Erin's Tribute to Thomas, Her Grandfather

Back in June, I met Erin on the subway, and she shared this section of her inner forearm:<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGKZT5pekPJ6u7CoCpa76YnBlVg7ymF_xje3jFbK36ZQbCW6-X0HbxHjAGNrgabOuFVcC32rNAhrqgp9cbcC5uhHzTFQjZWNzmH5IsLqWDBjnHzQuZm2kHHwfJDn6yGW2NP4sVx6Tik8/s1600/erin+anchor+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGKZT5pekPJ6u7CoCpa76YnBlVg7ymF_xje3jFbK36ZQbCW6-X0HbxHjAGNrgabOuFVcC32rNAhrqgp9cbcC5uhHzTFQjZWNzmH5IsLqWDBjnHzQuZm2kHHwfJDn6yGW2NP4sVx6Tik8/s640/erin+anchor+1.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><br /> This tattoo is a tribute to her grandfather, Thomas, who served in the U.S. Navy.<br /> <br /> The work was done at High Street Tattoo in Columbus, Ohio.<br /> <br /> Erin explained:  <br /> <blockquote>"I just told [the artist] that I wanted something that would relate to the Navy, I guess, so that's the anchor. I like Old School tattoos, I like Sailor Jerry classic-style."</blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzDgSHjWVVlyr_OE6_pldefuHpmcRV2UJgCZGtHsZF1ozez2P1K_t1fPs631rP72b68GG3FmiJ6J3BjXsd2yNj-i_ZFelW4Igbb8ijjSdZUwTyHQii2crsEtfVpbUYeUnQBV93bTZimwQ/s1600/erin+anchor+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzDgSHjWVVlyr_OE6_pldefuHpmcRV2UJgCZGtHsZF1ozez2P1K_t1fPs631rP72b68GG3FmiJ6J3BjXsd2yNj-i_ZFelW4Igbb8ijjSdZUwTyHQii2crsEtfVpbUYeUnQBV93bTZimwQ/s400/erin+anchor+detail.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><br />  Erin also has a Friday the 13th tattoo below this, on her wrist:<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jKgJ-4ctLAk6rqW_LIA0kiYgu9WcQboViKymbGO8hr9CLKHskYt3t_9wnQmIaGjJWfes4mf3Q8YRnCt1WdkyT1cHZ6ZlfFS64DLJJwu6aqsqF4AMJJHnZw7rdTAjD6qGXBQz50TM1Xc/s1600/erin+13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jKgJ-4ctLAk6rqW_LIA0kiYgu9WcQboViKymbGO8hr9CLKHskYt3t_9wnQmIaGjJWfes4mf3Q8YRnCt1WdkyT1cHZ6ZlfFS64DLJJwu6aqsqF4AMJJHnZw7rdTAjD6qGXBQz50TM1Xc/s400/erin+13.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><br /> This was done at Only You Tattoo in Atlanta.

Erin's Tribute to Thomas, Her Grandfather

Back in June, I met Erin on the subway, and she shared this section of her inner forearm: This tattoo is a tribute to her grandfather, Th...

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Gretchen's Shrine for Federico

I spotted <span class="il">Gretchen</span> in the Penn Plaza Borders and asked if she'd share the tattoo on her upper left arm. She gladly agreed:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NavLobj_THO93JHKCLt9A7FTnA5BN8E-2AohwLyOEWRhR4kpgKZo6O5pKFWdrqBFZQm_7GSa0ywXcQ6O3n_Rhqt9PdnT7hdrVPxAyOQ2DSHJeoKkUmG5OOmedCa6z0JgyKR62qOH/s1600/Federico+1+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NavLobj_THO93JHKCLt9A7FTnA5BN8E-2AohwLyOEWRhR4kpgKZo6O5pKFWdrqBFZQm_7GSa0ywXcQ6O3n_Rhqt9PdnT7hdrVPxAyOQ2DSHJeoKkUmG5OOmedCa6z0JgyKR62qOH/s640/Federico+1+wm.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br />This piece is an homage to grandfather Federico. She remembers that he introduced her to nature, so she included natural elements like plants and butterflies. Gretchen also added a replica of her grandfather's tattoo, which was inked with the name of her grandmother, Hermes.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsldQPAhnI8l9nO7nxBy1DS_eQxvgMOrK0dqeT4bO2UGjHVbvpWDUeV61tUnFg0dlS8OXsUedOnhr5MNeQHrEtrtjBoLNcbNXGgzuEPcniyWrVR-TF1AkJfq9kOclKQo3PVwQSLT-3/s1600/Federico+1+detail+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsldQPAhnI8l9nO7nxBy1DS_eQxvgMOrK0dqeT4bO2UGjHVbvpWDUeV61tUnFg0dlS8OXsUedOnhr5MNeQHrEtrtjBoLNcbNXGgzuEPcniyWrVR-TF1AkJfq9kOclKQo3PVwQSLT-3/s320/Federico+1+detail+wm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />This is one of about  ten tattoos Gretchen has, and she had this done at <a href="http://www.myspace.com/liquidskinstudio">Liquid Skin Studio</a>, in Inwood, on the north end of Manhattan.<br /><br />Gretchen is an artist that works with craft and jewelery. You can see her website <a href="http://renfineart.blogspot.com/">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Gretchen for sharing her tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Gretchen's Shrine for Federico

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Nick Remembers Billy, I Remember Siki

<a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/04/my-first-tattoo.html">My first tattoo</a> was modified from a piece of flash at <a href="http://www.bodyartstudios.com/">Body Art Studios</a> by an artist who goes by the moniker "Siki". Shortly thereafter, Siki left the shop and went on his way.<br /><br />My friend <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2008/06/peter-carusos-ink-old-school-brooklyn.html">Pete</a> knows who he is but, until recently, I hadn't met anyone with ink from Siki, other than myself.<br /><br />Then, I met Nick on the R train one day after work and, while discussing his many tattoos (he "lost count after 45," they've all connected) , I heard him talking about Siki.<br /><br />So today's tattoo is by Siki and was, like my lynx, modified from an old piece of flash. Although he adapted it a lot more fully and developed a more unique tattoo.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQsUthXbS9EnixP5bqCU-oOMANcV5zRnhaFlGfk99GYr9GOGP1prtHeoMjdiqvwMoufzpSNFsNmCE3PEKXYTaY5_GTILEYpAm4RnsBjM0I3vfNqnJcASzMOSBsK8Lyfk9eOrouAHPl/s1600/sii+tattoo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQsUthXbS9EnixP5bqCU-oOMANcV5zRnhaFlGfk99GYr9GOGP1prtHeoMjdiqvwMoufzpSNFsNmCE3PEKXYTaY5_GTILEYpAm4RnsBjM0I3vfNqnJcASzMOSBsK8Lyfk9eOrouAHPl/s640/sii+tattoo.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><br />Siki and Nick had a mutual friend named Billy, who Nick would often go with to get tattooed. When he passed away, they added Billy's name to the bottom of the tattoo as a tribute to their departed friend.<br /><br />Thanks to Nick for sharing his tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Nick Remembers Billy, I Remember Siki

My first tattoo was modified from a piece of flash at Body Art Studios by an artist who goes by the moniker "Siki". Shortly ther...

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Sugar Skull Sunday: Hannah and Her Family

I met Hannah in Penn Station one afternoon after spotting this amazing sugar skull on her upper left arm:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJV6JAjBAoOOmNtW9jBm__5f5G8awG71Vndq4JTcwmCVOgV2Q_IH8tWGYGhBTgN8hGBwJFLpcUw3L-toK0jCxvnaN6lp5E_iVpAv9UtYoppF-V88cCYgiooBrQrqYfIxyMKHFoDtg/s1600/Sugar+Skull+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJV6JAjBAoOOmNtW9jBm__5f5G8awG71Vndq4JTcwmCVOgV2Q_IH8tWGYGhBTgN8hGBwJFLpcUw3L-toK0jCxvnaN6lp5E_iVpAv9UtYoppF-V88cCYgiooBrQrqYfIxyMKHFoDtg/s640/Sugar+Skull+1.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br />Here is a broader glimpse of the tattoo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTzEwR9qL_X9E5Nn31gnR2W3d3Yj2c2h52rPS9Ebq0SiRBkfmaVUIC-09OwxenrrIs76pCAC8yeDrxIxiwdgcG6msArqlJ80QL-S0DIakyax9Bw8MITbc-FCbWvuTxC8Mj6NWlZCr/s1600/Sugar+Skull+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTzEwR9qL_X9E5Nn31gnR2W3d3Yj2c2h52rPS9Ebq0SiRBkfmaVUIC-09OwxenrrIs76pCAC8yeDrxIxiwdgcG6msArqlJ80QL-S0DIakyax9Bw8MITbc-FCbWvuTxC8Mj6NWlZCr/s400/Sugar+Skull+collage.jpg" width="357" /></a></div><br />Hannah has over twenty tattoos and told me she wanted this piece to have alot of different elements in it. The gold tooth was a must, because Hannah loves pirates.<br /><br />Gold teeth in sugar skulls are not necessarily unusual. Chainsaws, however are a bit out of the ordinary:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXsrKgG5fSCu02OQQXnQNSVU7GvXcvnnOg8xtLqnmamZYlPVVocVlDj5Ch7neqafggJU2rgX2JimfIF2Itqa6LOVdWsxLLT9lBmQbNrucs9wB0ANVjyLurjk92ksoyPWMUS_54UzL/s1600/Sugar+Skull+1+chainsaw+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXsrKgG5fSCu02OQQXnQNSVU7GvXcvnnOg8xtLqnmamZYlPVVocVlDj5Ch7neqafggJU2rgX2JimfIF2Itqa6LOVdWsxLLT9lBmQbNrucs9wB0ANVjyLurjk92ksoyPWMUS_54UzL/s400/Sugar+Skull+1+chainsaw+detail.jpg" width="362" /></a></div><br />The chainsaw, Hannah explained, is a tribute to her uncle, who is a lumberjack. And, she added frankly, the bottle is there to acknowledge her grandfather, an alcoholic.<br /><br />This sugar skull was completed in two 2-3 hour sessions by Tim Barnes at <a href="http://holeshottattoos.com/home.html">Holeshot's Premium Tattoo & Piercing</a> in Amherst, Massachusetts. Tim has moved on to Florida, according to Hannah, but I haven't been able to identify where he is currently working.<br /><br />Readers can see all of the sugar skulls previously posted on Tattoosday by clicking here or on the Sugar Skulls tag at the end of the post.<br /><br />Thanks again to Hannah for sharing her sugar skull with us here on Tattoosday!

Sugar Skull Sunday: Hannah and Her Family

I met Hannah in Penn Station one afternoon after spotting this amazing sugar skull on her upper left arm: Here is a broader glimpse of the t...

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Katie's Tattoos: A Tribute and a Memorial

I met Katie on 34th Street one afternoon when I stopped to ask her about her foot tattoo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIptrAGZ3R4HQA5aweECHRnsnKngGClN9NLzI4C9bUhE0oPl1iY18AlX6tDa4PqOTWbehKqcYesyB-BoF6WHDBKzBCbeLlT7_xdXhwJD9v8qudIvFLqLLWt7Kx1Bnob1OWP-qoma55/s1600/JMS+ribbon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIptrAGZ3R4HQA5aweECHRnsnKngGClN9NLzI4C9bUhE0oPl1iY18AlX6tDa4PqOTWbehKqcYesyB-BoF6WHDBKzBCbeLlT7_xdXhwJD9v8qudIvFLqLLWt7Kx1Bnob1OWP-qoma55/s400/JMS+ribbon.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />This tribute piece on her left foot is for her cousin, whose initials are JMS. The letters sit astride the ribbon designating awareness for the disease <a href="https://health.google.com/health/ref/Multiple+sclerosis">Multiple Sclerosis</a> (MS). The two feet represent the fact that she helps raise awareness in the fight against MS by participating in an <a href="http://www.nationalmssociety.org/walkMapRegion.aspx">MS Walk</a> each year.<br /><br />For more information on MS, visit the <a href="http://www.nationalmssociety.org/index.aspx">National Multiple Sclerosis Society's</a> website <a href="http://www.nationalmssociety.org/index.aspx">here</a>.<br /><br />Katie also shared with me these wings on the back of her neck:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfChDKB013vTE3dR7mZMVu4DnkcrpiX9fStCbDaqaYaiNnCJXDKiCVjP-P5NmcGOWXPlVH40R-3UJd-BpV-fdWxIySiZmWvmK0ZQUsqo-Q3PphMFcnaeR6HCzEA7tIwwL9vFjIP94/s1600/MCF+memorial.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfChDKB013vTE3dR7mZMVu4DnkcrpiX9fStCbDaqaYaiNnCJXDKiCVjP-P5NmcGOWXPlVH40R-3UJd-BpV-fdWxIySiZmWvmK0ZQUsqo-Q3PphMFcnaeR6HCzEA7tIwwL9vFjIP94/s400/MCF+memorial.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />The initials "MCF" refer to her brother Mark, who was killed with a friend a few years back when a train struck them. This memorial piece ensures that her brother is always with her.<br /><br />Katie's tattoos were inked by Spencer at <a href="http://www.fatkattat.com/shop.html">Fat Kat Tattoos</a> in Keyport, New Jersey. Work from  Fat Kat has appeared previously on Tattoosday <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Fat%20Kat%20Tattoo">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Katie for sharing two of her four tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Katie's Tattoos: A Tribute and a Memorial

I met Katie on 34th Street one afternoon when I stopped to ask her about her foot tattoo: This tribute piece on her left foot is for her cou...

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