Patti Shares a Stunning Floral Sleeve

<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today we have some work submitted by a reader, who patiently waited a month and a half for me to post her sleeve work. Although I do post submissions, they generally take a back seat to tattoos I encounter in the streets.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Patti sent in these photos of her stunningly beautiful floral tattoos running down her arm:</div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNptBBKcYpQcUbZQuncqiddKDsU6vD4xHjWVXyw2EMNQK7dokGeO6N7uCN3V__YTVwtkLUJTrrU96NN6LpSQ37oxfDIu3iLevIPPll3VmWLtEOfrdVU73V4f90PVMGSReb4eWidQSgZw/s1600/sleeve+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNptBBKcYpQcUbZQuncqiddKDsU6vD4xHjWVXyw2EMNQK7dokGeO6N7uCN3V__YTVwtkLUJTrrU96NN6LpSQ37oxfDIu3iLevIPPll3VmWLtEOfrdVU73V4f90PVMGSReb4eWidQSgZw/s640/sleeve+1.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2BULS2OIS3AfXJXDq-BnnskpVR9bGEKkx_f4_CwyxPYWcYSGqOV3Q5CzqJ85agn8oV0tFrBOa2ZZKOH44Mpwc1JxxOTZL0UMd6O9l17jInsER7oXWb33t4SlaIW6520hDHRg86yPI_HQ/s1600/sleeve+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2BULS2OIS3AfXJXDq-BnnskpVR9bGEKkx_f4_CwyxPYWcYSGqOV3Q5CzqJ85agn8oV0tFrBOa2ZZKOH44Mpwc1JxxOTZL0UMd6O9l17jInsER7oXWb33t4SlaIW6520hDHRg86yPI_HQ/s640/sleeve+2.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Patti credits the talented </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Mike Shea at Redemption Tattoo in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for these gorgeous flowers.</span></span></span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">She said she had started with a half sleeve, but "really loved it," so they turned it into a full sleeve. Can you blame her? She elaborated: </span></span></span><br /> <blockquote><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: #333333;">"The original idea came from a quote, 'Where does one find the flowers? You must learn to follow butterflies, she replied.' (author unknown).  I chose lilies because they have always caught my eye…vibrant, vivid, strong…and there are endless variations of them.  </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></blockquote><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKzE5TlqlRfEuNLG-ej5e4AOigW6ofvT8zPsjuZ4noP7GZOD_Wf-MU5TWVT9pAF_lKljMwTA8Z6qByOnhjs8bgRE_LDdITDkxmCWxKznvGdaDtGF_mKESSy9jj0l16CQ_oyeB3OZpAPj0/s1600/sleeve+1+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKzE5TlqlRfEuNLG-ej5e4AOigW6ofvT8zPsjuZ4noP7GZOD_Wf-MU5TWVT9pAF_lKljMwTA8Z6qByOnhjs8bgRE_LDdITDkxmCWxKznvGdaDtGF_mKESSy9jj0l16CQ_oyeB3OZpAPj0/s640/sleeve+1+detail.jpg" width="438" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: #333333;"></span></span></span></div></blockquote><br /> <blockquote><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: #333333;">To me, my tattoo symbolizes learning how to embrace life and live, surrounded by the love and friendship and support of others. It memorializes a sharp change in direction in my life’s path, and the end of a very dark and destructive time in my life.  It reminds me to keep on moving forward…to bloom, and to be myself.</span></span></span></div></blockquote><br /> <blockquote><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjOA8nrWzST4QfcKlQ1rz6hl3_6KKZZHmD076_q0GLiI7HKmsiB6FPGtAKJiZmqZOueRc8dPHId2U7EfBMHOM3-6Hzmh6wdd_VufCM_y7zFMhEZFlHPbGg9QKiJ8dIrKQATjAIPdGzmv8/s1600/sleeve+2+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjOA8nrWzST4QfcKlQ1rz6hl3_6KKZZHmD076_q0GLiI7HKmsiB6FPGtAKJiZmqZOueRc8dPHId2U7EfBMHOM3-6Hzmh6wdd_VufCM_y7zFMhEZFlHPbGg9QKiJ8dIrKQATjAIPdGzmv8/s640/sleeve+2+detail.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /> </div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: #333333;">I chose Mike to do the tattoo because of his classic tattoo style, and Japanese influence."</span></span></span></span></blockquote><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Work from Redemption appeared once before on Tattoosday here.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks to Patti for sending in these photos of her beautiful work!</div><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br /> <div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /> </div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span></span></span>

Patti Shares a Stunning Floral Sleeve

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Our 1000th Post! David's Mermaid and Seahorse Blow Us Away......

Pardon the royal "we," but this is our 1000th post, and we feel a little celebratory.<br /><br />To honor this milestone, we are sharing this amazing half sleeve belonging to David:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu37tWngBU3uZx2qPzPTLLDQAJv8CWwR7LFTm7drF0FmIDAq0G8E0PMKHvmAA-kmOwo3SUpB2z8HtDonuna1GzVp0VQ_iJOgqHa3L5N7iDX4_F0FjQm4beJrlJx4ZOmPL_WitEaTlvX2o/s1600/mermaid+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu37tWngBU3uZx2qPzPTLLDQAJv8CWwR7LFTm7drF0FmIDAq0G8E0PMKHvmAA-kmOwo3SUpB2z8HtDonuna1GzVp0VQ_iJOgqHa3L5N7iDX4_F0FjQm4beJrlJx4ZOmPL_WitEaTlvX2o/s400/mermaid+collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This astonishing work is the creation of artist <a href="http://www.redemptiontattoo.com/2/GalleryMain.asp?GalleryID=71208&AKey=XAPSX3K7">Erick Lynch</a> at <a href="http://www.redemptiontattoo.com/2/Artist.asp?ArtistID=28105&Akey=XAPSX3K7">Redemption Tattoo</a> in Cambridge, Massachusetts.<br /><br />David said that he had wanted a mermaid, as his wife loves mermaids, and that Lynch's work reflects a traditional Japanese style, thus the female figure appearing as a pearl diver, which is more in line with Japanese artistic tradition.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6IdyVkZa1COb37h1laL47s8qJIHluaqOKhaIgWFP2n65JcDH3vAxJ4yYQByJXYIBpmoqOqLkUQO52qtORc1CE34AO9jVkdvvWrrNf7PZKQvl88tK3EYj9dEkWVysKr6dl4PjbRVIdquM/s1600/mermaid+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6IdyVkZa1COb37h1laL47s8qJIHluaqOKhaIgWFP2n65JcDH3vAxJ4yYQByJXYIBpmoqOqLkUQO52qtORc1CE34AO9jVkdvvWrrNf7PZKQvl88tK3EYj9dEkWVysKr6dl4PjbRVIdquM/s640/mermaid+detail.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><br />The whole of the half sleeve represents about 12 hours of work, in David's estimation, which includes the inside of the biceps, and this phenomenally vivid seahorse:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlihY1iA0iKKEhy3pmsPoCGGHIFUwICsuw6t-dN49qIaIkxKG5WW2m56CgOpgItkjoA_W-DqOXS4Otlw9QiFh7dh1RB2NlB1_UUkY_joBKcU0B8h2fvNsbR3Lob0aSSTkoTE-4QW0fzo/s1600/seahorse+big.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlihY1iA0iKKEhy3pmsPoCGGHIFUwICsuw6t-dN49qIaIkxKG5WW2m56CgOpgItkjoA_W-DqOXS4Otlw9QiFh7dh1RB2NlB1_UUkY_joBKcU0B8h2fvNsbR3Lob0aSSTkoTE-4QW0fzo/s400/seahorse+big.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />David points to Erick Lynch's use of white highlights in the seahorse, which really makes it "pop".<br /><br />All in all, this is a remarkable piece of work that we are honored to have as our 1000th post here at Tattoosday. Thanks to David for sharing it and to Erick Lynch for his mastery of the art form!<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";}</style> <![endif]--> <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</a> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>

Our 1000th Post! David's Mermaid and Seahorse Blow Us Away......

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Don't Sit Under the Cherry Tree with Anyone Else but Me

I spotted Christina one Friday afternoon in Penn Station, sporting this awesome cherry blossom tattoo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLul9ARoosHCdLW1puIzYWgcm29AtOnwww0W0JU3zyAmgcPuEIf97SL64v0KOM76FmHkRSOqo9UqyoSfWY7C3pvKUsEHt5clGd0z_tit8pgcpbVQTvszJo5znnMGC9LQtxIpbDw9udzk/s1600/cherry+blossom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLul9ARoosHCdLW1puIzYWgcm29AtOnwww0W0JU3zyAmgcPuEIf97SL64v0KOM76FmHkRSOqo9UqyoSfWY7C3pvKUsEHt5clGd0z_tit8pgcpbVQTvszJo5znnMGC9LQtxIpbDw9udzk/s400/cherry+blossom.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />She took some photos in to Jason Loui, then at <a href="http://www.redemptiontattoo.com/2/Artist.asp?ArtistID=28105&Akey=XAPSX3K7">Redemption Tattoo</a> in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He sketched out a design, and the rest is history. Mr. Loui now works out of <a href="http://www.goodfaithtattooing.com/">Good Faith Tattooing</a>, in Brookline, Massachusetts.<br /><br />Thanks to Christina for sharing her cherry blossom tree with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";}</style> <![endif]--> <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</a> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

Don't Sit Under the Cherry Tree with Anyone Else but Me

I spotted Christina one Friday afternoon in Penn Station, sporting this awesome cherry blossom tattoo: She took some photos in to Jason Loui...

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