Tara's Stunning Tattoos Represent Clarity and Freedom

I was riding my bike along the water and the Belt Parkway in South Brooklyn last month, when a woman passed me on her roller skates, headed in the other direction.<br /><br />I quickly reversed directions and caught up with her because I wanted to ask her about her half-sleeve:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhN7qOdxCIJ-hVfEUZ5pxgF_NHAlE4tmBZX3vfGcoHbI5Mx8yZ4XP2KYmtzNIQwIgZTKqZMRJGXHKlX6ti65maaBQRInMEh4_oyuVJnjYB47MP3fAfgoQaW_IYHeVTjLPPfqSeftaXjWs/s1600/skate+ink.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhN7qOdxCIJ-hVfEUZ5pxgF_NHAlE4tmBZX3vfGcoHbI5Mx8yZ4XP2KYmtzNIQwIgZTKqZMRJGXHKlX6ti65maaBQRInMEh4_oyuVJnjYB47MP3fAfgoQaW_IYHeVTjLPPfqSeftaXjWs/s640/skate+ink.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><br />It's really quite stunning, and I was interested in who was the artist responsible for this work. Tara credited <a href="http://www.silkcitytattoo.com/christian-masot/">Christian Masot</a> at <a href="http://www.silkcitytattoo.com/">Silk City Tattoo</a> in Hawthorne, New Jersey. I've seen a lot of cool stuff come out of the shop and Christian was responsible for the work on the last two people I've met having been inked there. Check out all the Silk City work that has appeared previously on Tattoosday <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Silk%20City%20Tattoo">here</a>.<br /><br />As for Tara, she's a Roller Derby Girl, who skates under the handle PMA, with the number 24/7,  because she has a Positive Mental Attitude, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.<br /><br />She explained, "I was going through a lot of stuff in my life a couple years ago and finally I had clarity ... so the lotus symbolizes ... clarity."<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_Xeak5LF6TJyd74fATf-vlWhyjc9JOvzNCqvuuv6SkbLVEfB0KSjfJc6BoI6FYhq7LaG6pVsRu_INajHdKas1xSCsBziIin5di0ADxUxoOdkt7M2wXho80H5XE6xS4keq88cWUkHl_s/s1600/skate+ink+detail+flower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_Xeak5LF6TJyd74fATf-vlWhyjc9JOvzNCqvuuv6SkbLVEfB0KSjfJc6BoI6FYhq7LaG6pVsRu_INajHdKas1xSCsBziIin5di0ADxUxoOdkt7M2wXho80H5XE6xS4keq88cWUkHl_s/s640/skate+ink+detail+flower.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br />As for the butterfly, Tara told me that her butterflies "symbolize change and freedom."<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKjIT3CIG9nPEReg-6a_rZt1kl5CxOry1OXGBIctjjH-1nvgQtSxHwbDB1u-4JO2msKAuqJ6GdVk7tcnFNIElTiydRHUTwSNDveodWL4zhqQ4meZuE3NuOyuw8jhrhm5xTUE8BwypFg0/s1600/skate+ink+detail+butterfly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKjIT3CIG9nPEReg-6a_rZt1kl5CxOry1OXGBIctjjH-1nvgQtSxHwbDB1u-4JO2msKAuqJ6GdVk7tcnFNIElTiydRHUTwSNDveodWL4zhqQ4meZuE3NuOyuw8jhrhm5xTUE8BwypFg0/s640/skate+ink+detail+butterfly.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br />Tara elaborated, saying that she brought three pictures in for reference [there's a monarch butterfly on her inner arm] and Christian "made it his own," in part by adding the design that represents the wind.<br /><br />When I asked Tara how many tattoos she has, she said, "I lost count."<br /><br />Thanks to Tara for sharing these stunning tattoos with us here on Tattoosday! Keep on skating with that positive mental attitude!<br /><br />If you want to see more of Tara's ink, you can glimpse it on various videos on her YouTube channel <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/MissLiz13">here</a>. She talks a lot about Vegan and Gluten-free recipes. I'm including one below that features her skating on the Shore Road promenade where I met her:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="314" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uJi1OiS8ExM" width="500"></iframe><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"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">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>

Tara's Stunning Tattoos Represent Clarity and Freedom

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James and His Colorful Sleeve

Last month, I had the pleasure of running into James, in Penn Station. He has an incredible sleeve, which he gladly took some time to share with us:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo70xqDQsxjOyZUf4Lob7XbN-DNT3YzmkHTpvfCmd3VJL182K4Qq5XpWmFjETdgDji4hqBQS77PdayAdd4T1SpPmkC6yf6YFmd8iVeWGOx3sOpgnfK3CWnpDcyqAg9cwSRlJ0DpLJbYbI/s1600/samurai.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo70xqDQsxjOyZUf4Lob7XbN-DNT3YzmkHTpvfCmd3VJL182K4Qq5XpWmFjETdgDji4hqBQS77PdayAdd4T1SpPmkC6yf6YFmd8iVeWGOx3sOpgnfK3CWnpDcyqAg9cwSRlJ0DpLJbYbI/s640/samurai.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><br />James is very interested in Japanese traditions, and this piece, by <a href="http://www.silkcitytattoo.com/christian-masot/">Christian Masot</a> at <a href="http://www.silkcitytattoo.com/">Silk City Tattoo</a> in Hawthorne, New Jersey, is a stunning colorful tribute. I mean, check out this detail:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIPfmK4b7bJHsNG5qmopoqO-2J92Pp39QZGzjQvkPczchmxNkrh_wmUF6hB3VCXeTvSLtNETe9PnuSugUYT01-Yz9a2jQ_NKvJVLUF2QrJjdb4aePLKXv_FPjISTDZRFB20vbY-xqcOs/s1600/samurai+detail_picnik.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIPfmK4b7bJHsNG5qmopoqO-2J92Pp39QZGzjQvkPczchmxNkrh_wmUF6hB3VCXeTvSLtNETe9PnuSugUYT01-Yz9a2jQ_NKvJVLUF2QrJjdb4aePLKXv_FPjISTDZRFB20vbY-xqcOs/s640/samurai+detail_picnik.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><br />Work from Silk City has appeared before on Tattoosday, check out <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Silk%20City%20Tattoo">these examples</a>.<br /><br />On the bottom of James' right arm is this incredible collage:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_xPP2kwMjxCLg-0RnbxydizhN8GVUeHWk3viOj_zWSSVi3SA5vqWtwhnVVfgAqGWyqLgJpo1Wz1qXpbr7xwtIV74JViLmVq1Fwo_LL2KSesrxhqpPD8PldCZptHZFDtWaa9z0u3_hv8/s1600/frog+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_xPP2kwMjxCLg-0RnbxydizhN8GVUeHWk3viOj_zWSSVi3SA5vqWtwhnVVfgAqGWyqLgJpo1Wz1qXpbr7xwtIV74JViLmVq1Fwo_LL2KSesrxhqpPD8PldCZptHZFDtWaa9z0u3_hv8/s400/frog+collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This burst of color includes a poison dart frog, a Jackson chameleon, a lotus, a mum, and a tulip.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1uva3btioC1iocbfxU1ZuAJ-aacHw7hcCt5mlc5b3jldajUjpTDSQyy4O1Fj5hHQqqbZ6YK2uIswvtuOoJFUYN2Akc5kvLm-W8Hr3TwqE-0EygNLSNnuk-ofk4VKNZlXrx9F-ovQtdk/s1600/frog+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1uva3btioC1iocbfxU1ZuAJ-aacHw7hcCt5mlc5b3jldajUjpTDSQyy4O1Fj5hHQqqbZ6YK2uIswvtuOoJFUYN2Akc5kvLm-W8Hr3TwqE-0EygNLSNnuk-ofk4VKNZlXrx9F-ovQtdk/s640/frog+detail.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />Thanks to James for sharing his amazing work with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";}</style> <![endif]--> <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. <br /><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 </span> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><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><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>

James and His Colorful Sleeve

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Katie's Astrological Ink: Cancer, with Aries Rising

One of the unexpected joys in inkspotting is approaching someone about a tattoo and having them reveal one that is so much better than the piece you approached them about. It's like receiving a bonus for being curious.<br /><br />Such was the case with Katie, who I spotted in Penn Station when I noticed a tattoo on her ankle.<br /><br />When I asked her about it, she laughed and said it wasn't even close to being her favorite tattoo and she took off her jacket to reveal, on her upper left arm, one of her eight tattoos:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivACYw9SEExViUjjrA6PxtBXBghDA5NQilBqxa4JiUOdnT3aGPLc8dDJ0YnzC_w8x0qQoFWWyYclFocIo24-dcIG4U_IMZ3tJXaSjDlj165DfDfNFsZnEUnVMzoDN6u_66M90jGXz3uhg/s1600/can+aries+collage+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivACYw9SEExViUjjrA6PxtBXBghDA5NQilBqxa4JiUOdnT3aGPLc8dDJ0YnzC_w8x0qQoFWWyYclFocIo24-dcIG4U_IMZ3tJXaSjDlj165DfDfNFsZnEUnVMzoDN6u_66M90jGXz3uhg/s640/can+aries+collage+wm.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br />This is an astrological tattoo and features the signs for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer_%28astrology%29">Cancer</a> (the crab) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aries_%28astrology%29">Aries</a> (the ram). Katie explained that she is a Cancer, with Aries rising.<br /><br />What this means, astrologically, could take pages and pages of analysis, but Katie explained that the two personalities are both strong and that they traditionally don't get along, which is why she has this relationship depicted as the two symbolic creatures battling in a stormy landscape. It is one interpretation of an astrological description that lends itself to her personality. <a href="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071129201932AAaUnaz">Here's</a> another.<br /><br />Of course, as a Cancer myself, I cannot help but love this tattoo, especially my old friend the crab:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpDMYOBLUCOqq-cEYfSIzktCEPYxGUBXTMePiYUVhlO2aLohF9ocO5rdIlzCg7XC19dQHprXZdONJ7LvfeixY2a8DA4O4Upi1hhBmVizVg1BcfkFlPau9C-EqqJoXED1wSnz9gEfl8oM/s1600/crab+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpDMYOBLUCOqq-cEYfSIzktCEPYxGUBXTMePiYUVhlO2aLohF9ocO5rdIlzCg7XC19dQHprXZdONJ7LvfeixY2a8DA4O4Upi1hhBmVizVg1BcfkFlPau9C-EqqJoXED1wSnz9gEfl8oM/s400/crab+wm.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><br />Katie credited the artist <a href="http://www.silkcitytattoo.com/christian-masot/">Christian Masot</a> at <a href="http://www.silkcitytattoo.com/index.html">Silk City Tattoo</a> in Hawthorne, New Jersey, for this tattoo. She estimated it took about seven hours total in three sittings to create the finished product. Work from Silk City has appeared on Tattoosday several times before (see <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Silk%20City%20Tattoo">this tag</a>), but this is the first piece we've seen by Christian.<br /><br />Thanks to Katie for sharing this awesome tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Katie's Astrological Ink: Cancer, with Aries Rising

One of the unexpected joys in inkspotting is approaching someone about a tattoo and having them reveal one that is so much better than the p...

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Sarah's Chrysanthemum

I spotted this lovely flower on Sarah while she was waiting for her train in Penn Station:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DIlfPfpTIQhXfRFvHgj4TbqTr-QTl9VkOQ3WpPnIxdAIdcgm_Rkeas1WRq65sRGK9ivsdbsgsbLeKXWaNYJCHEif3-rY_LUas8bO7KBuWmRRU24GZvuBFSw5eoOjdGxssVU3mSw4/s1600/chrysanthemum+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DIlfPfpTIQhXfRFvHgj4TbqTr-QTl9VkOQ3WpPnIxdAIdcgm_Rkeas1WRq65sRGK9ivsdbsgsbLeKXWaNYJCHEif3-rY_LUas8bO7KBuWmRRU24GZvuBFSw5eoOjdGxssVU3mSw4/s640/chrysanthemum+wm.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><br />This <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysanthemum">chrysanthemum</a> is her first tattoo and sits on her upper left arm. Sarah is a big fan of Eastern art and understands that chrysanthemums are symbols of joy (except in Germany, she noted). She feels that <a href="http://www.silkcitytattoo.com/russell-kelley/">Russell Kelley</a> at <a href="http://www.silkcitytattoo.com/">Silk City Tattoo</a> in Hawthorne, New Jersey did a nice job of merging Eastern and Old School styles on this beautiful flower. Work from Silk City has appeared multiple times before and can all be seen under Silk City's Tattoosday label <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Silk%20City%20Tattoo">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Sarah for sharing her tattoo with us, and Happy Labor Day from us here at Tattoosday!

Sarah's Chrysanthemum

I spotted this lovely flower on Sarah while she was waiting for her train in Penn Station: This chrysanthemum is her first tattoo and sits ...

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