Seth's Phoenix

Yesterday's post featured a sleeve from a guy named Phoenix. Today we have a sleeve that centers around a phoenix.<br /> <br /> Anyone who's spent any time in New York City could tell you that bike messengers have a lot of great ink. Not all, of course, but quite a few. Fixtures in the city streets, especially in warmer months, if they're not zipping by on their bikes, you can often catch a glimpse of something cool. However, I've featured very few of these folks, just because they're usually in such a hurry, it's hard to catch them.<br /> <br /> Fortunately, I spotted Seth securing his bicycle under Madison Square Garden late one afternoon back in September, and I had a chance to compliment his sleeve, at the center of which is this phoenix:<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyb7Vqd8z3lTGpYSuZJZO6E06_F68Z5lx3A7xIkO2OmRtem0zsijBEQ46Y8gDz-J6XJvq1twp9Jl7rWuJurd6xegKOuM-xa5HvZE9N3Uem-xDuhIOeiChgJXfwZH_Bhse30fTAKfmb6Ew/s1600/phoenix+messsenger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyb7Vqd8z3lTGpYSuZJZO6E06_F68Z5lx3A7xIkO2OmRtem0zsijBEQ46Y8gDz-J6XJvq1twp9Jl7rWuJurd6xegKOuM-xa5HvZE9N3Uem-xDuhIOeiChgJXfwZH_Bhse30fTAKfmb6Ew/s400/phoenix+messsenger.jpg" width="141" /></a></div><br /> Sleeves are often challenging to portray on Tattoosday, as they generally require multiple shots and several takes, preferably in a controlled environment, like, say, a tattoo studio. But I always try to do my best to capture more than just the central element.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg651I0Yba1SY2GX3J3HNC__Wh0RwhkPhZ68iPORa0xRVRUk1wJoFEK7eioWqwI8qXqfzi-X5roTwSo44qOSE7PQwiLvHU4EypCiPIkh1wGzSrB0gk1n_mNU5yUKmIBhnXwKf6__WUIcY/s1600/phoenix+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg651I0Yba1SY2GX3J3HNC__Wh0RwhkPhZ68iPORa0xRVRUk1wJoFEK7eioWqwI8qXqfzi-X5roTwSo44qOSE7PQwiLvHU4EypCiPIkh1wGzSrB0gk1n_mNU5yUKmIBhnXwKf6__WUIcY/s400/phoenix+collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> Seth credits his work to Jacob Redmond, when he was at Oddball Studios in Portland, Oregon. Redmond has since moved to Atlas Tattoo, also in Portland.<br /> <br /> Thanks to Seth for sharing his phoenix with us here on Tattoosday!<br /> <br /> <div class="MsoNormal"><br /> </div>

Seth's Phoenix

Yesterday's post featured a sleeve from a guy named Phoenix. Today we have a sleeve that centers around a phoenix. Anyone who's sp...

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Petra's Tattoo with Teeth

A couple weeks back, I was coming out of my office at 7 Penn Plaza when a woman named Petra walked by with this tattoo on her foot:<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfbAh3IGuVb3a86-OONHI6_CixfQAMKTn_4UmtTL36BDfMwaYd_whfFUtFjVECr77VxzQ-0rznS1DeGnIBK6zb9g4h6IvOVk2TtngjN9QppEXEgSMSyJYykI3nKfg9W96O7XKNC3AH9Y/s1600/skull+foot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfbAh3IGuVb3a86-OONHI6_CixfQAMKTn_4UmtTL36BDfMwaYd_whfFUtFjVECr77VxzQ-0rznS1DeGnIBK6zb9g4h6IvOVk2TtngjN9QppEXEgSMSyJYykI3nKfg9W96O7XKNC3AH9Y/s400/skull+foot.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <br /> <br /> When I stopped her and introduced myself, she was happy to share it with us here on Tattoosday.<br /> <br /> Petra explained that this is the skull of a Velociraptor. When I asked why this particular design for a tattoo, she elaborated:<br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq">"Velociraptor is my spirit dinosaur. They're small and quick and very vicious and I identify with that as a person ... I really like dinosaurs. When I was a kid, I wanted to be a rock-climbing paleontologist, so I knew it was something that I'd like, you know, for the rest of the time I have my skin on."</blockquote>This is Petra's first tattoo, and she got it inked by Cheyenne Sawyer at Atlas Tattoo in Portland, Oregon.<br /> <br /> Thanks to Petra for sharing this cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Petra's Tattoo with Teeth

A couple weeks back, I was coming out of my office at 7 Penn Plaza when a woman named Petra walked by with this tattoo on her foot: Whe...

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