Corey & Aware do it again... New video directed by AJ... Love to see everyone working together....
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
City of Ink: Amsterdam [Video]
Miya Bailey, Tuki Carter, Melvin Todd, Paper Frank, Samba & AJ in Amsterdam. Since Melvin & AJ don't smoke it was more for us.... Yeahhhhhhhhh! City of Ink Euro Tour 2011
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City of Ink EuroTour pt 3. from artemus jenkins on Vimeo.
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Friday, October 14, 2011
Taking Walk-Ins $50 & Up
City of ink is taking "Walk-Ins" today... Starting as low as $50 for CUSTOM freedhand tattooing..... 6 artists to pick from
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Thursday, October 13, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Kristina: Aon Grá
Over the summer, we were having a yard sale, when Kristina stopped by to peruse the goods. She shared this, one of her four tattoos:
Located on the inside of her right arm, the phrase "aon grá" is Irish for "one love". This decorative tattoo with a powerful message was tattooed by Rob at Brooklyn Ink in Bay Ridge. Work from the shop which, due to its close proximity to "home base" for Tattoosday, has appeared often over the years on the site, and can be seen here.
Thanks to Kristina for sharing her tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Located on the inside of her right arm, the phrase "aon grá" is Irish for "one love". This decorative tattoo with a powerful message was tattooed by Rob at Brooklyn Ink in Bay Ridge. Work from the shop which, due to its close proximity to "home base" for Tattoosday, has appeared often over the years on the site, and can be seen here.
Thanks to Kristina for sharing her tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Julianne's Owl
I spotted Julianne on the 36th Street train platform in Brooklyn last month and struck up a conversation about her ink. She has eleven tattoos and offered up one of her more recent ones, this owl on her shin:
This was inked by Justin Stephan at A Stroke of Genius Tattoos in Boca Raton, Florida. I like the shop's website because not only was I able to find the tattoo in the artist's gallery, but Justin also commented on the piece a little, saying this was "a cool owl tattoo I did on a walk-in, she was a champ, sat like a rock, the tattoo is in the middle of her shin...".
Julianne likes owls and this is one of her favorite tattoos.
Thanks to Julianne for sharing her owl tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
This was inked by Justin Stephan at A Stroke of Genius Tattoos in Boca Raton, Florida. I like the shop's website because not only was I able to find the tattoo in the artist's gallery, but Justin also commented on the piece a little, saying this was "a cool owl tattoo I did on a walk-in, she was a champ, sat like a rock, the tattoo is in the middle of her shin...".
Julianne likes owls and this is one of her favorite tattoos.
Thanks to Julianne for sharing her owl tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Lynn, Týr, and the Fenris Wolf
I met Lynn in my neighborhood over the summer as she was headed to Green Spa & Wellness Center, where she works as a massage therapist. She has a ton of ink, and shared the piece that dominates her right arm:
Lynn explained that this piece depicts the Norse god Týr and the Fenris wolf.
She elaborated:
Lynn credits Willie Paredes, co-owner of Brooklyn Tattoo, with creating this piece.
Thanks to Lynn for sharing her tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!
Lynn explained that this piece depicts the Norse god Týr and the Fenris wolf.
She elaborated:
"Týr got his hand bitten off by the Fenris wolf to prevent chaos from entering the world ... I kind of identify with that because I do massage therapy. I help people ... I injured myself helping people - I'm right-handed ... it's not quite the same thing, but [it's] the whole idea of self-sacrifice. You know, the greater good."
Lynn credits Willie Paredes, co-owner of Brooklyn Tattoo, with creating this piece.
Thanks to Lynn for sharing her tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!
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Monday, October 3, 2011
Kyle's Industrial Sunflowers
Riding uptown on the 3 train, I see a sleeve half way across the car that just looks amazing. I can't make out the specifics, but the color and detail tell me it's a fantastic piece.
The problem is, it's a crowded express train during rush hour, and unless this guy gets off when I get off, I won't get a chance to talk to him.
As luck would have it, he does xit the train at the same stop, and as I am trying to catch up with him as he heads upstairs, and across Broadway, I recognize his left sleeve. His name is Kyle, I interviewed him in 2008 (using a borrowed camera, no less) and his post appeared here.
This is new ink, however, and when I finally catch Kyle on the north side of 72nd, it takes a moment, but he remembers me, and is happy to share his new work, which bears a similar theme to the tattoo I spotted last time our paths crossed:
It is by the same artist, Myles Karr, who had done the tattoo from the original post when he was at Saved Tattoo. Myles is now at Three Kings, also in Brooklyn.
Like the prior encounter, from over three years ago (May 2008), the right sleeve is a dichotomy. The left sleeve is a city vs country tension. This piece is dominated by a burst of sunflowers, which travel down the arm and circle the elbow.
On the flip side is another cityscape, this time more silhouetted, and he explains that his near-pastoral umbringing was punctuated by the sunflowers he and his mother harvested. This, juxtaposed by the industrial city, is the center of the tension between the two aspects of the tattoo.
As an afterthought, I snapped a shot of the murder of crows lining the inside of his arm. "I just love crows," he told me.
He also offered up this shin piece, also by Myles Karr:
He explained it is an old-time traditional circus strongman, as old circus and sideshow imagery being another style of designs that he likes.
It was great seeing Kyle again and appreciating the amazing work he had added since our paths last crossed three years ago. Thanks to Kyle for sharing his tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!
The problem is, it's a crowded express train during rush hour, and unless this guy gets off when I get off, I won't get a chance to talk to him.
As luck would have it, he does xit the train at the same stop, and as I am trying to catch up with him as he heads upstairs, and across Broadway, I recognize his left sleeve. His name is Kyle, I interviewed him in 2008 (using a borrowed camera, no less) and his post appeared here.
This is new ink, however, and when I finally catch Kyle on the north side of 72nd, it takes a moment, but he remembers me, and is happy to share his new work, which bears a similar theme to the tattoo I spotted last time our paths crossed:
It is by the same artist, Myles Karr, who had done the tattoo from the original post when he was at Saved Tattoo. Myles is now at Three Kings, also in Brooklyn.
Like the prior encounter, from over three years ago (May 2008), the right sleeve is a dichotomy. The left sleeve is a city vs country tension. This piece is dominated by a burst of sunflowers, which travel down the arm and circle the elbow.
On the flip side is another cityscape, this time more silhouetted, and he explains that his near-pastoral umbringing was punctuated by the sunflowers he and his mother harvested. This, juxtaposed by the industrial city, is the center of the tension between the two aspects of the tattoo.
As an afterthought, I snapped a shot of the murder of crows lining the inside of his arm. "I just love crows," he told me.
He also offered up this shin piece, also by Myles Karr:
He explained it is an old-time traditional circus strongman, as old circus and sideshow imagery being another style of designs that he likes.
It was great seeing Kyle again and appreciating the amazing work he had added since our paths last crossed three years ago. Thanks to Kyle for sharing his tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!
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Sunday, October 2, 2011
1000 Followers on Instagram....
I just reached 1000 followers on Instagram...it's dope people want to see a window into my life.....i share what I can...
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- Posted from my iPhone
Friday, September 30, 2011
Lauren's Hourglass
Occasionally we'll share a reader submission and today we have a piece contributed by Lauren. She sent in this cool hourglass:
Lauren explains:
Lauren explains:
"I decided on an hourglass after wanting something to represent living your life to the fullest and realizing time is precious. After thinking and going through all the quotes I could find I decided I would get an hourglass to represent it all. Paul Anthony Dobleman at Spider Murphy's Tattoo in San Rafael, CA is a genius. He has done about 75% of my tattoos and he took my idea and ran with it. Exactly what I wanted. Couldn't be happier! The tattoo is located on my left rib cage."Thanks to Lauren for sharing her timely tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Anthony's Phenomenal Marilyn Monroe Portrait
Without question, Marilyn Monroe has appeared more on Tattoosday than any other celebrity, living or dead. You'd think I'd get tired of seeing her in ink, but I never do. Probably because there are artists out there doing this:
This portrait is on the left leg of Anthony, a photographer I met on Penn Plaza a couple weeks ago. The work is based on this famous photograph:
Anthony credited the artist as Horacio Martinez, at Golden Eagle Tattoo in Santa Barbara, California. The detail in the piece is really spectacular:
When I asked why he chose to ink the legendary actress on his leg, he said, "I was in photo school at the time and we were doing a lot of Hollywood glamor stuff and it was just kind of, on a whim. Why not?"
The piece is two years old and took only three and a half hours for Horacio to complete.
To see all the Marilyn Monroe work that has appeared on Tattoosday, click here. You can also see Anthony's work as a photographer on Tumblr here, or you can visit his website here.
Thanks to Anthony for sharing this incredible tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
This portrait is on the left leg of Anthony, a photographer I met on Penn Plaza a couple weeks ago. The work is based on this famous photograph:
Anthony credited the artist as Horacio Martinez, at Golden Eagle Tattoo in Santa Barbara, California. The detail in the piece is really spectacular:
When I asked why he chose to ink the legendary actress on his leg, he said, "I was in photo school at the time and we were doing a lot of Hollywood glamor stuff and it was just kind of, on a whim. Why not?"
The piece is two years old and took only three and a half hours for Horacio to complete.
To see all the Marilyn Monroe work that has appeared on Tattoosday, click here. You can also see Anthony's work as a photographer on Tumblr here, or you can visit his website here.
Thanks to Anthony for sharing this incredible tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
COWBOY BEBOP opening credits
Because @marcbernardin reminded me. I actually went online to learn how to make ringtones for the iPhone so I could make my own for this tune.In the comments -- your favorite opening credits, animated or not.
Frank's Koi Blends Traditional and Modern
Back on the first of July, I met Frank as I was headed home through Penn Station. He shared this tattoo on his lower leg:
Frank explained that the tattoo artist was Gus, who works out of John's Tattoos in Islip, New York. He elaborated, telling me, "I originally wanted a koi fish ... not too traditional, but a little bit different. Some modern twist on it ... Gus put the traditional with the modern and there it is."
Frank explained that the tattoo artist was Gus, who works out of John's Tattoos in Islip, New York. He elaborated, telling me, "I originally wanted a koi fish ... not too traditional, but a little bit different. Some modern twist on it ... Gus put the traditional with the modern and there it is."
Thanks to Frank for sharing his koi fish and cherry blossoms with us here on Tattoosday!
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Monday, September 26, 2011
Jacqueline's Blood Rose
Two weeks ago I spotted Jacqueline and knew I had to ask her about this large tattoo in the center of her back:
Jacqueline explained that she and her older brother got this same tattoo in the same spot. "We just wanted to get a matching tattoo," she told me, "and, you know, we're both blood relatives". It's as simple as that.
She credits Seth Wood with this tattoo. Seth currently works out of Saved Tattoo in Brooklyn. Work by Seth appeared previously on Tattoosday just last month here.
Thanks to Jacqueline for sharing this amazing tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Jacqueline explained that she and her older brother got this same tattoo in the same spot. "We just wanted to get a matching tattoo," she told me, "and, you know, we're both blood relatives". It's as simple as that.
She credits Seth Wood with this tattoo. Seth currently works out of Saved Tattoo in Brooklyn. Work by Seth appeared previously on Tattoosday just last month here.
Thanks to Jacqueline for sharing this amazing tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
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Sunday, September 25, 2011
Andrea Shares a Gil Elvgren Pinup by Shane O'Neill
Earlier this month, I met Andrea while waiting for the A train.
Andrea is covered with tattoos, estimating she has over 50% of her body inked. I always feel privileged when someone so dedicated to the art of tattoo agrees to share their work. Andrea offered up this amazing pin-up on her right forearm:
This amazing tattoo is based on the work of legendary pin-up artist Gil Elvgren. The tattoo artist responsible for this incredible work is Shane O'Neill, who is based in Middletown, Delaware. The detail in this piece is incredible.
Work by Shane has appeared previously on our site here.
Thanks to Andrea for sharing her amazing work with us here on Tattoosday!
Andrea is covered with tattoos, estimating she has over 50% of her body inked. I always feel privileged when someone so dedicated to the art of tattoo agrees to share their work. Andrea offered up this amazing pin-up on her right forearm:
This amazing tattoo is based on the work of legendary pin-up artist Gil Elvgren. The tattoo artist responsible for this incredible work is Shane O'Neill, who is based in Middletown, Delaware. The detail in this piece is incredible.
Work by Shane has appeared previously on our site here.
Thanks to Andrea for sharing her amazing work with us here on Tattoosday!
This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday.
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