Selasa, 31 Juli 2012

Due to the heavy traffic on our side, it might happen, that you have to wait up to a couple of weeks for a reply.But don´t worry, I take care for everyone :)Feel free to contact me: kai@tattoo...
A thug ride: Sometimes one has to go a long way to get what one wants....The Tattoo depicts Vidar, Odin´s son, killing Fenriz in an act of revenge after the wolf ate his father in the final big battle Ragnarøk.The two birds on the forearm symbolize Hugin and Munin.The sleeve was done in one big session, that took four days.I always apprechiate it a...

Senin, 30 Juli 2012

Earlier this month, I spotted Ashley in Penn Station. She has quite a few tattoos and, after speaking with her, learned she is the piercer at Revolver Tattoo in New Brunswick, NJ. (Work from Revolver has appeared here previously, as seen from this tag.)She offered up two small pieces for our tattoo-viewing enjoyment:She credited this work to Jeff Rassier...

Minggu, 29 Juli 2012

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Jumat, 27 Juli 2012

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The 2012 Olympics, or the games of  XXX Olympiad, begin today, officially. The summer games are always a big deal in our household and one thing you'll notice, the Olympians of 2012 are sporting a lot more ink than they have in the past. For a taste, check out this slideshow here, highlighting a few.This, of course, reminds me of Tattoosday's...

Rabu, 25 Juli 2012

Check out the latest work......
Well, we seem to be on an international run this week, with work from two European artists over the last two days. Today we head further east.I know butterflies are fairly common as tattoo designs, but when I spotted this one fluttering around Penn Station, I felt compelled to ask its owner about it:This pretty butterfly belongs to Osnat, who is from...

Selasa, 24 Juli 2012

Yesterday we saw work from an Italian artist, today we are admiring ink I spotted on the subway last month that originated in Sweden.I met Anna on the West 4th Street platform and hopped on the F train toward Brooklyn just to have a moment to talk to her and find out a little about her tattoos:Anna explained the concept as a family-related sleeve....

Senin, 23 Juli 2012

Earlier this month, we headed to the Brooklyn Bridge area to have lunch with friends visiting from out of town. After pizza at Grimaldi's, we ambled down to the water to get some ice cream and soak in the sights. It was there that I met Daniela, a gentleman visiting from Italy. He was kind enough to share a segment of his sleeve:He was with a group...

Minggu, 22 Juli 2012

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Sabtu, 21 Juli 2012

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Jumat, 20 Juli 2012

A couple weeks ago outside of Madison Square Garden, I met Julien, who shared this portrait of his father: As it turns out, today, July 20, 2012, marks the twentieth anniversary of his passing. Julien was only seven years old when his father died.This wonderful portrait was inked by the always-amazing Virginia Elwood at New York Adorned.Via e-mail,...

Kamis, 19 Juli 2012

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Rabu, 18 Juli 2012

I spotted this tattoo on the Court Street subway platform in Brooklyn Heights back in April.This piece belongs to Jesse, who had this inked at Sanctity Tattoo in Tucson, Arizona.Jesse explained that he and his father both got this tattoo because they watched the science fiction show Stargate SG-1 together. These are alien runes that were seen in one...

Selasa, 17 Juli 2012

from: Laura M. to: tiangotlost@gmail.com date: Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 5:54 AM subject: A youtuber's tattoo I was watching some tattoo videos on youtube, and this lady seems to think this tattoo is her star-sign, Aries. What does it actually mean? She also joked people say it means "egg fried rice", so it will be amusing if it's actually...
I met Kitty back in May at a Starbucks at the corner of 31st and 7th in Manhattan. She is an actress and children's book illustrator. She also does alternative modeling, burlesque, and blogs over at The Tattooed Artist.She shared this tattoo above, which was inked by Ben Zehner out of Studio Seven Tattoo in Wilmington, North Carolina and gave me a...

Senin, 16 Juli 2012

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Back in June, in Herald Square, I ran into a couple named Marjo and Jon, who were visiting from the UK. Both were tattooed, but it was the Marjo's half-sleeve that really brought down the house:Marjo credited an artist named Sergi Besa at a shop called Nine, in Brighton, with this amazing tattoo work.At the inner part of the upper arm near the shoulder,...

Sabtu, 14 Juli 2012

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 Swedens biggest stone ship "Ales Stenar"(SE) Beach, Scania (SE)Tent posts, Foteviken (SE)Well, it´s southern Scandinavia, but anyway.......
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