NYC Tattoo Convention Spotlight: Chris Shares His Half-Sleeve Inspired by the Indigenous Cultures of the Pacific Northwest

<div class="MsoNormal">For this, my final post highlighting work I enjoyed at the New York City Tattoo Convention last Saturday, we turn to Chris, who offered up this half-sleeve from his right arm:</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0-CMDpihWP1GC3IPK9E7PdW9uhK3J0LKfF98eorHzLWEkhpFKXpxy5QG78QZUbldNsKYXoXfrFKKlu9Uc1pNYl9ZkEmQn3OmKWqN9Mwwpq9BQ0g3oKwKlzYYtNApoWjOabQiVojV0mw/s1600/NW+sleeve.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0-CMDpihWP1GC3IPK9E7PdW9uhK3J0LKfF98eorHzLWEkhpFKXpxy5QG78QZUbldNsKYXoXfrFKKlu9Uc1pNYl9ZkEmQn3OmKWqN9Mwwpq9BQ0g3oKwKlzYYtNApoWjOabQiVojV0mw/s640/NW+sleeve.jpg" width="372" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />Chris explained that he is a great admirer of Native American art and that, after a trip to a museum in British Columbia, he was inspired by a First Nations exhibit. He purchased a book about the exhibits there and he used several photos as source material to collaborate with his tattoo artist.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">On complicated pieces, I always think it's best to hear the explanation in the host's own words, so here's what Chris had to say:</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpAafOTUaZaSpW4dhhArHtoGl9r6RPwnadeuco8clNujWNx4-nC9u1HnDQUMTnA-HiPiC_s3kTw02lQpwB7rov3Am5nylU-XisCchs2-pBltJWRh3G_vylLh0XPoez0LQVkTISp4WTmBw/s1600/NW+face.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpAafOTUaZaSpW4dhhArHtoGl9r6RPwnadeuco8clNujWNx4-nC9u1HnDQUMTnA-HiPiC_s3kTw02lQpwB7rov3Am5nylU-XisCchs2-pBltJWRh3G_vylLh0XPoez0LQVkTISp4WTmBw/s400/NW+face.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>"The symbol in the center is a moon symbol, which is usually reserved for higher-ranking members of the tribe. Then you got two wolves on either side as spirit guides. [The outer section] is called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisiutl">Sisiutl</a>:</blockquote><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy94g58-C6cgSfeuqPAIA81mKDbbLIx9HWkRzI2ClWo1__de1p_0eboz3F0Nz7SfwGMvzwrKZROeodkGmF4uoN37wyxLnGdRNAVEZbujWsJTUqLlHgZ0_u6HkZBlkNi9zlv7NtoXt9XUM/s1600/nw+snake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy94g58-C6cgSfeuqPAIA81mKDbbLIx9HWkRzI2ClWo1__de1p_0eboz3F0Nz7SfwGMvzwrKZROeodkGmF4uoN37wyxLnGdRNAVEZbujWsJTUqLlHgZ0_u6HkZBlkNi9zlv7NtoXt9XUM/s400/nw+snake.jpg" width="323" /></a></div></blockquote><blockquote>it’s the two-headed serpent [who] protects you from evil and will eat the flesh of your enemies ... the Sisiutl is actually a perfectly round symbol and then the artist spread it out and free-handed this middle section to make it all work </blockquote><br /><blockquote><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRlbolR3Jkdoeln0xVUsbJ0e1HgB8DMEcmARviyQKqNKnip1-s5bri3xvoqAsmt1YXXq4TsGbxpe6zzrdfCoYAxKgKAaTM3Qi_7X3mIDPUck7DKw5uab3bDAIyg0e3Hu7bQspH9vQNcc/s1600/NW+base.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRlbolR3Jkdoeln0xVUsbJ0e1HgB8DMEcmARviyQKqNKnip1-s5bri3xvoqAsmt1YXXq4TsGbxpe6zzrdfCoYAxKgKAaTM3Qi_7X3mIDPUck7DKw5uab3bDAIyg0e3Hu7bQspH9vQNcc/s400/NW+base.jpg" width="400" /></a></blockquote><br /><blockquote>On the inside of his arm is this piece:</blockquote><br /><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/AVvXsEiSm7A0Is1iQBIBwem4jH1xYNILTMTO4mNZNtoGHAo5E2eq7vF59b_f6dV9D8R7bfuVv3hpuf7V1muTttf4_Pp0Oe7ADGNdXAwzvBnZvbuI8gCRh6onWEc2cgPKKEa2cdTjrojbOXM5esA/s1600/NW+Fish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSm7A0Is1iQBIBwem4jH1xYNILTMTO4mNZNtoGHAo5E2eq7vF59b_f6dV9D8R7bfuVv3hpuf7V1muTttf4_Pp0Oe7ADGNdXAwzvBnZvbuI8gCRh6onWEc2cgPKKEa2cdTjrojbOXM5esA/s1600/NW+Fish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSm7A0Is1iQBIBwem4jH1xYNILTMTO4mNZNtoGHAo5E2eq7vF59b_f6dV9D8R7bfuVv3hpuf7V1muTttf4_Pp0Oe7ADGNdXAwzvBnZvbuI8gCRh6onWEc2cgPKKEa2cdTjrojbOXM5esA/s1600/NW+Fish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSm7A0Is1iQBIBwem4jH1xYNILTMTO4mNZNtoGHAo5E2eq7vF59b_f6dV9D8R7bfuVv3hpuf7V1muTttf4_Pp0Oe7ADGNdXAwzvBnZvbuI8gCRh6onWEc2cgPKKEa2cdTjrojbOXM5esA/s400/NW+Fish.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><blockquote><div class="MsoNormal">"This is a simple salmon ... which is a symbol of prosperous fishing and hunting.</div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="MsoNormal">Hopefully, this [the whole tattoo, still in progress] will be protection and a lot of good coming to me with the way it’s designed.</div></blockquote><blockquote><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">A lot of the tribes over there have symbols that are crossing over from each other. This is a little bit of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tlingit">Tlingit</a> and a little bit of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haida_people">Haida</a>. Pretty much those are the two main focuses where it comes from."</div></blockquote>This exceptional work is by Leo Fieschi at <a href="http://www.artclubtattoo.com/">Art Club Tattoo & Piercing</a> in New Milford, Connecticut.<br /><br />Thanks to Chris for sharing it and taking the time at the convention to explain it for us here at Tattoosday!<br /><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"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><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. 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NYC Tattoo Convention Spotlight: Chris Shares His Half-Sleeve Inspired by the Indigenous Cultures of the Pacific Northwest

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