Kate Reminds Us: Two Calves Are Better than One

I met Kate last month and she shared these two, of her eleven tattoos:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LXUpHhOV08WgFK9wb9Ao2__e36bhgRu0wGDFjcOp9YompaJ0Cv_pILtzq-NCXjSSKpvMWPd3pn2SQB9Y9oHFz3_zgCAKxNSkWZp344j4xxrtn-a5QPPOgd27mx4FRRkpmjFAK2AQXBU/s1600/2+Calves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LXUpHhOV08WgFK9wb9Ao2__e36bhgRu0wGDFjcOp9YompaJ0Cv_pILtzq-NCXjSSKpvMWPd3pn2SQB9Y9oHFz3_zgCAKxNSkWZp344j4xxrtn-a5QPPOgd27mx4FRRkpmjFAK2AQXBU/s640/2+Calves.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Kate says these don't have specific meanings behind them, she "just liked the art". Nothing wrong with that at all.<br /><br />On the left calf, Kate has an exquisite black and grey piece by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/benjaminmoss">Benjamin Moss</a> at <a href="http://www.apocalypsetattoo.com/">Apocalypse Tattoo</a> in Seattle.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuATRIocjdJaI54CmbcvmvXLxuz8zDN-ZIILSKktQ5FRfwe4LSoARCuOQgheEVwakpryWzVZBwyjsX3fvZZcaxxni-OFQcChizG5clrM-amTybdYOmgQVUC57tFfAcFnMqTTC_sHxmLVs/s1600/2+skeletons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><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/AVvXsEgksJ1Vj9RGBObMsdUPGJ52szfZN9hqEx2mBU72daKJt6BnZXzbqmJhtqP-AZqR034ZsiNPmNoVBTpQwqc06dBK1_LHSOd5mH6KqqOyTxKO7HkzGWVuQulbIsLzIw-3tSw7lzDF583GC-g/s1600/2+skeletons+alt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksJ1Vj9RGBObMsdUPGJ52szfZN9hqEx2mBU72daKJt6BnZXzbqmJhtqP-AZqR034ZsiNPmNoVBTpQwqc06dBK1_LHSOd5mH6KqqOyTxKO7HkzGWVuQulbIsLzIw-3tSw7lzDF583GC-g/s640/2+skeletons+alt.jpg" width="344" /></a></div><br />The romantically morbid idea of two skeletons sharing an eternity in the same coffin is a haunting image.<br /><br />On her right calf is this dagger:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBobQc3OJ0DweWbZ8dqhjvqAhxqUtpo3D_uZsiToQrLLPuHp4c10-pusXEHrE-Ss-1idVL9lkqhDdgzz7nUFauWYvD9Q6SyBVR4Rqt7Hv4fJczItRbNlmeuy2kgdRaO6sfbw00k6bBhS8/s1600/Dagger+Calf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBobQc3OJ0DweWbZ8dqhjvqAhxqUtpo3D_uZsiToQrLLPuHp4c10-pusXEHrE-Ss-1idVL9lkqhDdgzz7nUFauWYvD9Q6SyBVR4Rqt7Hv4fJczItRbNlmeuy2kgdRaO6sfbw00k6bBhS8/s640/Dagger+Calf.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />The phrase "MORTE PRIMA DI DISONORE" translates to the expression "Death Before Dishonor". 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Kate Reminds Us: Two Calves Are Better than One

I met Kate last month and she shared these two, of her eleven tattoos: Kate says these don't have specific meanings behind them, she ...

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Niki's Memorial Foot

Alas, with winter setting in, spotting tattoos in public is seasonably challenging. Thank goodness for ink on uncovered extremities, like hands and the occasional foot!<br /><br />Case in point, earlier this month I met Niki in Penn Station after spotting this dagger on her foot: <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdvv3rqvdQZzQrQd5mfoJ86acmHFogSfaAHS4_okrDpj8RcF93Wws2TzZvTjJeLAJevDZ230kQ9G2g1RJTBNljh9smXDIirwoJjrzE8NZBUxAL-jI-12PQIbBMlderRpDxv6TxXdPrbQ/s1600/Niki+Foot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdvv3rqvdQZzQrQd5mfoJ86acmHFogSfaAHS4_okrDpj8RcF93Wws2TzZvTjJeLAJevDZ230kQ9G2g1RJTBNljh9smXDIirwoJjrzE8NZBUxAL-jI-12PQIbBMlderRpDxv6TxXdPrbQ/s400/Niki+Foot.jpg" width="332" /></a></div><br />She had this, one of her three tattoos, done three or four years ago a couple of years after her father had passed away.<br /><br />It is a memorial that is based on a necklace her dad wore. When I asked her, after the fact, if she still had the necklace, she said she didn't, but said it was a lot like <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/%400_mall/olive-popeye/cabinet/chrome-hearts/img57082102.jpg&imgrefurl=http://en.item.rakuten.com/olive-popeye/chp-015/&usg=__amnjjg_p8i46bz9NSVZqS-vgazI=&h=500&w=500&sz=35&hl=en&start=62&zoom=1&tbnid=Py46gaUT1np3xM:&tbnh=146&tbnw=153&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dchrome%2Bhearts%2Bfuck%2Byou%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1G1GGLQ_ENUS266%26biw%3D1070%26bih%3D599%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C1937&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=814&vpy=257&dur=327&hovh=153&hovw=153&tx=142&ty=122&ei=f_kjTdyJA8Xflgfux62kDA&oei=a_kjTa7AH8P98AbeusXRDQ&esq=5&page=5&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:9,s:62&biw=1070&bih=599">this one</a>. She added "my dad bought it the Christmas before he passed away and it really showed off his sarcasm and style because he was very much into motorcycles and whatnot".<br /><br />Wisely, in my opinion, she kept the design, but excised the words on the necklace from the tattoo!<br /><br />Niki had this done by <a href="http://www.inklinktattoos.com/artists.asp?ArtistId=19">Marc</a> at <a href="http://www.inklinktattoos.com/">Ink Link Tattoos & Piercings</a> in West Palm Beach, Florida.<br /><br />Thanks to Niki for sharing her tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Niki's Memorial Foot

Alas, with winter setting in, spotting tattoos in public is seasonably challenging. Thank goodness for ink on uncovered extremities, like h...

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