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

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 ...

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Two for Tattuesday Saturday: Wanderful Love Under the Cherry Blossoms

In honor of the release of <a href="http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/harrypotterandthedeathlyhallows/mainsite/index.html">Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1)</a> , we're sharing this tattoo, which I spotted back in September:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzxBXWYvbpaHEut2ur5YUqoofXINr8whHYojPtyvwPol7IwZGFYELRTazss2TiYAycauqZ706An13_IJdAz6Z0Vm0_2qc_MfklQlM29VeB_3G8B5axpDDlHthCS3QgTv56-uEftbbOXw/s1600/wand+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzxBXWYvbpaHEut2ur5YUqoofXINr8whHYojPtyvwPol7IwZGFYELRTazss2TiYAycauqZ706An13_IJdAz6Z0Vm0_2qc_MfklQlM29VeB_3G8B5axpDDlHthCS3QgTv56-uEftbbOXw/s640/wand+wm.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><br />This belongs to Rich, a musician and rap artist. He's a big <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter">Harry Potter</a> fan, as exemplified by the magic wand. The snake at the base of the wand not only symbolizes infinity, it is a nod to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severus_Snape">Severus Snape</a>, a character associated with the House of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slytherin#Slytherin">Slytherin</a>, of which the serpent is the mascot.<br /><br />The concept of the tattoo is exemplified by the music coming out of the wand, illustrating that sounds can be magical and that Rich is under music's spell.<br /><br />The piece was inked by Chris at <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ladylucktattoostudio">Lady Luck Tattoo Studio</a> in Montville, Connecticut.<br /><br />When I met Rich, he was sitting with his girlfriend in Penn Station. She introduced herself as Kytti, and asked if I wanted to see her tattoo.<br /><br />But of course!<br /><br />She actually has two tattoos, but lifted up her shirt to show me this beautiful design:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPm6HEBiQMoqvBUWa2xZuD5l3Guu0zPB71uzquk1YWjGSSvonoSYbOASTozqjvRxAddvNOhwX2bRXkgGPADVrV8Bxpwjz-BYdP82Hz8WQ765G-jrdnYKfKZAZXNjqugtcYNMbvqIfHsI/s1600/Japan+love+wm2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPm6HEBiQMoqvBUWa2xZuD5l3Guu0zPB71uzquk1YWjGSSvonoSYbOASTozqjvRxAddvNOhwX2bRXkgGPADVrV8Bxpwjz-BYdP82Hz8WQ765G-jrdnYKfKZAZXNjqugtcYNMbvqIfHsI/s640/Japan+love+wm2.jpg" width="406" /></a></div><br />Kytti explained that this represents her and Rich together in Japan. They've been together for over a year and they'd both love to go there together and experience the culture. The tree is filled with cherry blossoms, a flower often associated with Japan.<br /><br />Chris at Lady Luck also was the artist behind this tattoo.<br /><br />Thanks to Rich and Kytti for sharing their magical and romantic tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Two for Tattuesday Saturday: Wanderful Love Under the Cherry Blossoms

In honor of the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1) , we're sharing this tattoo, which I spotted back in September...

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