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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Kristine's Globe and a Memorial for Mom

Kristine has seven tattoos, two of which she shared with us late last month in Penn Station.<br /><br />The first one I  noticed when she walked by was this piece from the back of her calf:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZq-r9zZnnaRE5h1rH6ZluhjLoYDOgt4yjK0tVPErs23utvr9jYVmQCFoyBexIDhz6RqSp0ZeWvY4Rw9SfSvizxf9K6LnHUDKHQuKtiYDydwd0FbtnYjXx6zSbpJ2_9JneeHRJgar6/s1600/Globe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZq-r9zZnnaRE5h1rH6ZluhjLoYDOgt4yjK0tVPErs23utvr9jYVmQCFoyBexIDhz6RqSp0ZeWvY4Rw9SfSvizxf9K6LnHUDKHQuKtiYDydwd0FbtnYjXx6zSbpJ2_9JneeHRJgar6/s320/Globe.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><br />This is an homage to her travels, having recently returned from ten months in New Zealand. The Latin phrase below the globe, "<a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20omnia%20paratus">On Omnia Paratus</a>" translates to "ready for all things".<br /><br />She also shared this lovely floral tattoo on her upper right arm:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRLd6eWbp3Se2juICOkkhHq0ME-S5A-OnrI3J6V9CAdO0jsR7RtkhOoTx_Ac-k8nF1Nb81hQCsjVfnasqXuQGPTCfZWx6OplIw5Exv6VzKbFiCYzwAy4wK7SarpI6rm0LZbElbyrZ/s1600/tulips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRLd6eWbp3Se2juICOkkhHq0ME-S5A-OnrI3J6V9CAdO0jsR7RtkhOoTx_Ac-k8nF1Nb81hQCsjVfnasqXuQGPTCfZWx6OplIw5Exv6VzKbFiCYzwAy4wK7SarpI6rm0LZbElbyrZ/s400/tulips.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><br />Kristine explained that these <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip">tulips</a> are a memorial to her mother, who passed away from lung cancer.<br /><br />These tattoos were done by <a href="http://www.nogroovesingunsights.blogspot.com/">Chris Pesonen</a> at <a href="http://www.fatkattat.com/index.html">Fat Kat Tattoos</a> in Keyport, New Jersey. Work from Fat Kat has appeared previously on Tattoosday <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Fat%20Kat%20Tattoo">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Kristine for sharing her tattoos with us hereon Tattoosday!

Kristine's Globe and a Memorial for Mom

Kristine has seven tattoos, two of which she shared with us late last month in Penn Station. The first one I  noticed when she walked by was...

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