Our 1000th Post! David's Mermaid and Seahorse Blow Us Away......

Pardon the royal "we," but this is our 1000th post, and we feel a little celebratory.<br /><br />To honor this milestone, we are sharing this amazing half sleeve belonging to David:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRoklJgxRxdvCll5Vx6AWNQ9W3BvFuzdDxWjiWAYmjmpY-QhIxk2MbGGSv3rYSqQg-cqYwxS2CZVuvRLdqUjfLE1SGk9sQ_Q8gfVnrQ_HiXkPQkOGzJOW5JCKZBbk7b3snTeuB9J-3wJ0/s1600/mermaid+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRoklJgxRxdvCll5Vx6AWNQ9W3BvFuzdDxWjiWAYmjmpY-QhIxk2MbGGSv3rYSqQg-cqYwxS2CZVuvRLdqUjfLE1SGk9sQ_Q8gfVnrQ_HiXkPQkOGzJOW5JCKZBbk7b3snTeuB9J-3wJ0/s400/mermaid+collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This astonishing work is the creation of artist <a href="http://www.redemptiontattoo.com/2/GalleryMain.asp?GalleryID=71208&AKey=XAPSX3K7">Erick Lynch</a> at <a href="http://www.redemptiontattoo.com/2/Artist.asp?ArtistID=28105&Akey=XAPSX3K7">Redemption Tattoo</a> in Cambridge, Massachusetts.<br /><br />David said that he had wanted a mermaid, as his wife loves mermaids, and that Lynch's work reflects a traditional Japanese style, thus the female figure appearing as a pearl diver, which is more in line with Japanese artistic tradition.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6-qskFmCCc8XaMKQRLwqImHxywKpLAao7EqgkS52aAFa5PPJPV0Nii9iQwgNmxFMs8PQI9wVPD9FOI_LwCamMvp138uSeRD5ddO-WSfEsHCjAgCAB-nCYd-XBLVoMerbS85NgJBN7pE/s1600/mermaid+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6-qskFmCCc8XaMKQRLwqImHxywKpLAao7EqgkS52aAFa5PPJPV0Nii9iQwgNmxFMs8PQI9wVPD9FOI_LwCamMvp138uSeRD5ddO-WSfEsHCjAgCAB-nCYd-XBLVoMerbS85NgJBN7pE/s640/mermaid+detail.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><br />The whole of the half sleeve represents about 12 hours of work, in David's estimation, which includes the inside of the biceps, and this phenomenally vivid seahorse:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjGqtRIRDz94aAI8Y9UzKsUqrbxEEsxbi05wOCoDI3zS9-AHTxMRsOHDX-bIn5f5ZMagiNEKAeknuUTDgEwKpDKUL25zZIWC2BnEvPI-0w9TyRhiV7IiEiiKRRG0xuOWIjkiXfyiUZY8/s1600/seahorse+big.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjGqtRIRDz94aAI8Y9UzKsUqrbxEEsxbi05wOCoDI3zS9-AHTxMRsOHDX-bIn5f5ZMagiNEKAeknuUTDgEwKpDKUL25zZIWC2BnEvPI-0w9TyRhiV7IiEiiKRRG0xuOWIjkiXfyiUZY8/s400/seahorse+big.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />David points to Erick Lynch's use of white highlights in the seahorse, which really makes it "pop".<br /><br />All in all, this is a remarkable piece of work that we are honored to have as our 1000th post here at Tattoosday. Thanks to David for sharing it and to Erick Lynch for his mastery of the art form!<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. </span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><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 <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></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>

Our 1000th Post! David's Mermaid and Seahorse Blow Us Away......

Pardon the royal "we," but this is our 1000th post, and we feel a little celebratory. To honor this milestone, we are sharing this...

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Don't Sit Under the Cherry Tree with Anyone Else but Me

I spotted Christina one Friday afternoon in Penn Station, sporting this awesome cherry blossom tattoo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySEOz2THOMIISq_29dqj_9ZxX4Jj8U2tH5pzcyGHyzeps9eZCSryOHvCkc0sNPBipE7mgFM7GPvXpE6VuGtKDTdo7ueKGooafuO8MSZzH7JrG5qwAxuZJ9XMJ-9OUQTwq62dBm7vZlGo/s1600/cherry+blossom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySEOz2THOMIISq_29dqj_9ZxX4Jj8U2tH5pzcyGHyzeps9eZCSryOHvCkc0sNPBipE7mgFM7GPvXpE6VuGtKDTdo7ueKGooafuO8MSZzH7JrG5qwAxuZJ9XMJ-9OUQTwq62dBm7vZlGo/s400/cherry+blossom.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />She took some photos in to Jason Loui, then at <a href="http://www.redemptiontattoo.com/2/Artist.asp?ArtistID=28105&Akey=XAPSX3K7">Redemption Tattoo</a> in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He sketched out a design, and the rest is history. Mr. Loui now works out of <a href="http://www.goodfaithtattooing.com/">Good Faith Tattooing</a>, in Brookline, Massachusetts.<br /><br />Thanks to Christina for sharing her cherry blossom tree 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. </span></div><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. 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><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

Don't Sit Under the Cherry Tree with Anyone Else but Me

I spotted Christina one Friday afternoon in Penn Station, sporting this awesome cherry blossom tattoo: She took some photos in to Jason Loui...

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