Cute Tattoo Designs: moon

Back in 2009, one of our loyal readers, Sean, submitted a whole slew of his work for our viewing pleasure. You can read the original posts, <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/02/tattoorism-seans-leg-piece-represents.html">here</a> and <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/03/tattoorism-sean-stops-by-to-unveil-more.html">here</a>. <br /><br />Why do I bring this up now? Last summer, Sean sent us more of his tat-alog of work and I had been saving it for a rainy day. Since it's a rainy, sleety, snowy day, I thought I should share more of what Sean sent along. And since he sent a lot, I'm splitting it into two posts. What follows is the first installment. Italics represent direct quotes from Sean.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn74aZXHMTIvDARcoReNFN3nX8i9ttfU4HY8gNMCBBtMskZ6VxHmgdBaBww7vuRBUCxInFb6WK4tlZYNs0F8GMD8bHdnDx263Q6lOxxHJek1Tz9fKjdZL6nsT0KrGGOWIoqNwojevSeKQ/s1600/Flower+Ditch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn74aZXHMTIvDARcoReNFN3nX8i9ttfU4HY8gNMCBBtMskZ6VxHmgdBaBww7vuRBUCxInFb6WK4tlZYNs0F8GMD8bHdnDx263Q6lOxxHJek1Tz9fKjdZL6nsT0KrGGOWIoqNwojevSeKQ/s400/Flower+Ditch.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><i>I got the ditch of my elbow done probably about a year or so ago.  It is  a flower of sorts, of my own design, made up of various geometrical  shapes.  The tattoo represents two parts of our world, nature (the  floral shape itself, petals, leaves, etc.) and science (the geometric  shapes making up the flower).  I believe that one should not base their  ideals solely on nature or science/technology, but on a mixture of the  two.  It represents my appreciation for both nature and science.   Basically, I am fascinated by technology and the sciences that are its  basis, but at the same time do not feel that science should trump nature  all together but rather, have the two working together in harmony.  It  was done by <a href="http://electrictattoonj.com/section/6906_ROBERT_RYAN.html">Robert “Binky” Ryan</a> at <a href="http://electrictattoonj.com/home.html">Electric Tattoo</a> in Bradley Beach, NJ.</i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDnigxeJw7lvLU0Mch1H3oK1imVoITD1iVwvEq3pxua1fKZ4Ek8p9h5E-u_SCdcTZdrxRW7r75DZNFRLHdthxcUEc1ivDuoijx1Qid03SI-9UouMvoL-W72I0M84jwrb4YZWP-aXkeEI/s1600/Sparrows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDnigxeJw7lvLU0Mch1H3oK1imVoITD1iVwvEq3pxua1fKZ4Ek8p9h5E-u_SCdcTZdrxRW7r75DZNFRLHdthxcUEc1ivDuoijx1Qid03SI-9UouMvoL-W72I0M84jwrb4YZWP-aXkeEI/s400/Sparrows.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><br /><i>The sparrows circling my outer elbow were my next pieces done.  I had  attended a Marine museum in Philadelphia which had a great exhibit on  the tattoo culture surrounding the Navy and sailors in general  throughout history.  According to the exhibit, sailors would earn the  right to a single sparrow tattoo after traveling 5,000 miles at sea and a  second sparrow after 10,000 miles.  I am not much for sailing, but the  idea of the sparrow representing travel and all the hardships, journeys,  and successes that surround that travel appealed to me.  Further, I  have a general appreciation for American Traditional tattoos and their  overall aesthetics.  These were done by <a href="http://electrictattoonj.com/section/66139_Rich_Heller.html">Rich Heller</a> at <a href="http://electrictattoonj.com/home.html">Electric Tattoo</a>  in Bradley Beach, NJ.  </i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiurufmpA5YEtuRNxlkujw9EZX-UqScbRGF2fqwZMJEXds_69prmPGYt244k_CL3DA81Hb7aUIFr0_WY6xKtV6eqgVoi9Qrx-BQDlW0CYifnBfOTu_M8tHSIZzPGXpkueOTrQw_J2fAkvk/s1600/bothfeet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiurufmpA5YEtuRNxlkujw9EZX-UqScbRGF2fqwZMJEXds_69prmPGYt244k_CL3DA81Hb7aUIFr0_WY6xKtV6eqgVoi9Qrx-BQDlW0CYifnBfOTu_M8tHSIZzPGXpkueOTrQw_J2fAkvk/s320/bothfeet.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><i>Don’t quite remember when I got my feet finished up, but it was sometime  within the last year and a half or so.  My feet are tattooed with a sun  and moon, which I drew myself about 6 years ago.  The duality of the sun  and moon, and various meanings that these two symbols hold are why I  had them tattooed.  The idea that each represents night and day, or two  opposites that work together to make up a whole, are what drew me to  having the designs placed on my feet.  Further, it represents the two  sides that I have to myself, a lighter, happy, and caring side and a  darker, selfish side.  I feel a person cannot fully understand  themselves without acknowledging and accepting all parts of their  personalities.  I also gave the sun and moon, a dark, kind of macabre,  look as I am a huge horror fan and have always been attracted to the  darker side of things.  Originally, I had them inked by Robert “Binky”  Ryan (then at <a href="http://www.bodytattoos.com/">Body Art World</a> in Pt. Pleasant, NJ but now Electric Tattoo  in Bradley Beach, NJ) in 2004.  They were done in grey wash and I was  happy with them for about 5 years, in which point I decided to have them  colored in, and had some background added.  The color and background  were added by Brody Longo at <a href="http://www.myspace.com/slingininknj">Slingin’ Ink</a> in Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ.</i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfmG2tm1PL-Bw2_yxFcj2ZhE3tnsB1RyEg83qqceAMIQg3CasdCHXhDgx0Su23MeSJDbweQ8PRrNK2GvNdxhuC3UQLgPRGA5Gdb-SSNooE5T06qk4_kgydQmGkpaVNXzR6T9zygYm3D8/s1600/anchor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfmG2tm1PL-Bw2_yxFcj2ZhE3tnsB1RyEg83qqceAMIQg3CasdCHXhDgx0Su23MeSJDbweQ8PRrNK2GvNdxhuC3UQLgPRGA5Gdb-SSNooE5T06qk4_kgydQmGkpaVNXzR6T9zygYm3D8/s400/anchor.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><i>The next piece I got was an anchor on my inner forearm.  The anchor  represents all the things that drag me down in life.  Across the anchor  is a banner that reads “P.M.A.” the abbreviation for positive mental  attitude.  I feel the first step in pushing through any kind of hardship  in life is to have a positive attitude, and the rest will follow.  I  want to say the original use of PMA was in a <a href="http://www.badbrains.com/">Bad Brains</a> song, but I  pulled it from its use in the <a href="http://glassjaw.com/">Glassjaw</a> song “Piano.”  This tattoo is  also a throwback to the band Glassjaw, as they have been my favorite  band for I would have to say at least 10 years now and I have  experienced just about every emotion possible while listening to their  albums.  So as an added bonus, the tattoo brings me back to all those  memories.  The tattoo was done by Rich Heller at Electric Tattoo in  Bradley Beach, NJ.</i><br /><br /><br />Thanks to Sean for sharing all of this with us here on Tattoosday, and for patiently waiting for me to post it!<br /><br />Stay tuned for part 2.....

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