Usher in the Year of the Tiger with a New Tattoo!

2010 Looks to be a great year and I am looking forward to ringing in the new decade on January 2nd by visiting a new tattoo shop of the Lower East Side called <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-York-NY/Thicker-Than-Water/225369517165">Thicker Than Water Tattoo Studios</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/object2/1741/116/n214368788681_6992.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/object2/1741/116/n214368788681_6992.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 273px;" /></a>From Noon to 10:00 PM, artists in the shop, which just opened on December 1, 2009, will be inking <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_%28zodiac%29">Year of the Tiger</a> tattoo specials for $50.00 apiece. It's first-come, first-served, folks, so don't show up too late.<br /><br />In case you were wondering what kind of tattoo this deal will get you, we here at Tattoosday were thrilled to get a sneak peak of the flash from which customers can choose, and got the blessing from Shon Lindauer, designer, tattooer and shop manager, to share the designs with our readers:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRwp-sNlT6SABplPNxSc3_ZvjP5i4_JcuUBF601QI1-AP_xyEC_9EB4Z0XSjtwcsPJfsbsIMaCNqswHd7PFVzK79Jsxy3a0rGlaUAMzOWq3mEc8NSj-l-nTQoxRU4nk4Iy1BE95TIN/s1600-h/tigers+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421173778074104578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRwp-sNlT6SABplPNxSc3_ZvjP5i4_JcuUBF601QI1-AP_xyEC_9EB4Z0XSjtwcsPJfsbsIMaCNqswHd7PFVzK79Jsxy3a0rGlaUAMzOWq3mEc8NSj-l-nTQoxRU4nk4Iy1BE95TIN/s400/tigers+1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKbLC0z-82pzt2IJC2Erq5vGM00OoHFl4ZzUjyeFsJnM5OeW45Hv88gs8APL1GndRvVtDf2ltXXZ8Eytx0FuvOhI82eDYir_U15Zt5N-JHOJtsv4QV8UBErtzA_jm8vpsciWaxOe-/s1600-h/tigers2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421173725814594274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKbLC0z-82pzt2IJC2Erq5vGM00OoHFl4ZzUjyeFsJnM5OeW45Hv88gs8APL1GndRvVtDf2ltXXZ8Eytx0FuvOhI82eDYir_U15Zt5N-JHOJtsv4QV8UBErtzA_jm8vpsciWaxOe-/s400/tigers2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px;" /></a><br />So, come on down to Thicker Than Water and start the new decade with an appropriate Tiger tattoo to ring in the year!

Usher in the Year of the Tiger with a New Tattoo!

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All I Want for Christmas is a Tattoo with Teeth

On Christmas Eve afternoon, I was passing through Penn Station, I spotted Lindsay, a woman with what appeared to be a sleeve that had a water-inspired design.<br /><br />It wasn't until after I approached her and asked if she wanted to contribute to Tattoosday that I saw, as she rolled up her sleeve, what awesome work she had done on her left arm:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhA9B6gedXGmm-AcxRFdw9dA32-8YguxxBzG4vZ_qNKubP3T4uLHKSjgYr8OZ1blebdybgko9q9wqIxGQUQptaBx1lPkDESr7JKQhkdTTejzYJJrYvPdRg5wL_VXtqEavh_WWy5NI/s1600-h/Lindsay+Shark+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419203565906421714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhA9B6gedXGmm-AcxRFdw9dA32-8YguxxBzG4vZ_qNKubP3T4uLHKSjgYr8OZ1blebdybgko9q9wqIxGQUQptaBx1lPkDESr7JKQhkdTTejzYJJrYvPdRg5wL_VXtqEavh_WWy5NI/s400/Lindsay+Shark+2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 338px;" /></a><br />Lindsay said that, like all of her 14 or 15 tattoos, none of them have "deep meaning". She just goes with whatever she describes as an "intense urge" at the time she's getting the tattoo.<br /><br />The sleeve above started with her taking photos with stylings to the artist, saying she wanted a bloody shark. This was the first part of the tattoo:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_BA7ES9eL0XbNSmgu-u-30jDw7dQH2CiktdUmgZzmUV1Mhxl-Yx_ENPXDNaIIMCPC8wgm6_nhL5w8rvVpFH6NLwUXk2kS7nJfhj5YWRZXygZ9y9AdoE9B9-GkKsrTEck44pjEbbV/s1600-h/Shark+2+detail.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419199639574663170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_BA7ES9eL0XbNSmgu-u-30jDw7dQH2CiktdUmgZzmUV1Mhxl-Yx_ENPXDNaIIMCPC8wgm6_nhL5w8rvVpFH6NLwUXk2kS7nJfhj5YWRZXygZ9y9AdoE9B9-GkKsrTEck44pjEbbV/s400/Shark+2+detail.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />She then expanded it with this segment of shark<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLnrU52TZS0MtffsqOV5VsoHA8cCR-IOYMHHCvhsvc96ZTVkeztT_ZklXA8T4LWnvN_zF_WDII2rh99Lb3c-znpSpkiqXn6RC0Mi3QPFaLQX84IEP3__oVfF00EFQ4pApMBJZAaXw/s1600-h/Shark+1+detail.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419199966785022210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLnrU52TZS0MtffsqOV5VsoHA8cCR-IOYMHHCvhsvc96ZTVkeztT_ZklXA8T4LWnvN_zF_WDII2rh99Lb3c-znpSpkiqXn6RC0Mi3QPFaLQX84IEP3__oVfF00EFQ4pApMBJZAaXw/s400/Shark+1+detail.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />which is certainly reminiscient of the movie poster for <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/" style="font-style: italic;">Jaws</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5BD9Y9I2PJQZd0qCS06EHJIszG0lh9pbzgphbHSyZiITQjOVtPYvWb1g4bhIHFoSDSq81Y2Qr3reG_b4LgyWfkCt288oNlqTZnwtPiuqRPs20Q10nx8qjmH8UT8IrlM7X0jBcj9z/s1600-h/JAWS_Movie_poster.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419201134078836290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5BD9Y9I2PJQZd0qCS06EHJIszG0lh9pbzgphbHSyZiITQjOVtPYvWb1g4bhIHFoSDSq81Y2Qr3reG_b4LgyWfkCt288oNlqTZnwtPiuqRPs20Q10nx8qjmH8UT8IrlM7X0jBcj9z/s400/JAWS_Movie_poster.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />This piece was created in four sittings lasting 3-4 hours each, by <a href="http://www.johnreardontattoos.com/">John Reardon</a> at <a href="http://www.savedtattoo.com/">Saved Tattoo</a> (which was the shop responsible for yesterday's post, too).<br /><br />Work from John Reardon has appeared <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/11/no-hope-but-home.html">here</a> on Tattoosday previously. Work from Saved appearing on the site can be seen <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Saved%20Tattoo">here</a>. Reardon is also the author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592577253?ie=UTF8&tag=bill03-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1592577253">The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting a Tattoo</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bill03-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1592577253" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" />.<br /><br />Thanks to Lindsay for taking the time to share her incredible shark sleeve with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br />Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!

All I Want for Christmas is a Tattoo with Teeth

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Max's Spin on a Traditional Gypsy Tattoo

I was passing through Penn Station late yesterday when I spotted Max, who offered up this fascinating tattoo:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPoEEZiYE9vtiLWXuhP_iH5hfIpf_DKXgdQ73nj1l2cjwmlhTJa0aJdNnv_aCvSn5zgHHnfXYgrS3CbUuskaokBUb0Xf6MbSWbr9ShvUhzjAH5OJG9ouqzLtyncS0hb7dhnoftoaU/s1600-h/Deer+Gypsy+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418757258279335458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPoEEZiYE9vtiLWXuhP_iH5hfIpf_DKXgdQ73nj1l2cjwmlhTJa0aJdNnv_aCvSn5zgHHnfXYgrS3CbUuskaokBUb0Xf6MbSWbr9ShvUhzjAH5OJG9ouqzLtyncS0hb7dhnoftoaU/s400/Deer+Gypsy+1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />At first glance it looks like the traditional gypsy piece, but if you look closely at the back of the gypsy's head, you can see Max added an element that extended the design up and around his right arm:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9l8F26F6zkQhkslOVoDqdDYVFw7p2jG3Qju_Zx8ARaFXI7ifdAkxir6qIjaaZSuRi_V3kSUxzkH4R0JHgBViZRALxAlPRQJon4xkBsD96B_ke_dbpoCeuCR8X6PTu_RIDWkTN_YG/s1600-h/Gypsy+Deer+3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418757955662991010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9l8F26F6zkQhkslOVoDqdDYVFw7p2jG3Qju_Zx8ARaFXI7ifdAkxir6qIjaaZSuRi_V3kSUxzkH4R0JHgBViZRALxAlPRQJon4xkBsD96B_ke_dbpoCeuCR8X6PTu_RIDWkTN_YG/s400/Gypsy+Deer+3.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpRce2m66T4LPFtkkqTZij5J-UUJwYSm9lkqiq_nIq9zxAz_0e55wRJzP2bP_KmMKzJSOucrJCxDNMAbUxZ2rhE9W7t1i9fA6n_ZUxgKxP_m0wItJjHv4k4o20b7iQEr2rMOWRidMm/s1600-h/Gypsy+Deer+4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418758605814481026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpRce2m66T4LPFtkkqTZij5J-UUJwYSm9lkqiq_nIq9zxAz_0e55wRJzP2bP_KmMKzJSOucrJCxDNMAbUxZ2rhE9W7t1i9fA6n_ZUxgKxP_m0wItJjHv4k4o20b7iQEr2rMOWRidMm/s200/Gypsy+Deer+4.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 200px;" /></a><br /><br />That is a deer skull that the gypsy woman is wearing, complete with a set of antlers.<br /><br />When I asked Max about this he acknowledged that the tattoo, in concept, had started as just the old-style gypsy profile but, growing up in Maryland, he said that there were deer everywhere around his home, and that this was a nod to his former home state.<br /><br />Perhaps reading too much into it, I asked him if he was taking a symbol of home and tying it to the nomadic image of the gypsy to illustrate a dichotomy between the two contrasting lifestyles. He nodded and said he hadn't thought of it in those terms before, but it seemed to make a little sense if you looked at it like that.<br /><br />This is one of nine tattoos Max has. The piece in question was designed by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/388414462">Paul Bosch</a> at <a href="http://www.savedtattoo.com/">Saved Tattoo</a> in Brooklyn. Max came to Paul with the concept and left it to the artist to design the tattoo. Work from Saved has appeared previously on Tattoosday <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Saved%20Tattoo">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Max for sharing this fascinating spin on the traditional gypsy tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Max's Spin on a Traditional Gypsy Tattoo

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Woman, Deconstructed

With winter upon us, I have been tempted to bemoan the scarcity of visible ink on the streets (or subways) of New York.<br /><br />But Mother Nature giveth, as well, by depositing the powdery white stuff and causing delays that held up commuters in Penn Station.<br /><br />One such soul was Kaeti, a visual artist passing through NYC on her way from Philadelphia.<br /><br />This pheomenal tattoo jumped out from her corporeal canvas on Tat-tuesday, catching my eye as I walked by:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAs6vjlh-mRxb0dhExPW-OukF4QDp1We8ntzAPPP8B1EVEu7xQBejD2Z2ndQWBPwmZYD8lQ4oJF8Q33gIPtq14CQ8-h0SQzCiLjhXzYZa8LeBVy0RNX6Y42mkt8CweQnRPh2BAQzDS/s1600-h/Kaeti+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418384688078078322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAs6vjlh-mRxb0dhExPW-OukF4QDp1We8ntzAPPP8B1EVEu7xQBejD2Z2ndQWBPwmZYD8lQ4oJF8Q33gIPtq14CQ8-h0SQzCiLjhXzYZa8LeBVy0RNX6Y42mkt8CweQnRPh2BAQzDS/s400/Kaeti+1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />Kaeti originally thought she was going to get a sleeve inspired by the work of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Dal%C3%AD">Salvador Dali</a>, but the scale and concept didn't converge in a final design.<br /><br />She went to the artist, <a href="http://www.bodygraphics.com/artists-listing.php?id=7">Andrew Johnson-Lally</a>, at <a href="http://www.bodygraphics.com/">Body Graphics</a> on South 4th Street in Philadelphia. She described for him the general concept behind what she wanted, something along the lines of a representation of a female figure, deconstructed. Kaeti also is very influenced by stitching, so she brought along examples of work she had, which included stitched sculpture and sketches. Andrew drew something up based on these styles that she liked, with her ultimately yielding creative freedom to the artist.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPPi_vnLFt2is2Abm1EWWNLw2d9ldOck0oMKI_isG0lr6WDjdqrJuHJdDLvWDoKWeW1M3iffovLnpbhrG0mTaKtTQsV42viKcbFBun7XkLURrivUgwatZS1ssqMbINfB78fJYSxt0/s1600-h/KAeti+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418384581336792786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPPi_vnLFt2is2Abm1EWWNLw2d9ldOck0oMKI_isG0lr6WDjdqrJuHJdDLvWDoKWeW1M3iffovLnpbhrG0mTaKtTQsV42viKcbFBun7XkLURrivUgwatZS1ssqMbINfB78fJYSxt0/s400/KAeti+2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />To me, she was describing a collaborative effort, which many tattooists and their clients create. Another example of her influence on the end drawing is the empty eyes, which Kaeti said was similar to a lot of the work she herself was doing around the time of the tattoo being inked.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDXHnW6XwYTZHltwWvEU7CpzO0Svqp2y4_NBMluMkCqHaEjIeq3y-pKsIgXP40F4DJ2MgW9xKmdslvsXczusQ0Pa4K8Q2f3nyX2pmtxiRWfrKsaFhbs8X_-zEeDXtaGsN6TsCInP7/s1600-h/Kaeti+3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418384427168828530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDXHnW6XwYTZHltwWvEU7CpzO0Svqp2y4_NBMluMkCqHaEjIeq3y-pKsIgXP40F4DJ2MgW9xKmdslvsXczusQ0Pa4K8Q2f3nyX2pmtxiRWfrKsaFhbs8X_-zEeDXtaGsN6TsCInP7/s400/Kaeti+3.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 335px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />The whole piece took about 3 and a half hours to complete. Initially she told me that when the tattoo was initially completed, she thought that it was finished. Like many people with large tattoos, however, Kaeti is tooling with the idea of expanding the work to include background, which might involve wrapping around her arm and making it a "true" sleeve.<br /><br />Incidentally, work from Body Graphics has appeared previously on Tattoosday <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/07/high-culture-vs-low-culture-two-of-sams.html">here</a>.<br /><br />I want to thank Kaeti for taking the time to speak with me in a crowded Penn Station, and for sharing her fascinating tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Woman, Deconstructed

With winter upon us, I have been tempted to bemoan the scarcity of visible ink on the streets (or subways) of New York. But Mother Nature gi...

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Two More Tattoos from Josh

Well, more than six months have passed since I posted Josh's <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/06/tattoorism-josh-pays-tribute-to.html">amazing Verrazano Bridge tattoo</a>, and I almost forgot he sent me some additional shots, including the clock from the old Penn Station on his inner bicep, which is interconnected with the bridge piece:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMTDCMyN3Mf_DRfCsq2Kfo__W_3Z6AJXWAWtJlq_1MTGMW-vRjEfTJXsWEx5BPimj6anJrXR5xtbK3ahKjl4F58H5yqYnMAPf1z0brYSVAsNIIP3S-VILXB672nOTJGImnIQkjS3z/s1600-h/penn_clock.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417332563338876002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMTDCMyN3Mf_DRfCsq2Kfo__W_3Z6AJXWAWtJlq_1MTGMW-vRjEfTJXsWEx5BPimj6anJrXR5xtbK3ahKjl4F58H5yqYnMAPf1z0brYSVAsNIIP3S-VILXB672nOTJGImnIQkjS3z/s400/penn_clock.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />This is a fairly accurate homage to this bygone historical monument seen at the top of the photo below:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BfXGm9CKGRvuLs4I81KIYbtBYgcD-CqtaO7KZtM8-QHYQGztPbbcV2NPrHzCqyfdGGmRGTypzMMzZlYhB3er2CrUMFRsAW34f3WRVtOk-L-hd_IxyPhMtBHJ7sd7lPSC-e89BPi5/s1600-h/alg_penn_station_clock.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417638783907756514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BfXGm9CKGRvuLs4I81KIYbtBYgcD-CqtaO7KZtM8-QHYQGztPbbcV2NPrHzCqyfdGGmRGTypzMMzZlYhB3er2CrUMFRsAW34f3WRVtOk-L-hd_IxyPhMtBHJ7sd7lPSC-e89BPi5/s400/alg_penn_station_clock.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br />Josh, being in the military, also has this back piece:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTaeq5tbB_We9j-4IdmC0TVc30MvrIsZU_Cul4hS1YwYGLiCHlmNYFMX85nhfYUOEfiIjdonTM4YEipIUc96xGirFuo-ZyMSE0MxaEDCWl0XbalM4RDLtf4Zw-_GsDePZCwnUallvN/s1600-h/war_tattoo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417332505849872306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTaeq5tbB_We9j-4IdmC0TVc30MvrIsZU_Cul4hS1YwYGLiCHlmNYFMX85nhfYUOEfiIjdonTM4YEipIUc96xGirFuo-ZyMSE0MxaEDCWl0XbalM4RDLtf4Zw-_GsDePZCwnUallvN/s320/war_tattoo.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" /></a><br />This tattoo consists of a pair of variations on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caduceus">caduceus</a>, surrounding the insignias of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/44th_Medical_Command_%28United_States%29">44th</a> and 30th Medical Brigades - the two units he was assigned to in Iraq.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4CNnG6AIdmv9AabXiaJswgrrroHrJYAYDoyy3tzDco5yYKcyjojupbaCb4YZFO9ZTW4PSN1eIad4RuDpJt_CZfytTHyGyh4reE_Rv1e5WwhLm8cYQyHXo9v_pbv020ywwFYy9StD/s1600-h/30MedicalCmdSSI.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417333384229494674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4CNnG6AIdmv9AabXiaJswgrrroHrJYAYDoyy3tzDco5yYKcyjojupbaCb4YZFO9ZTW4PSN1eIad4RuDpJt_CZfytTHyGyh4reE_Rv1e5WwhLm8cYQyHXo9v_pbv020ywwFYy9StD/s320/30MedicalCmdSSI.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 153px; height: 248px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91TrrTYElswE3uMLegw-YpL4ltg8a09RPk2It81-SQrvVK9iqwt7SC8pfxYHXtCyhOMhENu4LOMHYT0LrdsnhP35RtdQ_n0BPuuJVpqs-QSu_DkgSz8e_5f-fp9hOf9Ond5ZqqpLl/s1600-h/180px-44th_Medical_Command_SSI.svg.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417333331121654770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91TrrTYElswE3uMLegw-YpL4ltg8a09RPk2It81-SQrvVK9iqwt7SC8pfxYHXtCyhOMhENu4LOMHYT0LrdsnhP35RtdQ_n0BPuuJVpqs-QSu_DkgSz8e_5f-fp9hOf9Ond5ZqqpLl/s320/180px-44th_Medical_Command_SSI.svg.png" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 225px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Thanks again to Josh for sending along these pictures and if you haven't seen the Verrazano tattoo linked at the top of the post, you <span style="font-style: italic;">must</span> go check it out.

Two More Tattoos from Josh

Well, more than six months have passed since I posted Josh's amazing Verrazano Bridge tattoo , and I almost forgot he sent me some addit...

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Tattoorism: Aaron and Brandi Share Their Ink

<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: times new roman;">We here at Tattoosday love our fans. However, sometimes when someone sends us a submission from abroad, we may be slow to post it. Brandi and Aaron's submissions are the extreme case in point.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Brandi e-mailed me back in April. Yes, as in that part of the calendar six months ago.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Oh, I had grand plan for the post, planning to unveil it to coincide with a cinematic release, or a DVD release, but I could never get the timing just right.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">In the better late than never category, let me introduce you to a couple of tattoos that have been patiently waiting for their moment in the Tattoosday sun.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">I'll start with Brandi's tattoo, which is on the front of her right shoulder:<br /><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQoeinOKl8UjOY8f2mf9Kq2sP6jXBPf9Xr7jyCDVi9ZXmalnJlvOSLCIFosjmpAoc963pzLXy4VL7fJkbgXBBV9AwVy_atHsU7At4Xg0RoeCm5lTviP1W2eVeUdtaGVswMJT_DGrm/s1600-h/Snowflake.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: times new roman;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416158109741304066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQoeinOKl8UjOY8f2mf9Kq2sP6jXBPf9Xr7jyCDVi9ZXmalnJlvOSLCIFosjmpAoc963pzLXy4VL7fJkbgXBBV9AwVy_atHsU7At4Xg0RoeCm5lTviP1W2eVeUdtaGVswMJT_DGrm/s320/Snowflake.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Brandi explains:</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><blockquote style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">"This tattoo is one I got on my 25th birthday but it had been 7 years in the making. I lived in </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:place><st1:city><span style="">Seattle</span></st1:city><span style="">, </span><st1:state><span style="">WA</span></st1:state></st1:place></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> for 10 years (currently in </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:state><st1:place><span style="">Texas</span></st1:place></st1:state></span><span style="font-size:100%;">) and have always loved snowflakes so for my birthday I decided to get this tattoo in memory of my life in </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:city><st1:place><span style="">Seattle</span></st1:place></st1:city></span><span style="font-size:100%;">."<br /><br /></span></blockquote><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >The second tattoo is from Aaron. Just to show you how long it has been, when they first sent the photo in April, Aaron was her boyfriend. In a follow-up e-mail a few weeks ago, Brandi called him her </span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >fiance, so congratulations are in order as well!<br /><br />Here's Aaron's tattoo:<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQW7_34inF4HrS1rsbPO02KaWf8om4tyQZb9Z1X55hyyjUoBoRU7Rl4SVwLxqUvgdh_-TSriFUwXYp-I6uZR3a86kY96PKAz4D1OtHL7xo6hHgFyejoRns3YK3bfBWcklkneMpDwR/s1600-h/m_fd95ce470d68d039ce022e50ee4136d9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: times new roman;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416159981319554978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQW7_34inF4HrS1rsbPO02KaWf8om4tyQZb9Z1X55hyyjUoBoRU7Rl4SVwLxqUvgdh_-TSriFUwXYp-I6uZR3a86kY96PKAz4D1OtHL7xo6hHgFyejoRns3YK3bfBWcklkneMpDwR/s320/m_fd95ce470d68d039ce022e50ee4136d9.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 197px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Yes, that is the crest of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gryffindor#Gryffindor" style="font-family: times new roman;">Gryffindor</a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">, the crest of one of the four "houses" at </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogwarts" style="font-family: times new roman;">Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy</a><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> in the the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter" style="font-family: times new roman;">Harry Potter</a><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> series by </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._K._Rowling" style="font-family: times new roman;">J.K. Rowling</a><span style="font-family: times new roman;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Brandi explains:</span><br /><br /></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman;"><blockquote>This tattoo is the first installment of a sleeve project Aaron is in the process of that was started after I suggested to him he get it. He is a HUGE Harry Potter fan and I thought what better way to express his love for HP. The rest of the sleeve will be black and white illustrations from each book and I couldn't love him more for expressing his inner "dork."<br /><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--></blockquote></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;">I also am a fan of the series and have also share the qualities of dorkitude from time to time, so how could I not share this cool tattoo with our readers?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Both tattoos were inked at </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/epictattoos" style="font-family: times new roman;">Epic Tattoos</a><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> in Fort Worth, Texas. </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/nickclarktattoos" style="font-family: times new roman;">Nick Clark</a><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> did Brandi's snowflake and </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/tatyou" style="font-family: times new roman;">Rudy Perez</a><span style="font-family: times new roman;"> inked Aaron's Gryffindor piece.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">Thanks to both Aaron and Brandi for sharing their work with us here on Tattoosday and for waiting so patiently for me to get around to posting their tattoos!</span><br /></span>

Tattoorism: Aaron and Brandi Share Their Ink

We here at Tattoosday love our fans. However, sometimes when someone sends us a submission from abroad, we may be slow to post it. Brandi an...

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Jack Shares His Love for Graphic Novels

I had somewhere to be and a few minutes before I had to be there.<br /><br />At the intersection of Clark and Henry Streets in Brooklyn Heights, I saw a guy stride into a corner bodega. Something told me to peek in. I did. And there, on the back of his right arm was a cool-looking tattoo.<br /><br />So when he exited the store I introduced myself and we walked twenty yards to a well-lit frame shop to talk about his work.<br /><br />His name is Jack and he works as a framer but is also a painter and fine artist. Feel free to check out his website <a href="http://www.jackwalshart.com/">here</a>. His work is quite good.<br /><br />He shared two tattoos with us, the first being the one on the main section of his back upper arm:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_jEiqglMzWoOBCDb-RnTdLmU0-t2RjEwbhpUVyH2NRA9YXN3UM4zoUJarCJRXBhNBTM1L7xjiICXGdAkrH6KUUn8SXkdIOOdQPj-4da0LFZMKPrRDRaNnAc4WmMtjOYJi19fOZpr/s1600-h/Hellboy+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415783648078635650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_jEiqglMzWoOBCDb-RnTdLmU0-t2RjEwbhpUVyH2NRA9YXN3UM4zoUJarCJRXBhNBTM1L7xjiICXGdAkrH6KUUn8SXkdIOOdQPj-4da0LFZMKPrRDRaNnAc4WmMtjOYJi19fOZpr/s400/Hellboy+1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />Jack is a fan of graphic novels and this piece is based on a panel from the a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellboy">Hellboy</a> book (<a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=%22http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1593074751?ie=UTF8&tag=bill03-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1593074751%22%3EHellboy,%20Vol.%206%20:%20Strange%20Places%20%28v.%206%29%3C/a%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bill03-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1593074751%22%20width=%221%22%20height=%221%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20style=%22border:none%20%21important;%20margin:0px%20%21important;%22%20/%3E">Volume 6: Strange Places</a>) by <a href="http://www.hellboy.com/">Mike Mignola</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJPYUyKYyjEY1p6UAaixNEzB8SPo_uMSdINWS0KCTCwYPMWkOXRVDShVymvxaEa77SMG8dhtmkpt_WYamjk9vMHK7chg0xAXGSJog6PHqIye8PcDUcCwE9KjRGqwhqbeE4F6ZDfe_/s1600-h/412-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416041249861583106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJPYUyKYyjEY1p6UAaixNEzB8SPo_uMSdINWS0KCTCwYPMWkOXRVDShVymvxaEa77SMG8dhtmkpt_WYamjk9vMHK7chg0xAXGSJog6PHqIye8PcDUcCwE9KjRGqwhqbeE4F6ZDfe_/s400/412-1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />The words in the upper corner of the panel are "I will cast off my afflictions...". The tattoo was done by <a href="http://www.erickdiaz.com/">Erick Diaz</a> at <a href="http://www.asylumtattoos.com/index.php/page/content/action/15">Asylum Tattoo</a> in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.<br /><br />A Hellboy tattoo has appeared previously on the blog <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2008/12/inky-obsession-with-hellboy.html">here</a>. You may remember the name of Erick Diaz and Asylum Studios based on an appearance on Tattoosday previously from <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/05/emilys-back-piece-takes-yin-and-yang-to.html">this amazing back piece</a>.<br /><br />Getting back to Jack, when he pulled up his sleeve, I saw this tattoo above the Hellboy design:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFD-REDhDt5x3P9FRY_j5OmBvs3KmYjaWfwzSZ_45P_uvqHBr5HhzgVjcEF1kunpJMZFM9WBR4oWiEqFSGPkuNkGeschWMYN1sztNw1nwDrTvMqctvkmrwIsBDDpNRKAv6WOG_4irB/s1600-h/Nilson.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415783378396817442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFD-REDhDt5x3P9FRY_j5OmBvs3KmYjaWfwzSZ_45P_uvqHBr5HhzgVjcEF1kunpJMZFM9WBR4oWiEqFSGPkuNkGeschWMYN1sztNw1nwDrTvMqctvkmrwIsBDDpNRKAv6WOG_4irB/s400/Nilson.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 348px;" /></a><br />This art is based on the work from another graphic novelist, <a href="http://www.andersbrekhusnilsen.com/">Anders Nilsen</a>. The piece in question is from the award-winning <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dogs-Water-Anders-Nilsen/dp/1897299087">Dogs and Water</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbtj-JAUeifM5UJP70iWjrctSxk0XparWlcd-lxUzvNI304WcxsJUEMnopkjurqed3usDf1wMfGmK0NpGF_Y92VLT1wTPcpW7CkPGq9u4VXe2A41SEhtwmTFWsiR-8msNvuTYB2Jf/s1600-h/a45d631c085091.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415788962590770082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbtj-JAUeifM5UJP70iWjrctSxk0XparWlcd-lxUzvNI304WcxsJUEMnopkjurqed3usDf1wMfGmK0NpGF_Y92VLT1wTPcpW7CkPGq9u4VXe2A41SEhtwmTFWsiR-8msNvuTYB2Jf/s400/a45d631c085091.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />Jack credits this tattoo to an artist named <a href="http://inkednation.com/indolentwench">Jasmine Morrell</a>, aka Jazzy J, who he referred to as a "kitchen surgeon". In other words, this is an example of a home-inked piece, more commonly known as a kitchen table tattoo. Not to say that she is not a professional. In fact, Jack informs me that she is an artist at <a href="http://www.atomic-tattoo.com/wiki/ATO/Home">Atomic Tattoo</a> in Austin, Texas.<br /><br />Both pieces reflect Jack's love of graphic novels. He adds "I have 4 tattoos, all from comics, the earliest was a back piece from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winsor_McCay">Winsor McKay's</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Nemo:_Adventures_in_Slumberland"><span style="font-style: italic;">Little Nemo in Slumberland</span></a>." Perhaps we'll see that here in the future!<br /><br />Thanks to Jack for sharing his amazing tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Jack Shares His Love for Graphic Novels

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