Andrea Shares a Gil Elvgren Pinup by Shane O'Neill

Earlier this month, I met Andrea while waiting for the A train.<br /> <br /> Andrea is covered with tattoos, estimating she has over 50% of her body inked. I always feel privileged when someone so dedicated to the art of tattoo agrees to share their work. Andrea offered up this amazing pin-up on her right forearm:<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLy1doHTKQg2hlqSwTCC6ogXaabghnyMBV31WZuN5pf6lh5nIK4cp-3wLD_N92CSrP0ohOLWQLm_UWh-ElQ5VuGwr6qGJ32x-lNrfw4eflJ8boChGQ2bU29NNANgwPygOej82w687e4AA/s1600/pinup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLy1doHTKQg2hlqSwTCC6ogXaabghnyMBV31WZuN5pf6lh5nIK4cp-3wLD_N92CSrP0ohOLWQLm_UWh-ElQ5VuGwr6qGJ32x-lNrfw4eflJ8boChGQ2bU29NNANgwPygOej82w687e4AA/s640/pinup.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /> This amazing tattoo is based on the work of  legendary pin-up artist Gil Elvgren. The tattoo artist responsible for this incredible work is Shane O'Neill, who is based in Middletown, Delaware. The detail in this piece is incredible.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTChnZjCsOT9lYw_mAEP5Pf5fIG_gq73EG8fTTnhRoz6QtNvzckuPij737M_yeQzBFGWqTC1Vb_IKNjGzg8OoyX73nqhiEJS5Rr9TVrMKsd-9M9vUFEiixOyI0tX6fBf5CrWwy22i6wyU/s1600/pinup+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTChnZjCsOT9lYw_mAEP5Pf5fIG_gq73EG8fTTnhRoz6QtNvzckuPij737M_yeQzBFGWqTC1Vb_IKNjGzg8OoyX73nqhiEJS5Rr9TVrMKsd-9M9vUFEiixOyI0tX6fBf5CrWwy22i6wyU/s400/pinup+detail.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><br /> Work by Shane has appeared previously on our site here.

Andrea Shares a Gil Elvgren Pinup by Shane O'Neill

Earlier this month, I met Andrea while waiting for the A train. Andrea is covered with tattoos, estimating she has over 50% of her body in...

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Vickie's Pin-Up Has Blood Money

In what must have looked odd to passers-by, I interviewed Vickie in Penn Station the day after Halloween. I'm guessing that she and her friend had attended costume parties the night before. What interested me most was Vickie's ink. She "lost count" of how many tattoos she has, and she offered up this wonderful piece 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/AVvXsEjbdrp3j9PIM-FP-6haBEiFSs9Dqs_mjoIvA_UfURA_Pql4aB9zzODPO2rvfZmLv1ATYE7_swuGVIE9qjKdoBJs6sCPgep9JQXRTxG2-MSnEt-WRTSMx_iEo9Vu2CyWgO0jmQih8nV_jJk/s1600/blood+money.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdrp3j9PIM-FP-6haBEiFSs9Dqs_mjoIvA_UfURA_Pql4aB9zzODPO2rvfZmLv1ATYE7_swuGVIE9qjKdoBJs6sCPgep9JQXRTxG2-MSnEt-WRTSMx_iEo9Vu2CyWgO0jmQih8nV_jJk/s400/blood+money.jpg" width="151" /></a></div><br /> This tattoo, whose name is "Trixie," was designed and inked by Tatu Baby, who works out of Chico's Marked 4 Life, in Miami. <br /> <br /> She also wanted to point out that, in Trixie's right hand, she's holding blood money:<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2fwMe7JUl6au9Bpjh7x_-5Rq5LRqPtnhz0wCqDauLK-NnzgXwR3HmoQDykCryDtjtfjo7ZucH9nDfLX3oAfamQxzmIbYvfyMu6eFBsVoslokl0F5K0ux_7HoWNZsdREEd2wcrDsI-w0/s1600/blood+money+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2fwMe7JUl6au9Bpjh7x_-5Rq5LRqPtnhz0wCqDauLK-NnzgXwR3HmoQDykCryDtjtfjo7ZucH9nDfLX3oAfamQxzmIbYvfyMu6eFBsVoslokl0F5K0ux_7HoWNZsdREEd2wcrDsI-w0/s400/blood+money+detail.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><br /> Thanks to Vickie for sharing Trixie with us here on Tattoosday!

Vickie's Pin-Up Has Blood Money

In what must have looked odd to passers-by, I interviewed Vickie in Penn Station the day after Halloween. I'm guessing that she and her ...

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Salvatore Shares a Family Heirloom

Yesterday marked the anniversary of the death of Norman "Sailor Jerry" Collins, so it seems appropriate to share the following tattoo, courtesy of Salvatore:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Ab825Gs384-2m3Rp7XdO9bigJUxXB7cvebNLkUwuac7qOwbDw7CFkunIlOwP0W5adxHVsaodkDGzqw68F7fNraH1jg5tcaop4z5rKmuRYkFTzkTNh9hvmLS0upgxrkpF2ChTT-dR3pg/s1600/Sailor+Jerry+pinup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Ab825Gs384-2m3Rp7XdO9bigJUxXB7cvebNLkUwuac7qOwbDw7CFkunIlOwP0W5adxHVsaodkDGzqw68F7fNraH1jg5tcaop4z5rKmuRYkFTzkTNh9hvmLS0upgxrkpF2ChTT-dR3pg/s640/Sailor+Jerry+pinup.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><br />Located on his upper right arm, Salvatore explained that his family emigrated from Europe several generations ago. His grandfather joined the service when he was a young man and served in World War II. His travels brought him, at some point, through Honolulu where, according to Salvatore, his grandfather received the original version of the tattoo above, from none other than Sailor Jerry himself. The design above is a replica of Slavatore's grandfather's tattoo, a Sailor Jerry original.<br /><br />Not only is he carrying a piece of traditional tattoo history on him, he is also honoring the memory of his grandfather. How cool is that?<br /><br />Salvatore is a chef at <a href="http://www.oneifbyland.com/">One if by Land, Two if by Sea</a>, a restaurant in New York's West Village. He is also a personal chef for several mixed martial arts fighters.<br /><br />The Sailor Jerry piece above, as well as his left arm, which is fully-sleeved, was tattooed by Elio Espana, formerly of <a href="http://flyritetattoo.net/">Flyrite Tattoo</a>. Elio now works upstate at <a href="http://adktattoo.com/">ADK Tattoo</a> in Constable, New York.<br /><br />Thanks to Salvatore for sharing this wonderful tattoo, that celebrates both an American tattoo master, and a family patriarch, here on Tattoosday.

Salvatore Shares a Family Heirloom

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A Bright Spot in December: A Phoenix and a Pin-Up

As one would expect, inkspotting is tough during December. Here we are at the end of the month, and I have only interviewed three people since the 1st. There were a few times over the summer when I interviewed three contributors during my lunch hour!<br /><br />The last person whose work I photographed was Megan, who I found upstairs at the <a href="http://www.borders.com/online/store/StoreDetailView_582">Penn Plaza Borders</a> store.<br /><br />Megan has seventeen tattoos, but it was this one that caught my eye:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7volz1f2F3hQbvolVovy4ApxRHiocgkrkLiXn0TmqZ6-Fy_sGARivaJlpiyrlsXRV2mDydSGxygtaSp2Y7TLLXV8sVhvnFyjh5fH2xepS49YRbJyGDiq7o-WofBm4EHSYs6SV1Qmogdo/s1600/phoenix+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7volz1f2F3hQbvolVovy4ApxRHiocgkrkLiXn0TmqZ6-Fy_sGARivaJlpiyrlsXRV2mDydSGxygtaSp2Y7TLLXV8sVhvnFyjh5fH2xepS49YRbJyGDiq7o-WofBm4EHSYs6SV1Qmogdo/s640/phoenix+collage.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />This is a phoenix, of course, but fewer people may recognize it as <a href="http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Fawkes">Fawkes</a>, the phoenix of <a href="http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Albus_Dumbledore">Professor Albus Dumbledore</a>, in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Order_of_the_Phoenix">Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58bk7TwYfBDGVROOEzwan1hwu4hvgygvjP1-RCyLTP_rpdi1v_HRPosugzDQCpbG4ub2UbnYHMjUnWhpRaz7wCKW86VU0WBfXh3VHDcxcA8ymvhIXefUYL35dElKS60MgRO9lVfjKa2M/s1600/phoenix.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58bk7TwYfBDGVROOEzwan1hwu4hvgygvjP1-RCyLTP_rpdi1v_HRPosugzDQCpbG4ub2UbnYHMjUnWhpRaz7wCKW86VU0WBfXh3VHDcxcA8ymvhIXefUYL35dElKS60MgRO9lVfjKa2M/s640/phoenix.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br />The artwork is based on the illustration by <a href="http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Jason_Cockcroft">Jason Cockcroft</a> on the cover of the UK edition of the aforementioned book.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNU9sCoQT36aSo96xaLLTMZCqNVFdkwy8KESKlpQSjbEoqsE6g9bJnW0XvbObKCtXUW6n4FF0VJyCuLT_M2I1ZVHdS-LooM2-3KIbLDR4vVi51T-YaNrxJ0i81k0xzNXMfgZjbf6NhUNc/s1600/order.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNU9sCoQT36aSo96xaLLTMZCqNVFdkwy8KESKlpQSjbEoqsE6g9bJnW0XvbObKCtXUW6n4FF0VJyCuLT_M2I1ZVHdS-LooM2-3KIbLDR4vVi51T-YaNrxJ0i81k0xzNXMfgZjbf6NhUNc/s320/order.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br />The tattooist Jamie Nichols at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gargoyle-Tattoo/278773049770">Gargoyle Tattoo</a> in Aberdeen, Washington, completed this piece in about eight hours over two sittings.<br /><br />Megan also has this pinup 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/AVvXsEgqiz2dQZP6x2jnIf2DZ2Svlkc2iBRYVIdTAkJ3KyGYH5WJTIIILegnpIZ6oIj7SCuvADShcuTN10BVYDynETSOqjtLnqzMuuE63RM_JbZcVoPd_IrRQoiC5hooTqqxVvG2ncnxLKHDx7k/s1600/pinup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqiz2dQZP6x2jnIf2DZ2Svlkc2iBRYVIdTAkJ3KyGYH5WJTIIILegnpIZ6oIj7SCuvADShcuTN10BVYDynETSOqjtLnqzMuuE63RM_JbZcVoPd_IrRQoiC5hooTqqxVvG2ncnxLKHDx7k/s640/pinup.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br />The use of negative space for the bombs is pretty cool.<br /><br />Marcus was the artist at Gargoyle that Megan credited for creating this piece..<br /><br />Thanks to Megan for taking the time to speak to me about her cool tattoos!

A Bright Spot in December: A Phoenix and a Pin-Up

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Julia's Pin-Up

I met Julia briefly in a Hudson News in Penn Station.<br /><br />The flash of color on her foot caught my eye:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzD4v2_yLL_c2xweEF9-8g2URod8MRHace90dg8vu1FaXjO_JCr8lZ_y16BJBLYiIloR5rYxy075_Lt8ZTAiBT93PGySLdWimQlK0WjOfbJsK9uGW43F0hGxbWY2N2aGnDH91F6XU24bI/s1600/foot+pinup+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzD4v2_yLL_c2xweEF9-8g2URod8MRHace90dg8vu1FaXjO_JCr8lZ_y16BJBLYiIloR5rYxy075_Lt8ZTAiBT93PGySLdWimQlK0WjOfbJsK9uGW43F0hGxbWY2N2aGnDH91F6XU24bI/s400/foot+pinup+wm.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><br />Julia explained that she is a visual artist that likes to do pin-up illustrations. This particular design she wanted to be transformed into a tattoo. She brought it to Morgan Reed at <a href="http://www.electriclotustattoo.com/index.html">Electric Lotus Tattoo</a> in Boonton, New Jersey, and he made some slight adjustments that resulted in this lovely tattoo.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUszKUNl1ZveBUQcIldRq44iiLsWsWVojUAiPyOsUZjXKWhTpo8LFzPB8QqlA-aXAjbOg17UmxTwsRyGdDwKgdxTjHJgNY0wwb8ZjlOaaaqCYMkfxnWBIGHtUf1SUtbfdxFT-qV_Wgmw4/s1600/foot+pinup+detail+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUszKUNl1ZveBUQcIldRq44iiLsWsWVojUAiPyOsUZjXKWhTpo8LFzPB8QqlA-aXAjbOg17UmxTwsRyGdDwKgdxTjHJgNY0wwb8ZjlOaaaqCYMkfxnWBIGHtUf1SUtbfdxFT-qV_Wgmw4/s640/foot+pinup+detail+wm.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><br />Work from Electric Lotus has appeared on Tattoosday before. <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Electric%20Lotus%20Tattoo">This link</a> will show you what else we have featured from their shop.<br /><br />Thanks to Julia for sharing her pin-up girl with us here on Tattoosday!

Julia's Pin-Up

I met Julia briefly in a Hudson News in Penn Station. The flash of color on her foot caught my eye: Julia explained that she is a visual art...

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Caitlin's Pin-up with a Heart on the Sleeve

Earlier this month, I ran into Caitlin as I got off the A train at West 4th Street. She has twnety-three tattoos and, as customary, I asked if she could pick one to share with us here on Tattoosday.<br /><br />She obliged, selecting this, her most recent tattoo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1AByrYXMD1LOcJhIxJMDJWpekbLHqJdhK-6AYWsWaAIkjvcHec__4Y91HZb2ThkJTMmeG4juvhkmyQU97jqTDUGQtGG79d0EQw9IHa9ZGXh6m4IiyuSau7v62WQnwiYivXrW2ISCF/s1600/caitlin+pinup+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1AByrYXMD1LOcJhIxJMDJWpekbLHqJdhK-6AYWsWaAIkjvcHec__4Y91HZb2ThkJTMmeG4juvhkmyQU97jqTDUGQtGG79d0EQw9IHa9ZGXh6m4IiyuSau7v62WQnwiYivXrW2ISCF/s640/caitlin+pinup+wm.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><br />This is based on the artwork of the pin-up stylings of <a href="http://www.baronvonlind.com/home.htm">Baron von Lind</a>. I believe the piece that this is replicating is his work "Daphne":<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><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/AVvXsEio6wZw0Qq55EZbi-8r6IbBseoHDhSA-kkgieQ7n6cszbu-TmRacbsHac_vLLZ3yhfDoA8PvNxeszhmeaZlxyRTWIeVEgZf7pOyYhLa0TOUi6RSSF7Lupok8pr_GUw-FCg7Rhx7np5Z/s1600/baron+von+lind+Daphne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6wZw0Qq55EZbi-8r6IbBseoHDhSA-kkgieQ7n6cszbu-TmRacbsHac_vLLZ3yhfDoA8PvNxeszhmeaZlxyRTWIeVEgZf7pOyYhLa0TOUi6RSSF7Lupok8pr_GUw-FCg7Rhx7np5Z/s400/baron+von+lind+Daphne.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><br />I wish I could give proper credit to the artist, but it was a noisy train platform, and I scribbled down Willie Childress, Asheville, North Carolina. If anyone knows who this is, or what shop he belongs to, please let me know so I can give the artist his proper due.<br /><br />Thanks to Caitlin for sharing her pin-up with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br />Be sure to head over to the <a href="http://www.baronvonlind.com/home.htm">Baron von Lind website</a> to see more of his art.

Caitlin's Pin-up with a Heart on the Sleeve

Earlier this month, I ran into Caitlin as I got off the A train at West 4th Street. She has twnety-three tattoos and, as customary, I asked ...

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Tattoosday Goes To Hawai'i - Aloha to the Islands

I wasn't sure how many tattoos I would meet on my five and a half day trip to Hawai'i, but my last day there exceeded all expectations.<br /><br />As reported before, I met five separate people with tattoos at <a href="http://www.pearlridgeonline.com/pearlridge2/index.php">Pearlridge</a> as I did some last-minute shopping before heading back to the airport.<br /><br />After returning my rental car and clearing security, I headed to the gate, my heart heavy with the reality that I was once again leaving my childhood home, not knowing when I would return.<br /><br />I guessed that my inkspotting had ended on the trip, as I dropped my carry-on at a row of seats outside of the gate, which was sealed as the earlier flight's passengers cleared customs.<br /><br />I guessed wrong.<br /><br />The delay in entering Gate 25 left passengers lingering in the open-aired terminal with a moment to relish the warm tropical air.<br /><br />The gentleman next to me removed his outer garment to reveal a short sleeve shirt. And this tattoo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFSbR2Y9poMlWoC9VIrjOL6SvxgoTuVcbvpMITodPcOI303oTabJQZb3Jeytj73G__3Ls_MduZzTI70UFcHfaIfqOHebp_0u0nFWKWl5hmJi97YjShc95aOGSVFBVxboxCQG-imZe/s1600/Bills+pinup+rev.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFSbR2Y9poMlWoC9VIrjOL6SvxgoTuVcbvpMITodPcOI303oTabJQZb3Jeytj73G__3Ls_MduZzTI70UFcHfaIfqOHebp_0u0nFWKWl5hmJi97YjShc95aOGSVFBVxboxCQG-imZe/s640/Bills+pinup+rev.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><br /><br />So, for the next twenty minutes or so, I chatted with Bill, originally from Brooklyn, now living in Hawai'i. How's that for a mirror image?<br /><br />What's more, Bill had this tattoo, as well, on his upper right arm:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zWb9r-DXxEVXinGoWYLdukYlkWdg_nhBmVp1crC3ziTuRZR_DCVzIBc9FWiIYDd8uWkvpDCFBUfcjI4pVAHyP6ej5MYRUEljUeamwGMNbn4sue_2g2iClCw31VUvPp6rvUCPeLOm/s1600/bills+aloha+pinup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zWb9r-DXxEVXinGoWYLdukYlkWdg_nhBmVp1crC3ziTuRZR_DCVzIBc9FWiIYDd8uWkvpDCFBUfcjI4pVAHyP6ej5MYRUEljUeamwGMNbn4sue_2g2iClCw31VUvPp6rvUCPeLOm/s400/bills+aloha+pinup.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />Aloha indeed. What a fitting way to leave Hawai'i!<br /><br />The top pin-up was inked at a shop in <a href="http://www.pointpleasantbeach.com/">Point Pleasant, New Jersey</a>.<br /><br />The forearm design is a modified version of a flash design Bill had seen at a shop in Honolulu, up near the <a href="http://www.uhm.hawaii.edu/">University of Hawai'i campus in Manoa</a>.<br /><br />The original design featured the young lady standing in the <a href="http://www.gohawaii.com/oahu/regions-neighborhoods/honolulu/waikiki">Waikiki</a> surf, with <a href="http://www.hawaiiweb.com/html/diamond_head.html">Diamond Head</a> behind her. Bill opted just for the pin-up, without all the extra stuff.<br /><br />We had a nice chat about Hawai'i, tattoos, and Brooklyn. He was heading back to the East Coast to visit family.<br /><br />Thanks to Bill for sharing his cool tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br />And thanks again to everyone I met on my trip, and for being integral parts of the Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i saga!

Tattoosday Goes To Hawai'i - Aloha to the Islands

I wasn't sure how many tattoos I would meet on my five and a half day trip to Hawai'i, but my last day there exceeded all expectatio...

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