Christine's Sleeve of Colorful Flowers and Butterflies

Some posts don't need a lot of explaining. I met Christine on 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge earlier this month, and she shared these stunning tattoos, perfect for celebrating on a warm spring day:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIorzjWjBoZ4AszEAwsflbv7f-XoIx-xpjLNB8Z2tjsSIxv6uFsA7mi5ZhKomOovvGtR_1QtXfXnuytCyJfy7Op07ExKh0mNiUQ4WQcb9QmcDuHOuPzKZV8Su0AM35i_GvzvV6iIqpItg/s1600/Christine+Tiger+Lily.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIorzjWjBoZ4AszEAwsflbv7f-XoIx-xpjLNB8Z2tjsSIxv6uFsA7mi5ZhKomOovvGtR_1QtXfXnuytCyJfy7Op07ExKh0mNiUQ4WQcb9QmcDuHOuPzKZV8Su0AM35i_GvzvV6iIqpItg/s640/Christine+Tiger+Lily.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><br />The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_lily">Tiger lily</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limenitis_arthemis">Red-spotted Purple butterfly</a> above are only the top section of a full sleeve:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zFsQhx4NVfouu6qd2S3gkAkQHkF6pgSYdNeqUKsZ2x1nS0dre_HCQc4EUgYWZAstFk4fISDYN7LvTlLfUbzC7J4y4OhhL5oDdhctuwhEd-MY908xuhPd9O_aJ6hFDjHrvEAJKAmStLg/s1600/Christine+Full+Sleeve.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zFsQhx4NVfouu6qd2S3gkAkQHkF6pgSYdNeqUKsZ2x1nS0dre_HCQc4EUgYWZAstFk4fISDYN7LvTlLfUbzC7J4y4OhhL5oDdhctuwhEd-MY908xuhPd9O_aJ6hFDjHrvEAJKAmStLg/s640/Christine+Full+Sleeve.jpg" width="174" /></a></div><br />The flowers on the forearm are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_%28plant%29">Violets</a>, which span the inside of Christine's arm, as well:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBp3kf56vsP5lRpv2_3vHjgu3iuDVyzV5diGMm39s9HgLhFHpg-oiPYCj3N1wm_LZ5G26GfGHhPL2BoZdXIAH2Hr3Otwze4S-RNnnAtbgtgQuuXqJtMe_6xEjDMJTSlGZjOQjUgUO0Wdc/s1600/Christine+Inner+Sleeve.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBp3kf56vsP5lRpv2_3vHjgu3iuDVyzV5diGMm39s9HgLhFHpg-oiPYCj3N1wm_LZ5G26GfGHhPL2BoZdXIAH2Hr3Otwze4S-RNnnAtbgtgQuuXqJtMe_6xEjDMJTSlGZjOQjUgUO0Wdc/s640/Christine+Inner+Sleeve.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><br />And that's an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Painted_Lady">American Painted Lady</a> butterfly in the ditch.<br /><br />This amazing, and vibrantly colorful sleeve was inked by <a href="http://toctattoo.com/about.swf">Tim O'Connor</a> at <a href="http://theredparlour.com/tattoos.html">The Red Parlour</a> in the Woodside section of Queens, New York. We featured work by Tim and The Red Parlour once before, <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2008/08/tattoosday-at-mall-part-1-kevin-wears.html">here</a>, back in 2008.<br /><br />Thanks to Christine for sharing her wonderful sleeve with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><br /><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>

Christine's Sleeve of Colorful Flowers and Butterflies

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