Danielle's Beautiful Gypsy Tattoo

Well, we're back after a month-long hiatus of regular inkspotting while we celebrated National Poetry Month with the Tattooed Poets Project. It was actually on my way back from interviewing one of our poets, Alicia Adams, in Union Square, when I ran into a woman on the uptown subway platform who had some incredible tattoos.<br /> <br /> We discussed her ink for a couple of stops and, when we got off the train, I snapped this phenomenal tattoo:<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNOkiCNcFwg-41hyLH6aT9QicsbEBSrGKSjOMcV_Xpsy1245Go8PzCg-X7R8-GP5Q_bLNRj_SKgndOwkiHyCMB7ssAgAN4ZfF5kK7bJCktaZh9Tn8q4ruvG9zaTiaSeYUljrNjSi0wPo/s1600/Peacock+head+dress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNOkiCNcFwg-41hyLH6aT9QicsbEBSrGKSjOMcV_Xpsy1245Go8PzCg-X7R8-GP5Q_bLNRj_SKgndOwkiHyCMB7ssAgAN4ZfF5kK7bJCktaZh9Tn8q4ruvG9zaTiaSeYUljrNjSi0wPo/s400/Peacock+head+dress.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br /> Oh, and let me tell you, dear readers, how tough it was to hold on to this picture through the entire month of April. But, as they say, good things come to those who wait.<br /> <br /> This incredible piece was inked by Regino Gonzales at Invisible NYC. Danielle recalls, "I wish I had some amazing story about  the tattoo we picked. When I was at InvisibleNYC to talk with another artist, I fell in love with the gypsy woman that Regino designed. Then I made my appointment with him!" <br /> <br /> I have been fortunate to come across Regino's work in the streets, by chance, three times before. You can read about those encounters, and see the tattoos, here.<br /> <br /> Thanks to Danielle for sharing her awesome tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>

Danielle's Beautiful Gypsy Tattoo

Well, we're back after a month-long hiatus of regular inkspotting while we celebrated National Poetry Month with the Tattooed Poets Proj...

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Veronica Reveals What's Under Her Sleeve

Running an errand in SoHo two weeks ago found me hopping on an R train at Canal Street, which is not my normal routine. Sometimes a break in a routine can be rewarding.<br /> <br /> Sitting on the train was Veronica, who had this intriguing ink running out from under her left shirt sleeve:<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmz5YIW0NnL1_zNsLlyaHi03p9VjMIdXDLO4xh37GXP0oMdio1YKl8vXxkrOYDruw7NtMcp5q2XzvwOSfljW4H5DDKFZpvAiBiMNGTaWFIuWAlHaBbvBPJ5Fuq1ca3Y_jqTC4MWHg4CO0/s1600/jellyfish+first.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmz5YIW0NnL1_zNsLlyaHi03p9VjMIdXDLO4xh37GXP0oMdio1YKl8vXxkrOYDruw7NtMcp5q2XzvwOSfljW4H5DDKFZpvAiBiMNGTaWFIuWAlHaBbvBPJ5Fuq1ca3Y_jqTC4MWHg4CO0/s400/jellyfish+first.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><br /> <i>What is that? </i>I wondered. <i><span style="font-size: small;">A tree?</span></i> Curious, I asked her about it and was rewarded with not only the answer, but a photo of a pretty spectacular tattoo:<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSroFO-u2MwIuHUlZ5Ro6eAwD0EcWnnNQcjAWJgEiseATQaSen9WF1bkRlomeVuxXoY4SAfheQ3BSP_76wDot3s1opBQX6UGWqAgpapV5Ydas8mACuo5SlEc38-GLLS2qy_xJNwmj6BMI/s1600/jellyfish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSroFO-u2MwIuHUlZ5Ro6eAwD0EcWnnNQcjAWJgEiseATQaSen9WF1bkRlomeVuxXoY4SAfheQ3BSP_76wDot3s1opBQX6UGWqAgpapV5Ydas8mACuo5SlEc38-GLLS2qy_xJNwmj6BMI/s400/jellyfish.jpg" width="166" /></a></div><br /> Veronica explained that she had seen an exhibit at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta that featured jellyfish with really cool lighting effects that brought out these sea creatures fluorescence. She went to see Gustavo Rizerio at Invisible NYC and this beautiful tattoo was the end result. Here's a clip of what she was talking about:

Veronica Reveals What's Under Her Sleeve

Running an errand in SoHo two weeks ago found me hopping on an R train at Canal Street, which is not my normal routine. Sometimes a break in...

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Tommy's Geisha

Last week I met Tommy, who has six tattoos, one of which he shared with us:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRvzfU0Bcvvnnpmd_A0qmOkwMEoBVFnCaBp0ht5bYslePjo6UR8ssuLDbOo2o1YEdtd9UzRB1DeXj0GBcjwM80BKX_JwfBaFeVVA3KrdQOm0Q0XkTIcblpLSRy5DjJ8Uf5gGsZXhw/s1600/tommy's+geisha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRvzfU0Bcvvnnpmd_A0qmOkwMEoBVFnCaBp0ht5bYslePjo6UR8ssuLDbOo2o1YEdtd9UzRB1DeXj0GBcjwM80BKX_JwfBaFeVVA3KrdQOm0Q0XkTIcblpLSRy5DjJ8Uf5gGsZXhw/s640/tommy's+geisha.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br />He brought three or four pictures into <a href="http://www.regnyc.com/">Regino Gonzales</a> when he was at <a href="http://www.inkstoptattoonyc.com/">Inkstop Tattoo</a> and he came up with this design. Regino is now at <a href="http://invisiblenyc.com/">Invisible NYC</a>.<br /><br />The line work took two and a half to three hours but he had to stop because, in Tommy's words, "I'm a bleeder". He came back after he healed for another two and a half hours of shading.<br /><br />Tommy had a lot of nice protrait work and this piece seemed to just jump off of his left arm.<br /><br />Regino's work has appeared previously on Tattoosday <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/06/mikes-tribute-to-his-thai-heritage.html">here</a> and <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2008/07/monas-pocket-watch-honors-her.html">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Tommy for sharing this great tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Tommy's Geisha

Last week I met Tommy, who has six tattoos, one of which he shared with us: He brought three or four pictures into Regino Gonzales when he ...

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