Today Joseph came in tho get his ST. Joseph piece do...
Senin, 29 April 2013
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We're closing out this year's Tattooed Poets Project with Carl Phillips. I've had the pleasure, over the years, of meeting Carl and hearing him read on at least two different occasions at the New School in Manhattan, in conjunction with the Best American Poetry readings. Needless to say, when Carl agreed to participate, I was thrilled.Here's a photo...
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Our next tattooed poet is Susan Briante:Susan explains the origins of this tattoo:"I got my tattoo in Albuquerque although its origins can be found in Oklahoma, where I took my first job out of collage working for the now defunct Tulsa Tribune. I was making $13,000/year as a reporter covering public education. I rented a room in house with a view to...
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Our next tattooed poet is Farid Matuk.Check out this photo he sent:That's Farid's foot on the bottom. He explains:"I had this piece done at Suffer City Tattoos in Dallas, TX on New Year's day 2013. I believe the artist's name is Robert. I chose to replicate a freckle my daughter has on side of her right foot. I wanted to place a crown atop the freckle...
Minggu, 28 April 2013
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Like so many designs, this one is also very complex, every element has a deeper meaning in it, wich would be too much to write it down here and too personal.The runes are the first line of this poem:Men endelig Forsto jeg Treets språkOg det avslørte sin kjærlighetTil vinterens grove favn.Forelsket fortalte detOg frostensBarske kjærtegnSom...
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Our next tattooed poet is Christopher Arigo, who sent us this image from his thigh:He tells us:Often referred to as “The Shaman” or “The Sorceror,” my tattoo is based on a sketch by Henri Breuil of a cave painting from a cavern in Trois-Frères, Ariège, France. Breuil, a French archeologist, claimed that the drawing/etching represented a Paleolithic...
Sabtu, 27 April 2013
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Here we go guys! Here is a little look at some sessions I did this week. Still needs way more work but you can get an idea of what it is so I thought it would be good to show some work in progress too. Also, yesterday I had some of the best sushi ever at KIYOKAWA in Beverly Hills.. Man the food tasted amazing! The presentation was perfect! Everything...
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We have another returning Tattooed Poets Project alumnus today, David.Jonathan Newman.David's previous contribution appeared two years ago, here.This is a collage of a work-in-progress that David sent along for 2013:David explains that this is:"...a three-quarter sleeve on my left arm by none other than the famous Bruce Kaplan, owner of Lark Tattoo...
Jumat, 26 April 2013
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Today's tattooed poet is Erika Lutzner, who sent us this photo:Erika explains:I have five tattoos which tell the history of my story; skin is my canvas. The tattoo that I want to share is of Ganesha. I chose to get the tattoo of Ganesha because he is the remover of obstacles, and I was at a point in my life where my path was far from clear. Ganesha...
Kamis, 25 April 2013
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Next up in the Tattooed Poets Project is Ethan Hon.I met up with Ethan in the Carroll Gardens section of Brooklyn earlier this month and took photos of three of his tattoos.Ethan credits the talented artists at Fineline Tattoo in Manhattan.Ethan explained that "the tattoos of Keats [above] and f(x) [below] were done by Mehai Bakaty." He added, "Keats...
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Our next tattooed poet is Laura Mullen, who sent us this photo of a koi on her ankle:.Laura explains:"The fish was a celebration of a book, early on (#2 maybe?)--somewhere before I realized how serious I was about this book stuff? I mean, these days, I think a bottle (or so) of champagne is fine now (I'm glad I don't have 7 or 8 tattoos!) (I have two);...
Rabu, 24 April 2013
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I guess it's no surprise to me that a quality book about the convergence of graffiti and tattoo art has come to pass. Even less surprising is that Michael "Kaves" McLeer is involved.Kaves is co-author, with Billy Burke, of Skin Graf: Masters of Graffiti Tattoo, which is being released tomorrow, April 25, 2013, by Prestel Publishing.In...
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