Tattoo Design: Traditional

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Andrea's Half-Sleeve with Mermaid

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Today we are checking out an awesome traditional half-sleeve by Charlie Foos at Reade Street Tattoo Parlour. I spotted it on Andrea outside of the Fuse studios on Seventh Avenue in Manhattan:<br />
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Andrea told me this was completed in three sessions of three and a half hours each and was inspired by s piece of jewelery. "I bought this pendant of a ship," she said, "and I decided I wanted a half-sleeve of something traditional." The rest is history.<br />
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Thanks to Andrea for sharing this great tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Andrea's Half-Sleeve with Mermaid

Today we are checking out an awesome traditional half-sleeve by Charlie Foos at Reade Street Tattoo Parlour. I spotted it on Andrea outside...

12:16 PM

Two for Tattoosday - Dave's Scalpflower and Bethany's Lonely Whale

A couple weeks back, I met Dave and Bethany outside of the Borders Penn Plaza in Manhattan. Both had amazing ink and shared some tattoos with us. Let's start with Dave's "scalpflower":<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dave explained that this floral tattoo on his scalp was inked by Mike Adams, who was doing a guest spot at Thicker Than Water in Manhattan. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dave elaborated:</div><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"We had talked about some ideas when I saw him [Mike Adams] at the Philadelphia Convention. We showed up [at Thicker than Water] and he just showed me some of the drawings of the tattoos he had recently done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He had done another flower on someone else in the past week and I said 'Oh, let's do one of those.' He said, 'Yeah, that's awesome/ Let's do it.' "</div></blockquote>Dave, who is approximately 70% covered in tattoos, had mostly been worked on by Tony Hundahl from Rock of Ages Tattoo in Austin, Texas. Hundahl has done both of Dave's sleeves (including the traditional segment pictured below), his chest, stomach, back, knees and one of his legs.<br />
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Dave added that, since moving to Washington D.C. recently, he started collecting work from other artists in the East.<br />
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Along with Dave, I met Bethany who, shared one of her more recent tattoos, this whale by Deno Jr.:<br />
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Deno Jr. works out of Circus Tattoo in Madrid, Spain, but had recently done a guest spot at Tattoo Paradise in D.C.<br />
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This tattoo is of this lonely whale, whose song is different from any other species, so it is an outcast, and she doesn't have a mate.<br />
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Two for Tattoosday - Dave's Scalpflower and Bethany's Lonely Whale

A couple weeks back, I met Dave and Bethany outside of the Borders Penn Plaza in Manhattan. Both had amazing ink and shared some tattoos wit...

1:52 PM

Matthew Shares Two Tattoo, from Thailand and French Polynesia (by way of Biarritz, France)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYks1GfHhBGnqT_617sskEWORBQwrhmMgi4Px_z4P5bxaVB9WGLMzURt0JA9VqWJLcECwQ-MA0GxUyLrFIE006U4ojh8_MdMWJdOzcHzuBbHNtZZC7G9f67fuXr-TM3cmXBToPUuJmmk/s1600/Polynesian+bottom+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>I generally do not ask people about tribal designs because they are not particularly interesting to me. That is not to say they are not good, just that thy are not my cup of tea. But occasionally, an exception will come along, and I will be more than pleasantly surprised.<br /><br />Take Matthew, for example. I spotted him sitting on Penn Plaza early last month, and something about his tribal piece on his left calf intrigued me:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VrrJ6F50-VCak8Hb7RZ2TUkCqX4C6LoeiNU88onhyxyX_HQCppbe2uoM-ZYEli0xYh16xcybsnZq6MAKhaoReDuRk7A7uBKu3Dtl7nGs7bMsI5LLj1_AXqPWhXa9yZFDkpPt8-Hnby8/s1600/rooster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VrrJ6F50-VCak8Hb7RZ2TUkCqX4C6LoeiNU88onhyxyX_HQCppbe2uoM-ZYEli0xYh16xcybsnZq6MAKhaoReDuRk7A7uBKu3Dtl7nGs7bMsI5LLj1_AXqPWhXa9yZFDkpPt8-Hnby8/s640/rooster.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><br />Matthew, who is French, explained:<br /><blockquote>"I got it in Thailand in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko_Chang_District">Ko Chang</a>, which is an island at the frontier of Cambodia and Thailand ... it was done by a guy named 'Chung' - it was done in the old way of traditional Thai tattoo, which is with bamboo. So, basically, it lasts four hours and ... he put the bamboo in the ink ... between the thumb and the index [finger and] ... just tattooed ... three, four hours, all traditional.<br /><br />I went there and I already had the symbol in my head. I wanted a little rooster face here (because I'm French, I like the rooster) ... then he first designed it with a pen and we agreed on the drawing ... then he began it and four hours later I had it and I don't regret it."</blockquote>Then, Matthew totally blew me away when he raised his shirt to show me his other tattoo:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8Br43wMVO3pQ0mYGdIbcqOlhftM7cii1maaQ5ygMseC9p577rgna2o_Z37IGVIgvtApR-BCEwTLlpGqo7PCD2VqMpmmsoLQJVXIGXM02glyc3um4iKEVU2BlfL3HkZ1nAJ71l1opNwY/s1600/Polynesian.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8Br43wMVO3pQ0mYGdIbcqOlhftM7cii1maaQ5ygMseC9p577rgna2o_Z37IGVIgvtApR-BCEwTLlpGqo7PCD2VqMpmmsoLQJVXIGXM02glyc3um4iKEVU2BlfL3HkZ1nAJ71l1opNwY/s640/Polynesian.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br />Matthew explained this amazing piece of tattoo craftsmanship:<br /><br /><blockquote>"It was done in France just a few months ago by a guy who is from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_and_Futuna">Wallis and Futuna</a>, which is islands in <strike>French Polynesia</strike> l’Océanie polynésienne...  So, it's a symbol of a family, so here you see too little men [at center]:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFX8-dnNqH2NWHA8VFlyGg-GVKWAGl0wUTSP0aW2_FDIz5fdISYwtpOg2Pymq5zrse5BSwSSMQFIYQNYaQ1mDcfpFzxUiqO1r-PlObePJ1_Ap5U85RUN8pzmTfxpuIqHGaWL7yM1AqNY/s1600/two+little+men.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFX8-dnNqH2NWHA8VFlyGg-GVKWAGl0wUTSP0aW2_FDIz5fdISYwtpOg2Pymq5zrse5BSwSSMQFIYQNYaQ1mDcfpFzxUiqO1r-PlObePJ1_Ap5U85RUN8pzmTfxpuIqHGaWL7yM1AqNY/s320/two+little+men.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br />that's my brother and my sister ... This is the symbol of the god ... <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwLi32Z19DItz9npq9V4cDOYWlwk_FPZNBh-tWtldwCRPZa5BbbSpKuI-YlAAiJOgvSb8xhYhPVVDDNVk_a_ZDRQ8mBH8xgQRqDX6uKt6FBoJqtsUklzceI4SFp9u_bAyJdBoh0hy5zc/s1600/god+glyph.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwLi32Z19DItz9npq9V4cDOYWlwk_FPZNBh-tWtldwCRPZa5BbbSpKuI-YlAAiJOgvSb8xhYhPVVDDNVk_a_ZDRQ8mBH8xgQRqDX6uKt6FBoJqtsUklzceI4SFp9u_bAyJdBoh0hy5zc/s320/god+glyph.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />...which represents the man's strength. This is a ... lizard:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_GLTUe4KyEHWhTmc996Dzg0B2YfThXY-tRNO-XlnSO53r1zKp8V8VSCqQqFsFdN-fZEDlPqwJP_ovB8R24fIIgocWtxYJiRHlbjAFb6x2E2AxMTpEGG58fCQUh0n5aAT6lCsxoDfQ0Y/s1600/shark+teeth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYks1GfHhBGnqT_617sskEWORBQwrhmMgi4Px_z4P5bxaVB9WGLMzURt0JA9VqWJLcECwQ-MA0GxUyLrFIE006U4ojh8_MdMWJdOzcHzuBbHNtZZC7G9f67fuXr-TM3cmXBToPUuJmmk/s1600/Polynesian+bottom+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaYks1GfHhBGnqT_617sskEWORBQwrhmMgi4Px_z4P5bxaVB9WGLMzURt0JA9VqWJLcECwQ-MA0GxUyLrFIE006U4ojh8_MdMWJdOzcHzuBbHNtZZC7G9f67fuXr-TM3cmXBToPUuJmmk/s320/Polynesian+bottom+detail.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />which, in the Polynesian culture, is a messenger of God, which looks behind you, in case of any danger."</blockquote><br />Matthew also noted that the top section of the tattoo is in the shape of a silver fern, which is symbolic of New Zealand, and Maori tattoo traditions:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tW1ELaxXWVN9SrweSweeHrEQ-5majeIQRQASLSD0aE3F2Lo3K6Woqh9yaBvvmOurS-UCjyTffj3CRwaQwPbT7NHWDtiLXpiW6CW_Yb-bNsle6qtdVpWHTNZjxcEY9Bpy49WrpnKUE3k/s1600/Polynesian+top+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tW1ELaxXWVN9SrweSweeHrEQ-5majeIQRQASLSD0aE3F2Lo3K6Woqh9yaBvvmOurS-UCjyTffj3CRwaQwPbT7NHWDtiLXpiW6CW_Yb-bNsle6qtdVpWHTNZjxcEY9Bpy49WrpnKUE3k/s640/Polynesian+top+detail.jpg" width="377" /></a></div><br /><br />He also pointed out the traditional shark's teeth, which is a popular element in traditional Polynesian tattoo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_GLTUe4KyEHWhTmc996Dzg0B2YfThXY-tRNO-XlnSO53r1zKp8V8VSCqQqFsFdN-fZEDlPqwJP_ovB8R24fIIgocWtxYJiRHlbjAFb6x2E2AxMTpEGG58fCQUh0n5aAT6lCsxoDfQ0Y/s1600/shark+teeth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_GLTUe4KyEHWhTmc996Dzg0B2YfThXY-tRNO-XlnSO53r1zKp8V8VSCqQqFsFdN-fZEDlPqwJP_ovB8R24fIIgocWtxYJiRHlbjAFb6x2E2AxMTpEGG58fCQUh0n5aAT6lCsxoDfQ0Y/s320/shark+teeth.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The Polynesian artist credited by Matthew for this tattoo is Soane Paninia, who works out of Polynesian Cultural in Biarritz, France. <br /><br />Matthew also told me that "normally, the traditional Polynesian tattoo are much more thicker, but through the Western influence, they now are very thin ... I asked for a thinner one, because I preferred this way."<br /><br />A very special "merci beaucoup" to Matthew for taking the time to show and explain his tattoos to me. I may have missed an element of two, but nonetheless, both pieces are spectacular in their own ways.<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. 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Matthew Shares Two Tattoo, from Thailand and French Polynesia (by way of Biarritz, France)

I generally do not ask people about tribal designs because they are not particularly interesting to me. That is not to say they are not good...

6:28 AM

Corey's Traditional Creatures

I met Corey and Jessica last month outside of Madison Square Garden on a bright, sunny afternoon. Between the two of them, they have dozens of tattoos, so I had a lovely time chatting with them. They're originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and had been tattooed by a couple of artists who are friends of theirs working out of <a href="http://www.perkinsroadparlour.com/">Perkins Road Parlor</a>.<br /><br />Corey credited Brent McCarron and Chris Handford with this pair of cool, traditional-style tattoos: <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix01THqvc9G6GtPwCPcSXK9JEEo0nWyhTOIQQef_OdTo0FgiJtLlA5D1nyCgAvdJLFgOD83nkbo2XoGGOZzZrARDWlrJqjA4uyv-usYoUPBWdLa1DOx7oMyKXfiThuAqErs2GBQ1bt40g/s1600/sabre+toothed+spider.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix01THqvc9G6GtPwCPcSXK9JEEo0nWyhTOIQQef_OdTo0FgiJtLlA5D1nyCgAvdJLFgOD83nkbo2XoGGOZzZrARDWlrJqjA4uyv-usYoUPBWdLa1DOx7oMyKXfiThuAqErs2GBQ1bt40g/s400/sabre+toothed+spider.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Corey, who has 14 or 15 tattoos, just asked them to draw him something and they did.  This sabre-toothed tiger and his newest piece, the spider, about two weeks old in this photo, have a very traditional feel about them. I particularly love the yellows in the spider.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNl_egHU08_t9P_TONHwub5d-cDBpm2gKOUSnMIhzaHglpBhTkxyjBdpsVj-hNQd77Re2h2dUuhQ8tFdF158rl0qAJGqSc7_LrKwASfbot1thjq2J4_nd9vl8SuGl1yK8PSZZxw5xggEI/s1600/Spider.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNl_egHU08_t9P_TONHwub5d-cDBpm2gKOUSnMIhzaHglpBhTkxyjBdpsVj-hNQd77Re2h2dUuhQ8tFdF158rl0qAJGqSc7_LrKwASfbot1thjq2J4_nd9vl8SuGl1yK8PSZZxw5xggEI/s640/Spider.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks to Corey for sharing these tattoos with us! Check back tomorrow to see what Jessica had to offer!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">  </div><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 contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></div>

Corey's Traditional Creatures

I met Corey and Jessica last month outside of Madison Square Garden on a bright, sunny afternoon. Between the two of them, they have dozens ...

2:53 AM

Three's Not a Crowd

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I met a trio of friends hanging out in Penn Station in early October, waiting for their train back to Rhode Island.<br /><br />I spotted Darius first, which was understandable, as he has seventeen  tattoos. Kenny and Katie, his friends, each boasted a modest three  tattoos apiece, and offered up theirs as well.<br /><br />Let's start with Darius, who has this traditional Mom and Sparrow tattoo on his forearm:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmnUCotuss7WG0b6uDtR5md5lIU3rCexqDY6amg4jpAZVA_dMVTwKLBtRarJSJ0Y3JkmSGEPLK2MkVX0RyLKeI-hTFK_FDhxak_chmsEAhZnFzLwa5GIHmu-a8mC8Cj2_hBlA2CRdx6g/s1600/Mom+Sparrow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmnUCotuss7WG0b6uDtR5md5lIU3rCexqDY6amg4jpAZVA_dMVTwKLBtRarJSJ0Y3JkmSGEPLK2MkVX0RyLKeI-hTFK_FDhxak_chmsEAhZnFzLwa5GIHmu-a8mC8Cj2_hBlA2CRdx6g/s640/Mom+Sparrow.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><br />He said that he and two other friends got the same tattoo.<br /><br />This was done by <a href="http://whiskeynotwater.com/home.html">Jae Audette</a> at <a href="http://mcinnistattoo.com/home.html">Mcinnis Tattoo Company</a>  in Providence, Rhode Island. Work from the shop appeared previously on the site <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Mcinnis%20Tattoo%20Company">here</a>.<br /><br />The other tattoo, on his bicep, is this set of brass knuckles that says "Knuckle Up":<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8y0DzAmuIf8GeU2DNHfiKMFU6w9NZ4cspzZ0ZYMnq6vSF5iBZigZ-xm5KD9ClzxNJ1ImxHVyDC2TTcCTJEVJbyju4gShXXf18mpVsK7S4E4kKo0enxuTfwyaFPSmLVdPfmBzXTViPjo/s1600/knuckle+up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8y0DzAmuIf8GeU2DNHfiKMFU6w9NZ4cspzZ0ZYMnq6vSF5iBZigZ-xm5KD9ClzxNJ1ImxHVyDC2TTcCTJEVJbyju4gShXXf18mpVsK7S4E4kKo0enxuTfwyaFPSmLVdPfmBzXTViPjo/s400/knuckle+up.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This was done by <a href="http://www.alteredimagestattoo.net/forrest.aspx">Forrest Curl</a> at <a href="http://www.alteredimagestattoo.net/">Altered Images Tattoo Studio</a> in Cumberland, Rhode Island.<br /><br />Also from Altered Images is this still-in-progress rib piece on Kenny:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnk5GSUP1gaCg6S5HWmnMJSCSmrDtLLwb4MAXiuKth0gl27G68P52xd9tEqFZZz4ynTuzbF4GMOFRMekYk-aM3swq-YNvZOb3IuR6L1p3LuJ29zk8JCu4vRuaLeBR6SEb7ec_Qlksrtk/s1600/Crimson+King.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnk5GSUP1gaCg6S5HWmnMJSCSmrDtLLwb4MAXiuKth0gl27G68P52xd9tEqFZZz4ynTuzbF4GMOFRMekYk-aM3swq-YNvZOb3IuR6L1p3LuJ29zk8JCu4vRuaLeBR6SEb7ec_Qlksrtk/s640/Crimson+King.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />This is a depiction of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_King">The Crimson King</a> from <a href="http://www.stephenking.com/index.html">Stephen King's</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Tower_%28series%29">Dark Tower Series</a>. As you would imagine, Kenny is a huge fan.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.alteredimagestattoo.net/rob.aspx">Rob Young</a> is the artist who is working on this piece.<br /><br />Katie then generously offered to show me her tattoo, which runs down her spine:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMK8K8O8f_UOxiSGow_Wu-hUAfdQWY_eb-VD-IQjB-Mnbf9zQnTTWc7qy9j515bz0cfRAX35CDBTeHgUd9uyVtzcRxZfSu4bLVGa3lct8ecrdLYlRHYoJOwS0vyS9ejfh1C1RxynyQdzQ/s1600/Family+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMK8K8O8f_UOxiSGow_Wu-hUAfdQWY_eb-VD-IQjB-Mnbf9zQnTTWc7qy9j515bz0cfRAX35CDBTeHgUd9uyVtzcRxZfSu4bLVGa3lct8ecrdLYlRHYoJOwS0vyS9ejfh1C1RxynyQdzQ/s640/Family+1.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br />When I asked if she wouldn't mind sending me another photo, since the  tattoo was partially obscured by her bra strap, she didn't hesitate to  unhook it so I could photograph the whole tattoo, unobscured:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9yDNRHbpEiOsKMiOZpszlvL_KAJl43w3YctQdFA_8p1AbgETl0JOqTW2GK-86BcZMSAXQNDwRNselDlozVQFbEbcIJK3N1y4P-ZXGfRLkOQMOf1wx_SegePx9vX1eas56cHOsGwi-64/s1600/Family+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9yDNRHbpEiOsKMiOZpszlvL_KAJl43w3YctQdFA_8p1AbgETl0JOqTW2GK-86BcZMSAXQNDwRNselDlozVQFbEbcIJK3N1y4P-ZXGfRLkOQMOf1wx_SegePx9vX1eas56cHOsGwi-64/s640/Family+2.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><br />Katie explained that her heritage is Armenian, and that the letters down her spine spell the word for "family".<br /><br />She added that two of her cousins have the same tattoo, but inked on their arms.<br /><br />She also noted that the infinity symbol at the base of her neck speaks  to the Armenian text and symbolizes, for her, "family forever".<br /><br />She did not recall the name of the shop where she had this done, but  recalled it was on Long Island, New York, and that the artist was "Joey  D".<br /><br />Thanks to Darius, Kenny and Katie for sharing their tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Three's Not a Crowd

I met a trio of friends hanging out in Penn Station in early October, waiting for their train back to Rhode Island. I spotted Darius first, ...

10:52 AM

David's Traditional Hands

Last month I met David when I stopped after noticing his neck tattoo. However, it was his hands he offered up to us here at Tattoosday:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAe9cuBcQ5R_tP-QDpZD_258vPW48m-UOtyGhh3WifAO_2mlDR2HhgPsd7fF22Rzx8xVaWXKT38zDtbRvKWSLTdox4lZ1iGvtYN3WyShkmYWwaoabuDyK57slbmkq15tsoiP5cWxP3Wng/s1600/Davids+Hands+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAe9cuBcQ5R_tP-QDpZD_258vPW48m-UOtyGhh3WifAO_2mlDR2HhgPsd7fF22Rzx8xVaWXKT38zDtbRvKWSLTdox4lZ1iGvtYN3WyShkmYWwaoabuDyK57slbmkq15tsoiP5cWxP3Wng/s400/Davids+Hands+wm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />David works in construction and is a contractor. He also manages the band, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/DREW-NUGENT-THE-MIDNIGHT-SOCIETY/165439868308">Drew Nugent & the Midnight Society</a>.<br /><br />He has about thirty-five (35) hours of work done on his body, and he explained that these are traditional pieces on his hands.<br /><br />He was inspired to have his knuckles read "True Blue" as they speak to his belief that our country has lost its values that need to be regained. Key among these values are loyalty and honor, in the traditional, "true blue" sense of the words.<br /><br />To him, the panther represents that we need to fight to regain these ideals.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1BefB3N2AZMXcrl3PngWx1afwk-guUNIwhOeGRf8LUN9s6AVEbN-RgDxrrU1mwVk97rIeNeDt1M6Zt5Ndl5tU1Zk3CrS3K77KubfpUxS8kBlzL5QV-fDYdMmFfekIBH0G4scU8w6wpI/s1600/Davids+Hands+detail+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1BefB3N2AZMXcrl3PngWx1afwk-guUNIwhOeGRf8LUN9s6AVEbN-RgDxrrU1mwVk97rIeNeDt1M6Zt5Ndl5tU1Zk3CrS3K77KubfpUxS8kBlzL5QV-fDYdMmFfekIBH0G4scU8w6wpI/s400/Davids+Hands+detail+wm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />And the two roses represent the ideal (the healthy, red flower on the right hand) and what he called the "diminished," (on the left) that is, where we're headed with our loss of values.<br /><br />David embraced these traditional elements because he feels that "the only way to have a future is to look at the past".<br /><br />He had the panther done at a tattoo convention. The roses and "TRUE BLUE" knuckles are credited to Rick Meggison at <a href="http://www.angelfire.com/wrestling3/metalnips/about/">Marked 4 Life</a> in York, Pennsylvania.<br /><br />Thanks to David for sharing these very cool hand tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

David's Traditional Hands

Last month I met David when I stopped after noticing his neck tattoo. However, it was his hands he offered up to us here at Tattoosday: Davi...

3:07 AM

Sean Shares a Host of Traditional Tattoos

I ran into Sean at the Foodtown in my neighborhood and when I stopped to talk to him about his tattoos (he has nine), I ended up with photos of several pieces, all of which reside on his left arm.<br /><br />Most of the designs are traditional tattoo subjects, all of which were inked by <a href="http://www.eliquinters.com/">Eli Quinters</a> at <a href="http://www.smithstreettattoo.com/">Smith Street Tattoo Parlour</a> in  Brooklyn. Work from <a href="http://www.smithstreettattoo.com/">Smith Street Tattoo</a> has appeared previously on Tattoosday <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Smith%20Street%20Tattoo%20Parlour">here</a>.<br /><br />First up is this amazing lighthouse:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihr9XXlYIsDcnLNsD8i7Leqok4JM6RRvtyfvAwBrzP4qmpR3dUmcCWO9c9MS5dys4_QDZTRxfB2mEtCby8hU25E-9xYJxOlqB_AGnSvcmhW4dOG4Trf9mWGlA-aS1c_wINxROOl83r/s1600/Sean+Lighthouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihr9XXlYIsDcnLNsD8i7Leqok4JM6RRvtyfvAwBrzP4qmpR3dUmcCWO9c9MS5dys4_QDZTRxfB2mEtCby8hU25E-9xYJxOlqB_AGnSvcmhW4dOG4Trf9mWGlA-aS1c_wINxROOl83r/s640/Sean+Lighthouse.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><br /><br />Sean explained that this tattoo is for his mother, as this tattoo is based on her "favorite lighthouse," the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fastnet_Rock">Fastnet Lighthouse</a> on the most southerly point on the coast of Ireland.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjToXSkuUf3xx4DqsrH00y2dAVz_wUhyz2z5CUshw7ym4Fak7G0EVGHIXn1WJEofigG50rn6_8fuoLQau34IUBYF3T4GRpGGUReRWe8EBUeed4GM62PbQcpQTXHgqxrQiZ7T2TyzOK/s1600/fastnet_lighthouse_rocks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjToXSkuUf3xx4DqsrH00y2dAVz_wUhyz2z5CUshw7ym4Fak7G0EVGHIXn1WJEofigG50rn6_8fuoLQau34IUBYF3T4GRpGGUReRWe8EBUeed4GM62PbQcpQTXHgqxrQiZ7T2TyzOK/s320/fastnet_lighthouse_rocks.jpg" /></a></div><br />Then there is this owl tattoo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FfFzcDFXhZhCds42A4bf1_DH6uBCX8gqp3SXfCe_CQjkP-jLSYJqmrD_TxUfu2-wXFcxPnlFJQ7TIooN9ryPS98JugVel-fVyBj4LrrVLRlfk6zsXP52rRfjdY4V4v7bzyY7rWcb/s1600/Sean+owl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FfFzcDFXhZhCds42A4bf1_DH6uBCX8gqp3SXfCe_CQjkP-jLSYJqmrD_TxUfu2-wXFcxPnlFJQ7TIooN9ryPS98JugVel-fVyBj4LrrVLRlfk6zsXP52rRfjdY4V4v7bzyY7rWcb/s640/Sean+owl.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><br />This was done for no other reason that Sean has always liked owls. If you love owl tattoos, be sure to head over to <a href="http://owltattoos.blogspot.com/">this site</a>. <br /><br />Then there is the elephant tattoo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMFbJBZz16gUWEuTQUJeMavwB_mZnHmvg2k249_3cAQcs2zdLjyiLbllhXz82DoIhOo0ssHSmmdomwfeOznjvP7TZmETi1wncPidK5F3zAg-UZWteTEVN0BlQoiScUa2zsbGiL8ec/s1600/Sean+Elephant+Left.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMFbJBZz16gUWEuTQUJeMavwB_mZnHmvg2k249_3cAQcs2zdLjyiLbllhXz82DoIhOo0ssHSmmdomwfeOznjvP7TZmETi1wncPidK5F3zAg-UZWteTEVN0BlQoiScUa2zsbGiL8ec/s400/Sean+Elephant+Left.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><br /><br />He has this piece because "elephants never forget". <br /><br />I know we posted a sugar skull yesterday, but here's another one:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7txDT82EFlIX0GH047XcGrFQ4Q6Tt1THdOG8BoKcrV_8lF9tBoTDkx5UxWbQcgmK33ll8eru-VP_YfwQtuPnPYrm_2uN9myYHvqszbrU3_Cqup4ee0_Y7L-0MoMEvv7t6Vt1WKNC7/s1600/Sean+Sugar+Skull.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7txDT82EFlIX0GH047XcGrFQ4Q6Tt1THdOG8BoKcrV_8lF9tBoTDkx5UxWbQcgmK33ll8eru-VP_YfwQtuPnPYrm_2uN9myYHvqszbrU3_Cqup4ee0_Y7L-0MoMEvv7t6Vt1WKNC7/s640/Sean+Sugar+Skull.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><br /><br />This was all Eli's design. Sean gave him free reign and likes the fact that it is unusual in that there are not a lot of colors in it, like one sees in most sugar skull tattoos. For all that have appeared on Tattoosday previously, check <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Sugar%20Skulls">this link</a>.<br /><br />There is also the traditional female figure, not modeled after anyone in particular, just done in a traditional style:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85CWjtpqY5T_veyKJ3XaSKoBkHWJib5lI6Sd3TasS0FVRvEQrBQoRvSUiofotjuKisxMoe6VSJOO0ybTY-80ZgYcHx8lO3A0HGM19IUCp8AH-wHW4yxoxkRkyTa5JDP7of-vS3dK4/s1600/Sean+woman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85CWjtpqY5T_veyKJ3XaSKoBkHWJib5lI6Sd3TasS0FVRvEQrBQoRvSUiofotjuKisxMoe6VSJOO0ybTY-80ZgYcHx8lO3A0HGM19IUCp8AH-wHW4yxoxkRkyTa5JDP7of-vS3dK4/s640/Sean+woman.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><br />And Sean's last tattoo is this bat:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeYaTBgcojBvH9bZg5RIC29k6bKSaBORkAsFKbLEH0XNXgyH3UcBPErI_j4pmDZYzBUMBK31aHqxj7bh0n23EFrcHNbfbfz91ZdxUEo87yumwv3q3qgVQThLvoGU2Zm971SsCZQKw/s1600/sEAN+BAT+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeYaTBgcojBvH9bZg5RIC29k6bKSaBORkAsFKbLEH0XNXgyH3UcBPErI_j4pmDZYzBUMBK31aHqxj7bh0n23EFrcHNbfbfz91ZdxUEo87yumwv3q3qgVQThLvoGU2Zm971SsCZQKw/s400/sEAN+BAT+collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />He told Eli that he "wanted something spooky" that included the moon. Quinters free-handed this piece, starting with a white <a href="http://www.sharpie.com/enUS/Home/default.html">Sharpie</a> and then finished with a darker Sharpie before finishing the tattoo.<br /><br />What's neat about all of Sean's tattoos is that they flow nicely together, as readers can see elements of many of the tattoos on the borders of the photos of specific designs.<br /><br />Thanks to Sean for sharing these amazing tattoos by Eli Quinters with us here on Tattoosday!

Sean Shares a Host of Traditional Tattoos

I ran into Sean at the Foodtown in my neighborhood and when I stopped to talk to him about his tattoos (he has nine), I ended up with photos...

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Juli's Right Calf: A Sugar Skull and More!

Back in April, I met Juli, who hosts a dozen tattoos, and counting.<br /><br />She offered up two pieces, both on her right calf.<br /><br />First was this sugar skull, inked by <a href="http://www.strangebreutattoo.com/">Chris Strangebreu</a>, who currently is working out of <a href="http://studio33tattoo.com/">Studio 33 Tattoo</a> on St. Mark's Place in Manhattan:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDwQPO-tsGs_vd7c4bNvZqym-PAJCTP1niCgl3hXRHlmDS2QLYLxm1S9XTbpMsIV_iKXLUqu-z6f1-rGbbiPkr9VcdcjUWK6sPDN9pU8PuoTabgP7Cx6Fi90S6atpe85CzZ09z8j8/s1600/Juli+Sugar+Skull.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDwQPO-tsGs_vd7c4bNvZqym-PAJCTP1niCgl3hXRHlmDS2QLYLxm1S9XTbpMsIV_iKXLUqu-z6f1-rGbbiPkr9VcdcjUWK6sPDN9pU8PuoTabgP7Cx6Fi90S6atpe85CzZ09z8j8/s640/Juli+Sugar+Skull.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><br />Always a fan of sugar skulls here on Tattoosday, I was glad that Juli was more than happy to share this tattoo. She pointed out that the flowers are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerbera">Gerbera daisies</a> ("my ultimate favorite flower ever") and that the eyes and the tips of the daisies have unusual accents. Chris used an ink known as "Japanese pink,"  which makes the specific areas of the piece glow in the dark.<br />  <br />The other tattoo Juli shared is part of what she envisions to be a larger piece that will wrap around her calf and thematically connect with the sugar skull:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyfNW3geQHb4zTsx6FiL6nIoj1MhR9gkbj2HNzuDSfBUcrnCcXIB0KJBijTEFmgHZ9zgeZnwEG6QxYiFGv4p5HiIHi8xEXbruFBNRqlCOY1KKdr_gBqkaTYNmY1XKPE0sos_0ehW6/s1600/Juli+Tradiional.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyfNW3geQHb4zTsx6FiL6nIoj1MhR9gkbj2HNzuDSfBUcrnCcXIB0KJBijTEFmgHZ9zgeZnwEG6QxYiFGv4p5HiIHi8xEXbruFBNRqlCOY1KKdr_gBqkaTYNmY1XKPE0sos_0ehW6/s400/Juli+Tradiional.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><br />This was done by <a href="http://holeintheskytattoos.com/">Geoff Horn</a> at the <span id="goog_1349564425"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/">Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention<span id="goog_1349564426"></span></a>. <br /><br />I'm hoping that this won't be the last we see from Juli, and I thank her for sharing these great tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Juli's Right Calf: A Sugar Skull and More!

Back in April, I met Juli, who hosts a dozen tattoos, and counting. She offered up two pieces, both on her right calf. First was this sugar ...

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Amanda's Right Biceps

I met Amanda outside of <a href="http://www.thegarden.com/">Madison Square Garden</a> in April and she graciously allowed me to pick from one of her estimated fourteen to fifteen tattoos.<br /><br />I chose this piece on her inner right biceps:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTJAhyphenhyphenaJ69EUkaCRoLisif3nBWRA_PrSlAVtavj5s1jV1hYO7z7heWEL0kbZm-IMKib__uVniziFUCBEtYEXtfJ5q6-bTPi3qR2X_UZnLSLtZ1OP9XGwKkGcIaTcdzdL7BU2STmyB/s1600/Indian+girl.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466403007949764514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTJAhyphenhyphenaJ69EUkaCRoLisif3nBWRA_PrSlAVtavj5s1jV1hYO7z7heWEL0kbZm-IMKib__uVniziFUCBEtYEXtfJ5q6-bTPi3qR2X_UZnLSLtZ1OP9XGwKkGcIaTcdzdL7BU2STmyB/s400/Indian+girl.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />This is part of a greater plan for her arm which has a "cowboys and Indians" theme.<br /><br />This design, which fits the traditional "old school" style of tattoo, was inked by <a href="http://www.thedevilsrosetattoo.com/christianpeters.html">Christian Peters</a> of <a href="http://www.thedevilsrosetattoo.com/">The Devil's Rose Tattoo</a> in Long Island. Work from Devil's Rose appeared previously <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2008/08/vincent.html">here</a> on Tattoosday.<br /><br />Thanks to Amanda for sharing this old-school tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Amanda's Right Biceps

I met Amanda outside of Madison Square Garden in April and she graciously allowed me to pick from one of her estimated fourteen to fifteen ...

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