Three's Not a Crowd

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I met a trio of friends hanging out in Penn Station in early October, waiting for their train back to Rhode Island.<br /><br />I spotted Darius first, which was understandable, as he has seventeen tattoos. Kenny and Katie, his friends, each boasted a modest three tattoos apiece, and offered up theirs as well.<br /><br />Let's start with Darius, who has this traditional Mom and Sparrow tattoo on his forearm:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMvOHtDccpoMlHfX4HeO8UcRkvMbndT_GB25Zw6hfuzm-qa3OG8ggtXEGehjsPX9Jki-zY0tmtEROeO2m9E9B9Kq9_KHSf8M6vueSfqwXXk03SF0OS6rr9i4jqtS7C9FZuCXknzjqQEfg/s1600/Mom+Sparrow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMvOHtDccpoMlHfX4HeO8UcRkvMbndT_GB25Zw6hfuzm-qa3OG8ggtXEGehjsPX9Jki-zY0tmtEROeO2m9E9B9Kq9_KHSf8M6vueSfqwXXk03SF0OS6rr9i4jqtS7C9FZuCXknzjqQEfg/s640/Mom+Sparrow.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><br />He said that he and two other friends got the same tattoo.<br /><br />This was done by <a href="http://whiskeynotwater.com/home.html">Jae Audette</a> at <a href="http://mcinnistattoo.com/home.html">Mcinnis Tattoo Company</a>  in Providence, Rhode Island. Work from the shop appeared previously on the site <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Mcinnis%20Tattoo%20Company">here</a>.<br /><br />The other tattoo, on his bicep, is this set of brass knuckles that says "Knuckle Up":<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipE7rFmTHhlJnDBwfxiML-0r_A_Azi8HSJkuSu74fszji5ou1Qx9GniaPhT0j0hYuQ7u7X1n0vurUnK6hGP8Kzv25dpNtXX8j3z63-RG3tK0DvhcDjVHQOvMfhNNUUbQ3JBIDMXQZ4Kzs/s1600/knuckle+up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipE7rFmTHhlJnDBwfxiML-0r_A_Azi8HSJkuSu74fszji5ou1Qx9GniaPhT0j0hYuQ7u7X1n0vurUnK6hGP8Kzv25dpNtXX8j3z63-RG3tK0DvhcDjVHQOvMfhNNUUbQ3JBIDMXQZ4Kzs/s400/knuckle+up.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This was done by <a href="http://www.alteredimagestattoo.net/forrest.aspx">Forrest Curl</a> at <a href="http://www.alteredimagestattoo.net/">Altered Images Tattoo Studio</a> in Cumberland, Rhode Island.<br /><br />Also from Altered Images is this still-in-progress rib piece on Kenny:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjopSyD1d-E6Xiwgl49_yo24WW_g2EFKXeQ3nR9giK-lFMRvOGg5UqV1hBMy1B2ucufSVyUYcUC9Cx2pcP5PQEtNifw-ERSLPTpz8J8mmnKpu3hcyVc-9S1VCGQRpQ9NQ4ZyxCNWfKbWvM/s1600/Crimson+King.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjopSyD1d-E6Xiwgl49_yo24WW_g2EFKXeQ3nR9giK-lFMRvOGg5UqV1hBMy1B2ucufSVyUYcUC9Cx2pcP5PQEtNifw-ERSLPTpz8J8mmnKpu3hcyVc-9S1VCGQRpQ9NQ4ZyxCNWfKbWvM/s640/Crimson+King.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />This is a depiction of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_King">The Crimson King</a> from <a href="http://www.stephenking.com/index.html">Stephen King's</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Tower_%28series%29">Dark Tower Series</a>. As you would imagine, Kenny is a huge fan.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.alteredimagestattoo.net/rob.aspx">Rob Young</a> is the artist who is working on this piece.<br /><br />Katie then generously offered to show me her tattoo, which runs down her spine:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYUUx0OE6Qnn1rJnY2nSf8qsq-0PBFBk-6eQpsmQ1Lu1QjWjV0t9z7BTM-8SeIwRi59UJLBQqe0nyMsR0G0UeFPgh3yMzyq3C2jT7D36-onpmF2cgu8m1DOeYZo8f0-xcxHs0EuRH5Kb4/s1600/Family+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYUUx0OE6Qnn1rJnY2nSf8qsq-0PBFBk-6eQpsmQ1Lu1QjWjV0t9z7BTM-8SeIwRi59UJLBQqe0nyMsR0G0UeFPgh3yMzyq3C2jT7D36-onpmF2cgu8m1DOeYZo8f0-xcxHs0EuRH5Kb4/s640/Family+1.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br />When I asked if she wouldn't mind sending me another photo, since the tattoo was partially obscured by her bra strap, she didn't hesitate to unhook it so I could photograph the whole tattoo, unobscured:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7TtDjKbLPEu6wVbeUj_w2mKoZ3Jjk4Gsx4l9-I7e8UMqj7Tf9qyE-_Z-3JwtfzDslHFu3UhKPUAgtehiWwl3HN-lvMo6cs23oK2phbRbS1STX9rCFGDH3MmSpOPonbNhghkabo_MQRI/s1600/Family+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7TtDjKbLPEu6wVbeUj_w2mKoZ3Jjk4Gsx4l9-I7e8UMqj7Tf9qyE-_Z-3JwtfzDslHFu3UhKPUAgtehiWwl3HN-lvMo6cs23oK2phbRbS1STX9rCFGDH3MmSpOPonbNhghkabo_MQRI/s640/Family+2.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><br />Katie explained that her heritage is Armenian, and that the letters down her spine spell the word for "family".<br /><br />She added that two of her cousins have the same tattoo, but inked on their arms.<br /><br />She also noted that the infinity symbol at the base of her neck speaks to the Armenian text and symbolizes, for her, "family forever".<br /><br />She did not recall the name of the shop where she had this done, but recalled it was on Long Island, New York, and that the artist was "Joey D".<br /><br />Thanks to Darius, Kenny and Katie for sharing their tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Three's Not a Crowd

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Polynesian eye tattoo with coconut leaves

Hi,<br /><br />I've been working on a new custom design project in the first week of January.<br />My client wanted a quarter sleeve tattoo, covering the shoulder and half the upper arm, in a Polynesian style.<br />I had to incorporate some different tribal elements, like the Polynesian eye, coconut leaves and sharp triangles, as a symbol for shark teeth. He also wanted a turtle shell shape added to the tatoo<br /><br />In the first sketch you can see that I started in the center with the Eye, surrounded by triangular shapes, which looks a little like a sun.<br />Then I drew some coconut leaves below it and made it flow with the circle above it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAi4jc9QkF-lHB7Tfzlx9OVA1oi8krRI_sQpDBXOomHCizz14xnrvYqklWaZP8fvRR_DUM3ZVWB0qBfLDsuWIb6Gxjno7PSbQPF0Ve-ozl9aIN3jpfP0nw5rulgES4uN-urCr8DTeoMkE/s1600/Polynesian+turtle+eye+coconut+leaves+tattoo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="polynesian turtle eye coconut leaves tattoo" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559763246663411874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAi4jc9QkF-lHB7Tfzlx9OVA1oi8krRI_sQpDBXOomHCizz14xnrvYqklWaZP8fvRR_DUM3ZVWB0qBfLDsuWIb6Gxjno7PSbQPF0Ve-ozl9aIN3jpfP0nw5rulgES4uN-urCr8DTeoMkE/s320/Polynesian+turtle+eye+coconut+leaves+tattoo.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YEgv98IvwG35YsRKIkBwq-tvwKoOAFa2sQ7O-cMxk5qQ7fyb0vTVrn-PJn1hDJgsGP5FEJBNJCOWCfISPg1GG04pcFm-63AaUxeZKcfpv6va2SFBqEuA2Yb2G2d0y0-2VrOyDhqm5pw/s1600/coconut-leaves-tattoo-polynesian-shoulder-design.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="coconut leaves tattoo polynesian shoulder design" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559763241639628530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YEgv98IvwG35YsRKIkBwq-tvwKoOAFa2sQ7O-cMxk5qQ7fyb0vTVrn-PJn1hDJgsGP5FEJBNJCOWCfISPg1GG04pcFm-63AaUxeZKcfpv6va2SFBqEuA2Yb2G2d0y0-2VrOyDhqm5pw/s320/coconut-leaves-tattoo-polynesian-shoulder-design.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 320px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In the final sketch I made a symmetrical polynesian mask in the lower center and a repetitive border ath both sides.<br /><br />After tracing it, scanning and optimizing it in Photoshop, the high resolution tattoo looks like this:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMMxi2jYjtEDPliRzRLZjDl0Q7r7ywnjy2ypl8RrPOe4CBl87hDK4ZcfTOuR-euuxe2yJv4qqiWfShPqtcwaq0CiOCTZGEhkWeE094oE3qhCRrcF2_9KZG4X95ViigIDXcHCyX7eOdvc/s1600/high-resolution-polynesian-tattoos-mask.jpg"><img alt="high resolution polynesian tattoos mask" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559764702005874386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMMxi2jYjtEDPliRzRLZjDl0Q7r7ywnjy2ypl8RrPOe4CBl87hDK4ZcfTOuR-euuxe2yJv4qqiWfShPqtcwaq0CiOCTZGEhkWeE094oE3qhCRrcF2_9KZG4X95ViigIDXcHCyX7eOdvc/s320/high-resolution-polynesian-tattoos-mask.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 277px;" /></a>Hope to update you soon with a few new projects, so if you want to follow me, simply hit the Twitter button on the right!<br /><br /><br /><br />Kind regards, Mark Storm<br />info@storm3d.com<br /><br />My designs are for sale at:<br /><a href="http://tribalflashtattoos.blogspot.com">http://tribalflashtattoos.blogspot.com</a>

Polynesian eye tattoo with coconut leaves

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Words.

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Words.

source: jasmine , unknown, unknown

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Jena Malone Lower Back Tattoo

Jena Malone is a wonderful American actress, featured in movies including Donnie Darko, Into the Wild and Sucker Punch.<br /><br />Jena Malone has been spotted with an unknown tattoo design, located on her <a href="http://www.celebritytattoosite.com/2010/05/lower-back-tattoos.html">lower back</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiel9yhTAEG8zLHel-CHGwkZ41oJTBbpjPBdQaNoIsh_U1_zI8DUlw7WP_0gfnP9LjMZ_9lfBNEo1LvQ5CHfF5U_UcR8GIfNtd6v7Lzq-mzqlrwTpYhEbdJLtrJLvpSL-9q-hM2L8w-49I/s1600/jena-malone-tattoo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559572766254962290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiel9yhTAEG8zLHel-CHGwkZ41oJTBbpjPBdQaNoIsh_U1_zI8DUlw7WP_0gfnP9LjMZ_9lfBNEo1LvQ5CHfF5U_UcR8GIfNtd6v7Lzq-mzqlrwTpYhEbdJLtrJLvpSL-9q-hM2L8w-49I/s400/jena-malone-tattoo.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 307px; height: 400px;" /></a>

Jena Malone Lower Back Tattoo

Jena Malone is a wonderful American actress, featured in movies including Donnie Darko, Into the Wild and Sucker Punch. Jena Malone has been...

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Wrists.

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Wrists.

source: unknown

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Tribal Neck Tattoos Design

<a href="http://mogoel.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/tribal-tattoo-on-neck.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /><a href="http://tattoopic.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/tribal-yin-yang-tattoo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://tattoopic.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/tribal-yin-yang-tattoo.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 281px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0f8w7946UcfePV9c2rYyeP4j0zcGhqqQaGOJgAO7XWKxaoXBSKaNlzEeL9PJuWbxD79iE9w1d_Yl7dvLgS4JWgtoODU4WAW4D8WYd_N7KwQkoQmqnLfbtUDVt1NGNo5TFYRHhl-kifl8/s1600/Cute+Neck+Tattoo+for+Women5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0f8w7946UcfePV9c2rYyeP4j0zcGhqqQaGOJgAO7XWKxaoXBSKaNlzEeL9PJuWbxD79iE9w1d_Yl7dvLgS4JWgtoODU4WAW4D8WYd_N7KwQkoQmqnLfbtUDVt1NGNo5TFYRHhl-kifl8/s1600/Cute+Neck+Tattoo+for+Women5.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 280px;" /></a>

Tribal Neck Tattoos Design

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Paula Malcomson Shoulder Tattoo

Paula Malcomson is a beautiful Irish actress, known for her work on television programs such as Deadwood and Caprica.<br /><br />Paula Malcomson has a single tattoo design on her left shoulder, which appears to be a horse.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYmgTv-v_jxP2hbDi5f26IIX9SM5hQIdxfQHApfmxQPnyxGb1uiVZqr6zLWAMJ994T0tAc3CM_x_FuPz7hKo2tiCaAm_V7pAebI-M7vuqayKJTfoXpNz_Y7MVP9caxNERoKNNHKFP4po/s1600/paula-malcomson-tattoo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558827641942530594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYmgTv-v_jxP2hbDi5f26IIX9SM5hQIdxfQHApfmxQPnyxGb1uiVZqr6zLWAMJ994T0tAc3CM_x_FuPz7hKo2tiCaAm_V7pAebI-M7vuqayKJTfoXpNz_Y7MVP9caxNERoKNNHKFP4po/s400/paula-malcomson-tattoo.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 213px;" /></a>

Paula Malcomson Shoulder Tattoo

Paula Malcomson is a beautiful Irish actress, known for her work on television programs such as Deadwood and Caprica. Paula Malcomson has a ...

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