Thigh Tattoos
These tattoos are uncommon. People generally get a thigh tattoo because it is easy to hide it. There are many places, especially organizations where tattoos are not allowed, so tattoo lovers opt for locations like the thigh where the tattoo can easily be hidden. This is one advantage of a thigh tatt…
Sparrow Tattoo
How do you describe a sparrow? Do you remember the tiny and funny birds up to the shade trees in the park? Or, it means Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean movie? Yes, both could be one of a sparrow tattoo meaning.This tattoo design is shaped a bird's flapping wings swiftly among the fl…
Scarification Tattoos
Scarification has been used for many reasons in many different cultures:Scarification has been used as a rite of passage in adolescence, or to denote the emotional state of the wearer of the scars, such as times of sorrow or well-being. This is common among Australian Aboriginal and Sepik River trib…
Danielle's Beautiful Gypsy Tattoo
Well, we're back after a month-long hiatus of regular inkspotting while we celebrated National Poetry Month with the Tattooed Poets Project. It was actually on my way back from interviewing one of our poets, Alicia Adams, in Union Square, when I ran into a woman on the uptown subway platform who had…
Anita's Gorey Tattoo
When I spotted Anita's tattoo, at the corner of 7th Avenue and 34th Street, I knew it was based on the artwork of Edward Gorey. In fact, this link, will display all the ink tagged "Gorey" on Tattoosday. Despite their popularity, I never tire of tattoos based on Gorey's work. This particular pie…
Finger Tattoos
There are some couples who have chosen to abandon the traditional wedding rings and choose to have the name of each of them had a tattoo on the finger. Through the many options available, most couples choose to have tattoos created on the ring finger, as it is symbolic of the marriage that was enter…
