Jasmin's Phoenix Keeps Her Grounded

As the year winds down, I am clearing out the cobwebs - a hodgepodge of posts that just didn't make the grade. What causes an encounter from May to be delayed over seven months? Several things, like, in this case, a photo that just didn't make the grade. Further problematic is a subject's non-working e-mail address, and a credited artist who is not listed on the attributed shop's website.<br /> <br /> Still, I hate to just totally abandon a piece, so we'll just go with what we have...<br /> <br /> I met Jasmin just outside of Penn Station and she let me photograph this tattoo:<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisG-UDw8zVdAGnKny2N6aHUyvSh0qac48JAyCwVirr1QHiI3PZAtSnYyfE_iKFkcGL0pom4p_Wf6Nyrsc8ZhUnWXJ90-1VBYNvsECqDHJhTenlabCvvtAcOi0wIAPZZttaCvJo6-g6XD4/s1600/phoenix+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisG-UDw8zVdAGnKny2N6aHUyvSh0qac48JAyCwVirr1QHiI3PZAtSnYyfE_iKFkcGL0pom4p_Wf6Nyrsc8ZhUnWXJ90-1VBYNvsECqDHJhTenlabCvvtAcOi0wIAPZZttaCvJo6-g6XD4/s400/phoenix+2.jpg" width="175" /></a></div><br /> This is a phoenix that Jasmin got in 2010. It doubly keeps her grounded and represents her rise from the ashes.She told me she wanted the "girliest-looking phoenix," something "light and wispy".<br /> <br /> <br /> The two phrases in the banners are "Ut prosim aliis" and "Il buon tempo".<br /> <br /> "Ut prosim aliis" is the motto on her family (Jennings) crest and translates to "that I may be of use to others," or, in Jasmin's words, "that I might profit others".<br /> <br /> She told me that "il buon tempo" meant "each new day is bright," but it is more commonly translated from the Italian as "good times".<br /> <br /> She credited the work of this tattoo to an artist named Zack at Psycho Tattoo 2 in Atlanta.<br /> <br /> Thanks to Jasmin for sharing this tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Jasmin's Phoenix Keeps Her Grounded

As the year winds down, I am clearing out the cobwebs - a hodgepodge of posts that just didn't make the grade. What causes an encounter ...

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