Two from Samanatha, Including a Tattoo for Bubbie

I met Samanatha last month in Penn Station and asked her about her many tattoos. She's 26, and has been getting inked since she was 18, and appears to be going at a steady clip, because she has a lot of great work.<br /> <br /> She was kind enough to share two of her tattoos, both from her right arm. The first piece is this hamsa:<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbZbLcWeMBiglfbIlNVKQw47xa7PWRjQ7Zz2hmc0CNcitZ8_uQZXz-BmcoUD-mgQwoY80OzzEFLJ3b0yTPxQW9v2sQJ2VgJ2vRkYi5Y7SCfYWpoCUYqc1mL6ohlyDBZxwYk2HkL_CCgA/s1600/hamsa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbZbLcWeMBiglfbIlNVKQw47xa7PWRjQ7Zz2hmc0CNcitZ8_uQZXz-BmcoUD-mgQwoY80OzzEFLJ3b0yTPxQW9v2sQJ2VgJ2vRkYi5Y7SCfYWpoCUYqc1mL6ohlyDBZxwYk2HkL_CCgA/s400/hamsa.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><br /> Samantha explained that she got this tattoo in memory of her grandmother, or "bubbie," as they're known among many Jewish grandchildren. Samanthha's bubbie passed away a few months ago. I asked her what she thought of her tattoos and she replied, "Well, being a Jewish bubbie, I don't think she was too excited about them, but I always asked her if, as long as she still loved me, then it was okay; and she always said, "ach, yeah."<br /> <br /> This hamsa, a symbol often associated with luck and warding off the "evil eye," was inked by Josh Schlageter at Hand of Doom Tattoo in Buffalo.<br /> <br /> Samantha also offered up this dragon tattoo:<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32dOCwSPeBpPw0X-OLQe1a8kntSCM9Q9xyXVocZIJDq8al_la6e46rnrvO1pFTgwwkOZSkw5XVzgN-dOxvr2Lw8Ft-NOwkIO-7kd8PLnHgFQ7CWJyHTrA3Km7GfmJcb4gPUCG1I-5fb0/s1600/dragon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32dOCwSPeBpPw0X-OLQe1a8kntSCM9Q9xyXVocZIJDq8al_la6e46rnrvO1pFTgwwkOZSkw5XVzgN-dOxvr2Lw8Ft-NOwkIO-7kd8PLnHgFQ7CWJyHTrA3Km7GfmJcb4gPUCG1I-5fb0/s640/dragon.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /> She got this from Steve Boltz at Smith Street Tattoo Parlour in Brooklyn, explaining:<br /> <blockquote>"It's called a  spaulding dragon - it's old sailor flash ... I just wanted to go to one of the guys that could do one really, really well. Everybody in the tattoo community up in Buffalo that I know said, 'you gotta go to Steve Boltz', so I traveled down here to got see him."</blockquote>

Two from Samanatha, Including a Tattoo for Bubbie

I met Samanatha last month in Penn Station and asked her about her many tattoos. She's 26, and has been getting inked since she was 18, ...

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Sean Shares a Host of Traditional Tattoos

I ran into Sean at the Foodtown in my neighborhood and when I stopped to talk to him about his tattoos (he has nine), I ended up with photos of several pieces, all of which reside on his left arm.<br /><br />Most of the designs are traditional tattoo subjects, all of which were inked by <a href="http://www.eliquinters.com/">Eli Quinters</a> at <a href="http://www.smithstreettattoo.com/">Smith Street Tattoo Parlour</a> in  Brooklyn. Work from <a href="http://www.smithstreettattoo.com/">Smith Street Tattoo</a> has appeared previously on Tattoosday <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Smith%20Street%20Tattoo%20Parlour">here</a>.<br /><br />First up is this amazing lighthouse:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihr9XXlYIsDcnLNsD8i7Leqok4JM6RRvtyfvAwBrzP4qmpR3dUmcCWO9c9MS5dys4_QDZTRxfB2mEtCby8hU25E-9xYJxOlqB_AGnSvcmhW4dOG4Trf9mWGlA-aS1c_wINxROOl83r/s1600/Sean+Lighthouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihr9XXlYIsDcnLNsD8i7Leqok4JM6RRvtyfvAwBrzP4qmpR3dUmcCWO9c9MS5dys4_QDZTRxfB2mEtCby8hU25E-9xYJxOlqB_AGnSvcmhW4dOG4Trf9mWGlA-aS1c_wINxROOl83r/s640/Sean+Lighthouse.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><br /><br />Sean explained that this tattoo is for his mother, as this tattoo is based on her "favorite lighthouse," the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fastnet_Rock">Fastnet Lighthouse</a> on the most southerly point on the coast of Ireland.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjToXSkuUf3xx4DqsrH00y2dAVz_wUhyz2z5CUshw7ym4Fak7G0EVGHIXn1WJEofigG50rn6_8fuoLQau34IUBYF3T4GRpGGUReRWe8EBUeed4GM62PbQcpQTXHgqxrQiZ7T2TyzOK/s1600/fastnet_lighthouse_rocks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjToXSkuUf3xx4DqsrH00y2dAVz_wUhyz2z5CUshw7ym4Fak7G0EVGHIXn1WJEofigG50rn6_8fuoLQau34IUBYF3T4GRpGGUReRWe8EBUeed4GM62PbQcpQTXHgqxrQiZ7T2TyzOK/s320/fastnet_lighthouse_rocks.jpg" /></a></div><br />Then there is this owl tattoo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FfFzcDFXhZhCds42A4bf1_DH6uBCX8gqp3SXfCe_CQjkP-jLSYJqmrD_TxUfu2-wXFcxPnlFJQ7TIooN9ryPS98JugVel-fVyBj4LrrVLRlfk6zsXP52rRfjdY4V4v7bzyY7rWcb/s1600/Sean+owl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FfFzcDFXhZhCds42A4bf1_DH6uBCX8gqp3SXfCe_CQjkP-jLSYJqmrD_TxUfu2-wXFcxPnlFJQ7TIooN9ryPS98JugVel-fVyBj4LrrVLRlfk6zsXP52rRfjdY4V4v7bzyY7rWcb/s640/Sean+owl.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><br />This was done for no other reason that Sean has always liked owls. If you love owl tattoos, be sure to head over to <a href="http://owltattoos.blogspot.com/">this site</a>. <br /><br />Then there is the elephant tattoo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMFbJBZz16gUWEuTQUJeMavwB_mZnHmvg2k249_3cAQcs2zdLjyiLbllhXz82DoIhOo0ssHSmmdomwfeOznjvP7TZmETi1wncPidK5F3zAg-UZWteTEVN0BlQoiScUa2zsbGiL8ec/s1600/Sean+Elephant+Left.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMFbJBZz16gUWEuTQUJeMavwB_mZnHmvg2k249_3cAQcs2zdLjyiLbllhXz82DoIhOo0ssHSmmdomwfeOznjvP7TZmETi1wncPidK5F3zAg-UZWteTEVN0BlQoiScUa2zsbGiL8ec/s400/Sean+Elephant+Left.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><br /><br />He has this piece because "elephants never forget". <br /><br />I know we posted a sugar skull yesterday, but here's another one:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7txDT82EFlIX0GH047XcGrFQ4Q6Tt1THdOG8BoKcrV_8lF9tBoTDkx5UxWbQcgmK33ll8eru-VP_YfwQtuPnPYrm_2uN9myYHvqszbrU3_Cqup4ee0_Y7L-0MoMEvv7t6Vt1WKNC7/s1600/Sean+Sugar+Skull.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7txDT82EFlIX0GH047XcGrFQ4Q6Tt1THdOG8BoKcrV_8lF9tBoTDkx5UxWbQcgmK33ll8eru-VP_YfwQtuPnPYrm_2uN9myYHvqszbrU3_Cqup4ee0_Y7L-0MoMEvv7t6Vt1WKNC7/s640/Sean+Sugar+Skull.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><br /><br />This was all Eli's design. Sean gave him free reign and likes the fact that it is unusual in that there are not a lot of colors in it, like one sees in most sugar skull tattoos. For all that have appeared on Tattoosday previously, check <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Sugar%20Skulls">this link</a>.<br /><br />There is also the traditional female figure, not modeled after anyone in particular, just done in a traditional style:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85CWjtpqY5T_veyKJ3XaSKoBkHWJib5lI6Sd3TasS0FVRvEQrBQoRvSUiofotjuKisxMoe6VSJOO0ybTY-80ZgYcHx8lO3A0HGM19IUCp8AH-wHW4yxoxkRkyTa5JDP7of-vS3dK4/s1600/Sean+woman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85CWjtpqY5T_veyKJ3XaSKoBkHWJib5lI6Sd3TasS0FVRvEQrBQoRvSUiofotjuKisxMoe6VSJOO0ybTY-80ZgYcHx8lO3A0HGM19IUCp8AH-wHW4yxoxkRkyTa5JDP7of-vS3dK4/s640/Sean+woman.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><br />And Sean's last tattoo is this bat:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeYaTBgcojBvH9bZg5RIC29k6bKSaBORkAsFKbLEH0XNXgyH3UcBPErI_j4pmDZYzBUMBK31aHqxj7bh0n23EFrcHNbfbfz91ZdxUEo87yumwv3q3qgVQThLvoGU2Zm971SsCZQKw/s1600/sEAN+BAT+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeYaTBgcojBvH9bZg5RIC29k6bKSaBORkAsFKbLEH0XNXgyH3UcBPErI_j4pmDZYzBUMBK31aHqxj7bh0n23EFrcHNbfbfz91ZdxUEo87yumwv3q3qgVQThLvoGU2Zm971SsCZQKw/s400/sEAN+BAT+collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />He told Eli that he "wanted something spooky" that included the moon. Quinters free-handed this piece, starting with a white <a href="http://www.sharpie.com/enUS/Home/default.html">Sharpie</a> and then finished with a darker Sharpie before finishing the tattoo.<br /><br />What's neat about all of Sean's tattoos is that they flow nicely together, as readers can see elements of many of the tattoos on the borders of the photos of specific designs.<br /><br />Thanks to Sean for sharing these amazing tattoos by Eli Quinters with us here on Tattoosday!

Sean Shares a Host of Traditional Tattoos

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Two Amazing Tattoos from Patrick of Needles & Sins

It isn't too often that I chance upon someone inked who knows who I am. So, imagine my surprise when I introduced myself to Pat in <a href="http://www.borders.com/online/store/StoreDetailView_582?schid=GLBC%7CNew+York+NY%7C582">Borders, Penn Plaza</a>, and his face lit up with recognition when I handed him a Tattoosday flier.<br /><br />I had just happened to stop one of the contributing writers from my favorite tattoo blog that isn't my own, <a href="http://www.needlesandsins.com/">Needles & Sins</a>. What with our sites mutually appearing on each other's sidebars, we're practically cyber-related.<br /><br />So Pat was totally game to pull up a chair with me in the cafe and share a couple of his numerous tattoos that traverse his chest, arms, and legs.<br /><br />First, on Pat's left shoulder/upper arm is this colorful piece:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinZHZu6t7_vvSz5WdX7PyZeCWR9Wbso6Kh1kmB_4MgeLLoQf9MCFOvnHSwUAe1xPdCc2mmy4Mx9zeWHrVn8pagjTHFzcE7873nbyFl3J2e7BwH2uH8zyS3ZoGUbtjpYBrf4ro7-b6N/s1600/Pat+good+brain+v+bad+brain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinZHZu6t7_vvSz5WdX7PyZeCWR9Wbso6Kh1kmB_4MgeLLoQf9MCFOvnHSwUAe1xPdCc2mmy4Mx9zeWHrVn8pagjTHFzcE7873nbyFl3J2e7BwH2uH8zyS3ZoGUbtjpYBrf4ro7-b6N/s640/Pat+good+brain+v+bad+brain.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><br />This tattoo represents the dichotomy of the good brain versus the bad brain. He wanted something in the New School style of tattooing and <a href="http://www.marlowearts.com/matt/">Matt Lautar</a>, formerly of <a href="http://www.greatsoutherntattoos.com/">Great Southern Tattoo</a> in College Park, Maryland was happy to oblige. Matt is now tattooing out of <a href="http://www.marlowearts.com/">Marlowe Ink</a>, in Fairfax, Virginia.<br /><br />For the sake of symmetry and practicality, we then looked at his right shoulder/arm for this take on the Virgin Mary. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5W9OIHjd8rjHsXOBJCbJ_fkwb2s6eJn5Ug8EfR-_T1VfH_t5VFjaArSOJqqVNQgMW7TytNf1QpwdZ-Nkb4x2Sp1XE5RM1zNzJBwRotDL6Xk9HLkpkwvpiTxYfGdmeH3MexRHKJdV8/s1600/Pat+Mary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5W9OIHjd8rjHsXOBJCbJ_fkwb2s6eJn5Ug8EfR-_T1VfH_t5VFjaArSOJqqVNQgMW7TytNf1QpwdZ-Nkb4x2Sp1XE5RM1zNzJBwRotDL6Xk9HLkpkwvpiTxYfGdmeH3MexRHKJdV8/s640/Pat+Mary.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br />Complete with snake and dagger, and burning heart, this amazing tattoo was beautifully inked by <a href="http://www.eliquinters.com/">Eli Quinters</a> at <a href="http://www.smithstreettattoo.com/">Smith Street Tattoo Parlour</a> in Brooklyn. The shading and color on Mary's face are just brilliantly done.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBKlWQQ1edjxc7gZn3dAH0eNTaf4cpYN4nRfs126vkXWsROT-z4WGUgyQw8s0JQa74z89SwbhREm4hyphenhyphenJNit6kTop6wUxZlMwDhTvODjbWGsPXJ6HD-UeHEqytstTNUosO9ykmynSo/s1600/Pat+Mary+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBKlWQQ1edjxc7gZn3dAH0eNTaf4cpYN4nRfs126vkXWsROT-z4WGUgyQw8s0JQa74z89SwbhREm4hyphenhyphenJNit6kTop6wUxZlMwDhTvODjbWGsPXJ6HD-UeHEqytstTNUosO9ykmynSo/s400/Pat+Mary+detail.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />Of course, I had the misfortune to run into Pat as my lunch hour was winding down. With more time, we likely would have talked much longer and documented a few more tattoos.<br /><br />Pat added later that "I would be remiss if I didn't mention the other tattooers who I've gotten work from: <a href="http://www.dcwallin.com/tattoo/"> Dave Wallin</a> has easily done 25-30% of my tattoos. Chest, most of my left arm, a few on the right. I've also been tattooed by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/toddnoble1">Todd Noble</a>, <a href="http://www.louchelink.com/pages/page14kellykrantz.html">Kelly Krantz</a>, Jake,<a href="http://www.myspace.com/a.p.tattooer"> Andy Perez</a>, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/baileyrobinsontattoo">Bailey Hunter Robinson</a> and <a href="http://tattooculture.net/gene.html">Gene Coffey</a>."<br /><div>Let's hope we can feature more of this work in the future!</div><div></div>A hearty thanks to Pat for sharing a couple of his tattoos with us here on Tattoosday.<br /><br />If you haven't yet done so, be sure to check out <a href="http://www.needlesandsins.com/">Needles & Sins</a>. And <a href="http://www.needlesandsins.com/patrick_sullivan.html">this link</a> transports you to all that Pat has contributed to their most awesome site.

Two Amazing Tattoos from Patrick of Needles & Sins

It isn't too often that I chance upon someone inked who knows who I am. So, imagine my surprise when I introduced myself to Pat in Borde...

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