Vaughn's Elemental Sleeve

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUwWLtA8DgwNVFAMGXGRTkKqyciHucf2vDd0h87nfMQefLL5q843ixgDpGRk2D7DmB64l8-l3hp6qhm8IMZU5b35jJ_-cHrTE-MExRyZFr9p6aBVM2WVQEbZ16kXwC1uY8tKTPEljXLg/s1600/fire+water.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUwWLtA8DgwNVFAMGXGRTkKqyciHucf2vDd0h87nfMQefLL5q843ixgDpGRk2D7DmB64l8-l3hp6qhm8IMZU5b35jJ_-cHrTE-MExRyZFr9p6aBVM2WVQEbZ16kXwC1uY8tKTPEljXLg/s400/fire+water.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><br /> I met Vaughn in the Borders in Penn Plaza and he shared this half-sleeve with us. It's one of four tattoos that he has. He wanted a sleeve representing the intermix of the elements fire and water, and John Clarke at Holeshot's Premium Tattoo & Body Piercing in Amherst, Massachusetts came up with the design. Work from Holeshot's has appeared once before on Tattoosday, here.

Vaughn's Elemental Sleeve

I met Vaughn in the Borders in Penn Plaza and he shared this half-sleeve with us. It's one of four tattoos that he has. He wanted a sle...

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Sugar Skull Sunday: Hannah and Her Family

I met Hannah in Penn Station one afternoon after spotting this amazing sugar skull on her upper left arm:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJV6JAjBAoOOmNtW9jBm__5f5G8awG71Vndq4JTcwmCVOgV2Q_IH8tWGYGhBTgN8hGBwJFLpcUw3L-toK0jCxvnaN6lp5E_iVpAv9UtYoppF-V88cCYgiooBrQrqYfIxyMKHFoDtg/s1600/Sugar+Skull+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJV6JAjBAoOOmNtW9jBm__5f5G8awG71Vndq4JTcwmCVOgV2Q_IH8tWGYGhBTgN8hGBwJFLpcUw3L-toK0jCxvnaN6lp5E_iVpAv9UtYoppF-V88cCYgiooBrQrqYfIxyMKHFoDtg/s640/Sugar+Skull+1.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br />Here is a broader glimpse of the tattoo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTzEwR9qL_X9E5Nn31gnR2W3d3Yj2c2h52rPS9Ebq0SiRBkfmaVUIC-09OwxenrrIs76pCAC8yeDrxIxiwdgcG6msArqlJ80QL-S0DIakyax9Bw8MITbc-FCbWvuTxC8Mj6NWlZCr/s1600/Sugar+Skull+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTzEwR9qL_X9E5Nn31gnR2W3d3Yj2c2h52rPS9Ebq0SiRBkfmaVUIC-09OwxenrrIs76pCAC8yeDrxIxiwdgcG6msArqlJ80QL-S0DIakyax9Bw8MITbc-FCbWvuTxC8Mj6NWlZCr/s400/Sugar+Skull+collage.jpg" width="357" /></a></div><br />Hannah has over twenty tattoos and told me she wanted this piece to have alot of different elements in it. The gold tooth was a must, because Hannah loves pirates.<br /><br />Gold teeth in sugar skulls are not necessarily unusual. Chainsaws, however are a bit out of the ordinary:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXsrKgG5fSCu02OQQXnQNSVU7GvXcvnnOg8xtLqnmamZYlPVVocVlDj5Ch7neqafggJU2rgX2JimfIF2Itqa6LOVdWsxLLT9lBmQbNrucs9wB0ANVjyLurjk92ksoyPWMUS_54UzL/s1600/Sugar+Skull+1+chainsaw+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXsrKgG5fSCu02OQQXnQNSVU7GvXcvnnOg8xtLqnmamZYlPVVocVlDj5Ch7neqafggJU2rgX2JimfIF2Itqa6LOVdWsxLLT9lBmQbNrucs9wB0ANVjyLurjk92ksoyPWMUS_54UzL/s400/Sugar+Skull+1+chainsaw+detail.jpg" width="362" /></a></div><br />The chainsaw, Hannah explained, is a tribute to her uncle, who is a lumberjack. And, she added frankly, the bottle is there to acknowledge her grandfather, an alcoholic.<br /><br />This sugar skull was completed in two 2-3 hour sessions by Tim Barnes at <a href="http://holeshottattoos.com/home.html">Holeshot's Premium Tattoo & Piercing</a> in Amherst, Massachusetts. Tim has moved on to Florida, according to Hannah, but I haven't been able to identify where he is currently working.<br /><br />Readers can see all of the sugar skulls previously posted on Tattoosday by clicking here or on the Sugar Skulls tag at the end of the post.<br /><br />Thanks again to Hannah for sharing her sugar skull with us here on Tattoosday!

Sugar Skull Sunday: Hannah and Her Family

I met Hannah in Penn Station one afternoon after spotting this amazing sugar skull on her upper left arm: Here is a broader glimpse of the t...

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