Friday Randoms.

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Friday Randoms.

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Out With the Old.....

As we wind down 2010, and look ahead to 2011, I wanted to take care of one of my several loose ends from the past year.<br /><br />Back in July, I met a guy named John on the D train. He had tattooed arms and we chatted a bit. He said he'd send me photos and he did a few weeks later.<br /><br />I never posted the photos because the resolution was low, and when I tried to increase the size, they blurred. I was going to include these in the Christmas housecleaning post, but the work is just too good.<br /><br />So hear you have them, small photos, but recognizably amazing:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLB0yrwBaKQiU8GTRyRKycRGTu4juzXv_cPwYJMcnak_AumFetWMaM83_raHzgPT9SJmJHa-Kt0zjtLaSsECudDjZ_IvEFEq51mIkidx5xGrFQC_CZLJfuorjuq5lNiHpvCWGJLOn7CCw/s1600/john+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLB0yrwBaKQiU8GTRyRKycRGTu4juzXv_cPwYJMcnak_AumFetWMaM83_raHzgPT9SJmJHa-Kt0zjtLaSsECudDjZ_IvEFEq51mIkidx5xGrFQC_CZLJfuorjuq5lNiHpvCWGJLOn7CCw/s1600/john+2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHQcd4qRP6_W8UJe5cWPYfzxA14z8RTeNAZl9C5Ezn6DceL8-jJuu91Ab0vEg2XGBjnCm3MvvvBgfOZbv2O2HzpwF8fzXCI31BaKhfozVTcpUeuoJCHGv9C4aEwEaPwRPWlDaGQ-BUQo/s1600/john.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHQcd4qRP6_W8UJe5cWPYfzxA14z8RTeNAZl9C5Ezn6DceL8-jJuu91Ab0vEg2XGBjnCm3MvvvBgfOZbv2O2HzpwF8fzXCI31BaKhfozVTcpUeuoJCHGv9C4aEwEaPwRPWlDaGQ-BUQo/s1600/john.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6U2wKZoZOaCfm_ofbGhyphenhyphen1JV8z0GmhHPM4X6nMdHIsWOhQMJlNw3Y8grfYo9u39yb5r9Jg9MUZAsWxZWzaC08qYiebErEt8Ich_kWZTYHKVRqTuSHwaftQH_yudBlYs37g6Il7ev6Y8Pc/s1600/john3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6U2wKZoZOaCfm_ofbGhyphenhyphen1JV8z0GmhHPM4X6nMdHIsWOhQMJlNw3Y8grfYo9u39yb5r9Jg9MUZAsWxZWzaC08qYiebErEt8Ich_kWZTYHKVRqTuSHwaftQH_yudBlYs37g6Il7ev6Y8Pc/s1600/john3.jpg" /></a></div><br />I mean, what is there to say? This work is quite excellent. The koi, the tiger, the sailing ship, sugar skull, nautical stars - it's all quite a body of work!<br /><br />The artist is Nacho, who appeared once before on the blog <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/06/matt-wears-his-heart-of-bacon-on-his.html">here</a>. You can check out Nacho's work <a href="http://www.nachotattoo.com.ar/home_eng.htm">here</a>. in New York, he tattoos out of <a href="http://www.studioenigma.com/">Studio Enigma</a> on Avenue U.<br /><br />Thanks to John for sharing these amazing tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br />And thanks to all of our fans and contributors for making 2010 a successful year of inkspotting!

Out With the Old.....

As we wind down 2010, and look ahead to 2011, I wanted to take care of one of my several loose ends from the past year.Back in July, I met a guy named John on the D train. He had tattooed arms and we chatted a bit. He said he'd send me photos and he did a few weeks later.I never posted the photos be…

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A Bright Spot in December: A Phoenix and a Pin-Up

As one would expect, inkspotting is tough during December. Here we are at the end of the month, and I have only interviewed three people since the 1st. There were a few times over the summer when I interviewed three contributors during my lunch hour!<br /><br />The last person whose work I photographed was Megan, who I found upstairs at the <a href="http://www.borders.com/online/store/StoreDetailView_582">Penn Plaza Borders</a> store.<br /><br />Megan has seventeen tattoos, but it was this one that caught my eye:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDI5zJQ7u2OEUeGHcZ9KMurA2o8adsHtE8R0LVWRmdqaN2L2dTg2yrULImowLK_hSQeXQWDneyy1zJs8hmlgY9gi9l4ZQ4T8nLRysS9HvapKyaORJzRmJphRfNeiREET75vIN1jsVX0LI/s1600/phoenix+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDI5zJQ7u2OEUeGHcZ9KMurA2o8adsHtE8R0LVWRmdqaN2L2dTg2yrULImowLK_hSQeXQWDneyy1zJs8hmlgY9gi9l4ZQ4T8nLRysS9HvapKyaORJzRmJphRfNeiREET75vIN1jsVX0LI/s640/phoenix+collage.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />This is a phoenix, of course, but fewer people may recognize it as <a href="http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Fawkes">Fawkes</a>, the phoenix of <a href="http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Albus_Dumbledore">Professor Albus Dumbledore</a>, in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Order_of_the_Phoenix">Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjt_lrUAxHfVxqr_-0Gt52mR3J_dXnUmgG42KDYUI4s9m3bjQEoFJEHLqba-KY6wLvzumjJTOjDlafdvLsp7-fsfWzcLPJqP3il7LwkpbBLCyigpa5V62X1vpFmkhxguniuznzcs8LpMY/s1600/phoenix.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjt_lrUAxHfVxqr_-0Gt52mR3J_dXnUmgG42KDYUI4s9m3bjQEoFJEHLqba-KY6wLvzumjJTOjDlafdvLsp7-fsfWzcLPJqP3il7LwkpbBLCyigpa5V62X1vpFmkhxguniuznzcs8LpMY/s640/phoenix.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br />The artwork is based on the illustration by <a href="http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Jason_Cockcroft">Jason Cockcroft</a> on the cover of the UK edition of the aforementioned book.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZCRp1f_biHF4O9LXGdU-FgNY-2EMWKjTVQQjlimlA4IcA1heDbvdJuwXsFNMUggIzsILRVkD4447r7wpFNCMYTOxnHVVVHgpz7RbkL703sVPzrZyedt53qD8_FtFhuV7FYw7TkYAAYA/s1600/order.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZCRp1f_biHF4O9LXGdU-FgNY-2EMWKjTVQQjlimlA4IcA1heDbvdJuwXsFNMUggIzsILRVkD4447r7wpFNCMYTOxnHVVVHgpz7RbkL703sVPzrZyedt53qD8_FtFhuV7FYw7TkYAAYA/s320/order.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br />The tattooist Jamie Nichols at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gargoyle-Tattoo/278773049770">Gargoyle Tattoo</a> in Aberdeen, Washington, completed this piece in about eight hours over two sittings.<br /><br />Megan also has this pinup 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/AVvXsEgxn1-b902cp2-yjYuFciUgKt5TA5BXWGtzQPJn0Jf_vRodFViB-6VJtfdqVdtJzCd7pwb6zacrlNJ3o3MMPk312xrxNUweBpAjHcJ1i7GYgyk0NYSYGkak7_WdYIY3mISp7jXCEHYVv2Y/s1600/pinup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxn1-b902cp2-yjYuFciUgKt5TA5BXWGtzQPJn0Jf_vRodFViB-6VJtfdqVdtJzCd7pwb6zacrlNJ3o3MMPk312xrxNUweBpAjHcJ1i7GYgyk0NYSYGkak7_WdYIY3mISp7jXCEHYVv2Y/s640/pinup.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br />The use of negative space for the bombs is pretty cool.<br /><br />Marcus was the artist at Gargoyle that Megan credited for creating this piece..<br /><br />Thanks to Megan for taking the time to speak to me about her cool tattoos!

A Bright Spot in December: A Phoenix and a Pin-Up

As one would expect, inkspotting is tough during December. Here we are at the end of the month, and I have only interviewed three people since the 1st. There were a few times over the summer when I interviewed three contributors during my lunch hour!The last person whose work I photographed was M…

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Words / Number

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Words / Number

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Arms.

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Arms.

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Two-for-Tattoosday, Brazilian-Style

Sometimes, due to a) a language barrier and b) the passage of time, we're not always able to give you the most in-depth story about our subjects' tattoos.<br /><br />Such is the case with Celso and Reginaldo, who I met back in September outside of <a href="http://www.thegarden.com/">Madison Square Garden</a>.<br /><br />Both gentlemen were visiting from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo">São Paolo</a>, Brazil and one of Celso's tattoos caught my eye:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja81Nv51OVX4RFETgLcJyW3tFMBUrWwpCZC1YhtMtcOGOlcTbMpDoW-RXqLJ7ae_9xA9GPSCQb72P115O1FJdRqHaxURlh1Rt0ld1VoyV_PE6yxeQMWo1bBYUmusvC_FNeugQMB5kevT8/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/AVvXsEja81Nv51OVX4RFETgLcJyW3tFMBUrWwpCZC1YhtMtcOGOlcTbMpDoW-RXqLJ7ae_9xA9GPSCQb72P115O1FJdRqHaxURlh1Rt0ld1VoyV_PE6yxeQMWo1bBYUmusvC_FNeugQMB5kevT8/s640/Dragon.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />That was on his right arm. He also had this one on his left arm:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoKs70MwzwT2Qeq8eel9pbUmn_5c0Z5vwOujqT1PkyAjpNmtiNINQtNd9wZXelTajdHcgx1W2WY_5alXYf_brRwuaaLyPmSbsHuwOMlQI3-1988kWUMulAZW6Ma0GQfKjKRDL_2XfgsE/s1600/Mermaid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoKs70MwzwT2Qeq8eel9pbUmn_5c0Z5vwOujqT1PkyAjpNmtiNINQtNd9wZXelTajdHcgx1W2WY_5alXYf_brRwuaaLyPmSbsHuwOMlQI3-1988kWUMulAZW6Ma0GQfKjKRDL_2XfgsE/s640/Mermaid.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><br />Celso's friend Reginaldo pulled his shirt off so I could get the full view of his koi tattoo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj703vR9wP-Hm4pnM8GPN-Ahny_y37ZclBXk4GKM-O4AemMIeqzV-DTQh7Y3XyEacDqBNA2pYUUbwmpBKGh-KwOQnQNxDMs6hD6do3EA4I0k5zXdNyIvOpNfuaWi5hPYUFNUyre3_cV5aY/s1600/koi+BRazil.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj703vR9wP-Hm4pnM8GPN-Ahny_y37ZclBXk4GKM-O4AemMIeqzV-DTQh7Y3XyEacDqBNA2pYUUbwmpBKGh-KwOQnQNxDMs6hD6do3EA4I0k5zXdNyIvOpNfuaWi5hPYUFNUyre3_cV5aY/s640/koi+BRazil.jpg" width="392" /></a></div><br />Celso credited Artur at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/TRUE-LOVE-TATTOO/107617653333">True Love Tattoo</a> in São Paolo for inking his dragon and his mermaid.<br /><br />Artur also was the artists who did Reginaldo's koi.<br /><br />Thanks to Celso and Reginaldo for sharing their tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Two-for-Tattoosday, Brazilian-Style

Sometimes, due to a) a language barrier and b) the passage of time, we're not always able to give you the most in-depth story about our subjects' tattoos.Such is the case with Celso and Reginaldo, who I met back in September outside of Madison Square Garden.Both gentlemen were visiting from São Pa…

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The Haute Pursuit

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The Haute Pursuit

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Legs/ Foot

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Legs/ Foot

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Natalie Maines Back & Foot Tattoos

Natalie Maines is an American singer-songwriter and member of country group the Dixie Chicks.<br /><br />Natalie Maines is known to have three tattoos, including a star with two banners and names, located on the <a href="http://www.celebritytattoosite.com/2010/05/back-tattoos.html">back</a> of her neck.<br /><br />The singer also has a small design on her right <a href="http://www.celebritytattoosite.com/2010/05/ankle-tattoos.html">ankle</a>, accompanied by several tiny chick foot prints on the top of her right <a href="http://www.celebritytattoosite.com/2010/06/foot-tattoos.html">foot</a>, which she shares with her two fellow bandmates.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5AbJZ69bhLcsewh8qVNSHELENYZf7uAkPseNXHN5-5kcev9wG06w8kW9SKp81JdTAt0RNJmkU7Fvh1XreMQBPF1wfg3YnOwa1C_sQAwBA6JnKCWnCCUHCmda_hs3KznOI8TAcQ9zUTaA/s1600/natalie-maines-tattoo-2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555487460433163330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5AbJZ69bhLcsewh8qVNSHELENYZf7uAkPseNXHN5-5kcev9wG06w8kW9SKp81JdTAt0RNJmkU7Fvh1XreMQBPF1wfg3YnOwa1C_sQAwBA6JnKCWnCCUHCmda_hs3KznOI8TAcQ9zUTaA/s400/natalie-maines-tattoo-2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 367px;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjep2MvR9TJ1XXExYrKfe-oYpneouGd7ZL4l9ZINKn9Ppia38GYB7Qnort3jLnM12yAN65mE7kWsNnhiiAU6nq1mkKrrcEU1gY1slMe77NzDfQ6R8mfcDFLpGavQl_7ucSixMapdskznL0/s1600/natalie-maines-tattoo.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555487458325626418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjep2MvR9TJ1XXExYrKfe-oYpneouGd7ZL4l9ZINKn9Ppia38GYB7Qnort3jLnM12yAN65mE7kWsNnhiiAU6nq1mkKrrcEU1gY1slMe77NzDfQ6R8mfcDFLpGavQl_7ucSixMapdskznL0/s400/natalie-maines-tattoo.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 400px;" /></a>

Natalie Maines Back & Foot Tattoos

Natalie Maines is an American singer-songwriter and member of country group the Dixie Chicks.Natalie Maines is known to have three tattoos, including a star with two banners and names, located on the back of her neck.The singer also has a small design on her right ankle, accompanied by several tiny …

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Polynesian lizard shoulder tattoo

Hi,<br /><br />Here's the third polynesian design I've been working on in the last few days.<br />It has a nice symmetry and contains a lizard in the center and a mask at the top.<br /><br />Here's a sketch in an early stage:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_bM3CGZCmIsY7RTB1Hs0jtKur5-YLZIsZgqv7erscD7YDdBa_KXiIa6D87BhCCqMBQrXj1Y0yyqL3_eqw7BSE10AsrgfxGYAcllEewW5TS7A1y60MU2v1u_YnNjJneNr-lelbRZybO4/s1600/polynesian-lizard-mask-tattoo-design.jpg"><img alt="polynesian lizard mask tattoo design" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554734209107147202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_bM3CGZCmIsY7RTB1Hs0jtKur5-YLZIsZgqv7erscD7YDdBa_KXiIa6D87BhCCqMBQrXj1Y0yyqL3_eqw7BSE10AsrgfxGYAcllEewW5TS7A1y60MU2v1u_YnNjJneNr-lelbRZybO4/s320/polynesian-lizard-mask-tattoo-design.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 267px;" /></a>First I create the main contours of the tattoo by drawing two circles for the shoulder part and adding a rectangular shape at the bottom.<br />Then I draw other main lines like the diagonal ones and horizontal guide lines.<br /><br />I really like the repetitive patterns and typical "polynesian" shapes and the eyes at the top of the design.<br /><br />It took me quite some time to get the image right, most of the time I draw, erase, redraw etc.<br />So before I get to the final stage of tracing the image, I have nearly spent half my time tweaking and adjusting the image :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Polynesian shoulder tattoo 3</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKQ3Fdg1g0EezDPHMs25BxLZkZ7m7OM3qS6tyHaCeu_L-fAaJkjPqjJLnhUBuSrCY26Ts3OcertwO-j02ry9fdzxDzj8g8tcqQoCMTKzy86Z4tMGdxcJ9oFOKS_ugi_4u7YrMiVO-IZc/s1600/polynesian-lizard-and-mask-shoulder-tattoos.jpg"><img alt="polynesian lizard and mask tattoos for the shoulder" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554734210102301810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKQ3Fdg1g0EezDPHMs25BxLZkZ7m7OM3qS6tyHaCeu_L-fAaJkjPqjJLnhUBuSrCY26Ts3OcertwO-j02ry9fdzxDzj8g8tcqQoCMTKzy86Z4tMGdxcJ9oFOKS_ugi_4u7YrMiVO-IZc/s320/polynesian-lizard-and-mask-shoulder-tattoos.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 302px;" /></a>Here's the final shoulder design, the top is symmetrical and the lower part of the tattoo has wave patterns, triangles, arrowheads and turtle symbols<br /><br />The original size of this tattoo is 23,5 x 21 cm (9 x 8 inches), but it can be scaled to adjust it to your arm/shoulder.<br /><br />Price for this design is 35,70 euro (47 US dollar)<br /><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><input name="cmd" value="_xclick" type="hidden"><input name="business" value="EK2SV5P76YBPW" type="hidden"><input name="lc" value="US" type="hidden"><input name="item_name" value="Polynesian shoulder tattoo 3" type="hidden"><input name="item_number" value="blog item" type="hidden"><input name="amount" value="35.70" type="hidden"><input name="currency_code" value="EUR" type="hidden"><input name="button_subtype" value="products" type="hidden"><input name="no_note" value="1" type="hidden"><input name="no_shipping" value="2" type="hidden"><input name="rm" value="1" type="hidden"><input src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynow_SM.gif" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" type="image" border="0"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" /><br /></form><br />If you wish to order it, simply press the "Buy now" button and you will be redirected to the Paypal site for the payment.<br /><br />Once I receive your payment, I'll send you the high resolution design and a linedrawing for your tattoo artist.<br /><br />Any questions? Just let me know.<br /><br />If you want to "retweet" this post to your followers, simply click the green button at the top.<br /><br />Mark Storm<br />info@storm3d.com<br />www.storm3d.com

Polynesian lizard shoulder tattoo

Hi,Here's the third polynesian design I've been working on in the last few days.It has a nice symmetry and contains a lizard in the center and a mask at the top.Here's a sketch in an early stage:First I create the main contours of the tattoo by drawing two circles for the shoulder part and adding a …

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Christmas House Cleaning

Regular readers of Tattoosday will notice that, although I generally follow a chronological order when I share tattoos I have encountered.<br /><br />However, certain pieces, for various and sundry reasons, have been bypassed, and haven't made it to the blog, until now.<br /><br />I was originally going to post a dozen to represent the Twelve Days of Christmas, but I settled for eight. For the nights of Chanukah, perhaps?<br /><br />Without intending to offend anyone for not receiving a post all to themselves, I have lumped these tattoos, spanning from late August to late October, in one post.<br /><br />These are the neglected tattoo pictures that are just a little off, some not through the fault of the contributor, but for reasons beyond their control.<br /><br />The quality of the photo may not be ideal, or the host and I faced a language barrier that prevented a good back story from emerging, or I didn't find the story behind the tattoo especially compelling. And then<br />there's what is likely one of the poorest tattoos I have seen, but the story behind it is somewhat compelling.<br /><br />So, without further ado, here is a Christmas cleaning, eight posts rolled together into one gigantic one.<br /><br />~~~<br /><br />First up, we have Esteban, who shared his sleeve when I met him in September, at <a href="http://www.fairwaymarket.com/Directions/redhookdirections.html">Fairway</a> in Red Hook:<br /><br />Alas, I was still using a borrowed camera, and several shots were over-exposed and/or blurry, but I was able to salvage this one:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCKpO9H6mA_MZ5ou0CpD-J2GxeRk5BO22IgXm2D1q3nv-aiJZciRF6GQkQT9zEvURzPbrUADwkMXgWYESPM5JR0zCNFWBvDeNtpGFrQz8ko2I5vsCK6glxYHmWQCxHF4MN3EYkBj4m4Q/s1600/esteban.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoCKpO9H6mA_MZ5ou0CpD-J2GxeRk5BO22IgXm2D1q3nv-aiJZciRF6GQkQT9zEvURzPbrUADwkMXgWYESPM5JR0zCNFWBvDeNtpGFrQz8ko2I5vsCK6glxYHmWQCxHF4MN3EYkBj4m4Q/s640/esteban.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br />The artwork is pre-Colombian in its inspiration, and is part of a larger tropical motif. <br /><br />Next up we have Dave, who I met in Penn Station. He has over 25 tattoos and selected this one to share:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivUYW36jsOIdEdy7Br_K51DbhbKVpJZeviRPRK6c-dv9bN7PoJzWNGOq4cjBho_9y2pwP2dw78jJb83c9WIIRagbp5oqwOcoAIEC6y4dr-kPO0yq4sGALADusGIlFL2l3zzTknV1E_iw/s1600/United+and+Strong.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivUYW36jsOIdEdy7Br_K51DbhbKVpJZeviRPRK6c-dv9bN7PoJzWNGOq4cjBho_9y2pwP2dw78jJb83c9WIIRagbp5oqwOcoAIEC6y4dr-kPO0yq4sGALADusGIlFL2l3zzTknV1E_iw/s400/United+and+Strong.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br />The phrase "Uniting the Strong" is the title of a song from <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victim_in_Pain">Victim in Pain</a></i>, the second album from the band <a href="http://www.agnosticfront.com/">Agnostic Front</a>. This is a friendship tattoo that stresses unity and the host's nod to the hardcore punk scene.<br /><br />Dave credits Jelena at <a href="http://www.lonewolftattoo.com/">Lone Wolf Tattoo</a> in Bellmore, New York with this piece.<br /><br />~~~<br /><br />Next we have Orlando, a Fine Arts student at <a href="http://www.fitnyc.edu/">FIT</a>, where I met him outside while walking toward 23rd Street on my lunch break, also in September.<br /><br />This ship tattoo is an homage to his father, who served in the navy for thirty years. He wanted a "classic look" in the Sailor Jerry style.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0f_MXKN9uSjgLjcday1WfHZN1TZSdu2fRosiuhNWHNcnHsbuMf69hOk3WvRa0TpmTaeTwHemlJSbsx-iavyVZVmgEthqjSm4ZPOSm3ivAxyf4zMkEFd4mWqMDaxFGsII4m_z29TW1StQ/s1600/Orlando+Ship.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0f_MXKN9uSjgLjcday1WfHZN1TZSdu2fRosiuhNWHNcnHsbuMf69hOk3WvRa0TpmTaeTwHemlJSbsx-iavyVZVmgEthqjSm4ZPOSm3ivAxyf4zMkEFd4mWqMDaxFGsII4m_z29TW1StQ/s400/Orlando+Ship.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><br />Orlando confirmed for me that his dad loves the tattoo.<br /><br />It was inked at <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/crazy-fantasy-tattoo-new-york">Crazy Fantasy Tattoo</a> in Manhattan by an artist named Antonio.<br /><br />[Update: I got a better, crisper picture from Orlando of the ship tattoo in May 2011:]<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXuKT0m7hHLVSvg4hcB4lChONTyq6mAC6bl2w7Do8p_j0wS9DaVXTGrI3YJGxXwQATLk9GJNzuWE6Kafg9b3YmujeAmfHBZq-OSsc54qNKLBwhyphenhyphenbdREno1tdPBnXga6HtWT0KJWab7wI/s1600/Orlando+Ship+2011_picnik.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXuKT0m7hHLVSvg4hcB4lChONTyq6mAC6bl2w7Do8p_j0wS9DaVXTGrI3YJGxXwQATLk9GJNzuWE6Kafg9b3YmujeAmfHBZq-OSsc54qNKLBwhyphenhyphenbdREno1tdPBnXga6HtWT0KJWab7wI/s400/Orlando+Ship+2011_picnik.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><br />Orlando has seven tattoos in all [in May 2011, he updated this number to ten], and shared this one, as well, inked at <a href="http://www.daredeviltattoo.com/">Dare Devil Tattoo</a> on the Lower East Side.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ZZvCEjXPnsUIZo5PVmbnlgU5aTF1FXanSPmRG1RnmRhHCfY6hdMuejtxSu5VKPGL3NUoGVfNX7f8-r9MAu_izIL8oxI0YofyOis2GFZ4TDf2e-Uv9MwjoOagh9SwEpSBsyu1p_ZDwiY/s1600/Orlando+Bon+Iver.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ZZvCEjXPnsUIZo5PVmbnlgU5aTF1FXanSPmRG1RnmRhHCfY6hdMuejtxSu5VKPGL3NUoGVfNX7f8-r9MAu_izIL8oxI0YofyOis2GFZ4TDf2e-Uv9MwjoOagh9SwEpSBsyu1p_ZDwiY/s400/Orlando+Bon+Iver.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><br />The quote, "<span id="search" style="visibility: visible;">This my excavation and today<i></i> is Kumran"</span> is from a song called "re: Stacks" by <a href="http://www.boniver.org/">Bon Iver</a>.<br /><br />Orlando explained that he interprets this quote as a reminder that "every day has the ability to make you or break you. It just depends on what you do with it." Other interpretations are <a href="http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858674649/">here</a>.<br /><br />For the record, I did email Orlando to ask for an opportunity to get clearer pictures, but I did not hear back from him.<br /><br />~~~<br /><br />I met Farkas in <a href="http://www.unionsquarenyc.org/">Union Square</a> back in October. He had this wolf on his right arm:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMA9a9FQPdqfB8UFR6MAWlhxzNETG9XACGNz2uBX5BnprYOKwltlwngCfa1eSaHky1albtHSpBK726mOjzqOuhHZH5VGXhXv0WovIhOrBI5x1v-oSb86MIz0V0Wp7w5ryBG8Q0qU9QRLg/s1600/Farkas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMA9a9FQPdqfB8UFR6MAWlhxzNETG9XACGNz2uBX5BnprYOKwltlwngCfa1eSaHky1albtHSpBK726mOjzqOuhHZH5VGXhXv0WovIhOrBI5x1v-oSb86MIz0V0Wp7w5ryBG8Q0qU9QRLg/s400/Farkas.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br />He explained that his name means "wolf" in Hungarian, and that one of his friends in Hungary did this tattoo for him.<br /><br />~~~<br /><br />A couple days after meeting Farkas, I met an Israeli named Ran on 34th Street across from <a href="http://www.macys.com/">Macy*s</a>. He shared this iguana on his right leg:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHj2VounzL4T6Mx3cKaxi-zeRl040YaomM-YqtDCvi8VRfCmdpZHf74w8Ryg1n3rXY3p5vJ6azsEr4mCA1u8BlpJOoKnIYTP1QrFdKgLCxLdZrPl7RSC62Id019VaFMOnZhDff55WnuM/s1600/Iguana_picnik.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHj2VounzL4T6Mx3cKaxi-zeRl040YaomM-YqtDCvi8VRfCmdpZHf74w8Ryg1n3rXY3p5vJ6azsEr4mCA1u8BlpJOoKnIYTP1QrFdKgLCxLdZrPl7RSC62Id019VaFMOnZhDff55WnuM/s640/Iguana_picnik.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><br /><br />It's a pretty nice tattoo, but he hasn't sent me any further details about it.<br /><br />~~~<br /><br />A couple weeks later, I was in the West Village before a concert, and met Carlos, a manager at the <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&expIds=17259,27342,27642,28067&sugexp=ldymls&xhr=t&cp=9&qe=cWRvYmEgMTAwMA&qesig=ioAfmDfQL9io8qJXivfDRw&pkc=AFgZ2tn4CORECvVIyeLyU2neM3rYho1uXF-JgkCMN3WPXIASZMzsBqf9zoXZYVCZMemdAnlBQwpPIUCXg07_bR4jmJS4wGewDw&client=firefox-a&hs=mBF&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=qdoba+10001&fb=1&gl=us&hq=qdoba&hnear=New+York+10001&ei=-DoWTejMIM6s8AaP58W7Dg&sa=X&oi=local_group&ct=image&resnum=2&sqi=2&ved=0CAQQtgMwAQ&iwloc=3378200444570630634">Qdoba Mexican Grill</a> where we were having a quick bite before the show. He shared this intricate tattoo on his right arm:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8KUnEG425eSfjpANGwbxuUSu-w2jJZCT2xzDpA4H05-MXMrw9ZIyOZFF6rYlCx-rPDwnSqfT526k8_7fsGRDjTcesXnP7Lqr3eVmI9FzLCIiNFq4d4G1cp4Utm8VK7bE7CIf_TZjsTE/s1600/puzzle+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8KUnEG425eSfjpANGwbxuUSu-w2jJZCT2xzDpA4H05-MXMrw9ZIyOZFF6rYlCx-rPDwnSqfT526k8_7fsGRDjTcesXnP7Lqr3eVmI9FzLCIiNFq4d4G1cp4Utm8VK7bE7CIf_TZjsTE/s640/puzzle+wm.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><br />He and friend collaborated on this tattoo together. He told me that, when he was little, he did jigsaw puzzles with his mother a lot. The tattoo reminds him of those fun times growing up.<br /><br />~~~<br /><br />The following week, I ran into Iancu in Penn Station, and he shared this piece on his upper left arm:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEila4qrxm6SgDAx48PTDTSd93tZiNLvZrZ9pm02Xr9fGp-SM7AgtwiL9L7_1pCHfJCb0Kxw6ebhkEV4I7M83bq-zVJszsVpRh0Mmk6PcVWqjXMAOBL2M58lp2qjTTUkY2KIXQnZBqSM404/s1600/guns+roses.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEila4qrxm6SgDAx48PTDTSd93tZiNLvZrZ9pm02Xr9fGp-SM7AgtwiL9L7_1pCHfJCb0Kxw6ebhkEV4I7M83bq-zVJszsVpRh0Mmk6PcVWqjXMAOBL2M58lp2qjTTUkY2KIXQnZBqSM404/s400/guns+roses.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br />Iancu told me he came to the artist, Rico, formerly of <a href="http://www.risingdragon.com/">Rising Dragon</a> in Manhattan, who was initially unwilling to do the tattoo. However, he convinced him to do it. It's basically a <a href="http://web.gunsnroses.com/index.jsp">Guns N' Roses</a> tribute although, he<br />noted, the guns were added about a year and a half after the original design was inked.<br /><br />~~~<br /><br />And finally, I must first say that  it is very rare that I ever criticize the quality of a tattoo.<br /><br />Even if it is inferior to the work of much better artists, I always like to believe there are some redeeming qualities in a tattoo.<br /><br />Which is why I struggled with this next tattoo, which I photographer back in August, and which I have included in this odds and ends post in December.<br /><br />I approached a guy named Danny who had a lot of interestingly-tattooed words and such on his arms.<br /><br />However, he offered to remove his shirt in Penn Station so I could photograph this:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tErFkoR-1ZguP7shaYccHEfl1TmXehyphenhyphenugnQkyYRXSAx4R84vjq09C4-v26HETL4z79Ge7O81RmsTALz7RTgEW9cH0hwgqzjM856GwE8X6K-lO8T62RVUcJ7ht-yM4F-dGyMqxnvqPjs/s1600/diamonds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5tErFkoR-1ZguP7shaYccHEfl1TmXehyphenhyphenugnQkyYRXSAx4R84vjq09C4-v26HETL4z79Ge7O81RmsTALz7RTgEW9cH0hwgqzjM856GwE8X6K-lO8T62RVUcJ7ht-yM4F-dGyMqxnvqPjs/s400/diamonds.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />Um, yeah.<br /><br />If this was done by an experienced artist, I would likely not have posted it. Despite its obvious flaws, it is compelling, in my opinion, because Danny told me, like all his tattoos (15 or 16, he told me), this one was<br />self-inked. Now, I can see tattooing one's arm or leg, but I cannot even fathom how challenging it would be to self-tattoo your chest. He estimated this took one and a half hours to do.<br /><br />The message is "Diamonds Aren't Forever," or, in  Danny's words, "don't take what you have for granted".<br /><br />~~~<br /><br />So there you have it, a Spring Cleaning for Christmas.<br /><br />I do sincerely thank the individuals who shared their tattoos in this entry. Happy Holidays, y'all!

Christmas House Cleaning

Regular readers of Tattoosday will notice that, although I generally follow a chronological order when I share tattoos I have encountered.However, certain pieces, for various and sundry reasons, have been bypassed, and haven't made it to the blog, until now.I was originally going to post a dozen to …

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Arms.

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://oi56.tinypic.com/2ccpcae.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://oi56.tinypic.com/2ccpcae.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 333px;" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://oi56.tinypic.com/2hher68.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://oi56.tinypic.com/2hher68.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 506px; height: 378px;" /></a>Merry Christmas everyone!<br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;">source: unknown</span>

Arms.

Merry Christmas everyone!source: unknown …

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Balls Mahoney Tribal Tattoos

Balls Mahoney is an American professional wrestler, known for his work with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment.<br /><br />Balls Mahoney has quite a few tattoos on his body, including a large <a href="http://www.celebritytattoosite.com/2010/08/dragon-tattoos.html">dragon</a> on his right shoulder and arm, plus extensive tribal artwork on his left arm.<br /><br />The wrestler also has a great deal of body art on his entire <a href="http://www.celebritytattoosite.com/2010/05/back-tattoos.html">back</a>, which contains more tribal designs along with a pentagram.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1VuHVSpOBmv4l2eER6j9rMWffPdG25RfsDm1Jlc61L4IjYH61Zu6by-28VqrhyphenhyphenzfwMp5MogJYjtlwhAzggdaQn7doT9oSN1D-OmDjA1BjyNwEHzWH4_BZdLHy9B6w74D2JZ6IQoojfG4/s1600/balls-mahoney-tattoo.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554376056685552706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1VuHVSpOBmv4l2eER6j9rMWffPdG25RfsDm1Jlc61L4IjYH61Zu6by-28VqrhyphenhyphenzfwMp5MogJYjtlwhAzggdaQn7doT9oSN1D-OmDjA1BjyNwEHzWH4_BZdLHy9B6w74D2JZ6IQoojfG4/s400/balls-mahoney-tattoo.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4KvYzGUgF2JsdXrVr99DT7Os9tdiOz3nlK2_y-fxFXTspVUZZIBhcV0yaK7QKjOnixMdz4uMJC_A6XFSl3atP7ItDNVfFsHOWZh5WSigFRcQuWfbehslOGrTGjNqUnCmYzxviC869Fg/s1600/balls-mahoney-tattoo-3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554376047353292738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4KvYzGUgF2JsdXrVr99DT7Os9tdiOz3nlK2_y-fxFXTspVUZZIBhcV0yaK7QKjOnixMdz4uMJC_A6XFSl3atP7ItDNVfFsHOWZh5WSigFRcQuWfbehslOGrTGjNqUnCmYzxviC869Fg/s400/balls-mahoney-tattoo-3.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 353px; height: 400px;" /></a>

Balls Mahoney Tribal Tattoos

Balls Mahoney is an American professional wrestler, known for his work with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment.Balls Mahoney has quite a few tattoos on his body, including a large dragon on his right shoulder and arm, plus extensive tribal artwork on his left arm.The wr…

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Wrists.

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Wrists.

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Home Sweet Home for the Holidays

The saying is, "you can't take it with you," but there is a way to carry your home with you when you move somewhere else.<br /><br />Take, Adam, for example, who I stopped on Seventh Avenue between 29th and 30th Streets.<br /><br />He currently resides in Pittsburgh, but he has lived in Miami and New York City.<br /><br />His tattoos are a work in progress and he has had about eight hours done so far.<br /><br />Adam says he has lived all over the United States and he wants, ideally, to tattoo a "piece of everywhere I've lived".<br /><br />Check this out:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsly_elPTN2QoULGDwY2Gqti9zPUG515t0_vugAAFQYULwCQq3ydT4WucGzKqhV5-MxxpjtQIQScps_duO9MREzmja6EG2oGftx4pln9c74Y9fkZoV6v6lyf6HIMp5N2iQu_kLCsPCCyQ/s1600/Home+Sweet+Home+Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsly_elPTN2QoULGDwY2Gqti9zPUG515t0_vugAAFQYULwCQq3ydT4WucGzKqhV5-MxxpjtQIQScps_duO9MREzmja6EG2oGftx4pln9c74Y9fkZoV6v6lyf6HIMp5N2iQu_kLCsPCCyQ/s640/Home+Sweet+Home+Collage.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><br />The Statue of Liberty clearly represents New York, and the palm trees recall Miami. All the bridges and a few of the buildings are Pittsburgh landmarks, like PPG Place<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDzjx7KIEnaKdAnx66FyySG7ZXo-OPIXFzhYmECrWvAZSl4mkWwuvdekrEQJeCsYznMh4IIcss7Q0Dub9gSVeyXTQlo2h3n-yphaPul_KhLt_jISkslyVxwbcHG_8qkUDD478v8xzI5c/s1600/Pittsburgh-pennsylvania-ppg-place-2007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDzjx7KIEnaKdAnx66FyySG7ZXo-OPIXFzhYmECrWvAZSl4mkWwuvdekrEQJeCsYznMh4IIcss7Q0Dub9gSVeyXTQlo2h3n-yphaPul_KhLt_jISkslyVxwbcHG_8qkUDD478v8xzI5c/s320/Pittsburgh-pennsylvania-ppg-place-2007.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />and the Highmark Building.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8pjVeejW3ttM2_wwRmBmutU5aOe_3Erdp2iNC-xiI-ZrS0qI42KjBAf1ZiBDxIpTvGEQOmQYS0bUEj_af67O5yhDyh03jWu7E5eOQtuv2BxcLmbYW8ygDnuUZjK0JYWIYx2OFOxWsH8/s1600/highmark.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8pjVeejW3ttM2_wwRmBmutU5aOe_3Erdp2iNC-xiI-ZrS0qI42KjBAf1ZiBDxIpTvGEQOmQYS0bUEj_af67O5yhDyh03jWu7E5eOQtuv2BxcLmbYW8ygDnuUZjK0JYWIYx2OFOxWsH8/s320/highmark.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The "Home Sweet Home" sentiment is anchored by the multiple locations, echoing the idea that home is where the heart is.<br /><br />Adam's work is done by <a href="http://www.jesterscourttattoos.com/tattoo-artists/michael/michael.htm">Michael Patrick</a> at <a href="http://www.jesterscourttattoos.com/index.htm">Jester's Court Tattoos</a> in Pittsburgh.<br /><br />Thanks to Adam for sharing his wonderful sleeve with us here on Tattoosday!

Home Sweet Home for the Holidays

The saying is, "you can't take it with you," but there is a way to carry your home with you when you move somewhere else.Take, Adam, for example, who I stopped on Seventh Avenue between 29th and 30th Streets.He currently resides in Pittsburgh, but he has lived in Miami and New York City.His tattoos …

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Words.

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Words.

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