Sasha's Cranes

I spotted this tattoo on the upper right arm of a Sasha in the Bay Ridge Century 21 store:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82Nb3wml5JbiXVauSDVA-Qbz56wypCzQzYbzgDN0w-iegCmTtEGiPkccTghc8ImCUEIh5t4sNmvb4jzfNu-oJug8YhMI4jPqBkq9-qZL92BIc2ExF2A865Dx7scpR-_5kA4xiKLY6/s1600/Cranes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82Nb3wml5JbiXVauSDVA-Qbz56wypCzQzYbzgDN0w-iegCmTtEGiPkccTghc8ImCUEIh5t4sNmvb4jzfNu-oJug8YhMI4jPqBkq9-qZL92BIc2ExF2A865Dx7scpR-_5kA4xiKLY6/s400/Cranes.jpg" width="348" /></a></div><br />I love the dark colors in the piece and wanted to hear more about it.<br /><br />Sasha explained that it is a cover-up of a moon tattoo, and that the design is Japanese in origin. The birds in the design are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_%28bird%29">cranes</a>, which have immense cultural and mythological significance. Among other valuable characteristics, cranes symbolize honor and loyalty.<br /><br />This is one of "at least eight" tattoos that Sasha has. The tattoo was inked by Maya at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#%21/pages/Brooklyn-NY/Third-Eye-Tattoo/207106449186?ref=ts&ajaxpipe=1&__a=7">Third Eye Tattoo</a> in Park Slope, Brooklyn. We've seen a lot of work by Lou at Third Eye <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Third%20Eye%20Tattoo">here</a>, but this is the first piece, I believe, that we've featured from Maya.<br /><br />Thanks to Sasha for sharing her cranes with us here on Tattoosday!

Sasha's Cranes

I spotted this tattoo on the upper right arm of a Sasha in the Bay Ridge Century 21 store: I love the dark colors in the piece and wanted to...

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