Jasmin's Phoenix Keeps Her Grounded

As the year winds down, I am clearing out the cobwebs - a hodgepodge of posts that just didn't make the grade. What causes an encounter from May to be delayed over seven months? Several things, like, in this case, a photo that just didn't make the grade. Further problematic is a subject's non-working e-mail address, and a credited artist who is not listed on the attributed shop's website.<br /> <br /> Still, I hate to just totally abandon a piece, so we'll just go with what we have...<br /> <br /> I met Jasmin just outside of Penn Station and she let me photograph this tattoo:<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisG-UDw8zVdAGnKny2N6aHUyvSh0qac48JAyCwVirr1QHiI3PZAtSnYyfE_iKFkcGL0pom4p_Wf6Nyrsc8ZhUnWXJ90-1VBYNvsECqDHJhTenlabCvvtAcOi0wIAPZZttaCvJo6-g6XD4/s1600/phoenix+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisG-UDw8zVdAGnKny2N6aHUyvSh0qac48JAyCwVirr1QHiI3PZAtSnYyfE_iKFkcGL0pom4p_Wf6Nyrsc8ZhUnWXJ90-1VBYNvsECqDHJhTenlabCvvtAcOi0wIAPZZttaCvJo6-g6XD4/s400/phoenix+2.jpg" width="175" /></a></div><br /> This is a phoenix that Jasmin got in 2010. It doubly keeps her grounded and represents her rise from the ashes.She told me she wanted the "girliest-looking phoenix," something "light and wispy".<br /> <br /> <br /> The two phrases in the banners are "Ut prosim aliis" and "Il buon tempo".<br /> <br /> "Ut prosim aliis" is the motto on her family (Jennings) crest and translates to "that I may be of use to others," or, in Jasmin's words, "that I might profit others".<br /> <br /> She told me that "il buon tempo" meant "each new day is bright," but it is more commonly translated from the Italian as "good times".<br /> <br /> She credited the work of this tattoo to an artist named Zack at Psycho Tattoo 2 in Atlanta.<br /> <br /> Thanks to Jasmin for sharing this tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Jasmin's Phoenix Keeps Her Grounded

As the year winds down, I am clearing out the cobwebs - a hodgepodge of posts that just didn't make the grade. What causes an encounter ...

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Gabby Celebrates the Beautiful Life

I met Gabby in the laundromat down the street.<br /><br />She had this lovely tattoo at the base of her neck:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiW86lS8oPBmWVCPbcup1cj_korGg-u_RL1oySYlV8O6vJ64PUs2uM84xd2rvkh2K6jqUqhb0FoaXFYHbVU5IXx-yhqwi1X6NSPEHBgo3fKZOys5zUQBtdiUHkui6uILQuQ1bwyyh4/s1600/La+Bella+Vita.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468718663455805810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiW86lS8oPBmWVCPbcup1cj_korGg-u_RL1oySYlV8O6vJ64PUs2uM84xd2rvkh2K6jqUqhb0FoaXFYHbVU5IXx-yhqwi1X6NSPEHBgo3fKZOys5zUQBtdiUHkui6uILQuQ1bwyyh4/s400/La+Bella+Vita.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />This translates, in the Italian, to "the beautiful life".<br /><br />Simply, Gabby has Italian heritage and she had this done at <a href="http://psychotats.com/">Psycho Tattoo</a> in Georgia at a particularly "good time in [her] life".<br /><br />Thanks to Gabby for sharing her three words with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br />UPDATE: Right around the time I posted this, I had heard Ina Saltz discuss typographic tattoos (see my recap <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/05/tattoosday-event-and-book-review-body.html">here</a>). I have since discovered a cool website tool called <a href="http://new.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/">WhatTheFont</a> which helps identify typefaces based on samples that can be uploaded. Using this new tool, I have identified the font in Gabby's tattoo as <a href="http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/agfa/commercial-script/commercial-script/"><i>Commerical Script Regular</i></a>. That probably doesn't mean much to a lot of people, but it's pretty neat for those who may be interested.

Gabby Celebrates the Beautiful Life

I met Gabby in the laundromat down the street. She had this lovely tattoo at the base of her neck: This translates, in the Italian, to ...

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