOYrBOSJlqve63EqMtPaa8Vd6VBjYWzH2V3xfYRUgHKOSof9RpQObZbzLrI4ObTMPVdtbE/s1600/mucha+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjsCzyyoaUUkpSqNvck6CbtKWJ1k38yDonzswGqVxJNuHsJBsKMyU0zAcp2__LKa0SmQ0DjOYrBOSJlqve63EqMtPaa8Vd6VBjYWzH2V3xfYRUgHKOSof9RpQObZbzLrI4ObTMPVdtbE/s640/mucha+detail.jpg" width="552" /></a></div><br />It should be noted that I find it remarkable how often I see Mucha's work translated into tattoos. Clicking <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Alphonse%20Mucha">here</a> will display all the previous works by Mucha that have appeared on Tattoosday. Work from Lark Tattoo has appeared previously <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Lark%20Tattoo">here</a>, and <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/09/mikes-amazing-back-piece.html">this work</a> showcases the last time work from Miss D'Jo blessed our site.<br /><br />Thanks again to Patricia for sharing this lovely tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">  </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">  </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">If you are reading this on another web site 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 <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</a> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I can contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">  </span>

Patricia Loves Summer

The Borders book store in Penn Plaza is closing in less than two weeks, which is sad on so many different levels. When its doors finally shu...

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Two from Samanatha, Including a Tattoo for Bubbie

I met Samanatha last month in Penn Station and asked her about her many tattoos. She's 26, and has been getting inked since she was 18, and appears to be going at a steady clip, because she has a lot of great work.<br /><br />She was kind enough to share two of her tattoos, both from her right arm. The first piece is this <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamsa">hamsa</a>:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_u_sqXasSJ_GrkyX2j2nrfWXprS_WASTkQKUCF0ANcknk0vRWwsPnqNpJbRbLpfITE8FemHiTehlwhAYPMdEBRI2weRoJVR6r1l2VNPtmpHFvLAkcxPeb1txZ9qV0QP_7znU_b4ReTns/s1600/hamsa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_u_sqXasSJ_GrkyX2j2nrfWXprS_WASTkQKUCF0ANcknk0vRWwsPnqNpJbRbLpfITE8FemHiTehlwhAYPMdEBRI2weRoJVR6r1l2VNPtmpHFvLAkcxPeb1txZ9qV0QP_7znU_b4ReTns/s640/hamsa.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><br />Samantha explained that she got this tattoo in memory of her grandmother, or "<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bubbie">bubbie</a>," as they're known among many Jewish grandchildren. Samanthha's bubbie passed away a few months ago. I asked her what she thought of her tattoos and she replied, "Well, being a Jewish bubbie, I don't think she was too excited about them, but I always asked her if, as long as she still loved me, then it was okay; and she always said, "<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ach">ach</a>, yeah."<br /><br />This hamsa, a symbol often associated with luck and warding off the "evil eye," was inked by Josh Schlageter at <a href="http://handofdoomtattoo.com/">Hand of Doom Tattoo</a> in Buffalo.<br /><br />Samantha also offered up this dragon tattoo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYDyq7RPdgPn-nVwYQ51hUV0Argcm404VgpDtSED-JtTgpzOajvas1dd6JaqoMFCybH0uWs6ccC1O5Swmblw1n_H7frbQXIU6dEBGHn9xtortfvoZDPeHyYezTvNitjCiRA6ECl3THR8Y/s1600/dragon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYDyq7RPdgPn-nVwYQ51hUV0Argcm404VgpDtSED-JtTgpzOajvas1dd6JaqoMFCybH0uWs6ccC1O5Swmblw1n_H7frbQXIU6dEBGHn9xtortfvoZDPeHyYezTvNitjCiRA6ECl3THR8Y/s640/dragon.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br />She got this from <a href="http://smithstreettattoo.com/blog/?cat=9">Steve Boltz</a> at <a href="http://smithstreettattoo.com/">Smith Street Tattoo Parlour</a> in Brooklyn, explaining:<br /><blockquote>"It's called a  spaulding dragon - it's old sailor flash ... I just wanted to go to one of the guys that could do one really, really well. Everybody in the tattoo community up in Buffalo that I know said, 'you gotta go to Steve Boltz', so I traveled down here to got see him."</blockquote>Thanks to Samantha for sharing these cool tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br />  <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">  </span><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">  </span><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">If you are reading this on another web site 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 <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</a> 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></div>

Two from Samanatha, Including a Tattoo for Bubbie

I met Samanatha last month in Penn Station and asked her about her many tattoos. She's 26, and has been getting inked since she was 18, ...

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