Today marks Tattoosday's fourth anniversary, when we first started off here on BillyBlog as a once a week feature, before spinning off into a stand-alone site little over a month later.To celebrate, I'll be sharing favorite posts from the past four years throughout the day. Just a little celebratory break before we resume our normally-scheduled programming.I also encourage readers to comment below...
Minggu, 31 Juli 2011
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As part of our fourth anniversary, we are re-posting some of our favorite Tattoosday moments. This post is one of my all-time favorites, from June 15, 2010:Inkspotting can be impulsive, but I also like to approach each volunteer after some consideration.Rather than rush up on someone and barrage them with questions, I like to make sure the tattoo(s)...
Sabtu, 30 Juli 2011
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Back in April, I ran into John in Herald Square (34th and 6th) who had some pretty amazing work. He estimates he is about 25% covered in tattoos, which includes both arms, hands to shoulders, and both sides of his neck.I stopped him and handed him a flier, but he was in a hurry, so we went our separate ways.A month or so later, he e-mailed me a couple...
Jumat, 29 Juli 2011
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As a new season of Project Runway premiered last night, I thought I'd share a fashion-related tattoo. Working on "Fashion Avenue," I see a lot of ink on people in the industry. Here's one from Megan:This is a quote by the fashion designer Tom Ford:"Beauty is an illusion/It is here only for a moment/Then it fades/But in the brief moment of existence/It...
Kamis, 28 Juli 2011
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I spotted this lovely tattoo on the Broadway-Lafayette subway platform last month, while switching trains:This floral piece, on Katie's calf, is one of her eight tattoos.The larger flower is an iris and the smaller flowers are Narcissus papyraceus or, as they are commonly known, Paperwhites. She added these paperwhites specifically because they...
Rabu, 27 Juli 2011
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Last week, I was passing through Penn Station when I spotted a woman with a bunch of interesting tattoos. I introduced myself, and had taken a picture of one of her tattoos, when the loudspeaker announced her train was boarding. Having learned nothing about the tattoo I had just photographed, I gave her my card and asked her to e-mail me the details.When...
Selasa, 26 Juli 2011
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A couple weeks back, I met Dave and Bethany outside of the Borders Penn Plaza in Manhattan. Both had amazing ink and shared some tattoos with us. Let's start with Dave's "scalpflower": Dave explained that this floral tattoo on his scalp was inked by Mike Adams, who was doing a guest spot at Thicker Than Water in Manhattan. Dave elaborated:"We...
Senin, 25 Juli 2011
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This incredible back piece belongs to Aisha, a former New Yorker who now resides in Florida.I met her last month at the corner of 36th Street and Broadway in Manhattan.The tattoo is an interpretation of the old adage, "See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil".Inked over eleven years ago and representing about twenty hours of work, this huge piece...
Minggu, 24 Juli 2011
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The SnakeUnlike in the Christian Mythology, the snake can be in an animistic context also a positive symbol.This tattoo is based on the visions received in an Ayahuasca ritual.A story from a North American first nation tribe, freely told from my memory, I heard it a long time ago:In the beginning of all times the great spirits searched for someone,...
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Back in June, I met Andrea on Penn Plaza in Manhattan and she shared this tattoo:This is, of course, Amy Winehouse, whose death was just announced yesterday. Andrea, who has this inked on her upper right arm, says she had this done "in the style of Monet". The artist was "Mad Dog" at Studio 33 Tattoo on St. Mark's in Manhattan.When I asked Andrea why...
Sabtu, 23 Juli 2011
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These poppies are courtesy of Emma, who I met in Penn Station last week.She got poppies because, she told me, "My grandfather passed away a couple years ago and I used to call him Poppy".This is one her five tattoos, and represents about four and a half hours of work by Gus Espinoza at La Familia Tattoo, in Fort Collins, Colorado.Thanks to Emma for...
Jumat, 22 Juli 2011
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Dalam dunia tattoo hewan mendominasi desain dan simbol tattoo. Desain tato hewan dan simbol hewan memiliki kekuatan yang luar biasa dan dimaksudkan untuk bertransformasi menjadi individu sehingga mereka mengambil beberapa aspek dari hewan tato pada mereka.Hewan termasuk salah satu ciptaan Tuhan. Ketika manusia memilih keluar dari tatanan alam dan menempatkan...
06.11
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An 18- year old viking girl from one of the south swedish first nations right after receiving her first tattoo.I support a strict 18+ tattoo- regulation, in times where rites of passage lost their meaning, this is one of the very few left, a point in life, where one clearly understands, that there s no way back and you passed an important point in...
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Sometimes you´ll meet people that make you spontaneously decide to be very friendly when you´re not heavier armed........ /* Disable right click script II (on images)- By Dynamicdrive.com For full source, Terms of service, and 100s DTHML scripts Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com */ var clickmessage="Copyright Kunsten på Kroppen" function disableclick(e)...
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Right after a very strong session, that more had the feeling of an ancient ritual (Thanx for stretching, Sabine and David!) The strange figures on the arm depict very old rock carvings of shamans from the place where he was born.Some people say, I don`t know what I´m doing, hehe........ /* Disable right click script II (on images)- By Dynamicdrive.com...
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This design shows, how strong the vikings are attached to the artefacts, the belt fittings are 1:1 replicas from original findings.Especially here you can see that the habit of having the same style in carvings, jewelry, embroidery and tattoos, like you can still find in ancient cultures with an unbroken tattoo tradition, is still alive in northern...
05.39
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It s just some very nice experience to do pieces like this in the places, where the norsemen nearly 1000 years ago developed this style, gives something special to it.... /* Disable right click script II (on images)- By Dynamicdrive.com For full source, Terms of service, and 100s DTHML scripts Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com */ var clickmessage="Copyright...
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A piece, done a while ago by hand, showing the Urnes - stavechurch- sidepanel to every detail, "the real deal". /* Disable right click script II (on images)- By Dynamicdrive.com For full source, Terms of service, and 100s DTHML scripts Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com */ var clickmessage="Copyright Kunsten på Kroppen" function disableclick(e) {...
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Drawn on and designed freehand, poked by hand in the fjordlands of western Norway, home of the Urnes-style. /* Disable right click script II (on images)- By Dynamicdrive.com For full source, Terms of service, and 100s DTHML scripts Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com */ var clickmessage="Copyright Kunsten på Kroppen" function disableclick(e) { if (document.all)...
05.29
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The design we ´re tapping here is the same like the embroidery on the back of the "victims" shirt wich is the logo of his company, designed by the man himself in the old swedish urnes style (thanks for stretching, Yngvil :-)You think, this is a beautiful place? It s even more beautiful than any picture can tell........ /* Disable right...
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