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Jill Walks On with Her Ink

I spotted Jill in the beginning of November sitting in the <a href="http://www.njtransit.com/hp/hp_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=HomePageTo">New Jersey Transit</a> waiting area at Penn Station.<br /><br />She has eight tattoos, five are symbols and three are word-based, including this one on her forearm:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpdq3lIwlBOMIUbV04RRc31-vC7JazJLn2rG9-Uq8HZA2iJih2wn2XMUNotvjVwlRCZmWnEyuDq_1MhPTffvSXvt6y-x_2OFXBwu1z5mjzTUc4VQLgXRv0dd9_kef9AbiOx9hMifHLjM/s1600/Walk+On+Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpdq3lIwlBOMIUbV04RRc31-vC7JazJLn2rG9-Uq8HZA2iJih2wn2XMUNotvjVwlRCZmWnEyuDq_1MhPTffvSXvt6y-x_2OFXBwu1z5mjzTUc4VQLgXRv0dd9_kef9AbiOx9hMifHLjM/s400/Walk+On+Collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />The one she shared with us is based on the song lyrics of <a href="http://www.u2.com/">U2</a> and their song "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_On_%28song%29">Walk On</a>".<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUIJGSNFmkWeqaOnl4PrfurE9sfBr8VfXvDE-LqPi9CKRTyMTMl_DCSHER40_U4oeEZwOoI0spZ0rZoSFJXqbFTj71kPxWhFIdr1Rd4IuDHyW0rlDliNT9TPM4bc6G7GA5EnkFULaPxc/s1600/u2+walk+on.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUIJGSNFmkWeqaOnl4PrfurE9sfBr8VfXvDE-LqPi9CKRTyMTMl_DCSHER40_U4oeEZwOoI0spZ0rZoSFJXqbFTj71kPxWhFIdr1Rd4IuDHyW0rlDliNT9TPM4bc6G7GA5EnkFULaPxc/s400/u2+walk+on.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />The letter G and the date refer to her grandmother and the day she died, March 2, 2010.<br /><br />The lyrics are "And I know it aches/And your heart it breaks/You can only take so much/Walk on".<br /><br />Jill said that listening to music got her through a difficult time and this song, in particular, carried and sustained her through the mourning process.<br /><br />Coincidentally, March 2 marked the anniversary of her meeting the band in 2009.<br /><br />She chose an <a href="http://www.google.com/images?q=edwardian+script&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=kU4kTY_MBISclgeXmcmMAg&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CCYQsAQwAA&biw=1024&bih=528">Edwardian script</a> and the tattoo was inked by Mike at <a href="http://fatkattat.com/">Fat Kat Tattoos</a> in Keyport, New Jersey.<br /><br />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 Jill for sharing this special tattoo with us here on the site!<br /><br />A little extra treat, video of U2's "Walk On":<br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gwKEdFoUB0o?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gwKEdFoUB0o?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

Jill Walks On with Her Ink

I spotted Jill in the beginning of November sitting in the New Jersey Transit waiting area at Penn Station. She has eight tattoos, five are...

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Amanda's Irises (and a Quote)

This start-of-the-year post is courtesy of Amanda, who I met at the end of October in the <a href="http://www.borders.com/online/store/StoreDetailView_592">Borders</a> at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Circle">Columbus Circle</a>.<br /><br />It was her sleeve of irises that first captured my attention:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5JT2AI8l8MPi_LZ9ZnrFrQJ9aik0pPiQOFZHotXgMsAFFdd7FHb5BmcxRc2U13-VhyphenhyphenefTf7RrJeT-EAoy7VElXg8dokd1YG8GEnir7lEfNSrgFtVFC56ASLGGNV937t1DOjccSga_8I/s1600/Amanda+Iris+Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5JT2AI8l8MPi_LZ9ZnrFrQJ9aik0pPiQOFZHotXgMsAFFdd7FHb5BmcxRc2U13-VhyphenhyphenefTf7RrJeT-EAoy7VElXg8dokd1YG8GEnir7lEfNSrgFtVFC56ASLGGNV937t1DOjccSga_8I/s640/Amanda+Iris+Collage.jpg" width="364" /></a></div><br />These are inspired by the work of <a href="http://www.vangoghgallery.com/">Vincent van Gogh</a>, perhaps this one:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXYoVmdBvtXf5NZIuLNptkVHMwgU77W6_AGzaFE3iE7NuTucARicxkTMNdlOE8irYLZ3-3IejwWnzJXXZViv56wShqBZQZM8sp2263AnwCi8NrOqssEX2YjWuVkN86GF8A5wVHdFKmhI/s1600/Irises.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXYoVmdBvtXf5NZIuLNptkVHMwgU77W6_AGzaFE3iE7NuTucARicxkTMNdlOE8irYLZ3-3IejwWnzJXXZViv56wShqBZQZM8sp2263AnwCi8NrOqssEX2YjWuVkN86GF8A5wVHdFKmhI/s400/Irises.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />The tattoo was done by <a href="http://www.highvoltagetattoo.com/artists_dennis.html">Dennis Halbritter</a> when he was at <a href="http://incognitotattoo.com/">Incognito Tattoo</a> in Pasadena, California. He has since moved to <a href="http://www.highvoltagetattoo.com/home.html">High Voltage Tattoo</a>, <a href="http://www.katvond.net/">Kat Von D's</a> shop on <a href="http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/la-ink/">L.A. Ink</a>.<br /><br />Dennis also inked this on Amanda's inner right bicep:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMymMXt3K49PSgS28hy7apsokHetHfdRGc0xGvhK7AFx7RC7O1sP2-QNFes6yZYS1cc1OOAP4yiqDfdtnzNz94_miB8epkhQ9wVEpIuuD4zDqyrAV_ecVaU8ulG5J2kTEFp7VoHWZwFU/s1600/amanda+quote.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMymMXt3K49PSgS28hy7apsokHetHfdRGc0xGvhK7AFx7RC7O1sP2-QNFes6yZYS1cc1OOAP4yiqDfdtnzNz94_miB8epkhQ9wVEpIuuD4zDqyrAV_ecVaU8ulG5J2kTEFp7VoHWZwFU/s400/amanda+quote.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This quote "IO FU QUELLO CHE VOI SIETE E QUEL CH'IO SON VOI SARETE" is taken from an Italian fresco credited to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaccio">Masaccio</a>. This is the artwork in question:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5EQgOBIaZedAgeIJdvmRDtLQPRwsGFkjxdn59g2fvk1XOblovsXw2g0hv6Elboey9fPFuQFc3XtEly7PQTgXbcQm9Gz8HGBZIQzFalGYo0bbOdVt6trytt6kfYG-zM1c9JlUDtaxjkQ/s1600/296px-Masaccio_trinity.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil5EQgOBIaZedAgeIJdvmRDtLQPRwsGFkjxdn59g2fvk1XOblovsXw2g0hv6Elboey9fPFuQFc3XtEly7PQTgXbcQm9Gz8HGBZIQzFalGYo0bbOdVt6trytt6kfYG-zM1c9JlUDtaxjkQ/s640/296px-Masaccio_trinity.jpg" width="316" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>The Holy Trinity, with the Virgin and Saint John and donors, </b></i><b>in Florence</b></td></tr></tbody></table>If you look at the bottom of the fresco, right above the skeleton is the phrase Amanda has inscribed on her arm.<br /><br />The phrase is translated as "I once was what you are and what I am you also will be".<br />These words remind her of her own mortality.<br /><br />Thanks to Amanda for sharing these lovely tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Amanda's Irises (and a Quote)

This start-of-the-year post is courtesy of Amanda, who I met at the end of October in the Borders at Columbus Circle . It was her sleeve of...

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Wrists.

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Wrists.

Source: unknown, unknown, lisaplace.se

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Chest.

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Chest.

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Wrists.

<a href="http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/d45baef01a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/d45baef01a.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 334px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/3c48494bfe.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/3c48494bfe.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 332px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/07b485b835.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/07b485b835.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 750px;" /></a>source:<a href="http://emmave.blogg.no/"> emmave</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/seattledredge/5138255430/">Seattle Dredge</a>, <a href="http://dagmarre.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-12-06T05:28:00-08:00">dagmarre</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Happy New Year Everyone!<br /></div>

Wrists.

source: emmave , Seattle Dredge , dagmarre Happy New Year Everyone!

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