Tattoo Design: Chelsea Tattoo Company

<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeW1ntpiHeWaZ79dxkWNQKZ5VKSUbAYq2-l2wRiiuInS3XIR8R6lWSIA-ALLiq1vVM-9US5yGEb4BMvPNeaSDH7pQJgdlaB1RuAT2rMYrNqxzCypNVLYy0FnGMSnk0PDkSKnbwvQ3xmi8/s1600/horisei+super+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeW1ntpiHeWaZ79dxkWNQKZ5VKSUbAYq2-l2wRiiuInS3XIR8R6lWSIA-ALLiq1vVM-9US5yGEb4BMvPNeaSDH7pQJgdlaB1RuAT2rMYrNqxzCypNVLYy0FnGMSnk0PDkSKnbwvQ3xmi8/s400/horisei+super+detail.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Every once in a while, it's nice to appreciate a tattoo for its own sake. This is especially rewarding for me when I am familiar with the artist, and I know people who have been tattooed by him or her, which has allowed me to appreciate their craft over time.</div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="MsoNormal">Two of my friends have been fortunate enough to have been tattooed by the wonderful <a href="http://www.horiseitattoo.com/">Horisei</a> (their work appeared <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/02/tattoos-i-know-paul-part-5-or-great.html">here</a> and <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2008/06/robs-traditional-japanese-dragons.html">here</a>). Horisei works out of <a href="http://www.chelseatattoocompany.com/">Chelsea Tattoo Company</a>, former location of <a href="http://www.risingdragon.com/">Rising Dragon</a>.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">So, when I spotted Andrew, coming out of Penn Station last month, I was more than thrilled to take shots of his Horisei-crafted sleeve.</div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaeAYdWiK4Exz4lKo04vJlipbYdFqGAG9p_Rat8dsy3FgB3GqX_jbR2G1QGIBjjhVxZoNB6s9Yc09jnRHPE_KWBik8ssaxonaSnZniuwFkF8s-qI5qp3uINjy8kEV-BVvfOAiHTYfAxc/s1600/horisei+sleeve+front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaeAYdWiK4Exz4lKo04vJlipbYdFqGAG9p_Rat8dsy3FgB3GqX_jbR2G1QGIBjjhVxZoNB6s9Yc09jnRHPE_KWBik8ssaxonaSnZniuwFkF8s-qI5qp3uINjy8kEV-BVvfOAiHTYfAxc/s640/horisei+sleeve+front.jpg" width="116" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfoQJ5bisdmxDzP_-ak35O4Mv42OgjGAeKGgaFrLRhtuCh08WGav6OEwB1yg0LH3xp23afLuseuucq4BFBgkb-eKYCQS7MjS_EYL7SqPMCRZcLNw6ydrtD6p2XO8kGt9AxGaeCwn8aMcQ/s1600/horisei+sleeve+back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfoQJ5bisdmxDzP_-ak35O4Mv42OgjGAeKGgaFrLRhtuCh08WGav6OEwB1yg0LH3xp23afLuseuucq4BFBgkb-eKYCQS7MjS_EYL7SqPMCRZcLNw6ydrtD6p2XO8kGt9AxGaeCwn8aMcQ/s640/horisei+sleeve+back.jpg" width="156" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="MsoNormal"> Andrew estimates that this took about twenty hours of work, over a two to three month period.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZj8QLSUd2Jx6WijtjkW4N9O4P9npxQYjvs5siscRMBuDD-rPjmHbVktG-1CLQ17AmLiwjv_lYD-N3sFtILKY6053zic-KCu-fBznf5XT-j4vkY25oj0DIsZkrXdG8VUQ60_op-_YHu_k/s1600/Horisei+sleeve+tiger+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZj8QLSUd2Jx6WijtjkW4N9O4P9npxQYjvs5siscRMBuDD-rPjmHbVktG-1CLQ17AmLiwjv_lYD-N3sFtILKY6053zic-KCu-fBznf5XT-j4vkY25oj0DIsZkrXdG8VUQ60_op-_YHu_k/s640/Horisei+sleeve+tiger+detail.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">His traditional Japanese sleeve consists of a tiger, two koi, and peonies, in addition to the water background.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5q03mXmmKsodaiM2LXi5f-GexLlW5wO9F5b6VHluDKR4eTWwiuac7w0rszyMEjeWir_Dm0e3tQ8m1jMrIHY1CFeDdyRwnxft5DpmQrYBaf4sHvsaBd0GIxjS6Z8_zh-gChFBxtEhqs0/s1600/horisei+sleeve+front+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5q03mXmmKsodaiM2LXi5f-GexLlW5wO9F5b6VHluDKR4eTWwiuac7w0rszyMEjeWir_Dm0e3tQ8m1jMrIHY1CFeDdyRwnxft5DpmQrYBaf4sHvsaBd0GIxjS6Z8_zh-gChFBxtEhqs0/s640/horisei+sleeve+front+detail.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div>Thanks to Andrew for sharing his awesome sleeve with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><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><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. 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Andrew's Traditional Sleeve by Horisei

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Andrew's Traditional Sleeve by Horisei

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