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