Saturday, February 27, 2010

Tattoos I Know: Anna's Culinary Ink

Several months ago, one of my co-workers, Anna, wanted to commemorate the completion of her externship from culinary school.

It was funny, because at the time, she didn't realize I wrote Tattoosday and then discovered the site through googling. She stumbled upon this post that featured a chef's knife.

Anna liked the idea of using a knife, but wanted a whisk too. She spotted this piece and met with Vinny Romanelli at Red Rocket Tattoo in Manhattan, giving him the several source images she had found and explaining what she wanted.

He designed this for her and then completed the tattoo for her in about twenty minutes. She had him stick with black and gray and wanted him to emphasize the shading. This is the end result, positioned just above her ankle:


Other work from Red Rocket has appeared on Tattoosday here.

Thanks again to Anna for sharing her culinary ink with us here on Tattoosday!

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Neal's Foo Dog

This winter has been an especially cold one here in New York and, as any loyal reader can confirm, I haven't reported on many tattoos that I have glimpsed in the city.

However, last night at the grocery store around the corner, I met Neal, who let me take a quick snapshot of his foo dog on the left side of his neck:


Foo dogs are traditional Asian-style tattoo designs, and have various meanings and interpretations. Click here to see some other posts on the site that have featured foo dog designs.

Neal told me that this was inked by Koji at Studio Engima on Avenue U in Brooklyn many years ago. Work from Studio Engima has appeared previously on Tattoosday here.

Thanks to Neal for sharing his foo dog with us here on Tattoosday!

Monday, February 15, 2010

Tattoos I Love: Sweethearts for My Sweetheart

So what does an inkblogger get his sweetheart on Valentine's Day?

Why, a love-themed tattoo, of course.

Lucky me, the good folks over at Thicker than Water Tattoo had a Cupid special, $14 tattoos on February 14.


A lot like the Dare Devil Tattoo Friday the 13th Special (one of which is documented here), the lucky tattoo recipient can choose from an assortment of day-themed flash.


Here's what my lovely bride Melanie had to choose from:


When we got to the shop, Melanie signed in #53, and they were averaging a dozen or so per hour, so we knew we had a little bit of a wait.

I specifically selected Shon Lindauer, since he did such an awesome job with my tiger tattoo.

It was nice that Melanie got to meet Shon and the piece she selected was one that he had drawn up.

He tattooed her in the middle of the back and took just about fifteen minutes:


She was very happy with the end result:


When we left around 3:45, the waiting list was over a hundred, so they looked like they had a long night ahead of them.

Thanks to Shon and the staff at Thicker Than Water for another great tattoo experience!

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Girls With Ink: Two

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Tattoos I Know: Paul's Love, Over His Heart

On this Valentine's Day, I'm sharing a tattoo that my friend Paul had recently done. He showed me when I was taking the latest set of photos on the cover-up her is working on.

He pulled down the top of his shirt to reveal this simple message:


Paul's message to his wife is simple, but it is what is not spoken that is most remarklable. Paul always swore up and down that he would never ink a woman's name on his body. When he showed me this, I was surprised, but love can make us express ourselves in such ways, especially when we love getting tattooed.

Paul had this done by Pierre at Fort Apache Tattoo Studio, just around the corner from where we work in Manhattan.

Happy Valentine's Day from Tattoosday to Paul and Ana. Stay tunde, as there may be more Valentine's ink on the horizon!

Friday, February 12, 2010

Ismael Dias, homanagem a mãe e madrinha, 183

"Boa noite estou enviando minha tattoo, a história é a seguinte:
Chamo-me Ismael tenho 26 anos e fiz esta tattoo neste ano. Ela significa muito para mim pois é uma homenagem a minha mãe e minha madrinha que já fizeram a passagem de forma muito repentina e nos deixaram com muita saudades. As rosas são para minha mãe, que as amava e este rosário para minha madrinha pois o desenho do crucifixo é inspirado num crucifixo de prata de Bali que ela me deu meses antes de sofrer o acidente de carro. As duas estarão para sempre vivas em meu coração.

Esta tatto foi feita pelo artista Frampton, do Frampton Tattoo. Obrigado."

Ismael Dias

Claudia Pontes, Fada por Cobra Tattoo, 182

"Oiiiii Galeraaaaaa...
Estou mandando para vocês a foto da minha tattoo. Espero que gostem.

Sempre fui louca pra fazer uma tattoo, mas o medo sempre foi maior. auahuah Sempre planejava mais nunca fazia. Até que um dia andando na rua da minha cidade (Ponta Porã-MS) com minhas amigas, passamos em frente a um estúdio (Cobra Tattoo). Já conhecia o estúdio, sabia que era bem conceituado. Então falei com elas para agente entrar e disse que faria minha tatuagem.

Elas não acreditaram muito. hauahauah Mais apesar do medo, cumpri o que disse. Fiz minha tattoo, minha bruxinha que eu amo muito. Me vejo nela, me identifico com ela (meiga e sensual). Essa foi a primeira de algumas que ainda vêm por aí. Beiijoooo genteeee."

Claudia Pontes

Mou, Bob Esponja e Diamante, 181

¨O Bob Esponja foi por eu ser fanático por ele e também para fazer algo inuzitado, que ninguém tenha feito antes, pois eu não conheço quem tenha um Bob Esponja, fora eu. rs O diamante é por ter um significado também, pois o diamante é uma jóia valiozissima e vem da lama, e assim fiz algo diferente de todos que conheço que têm dragões, caveiras, símbolos japoneses, nada contra, mais é sempre bom inovar. É isso ai, valew!  Abraços. ¨

Mou

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Markjames' Knuckles

Last week I posted this great owl tattoo belonging to Markjames, a Pennsylvania-based tattoo artist.

Prior to sharing it, however, I also snapped his knuckles:


When I asked what this meant, he said "just a feeling". What is particularly cool about these knuckles are the traditional anchor and horseshoe standing in for the letters "T" and "U", respectively.

These were inked by Russell Kelley at Silk City Tattoo in Hawthorne, New Jersey. Work from the shop has appeared multiple times before and can all be seen under Silk City's Tattoosday label here.

Thanks again to Markjames for sharing his work with us here on Tattoosday!

Monday, February 8, 2010