Ryan's Religious Verse

I met Ryan at the end of September outside of Madison Square Garden, approaching him to ask about this tattoo on his upper right arm:<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/AVvXsEj6ZombapMegsIq2sZovpx0BQgZAB8IsWcsFO01JotwW0Kj0wVeURFVfpE7Q0aaCEIjOwwaq7of9Snt65gOevm9jia07IvEQuGvp6FA0CNp4y_xAYAuFjuXVnkT9edM3sVtiNBfUytyUBA/s1600/philippians.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZombapMegsIq2sZovpx0BQgZAB8IsWcsFO01JotwW0Kj0wVeURFVfpE7Q0aaCEIjOwwaq7of9Snt65gOevm9jia07IvEQuGvp6FA0CNp4y_xAYAuFjuXVnkT9edM3sVtiNBfUytyUBA/s640/philippians.jpg" width="292" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He explained that Philippians 4:13 was his confirmation verse. He added, "I went with the hands and everything because I already have a cross on my back."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Philippians 4:13 reads "I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me." (American Standard Version)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The chain in the hands connects to this part of the tattoo on the bicep:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-oQEiC3aTnzMtHa6WoP5j01nYiEivO34D4-vuUCT1lJw7uM72Wuvcz2MttF_6EgB21zcjc-69S6R3sMgNMFqIQSCcrYahk2f0fb5DDwQ_agI0qR9flJd77Y3MeTnNae_4qHlbV_-tu9k/s1600/Only+God+can+judge+me.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-oQEiC3aTnzMtHa6WoP5j01nYiEivO34D4-vuUCT1lJw7uM72Wuvcz2MttF_6EgB21zcjc-69S6R3sMgNMFqIQSCcrYahk2f0fb5DDwQ_agI0qR9flJd77Y3MeTnNae_4qHlbV_-tu9k/s400/Only+God+can+judge+me.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><br /> Ryan commented that "I put <i>only God can judge me</i> because I've been going through some legal difficulties." It's a reminder that, when all is said and done, the ultimate judge is, in the belief of many, above and beyond the world in which we live.<br /> <br /> Ryan credits Joe Bawden from Skin Alternative in Hillside, New Jersey, with this tattoo.

Ryan's Religious Verse

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Amanda's Irises (and a Quote)

This start-of-the-year post is courtesy of Amanda, who I met at the end of October in the <a href="http://www.borders.com/online/store/StoreDetailView_592">Borders</a> at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Circle">Columbus Circle</a>.<br /><br />It was her sleeve of irises that first captured my attention:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxVQVY8iGd3WjVwxyu9kaYx_obP83AO3reaI2PLEQfpBPJlNGyNqfQv6YyCMx3UbK_79VIb_M-A4_8E0Ayo_5Q3drk4SD-QyDXjxtbXoM53dkbpi2oaFkbZMruSymLuPJWTczrqZmIvw/s1600/Amanda+Iris+Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxVQVY8iGd3WjVwxyu9kaYx_obP83AO3reaI2PLEQfpBPJlNGyNqfQv6YyCMx3UbK_79VIb_M-A4_8E0Ayo_5Q3drk4SD-QyDXjxtbXoM53dkbpi2oaFkbZMruSymLuPJWTczrqZmIvw/s640/Amanda+Iris+Collage.jpg" width="364" /></a></div><br />These are inspired by the work of <a href="http://www.vangoghgallery.com/">Vincent van Gogh</a>, perhaps this one:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DqHaIGcv28Y8vFmLYNn6tLvcDov3YKeGIQCrQmP30qiYkLNTmrtsPgznG7AiohH_p4GEuaZKal9i0j4afIVSrAaZbbNTOZjNIvsh0jQJX7-e2YqrlPGjucDxVJxNeR3Gm93HCHkApeo/s1600/Irises.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DqHaIGcv28Y8vFmLYNn6tLvcDov3YKeGIQCrQmP30qiYkLNTmrtsPgznG7AiohH_p4GEuaZKal9i0j4afIVSrAaZbbNTOZjNIvsh0jQJX7-e2YqrlPGjucDxVJxNeR3Gm93HCHkApeo/s400/Irises.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />The tattoo was done by <a href="http://www.highvoltagetattoo.com/artists_dennis.html">Dennis Halbritter</a> when he was at <a href="http://incognitotattoo.com/">Incognito Tattoo</a> in Pasadena, California. He has since moved to <a href="http://www.highvoltagetattoo.com/home.html">High Voltage Tattoo</a>, <a href="http://www.katvond.net/">Kat Von D's</a> shop on <a href="http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/la-ink/">L.A. Ink</a>.<br /><br />Dennis also inked this on Amanda's inner right bicep:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqWN5etbppqpIlJQ8wDqNo3IbT2bdC97gCulyR3FkKe8cbIuyg-5y3aqnx2k9uwcbJhUfzTXDoPipF-gITKvmbRI8yDeTVREnIfYi4tAuh-4nss0PjS6LaxPv4w1POku8g6mn1nCrFF0/s1600/amanda+quote.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqWN5etbppqpIlJQ8wDqNo3IbT2bdC97gCulyR3FkKe8cbIuyg-5y3aqnx2k9uwcbJhUfzTXDoPipF-gITKvmbRI8yDeTVREnIfYi4tAuh-4nss0PjS6LaxPv4w1POku8g6mn1nCrFF0/s400/amanda+quote.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This quote "IO FU QUELLO CHE VOI SIETE E QUEL CH'IO SON VOI SARETE" is taken from an Italian fresco credited to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaccio">Masaccio</a>. This is the artwork in question:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjydCVKXxUd67MXNGVA4z6lCyXGi8yvw7udJJNBmZE6mzjWpFauaLAtrvMwIChx9ItOYr1RFl-v75ph7Qz7UfSw_RDUKl4SR7UCRulOowDbmTCwFfe5X1t_GRv6SY1q8BCtBHyY26X37ro/s1600/296px-Masaccio_trinity.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjydCVKXxUd67MXNGVA4z6lCyXGi8yvw7udJJNBmZE6mzjWpFauaLAtrvMwIChx9ItOYr1RFl-v75ph7Qz7UfSw_RDUKl4SR7UCRulOowDbmTCwFfe5X1t_GRv6SY1q8BCtBHyY26X37ro/s640/296px-Masaccio_trinity.jpg" width="316" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>The Holy Trinity, with the Virgin and Saint John and donors, </b></i><b>in Florence</b></td></tr></tbody></table>If you look at the bottom of the fresco, right above the skeleton is the phrase Amanda has inscribed on her arm.<br /><br />The phrase is translated as "I once was what you are and what I am you also will be".<br />These words remind her of her own mortality.<br /><br />Thanks to Amanda for sharing these lovely tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Amanda's Irises (and a Quote)

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Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i: In Nomine Patris

On my last day in Hawai'i, I was at <a href="http://www.pearlridgeonline.com/">Pearlridge</a>, when I spotted a guy walking through <a href="http://www.borders.com/online/store/StoreDetailView_661">Borders</a>. The swirling script on his inner left forearm grabbed my eye:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX3DDbsgvdAGtF-URuVkYfe6N3YyqCYoI-3P0HKS76Uxdw6fjV0MyidB2giPC10A3aBck1A4ANQuLjTo7egjzzJ35iSY5bSLT-Hdtndzzps7vkrzpSD5i78MkUn28Ir-qhEeHV6znR/s1600/In+Nomine+Patris.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX3DDbsgvdAGtF-URuVkYfe6N3YyqCYoI-3P0HKS76Uxdw6fjV0MyidB2giPC10A3aBck1A4ANQuLjTo7egjzzJ35iSY5bSLT-Hdtndzzps7vkrzpSD5i78MkUn28Ir-qhEeHV6znR/s400/In+Nomine+Patris.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This Latin phrase, "<i><a href="http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=615388">In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti</a></i> " translates to "In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit".<br /><br />Dustin, who serves in the Navy, is a Catholic, and he wanted something that expressed his faith. This is one of his three tattoos.<br /><br />The tattoo was inked by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/dermamorphic">Jeremie Miller</a> at <a href="http://www.myspace.com/threedink">3D Ink Tattoo Studio</a> in Pensacola, Florida.<br /><br />Thanks to Dustin for sharing his tattoo with us here at Tattoosday!

Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i: In Nomine Patris

On my last day in Hawai'i, I was at Pearlridge , when I spotted a guy walking through Borders . The swirling script on his inner left fo...

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