Marilyn Hangs Ten

I met Jenny last month in Penn Station and was thrilled when she allowed me to photograph her half-sleeve, which is one of her fourteen tattoos:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWh9G6021xcDWUCK889hGWbDk3QOW21RL-wW39E55pNt-vda8H5qrlg2xyXhPWYa670pmnvi4Hj9UODrgTr1ivUrOXS25b079QHNKbxCeWx8QjUsVOMwi0kTuFRdVlAQxce1ny47Xa/s1600/marilyn+collage+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWh9G6021xcDWUCK889hGWbDk3QOW21RL-wW39E55pNt-vda8H5qrlg2xyXhPWYa670pmnvi4Hj9UODrgTr1ivUrOXS25b079QHNKbxCeWx8QjUsVOMwi0kTuFRdVlAQxce1ny47Xa/s640/marilyn+collage+wm.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">How cool is that? This piece represents about twelve hours of work. Jenny had the basic idea and went to <a href="http://www.myspace.com/jonathanleonhardt">Jonathan Leonhardt</a> at <a href="http://somethingwickedtattoo.com/">Something Wicked Tattoo</a> in Roseville, California. The rest, as they say, is history.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZFCoB63oGSBkZPGQCwP9LLeBWxbqrZwz2IgNs3EEWK3CdExCj74w3ebtDSLyeBCJfWhPzxuIACs0H4RPZwIQDkt6YEk1lqh8meyGHGa41jVAyCoh1wiU5vGvzGnHOeOOO4kD81ZZq/s1600/Marilyn+Surf++detail+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZFCoB63oGSBkZPGQCwP9LLeBWxbqrZwz2IgNs3EEWK3CdExCj74w3ebtDSLyeBCJfWhPzxuIACs0H4RPZwIQDkt6YEk1lqh8meyGHGa41jVAyCoh1wiU5vGvzGnHOeOOO4kD81ZZq/s640/Marilyn+Surf++detail+wm.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3csoK0MNcw02PcUKYltDCybXD6oD5zwCA6l8qeJV-aghEXkFecydcEzjbK9GT_K-GYjJ_lwJnnpi1KLNTdC_Sy5jelY0pMwlTdgfJBsQ3CTYJdyJGoHeuHJ2SsNlCuczJ2YTvRtLv/s1600/Marilyn+Surf++detail+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The concept behind this is simple. Jenny is a surfer and she loves Marilyn Monroe. Why not combine the two to create a unique tattoo to make a statement? This is such a cool piece, I was honored to get tp share it with everyone here at Tattoosday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks to Jenny for sharing her amazing work with us here on the site!</div>

Marilyn Hangs Ten

I met Jenny last month in Penn Station and was thrilled when she allowed me to photograph her half-sleeve, which is one of her fourteen tatt...

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Hawai'i and Germany Meet Halfway in Manhattan

Last Sunday, I found myself unexpectedly in my weekday stomping grounds, outside of Penn Station. I saw a couple sitting on the steps in Penn Plaza and noticed the gentleman had a remarkable tattoo on his outer left calf.<br /><br />We had a slight language barrier, as they were tourists from Europe. But Rico agreed to let me take the photo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPuP_aSH13Xihx8CqEEq5T94dBkHX2MOFYH3yy245gvs5RG8sT4ktJHm8151B97NXr2hW2J0hXttNJXG5ir6tSQyMQ5YxpH3_YZIFuef1UDsGzgBQwC5NQFe6g8YmIwVQ_kAl_iSC/s1600/Hibiscus+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPuP_aSH13Xihx8CqEEq5T94dBkHX2MOFYH3yy245gvs5RG8sT4ktJHm8151B97NXr2hW2J0hXttNJXG5ir6tSQyMQ5YxpH3_YZIFuef1UDsGzgBQwC5NQFe6g8YmIwVQ_kAl_iSC/s640/Hibiscus+wm.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><br />The tattoo was done by <a href="http://www.stechwerk.com/index.php5?p=gallery-tom">Tom</a> at <a href="http://www.stechwerk.com/index.php5?p=home">Stechwerk Tattoo Studio</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kempten_im_Allg%C3%A4u">Kempten</a>, Germany.<br /><br />Rico said he just liked the design and that Hawai'i is somewhere he hopes to visit one day. The surfboard and the archipelago outline are symbolic of our fiftieth state, and the yellow hibiscus is the state flower.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RzV3XrDJRtPJhB80onSbQn0PGfhbKWoJMLJM9L4hV4iYkiNMJL_LongagMtiNx0vDyQ1qLRJnHK5vfhnoEsMMrVkOQtBk5TwCocLqzEFEaBf5EQUv7pOFCofuWpAa3Hz1fu6UePW/s1600/Hibiscus+detail+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RzV3XrDJRtPJhB80onSbQn0PGfhbKWoJMLJM9L4hV4iYkiNMJL_LongagMtiNx0vDyQ1qLRJnHK5vfhnoEsMMrVkOQtBk5TwCocLqzEFEaBf5EQUv7pOFCofuWpAa3Hz1fu6UePW/s400/Hibiscus+detail+wm.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><br /><i>Danke schön</i> to Rico for sharing this cool Hawai'i-themed tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Hawai'i and Germany Meet Halfway in Manhattan

Last Sunday, I found myself unexpectedly in my weekday stomping grounds, outside of Penn Station. I saw a couple sitting on the steps in Pen...

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