Katya's Pumpkin Patch

(We here at Tattoosday have survived Hurricane Sandy relatively unscathed. Now back to some ink appreciation....)I've been hanging on to this photo for over six months:This tattoo belongs to Katya, who I met back in April in Penn Station. This seemed more appropriate to post around Halloween. since it features pumpkins.Katya credits this work to a...

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Japanese TATTOO Horimitsu Style Customer from Sweden

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Japanese TATTOO Horimitsu Style Customer from Sweden

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Japanese TATTOO Horimitsu Style peony

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Japanese TATTOO Horimitsu Style Peony

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Part 3 of Tattoo Age's Profile of Mutsuo is Up!

I've been really enjoying the current profile of the Japanese tattoo artist Mutsuo, of which the third and concluding part has just gone live on Vice's Tattoo Age series.Behold: There is a certain Zen quality to this last installment, as Mutsuo visits a Buddhist/Shinto shrine, and talks a little about the acceptance (or lack thereof) of tattoos in Japanese society. You can also click the "Tattoo...

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Trailer for The Sitdown, a Conversation with New York Tattoo Legends

Here is the new official trailer for The Sitdown...A Conversation with Tattoo Legends:  Legends indeed! Recorded on October 21 2012 at Richie's Tattoo in Elmont. Listen to Richie Montgomery, Pete Giaquinto, Ronnie DellAquila, Mike Perfetto & Tony Polito, hosted by Mike Schweigert. Filmed & Edited by Rich Fie. Produced by Mike Schweigert & Rich Fie. (c)2012 SHTC Producti...

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Japanese TATTOO Horimitsu Styile Customer from Sweden!!!

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Tattoos In the News: Hilo on My Mind

Tattoosday may be a New York City-based blog, but we here at the home office have roots deep in Hawai'i. We showed a whole slew of islands-based ink back in our "Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i" posts back in 2010 (this tag lets you see most of those entries).I was on the phone with my mother yesterday and she told me that the cover of the local Hawaii...

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More Bling

The Hammer of Thor is showing the moment, when Thor is going fishing with the giant Hymir and it is all about catching the biggest fish, off course.So Thor decapitates the finest bull in Hymirs posession and uses the head as a bait.They row far out and Thor is not impressed about the two whales, Hymir pulls up.Further out, Thor pulls up the Midgardserpent...

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Lindsay's Grandfather Resonates in Her Tattoos

I met Lindsay in Penn Station back in August and she shared two tattoos, starting with this incredible blackbird inked on her thigh:She credited this amazing piece to Grez at Kings Avenue Tattoo. He is one of those artists whose work I see occasionally in my travels. As always, I am impressed with his workmanship.What does this tattoo symbolize? Lindsay...

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Japanese Tattoo Horimitsu Style!!!

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Kara's Kara-cature (and a Killer Back Piece, to Boot)

I spotted Kara on 7th Avenue back in July.She was headed south while I was headed north. When I turned and saw her back piece, I whirled around and caught up to her to ask her about her work. She was kind enough to share. Check it out:She credited an artist named Augustin Espinosa with this piece and most of her tattoos are "all about decoration."...

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ALEXANDER TIKHOMIROV

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Kate's Marie Antoinette Tattoo (and a Look at Something New)

Looking back to May, I wanted to share this tattoo from Kate that I photographed at the New York City Tattoo Convention:You can tell from the photo that Kate has simply incredible sleeves. These and the pistol shown in my convention recap here were tattooed by Becca Roach at North Star Tattoo in Manhattan.It was this back piece, however, that really...

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Japanese TATTOO Horimitsu Style NEW Snake!!

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Mutsuo on Vice's Tattoo Age (Part 2) - Video Up Today!

I know, it's been a long week since we were treated to part one of Vice's Tattoo Age episode introducing us to Japanese artist Mutsuo.The middle segment is now live:The good people at Vice tell us "In Part 2, Tattoo Age delves into the history of Mutsuo's shop, Three Tides Tattoo, and hears from Chris Garver, Masa Sakamoto, and more, as they give us insight into how western-style tattooing gained...

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Freija

Freija, the norse goddess of love and off course Odhinn´s wife :) She wears the most beautiful jewelry ever made, the Brisingamen, there are rumours, that she had to do some favours for a couple of nasty dwarfes, who created the piece...Dwarfes need love, too ;)There´s an ongoing discussion among the pagan clerics if Odhinn´s wife and the sister of...

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Tattoo Reality Overload - New Show "Tattoo Nightmares" premieres tonight on Spike TV

With last week's double shot of Inkmaster's second season (two episodes for the price of one!) and Tattoo Rescue, you'd think we'd be rolling toward Tattoo Reality Overlord. Although it appears Tattoo Rescue was a one-off pilot, we will now get a new series premiering tonight after Inkmaster.For those in the tattoo industry who think that "reality"...

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Japanese TATTOO Horimitsu Style Snake!!!

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Power of the dance

Aaaaarrrgghhhhh!!!!Some ICONS Christina shot here! h2fotografie.blogspot.com S. was so full of energy at the shot, it was really difficult to choose the pictures, because each and everyone radiates the power, that was unleashed.The facepaint is not like it seems, inspired by our favourite norvegian music (black metal rules anyway), but by peaceful...

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Stave church portal lock (NO)

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Merchandise and Bling 1

 The shirt: For boys and girls in all sizes availiable. My jewelry designs: The necklace is a combination, it containsThe norvegian hammer, the top is taken from the oseberg sledge (8th century, eastern norway), the beast in the hammerhead is a design from the inside of the Urnes stavchurch (1130, western norway)The snakeheads are inspired...

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Stäbe und Sterne

 A rune star, inspired by Vegvisir and others. The tattoo has a magical background and the bearer wishes to be influenced by the power of the carefully chosen runes, matching her personality and development. An icelandic classic: The Vegvisir can be found in the galdrabok from the 17th century and in older manuscripts, there it is decribed...

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Volbeat!!!!!!!

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Kate Shares Some Amazing Portraits by Tommy Montoya

Sometimes I hang on to the great tattoo photos for a rainy day.Well, it's not rainy today, but I thought I'd release these portraits from Kate, who I was fortunate enough to meet in Penn Station back in May.  Kate credited the work to the phenomenal Tommy Montoya (one of the artists from N.Y. Ink) out of Inkslingers L.A.That's John Dillinger,...

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Gambar Tattoo Model Seksi Novi Amelia

Tattoo di kaki model seksi Novi Ame...

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Japanese TATTOO Horimitsu style

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Japanese TATTOO Horimitsu style EBISU

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The Tattoosday Book Review: Painted Bodies

As regular readers may now, we occasionally review tattoo-related books here on Tattoosday. We're going to try and make this a regular Saturday occasion as we enter the colder weather and try to make our summer backlog last as long as possible.Today's book is Painted Bodies: African Body Painting, Tattoos, and Scarification by the award-winning...

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