Small Hip Tattoos Small Hip Tattoos

Hello kitty as angel idea. Small dove on lower abdomen. Three nice red hearts. Simple outline idea. Pretty butterfly ink. arty creation. Muc...

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12:59 PM

Michael and his Misfits Ink Michael and his Misfits Ink

I met Michael in Bay Ridge, at 92nd and 3rd Avenue, and he offered up these two tattoos on his forearm: I recognized the top piece as a M...

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6:08 AM

Alex Shares Three Elements of an Amazing Sleeve Alex Shares Three Elements of an Amazing Sleeve

I'm not sure why it has taken so long to post Alex's tattoos - when I met him at the end of May in K-Mart @ Penn Station, I was tota...

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6:08 AM

Liberty and Justice, Courtesy of Alex Liberty and Justice, Courtesy of Alex

I met Alex a few weeks back in Penn Station. I spotted this familiar face on his right calf: I say a familiar face, because it is clearly ...

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6:07 AM

Two from Samanatha, Including a Tattoo for Bubbie 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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1:16 AM

Emma's Monarchs, and a Spalsh of Verlaine Emma's Monarchs, and a Spalsh of Verlaine

At the end of July, a young woman named Emma missed her train in Penn Station and had some time to kill. Her wait was shortened when I chanc...

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1:16 AM

Gowrish Shares His Blessing, Amma in Ink Gowrish Shares His Blessing, Amma in Ink

There are times when I feel lucky to find a tattoo by an amazing artist and then there are times I find something that is so breathtaking, I...

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1:15 AM

Kareem's Tattoo is So Brooklyn.... Kareem's Tattoo is So Brooklyn....

Earlier this year, I met Kareem, one of the many inked employees at the Upper West Side Trader Joe's. I gave him my card when I spotted ...

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1:15 AM

Three Tattoos from Sabrina Three Tattoos from Sabrina

I met Sabrina on Penn Plaza back in June after stopping to admire her tattoos. She has three and talked me through them chronologically. S...

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1:14 AM

Emily Picks Her Poison Emily Picks Her Poison

It's always interesting when I meet someone with a lot of tattoos, trying to guess, when you ask them to pick just one, which piece they...

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1:12 AM

Ryan's Tattoo Commemorates the Life of Dolly Ryan's Tattoo Commemorates the Life of Dolly

Earlier this month I met Ryan, who has a whole host of tattoos. We were working on a project together, so we spent a bit of time chewing the...

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1:12 AM

Daniel Gives Us a Lady Liberty Update Daniel Gives Us a Lady Liberty Update

Last May, we featured this great tattoo, courtesy of Daniel: Read the original post here. Daniel recently sent me updated photos of his...

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1:12 AM

Sean's Garnish, Inspired by a Friend Sean's Garnish, Inspired by a Friend

When I met Sean last month, he had several tattoos to choose from. We ended up selecting this piece, on his left wrist: Granted, there's...

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1:10 AM

Alison's Violet Lotus Alison's Violet Lotus

I spotted Alison's tattoo as in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, back at the beginning of July. She was kind enough to share this lovely lotus tatto...

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1:10 AM

Anthony  and  Evolver, Interpreting the Anatomy of Time Anthony and Evolver, Interpreting the Anatomy of Time

I spotted this unusual tattoo on the back of Anthony's arm in a Borders and just had to ask about it: He explained that this image, c...

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1:09 AM

A Panel's Worth a Thousand Words A Panel's Worth a Thousand Words

A few weeks ago, I ran into Steve in the Trader Joe's on the Upper West Side. He has this striking tattoo on his upper right arm, and he...

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1:08 AM

Mike Illustrates His Passion for DC Comics Mike Illustrates His Passion for DC Comics

Last month, I had it all laid out, and was doing a weekend of comic-themed posts coinciding with the opening of Comic-Con 2011 in San Diego....

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1:08 AM

Ariel's Elm: Rising Upward, but Steadfast Ariel's Elm: Rising Upward, but Steadfast

I met Ariel last month in the soon-to-be-shuttered Borders bookstore on Penn Plaza and of her three tattoos, she shared this tree on her upp...

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1:08 AM

Jacqueline's Blood Rose Jacqueline's Blood Rose

Two weeks ago I spotted Jacqueline and knew I had to ask her about this large tattoo in the center of her back: Jacqueline explained that...

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