NYC Tattoo Convention Spotlight: Steve's Phenomenal Celtic Cross

Among the many amazing tattoos I saw last Saturday, this cross belonging to Steve was among my favorites:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPeIz1ghxWfPgCE_I75No9p0QRpi8MvKOn7aY2f_pK3nfIP29_78257RydOZpqZTBPMTiVy75Rd-Ndu8m787ERwCIgCJEFT5ceZ-hV27yyFpw65PBwfejd8y4f8CpkuvR7frO_ukHlf8/s1600/cross.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPeIz1ghxWfPgCE_I75No9p0QRpi8MvKOn7aY2f_pK3nfIP29_78257RydOZpqZTBPMTiVy75Rd-Ndu8m787ERwCIgCJEFT5ceZ-hV27yyFpw65PBwfejd8y4f8CpkuvR7frO_ukHlf8/s640/cross.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br /><br />There's really not much to it, other than amazing colors and craftsmanship.<br /><br />Steve explained that the design is a nod to his Irish heritage, inspired by the Book of Kells, as exemplified by the Celtic knot in the center of the piece. He estimated that the half-sleeve, which circles the whole arm, represents about 30 hours of work.<br /><br />He praised the work of Agent at <a href="http://www.screaminink.com/">Screamin' Ink Tattoos</a> in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. For those familiar with our annual NYC Tattoo Convention recaps, Screamin' Ink was the shop that featured my favorite tattoo from last year (revisit it <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/05/dispatch-from-nyc-tattoo-convention.html">here</a>).<br /><br />Thanks to Steve for sharing his work with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><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>

NYC Tattoo Convention Spotlight: Steve's Phenomenal Celtic Cross

Among the many amazing tattoos I saw last Saturday, this cross belonging to Steve was among my favorites: There's really not much to it,...

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Bryan's Memorial Rose

Bryan was around the corner from where I work with this rose on display:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFhNdSKgCSFf5JZ21W__eqLL3mRZKzeryiMSKHhIbxZ78I5E_4OKrzj9WrR805KwJKo1zc9BkpVOYwJ_NF9ZHuR6jtuP6eoQtDF-IwUtYYdEXuPBc7HivYqcrlTFCN4fjaAJl2vSS/s1600/bryan+rose+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFhNdSKgCSFf5JZ21W__eqLL3mRZKzeryiMSKHhIbxZ78I5E_4OKrzj9WrR805KwJKo1zc9BkpVOYwJ_NF9ZHuR6jtuP6eoQtDF-IwUtYYdEXuPBc7HivYqcrlTFCN4fjaAJl2vSS/s640/bryan+rose+wm.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />Perched on his left elbow, the tattoo is identical to one that a friend of his had.<br /><br />When his friend died, Bryan chose to commemorate his friend's memory by going to the artist that did the original tattoo on his friend, and asked for the same drawing be used to recreate the tattoo on himself.<br /><br />The artist was <a href="http://www.screaminink.com/agent.php">Agent</a> at <a href="http://www.screaminink.com/index.php">Screamin' Ink Tattoo</a> in New Jersey.<br /><br />Thanks to Bryan for sharing this memorable tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Bryan's Memorial Rose

Bryan was around the corner from where I work with this rose on display: Perched on his left elbow, the tattoo is identical to one that a fr...

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