Tattoos

Sabtu, 21 Juni 2014

Reposting My Tiger for the Class of '89

This weekend, my college classmates are gathering for our 25th reunion at Occidental College.

Alas, I am on the other coast, but I wanted to let them know I am thinking of them by sharing my tiger tattoo, when it was crisp and fresh in 2010.

Our school mascot is the tiger, which made getting this piece in honor of the Year of the Tiger much more appropriate.

Much thanks to the talented Shon Lindauer, now working out of High Seas Tattoo Parlor in Hollywood, California, for doing such a great job.

See the original post here.

Hugs from NYC, old friends, hope to see you all at our 30th in 2019!

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Jumat, 20 Juni 2014

Anthony's Tattoo of Transformation

I try to get to my favorite watering hole, Lock Yard, at least once a week, not only for their delicious artisanal sausages and wonderful selection of craft beer, but because each visit is often good for at least one tattoo encounter.

Two days ago, after my team lost ingloriously in the weekly trivia challenge, I met Anthony, who shared this, from among his several tattoos:

"It's a koi dragon," Anthony told me, adding "the koi dragon is a symbol of transformation - when I got it I had just lost 100 pounds, which was a big physical transformation for me."

He credited this to an artist named Conan, who at the time, was working out of his home in Brooklyn,

Thanks to Anthony for sharing his cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Kamis, 19 Juni 2014

An Unusual Peacock from Sweden

Sometimes tattoos are just destined to be on Tattoosday, I think.

For example, yesterday, I was wandering around downtown Manhattan on my lunch break when I spotted a pretty interesting tattoo on someone's back. However, she walked off before I could speak to her.

A half an hour later, I was six blocks away at the corner of Pearl and Broadway when she walked by me again. this time, I was able to speak to the tattoo owner and snap this photo:

This tattoo belongs to Johanna (she pronounced it Yo-hah-na), who was visiting from Sweden. Her artist is there, as well, and that was pretty much all she told me.

This is not your typical peacock tattoo, which is why I liked it and was so happy to see it again.

Johanna, thanks for sharing your awesome tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Selasa, 17 Juni 2014

New York City in Black and Gray

Last Friday I was coming up out of the subway, only to discover the skies had opened up, and a fierce thunderstorm was dumping water in buckets in Bay Ridge. A handful of people stood one level down at 95th Street, waiting for the torrents to subside. I struck up a conversation with one guy (whose name now escapes me...Johnny? I can't be certain) who had this fantastic tattoo running the length of his arm:

The distinctive twin towers of the World Trade Center rise majestically on his arm, as the Brooklyn Bridge comes toward the viewer and a Coney Island-bound F train curves out of the tunnel, following the contours of this gentleman's arm.

Here's a closer shot of the NYC skyline:

Some nice touches on this piece are the subway car of the F train, which is based on a 1930's version of the subway and the graffiti over the tunnel which reads "Vive Tus Sueños," or "Live Your Dreams."

This work is credited to Eric Rignall from Ink Stop Tattoo NYC.

Thanks to my fellow commuter who shared this awesome tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Senin, 16 Juni 2014

Dorie's Hungarian Runes

I met Dorie very briefly yesterday on Third Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn yesterday. She has these cool tattoos running the length of both arms:

Dorie told me these are ancient Hungarian runes. She was born and raised in Hungary, so these have particularly special meaning to her. In fact, she explained, "this is all my personal beliefs." She would not elaborate further, as is her right. The runes cascade down her arms in a very public presentation, yet she holds them true to her own self privately, despite their visibility.

She credited an artist from Europe named James, who tattooed her here in Brooklyn, but has since moved back across the Atlantic.

Thanks to Dorie for sharing her runic tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Jumat, 13 Juni 2014

Laurel Cooks with a Celebrity Signature

I met Laurel last weekend while riding my bike down by the 69th Street Pier in Bay Ridge.

She has a bunch of tattoos and shared this combination on her arm:

At the bottom of the photo is a meat cleaver below what appears to be a red squiggle. Laurel is an avid baker (you can find her on Facebook under Little Laurel, Big Treats) and huge fan of the chef Anthony Bourdain.

She went to one of his book-signings and he autographed her arm, after which she headed to Hand of Glory Tattoo in Park Slope, Brooklyn, where she had the artist make the signature permanent, with a meat cleaver, to boot.

Thanks to Laurel for sharing her ink with us here on Tattoosday!

Rabu, 11 Juni 2014

Lynsey, With a Wolf in the Garden

I met Lynsey last week outside of Federal Hall in Lower Manhattan. She shared this interesting tattoo:

Wrapping around her lower leg, this tattoo is credited to Jared Hayes, an artist in Salt Lake City.

Lynsey explained, “We did a collaborative effort on it – it’s original – so, it was based off of a song I have a particular fondness for and we kinda built it off that.”

"What song?" I asked.

"Wolves in the Garden" by The Deadly Syndrome. Here's the song in an unofficial video:

The whole piece took about nine hours to complete.

Thanks to Lynsey for sharing this cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!