Friday, October 31, 2008

More of Jessica's Ink: Halloween Post


I have featured a lot of Jessica's work before. The previous post here will link you back to earlier posts.

This seemed an appropriate piece for Halloween. It is on the other side of the leg that features Beetlejuice holding a pumpkin. You can see the pumpkin in the photo.

The image is of a child in a ghost costume holding a rock and a paper sack. It's based on a scene from "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown". A bunch of kids are comparing their goodies and Charlie reaches into his bag and sadly proclaims "I got a rock."


Happy Halloween everyone! And thanks to Jessica for sharing her ink!!

Here's a little "I got a rock" bonus:

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Charlie Honors The Birth of His Youngest Son


A cold and dreary day drove me underground on Tuesday, as I spent some of my lunch hour inkspotting, and meeting some new tattoos.

Since it was Tat-Tuesday, it only seemed fitting that I met a father and son, Amtrakking from Florida up to Boston, who had four tattoos apiece.

I met Charlie first, who had a tiger on his forearm. However, he offered up this piece on his right bicep instead:


As a parent with child-inspired ink, I certainly appreciated this tattoo which honors the birth of his youngest son, Derry.

He wanted to do a tribute, but didn't want to do a portrait, which is a popular method for doing so. Instead, he went for the footprints, name and birth date.

Whereas a portrait is a snapshot in time, footprints and/or hand prints are a record of your child's beginning, and a literal imprint of part of their flesh on one's own. There's something remarkable about the historical record contained therein, like the door jamb in the family home that displays the height-marks of the child, growing over the years.

This piece was inked by "Old School" at AK's N Chevrolets in Hollywood, Florida.


I can't find an active link for the shop, and it appears as it was renamed Almost Famous 2 Tattoos (not to be confused with Almost Famous Tattoos in Miami).

Check back in the coming days to see the tattoo offered up by Charlie's older son Jason, that ties in to this piece as well.

Thanks to Charlie for sharing his little piece of family history here on Tattoosday!

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Hemorrhage: Ryan's Derek Hess Piece is Bloody Awesome


I technically didn't meet Ryan, but he did respond to a flier I passed out. I gave it to his girlfriend, we're guessing around 34th Street in Manhattan, she passed it to him, and he e-mailed me the following photo:


Initially, all he told me was "It's a Derek Hess piece. It's my blood around it in the ... photo. It was done by Nick [Males] @ Silk City Tattoos".

Of course, I know inquiring minds would want to know more, so I asked him for more specifics.

"It's a piece of art that Derek Hess did [it's entitled "Hemorrhage"].
I have the print on my wall in my room, among others by him...this is just my favorite one. My girlfriend was getting her garter done on her leg and I had asked [Nick] if he could do it. He said yeah, so when she went for her second sitting, I got mine done. I think it took about 3 hours, theres a lot of detail in it. The black didn't hurt much but the blood was the worst part, non-stop pain with little to no breaks. A lot of fun."
Work by Nick at Silk City Tattoo has appeared on the blog previously here.

Thanks to Ryan for sharing his body art here with us on Tattoosday!

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Body Paintings in a Theater Show

In a theater show performers painted their body and perform in that theater show. Some old characters are painted by these artist. Body Paintings in a Theater Show.

Body Paintings Theater Show
Body Paintings in a Theater Show

Body Paintings Theater Show
Body Paintings in a Theater Show

Body Paintings Theater Show
Body Paintings in a Theater Show

Body Paintings Theater Show
Body Paintings in a Theater Show

Body Paintings Theater Show
Body Paintings in a Theater Show

Body Paintings Theater Show
Body Paintings in a Theater Show

Body Paintings Theater Show
Body Paintings in a Theater Show

Body Paintings Theater Show
Body Paintings in a Theater Show

Body Paintings Theater Show
Body Paintings in a Theater Show

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Eryn's Yarn Skull


I had seen Eryn before in the vicinity of 39th and Broadway and wanted to ask her about her tattoos. When I finally got the opportunity, she rolled up her right sleeve to reveal this incredible tattoo:


Eryn is a professional knitter and works with yarn on a daily basis (see some of her artsy stuff here). A friend of her designed this piece for as an homage to her vocation, although Eryn admits it exemplifies her "dorkitude".


This skull, capped with yarn, boasts knitting needle crossbones:

It's a brilliant piece and was inked by Alex Vidaud at Nautilus Tattoo in Hartford, Connecticut.

Thanks to Eryn for sharing her awesome ink with us here at Tattoosday!

Sports Jersey Body Paintings

Sports Jersey Body Paintings. Girls painted in Sports Jersey. it looks real sports jersey. Two photos of each girl is presented here. Hope you enjoy this Sports Jersey Body Paintings.

Sports Jersey Body Paintings
Sports Jersey Body Paintings
Sports Jersey Body Paintings. Girls painted in Sports Jersey. it looks real sports jersey. Two photos of each girl is presented here. Hope you enjoy this Sports Jersey Body Paintings.

Sports Jersey Body Paintings
Sports Jersey Body Paintings
Sports Jersey Body Paintings. Girls painted in Sports Jersey. it looks real sports jersey. Two photos of each girl is presented here. Hope you enjoy this Sports Jersey Body Paintings.

Sports Jersey Body Paintings
Sports Jersey Body Paintings
Sports Jersey Body Paintings. Girls painted in Sports Jersey. it looks real sports jersey. Two photos of each girl is presented here. Hope you enjoy this Sports Jersey Body Paintings.

Sports Jersey Body Paintings
Sports Jersey Body Paintings
Sports Jersey Body Paintings. Girls painted in Sports Jersey. it looks real sports jersey. Two photos of each girl is presented here. Hope you enjoy this Sports Jersey Body Paintings.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

An Interlude: Third Time's a Charm

Last week I had a bizarre lunchtime walk on Thursday. I met a woman outside of Macy*s who had an interesting neck tattoo. She seemed like a willing participant until the older woman standing with her kept repeating that what I was doing was "weird". The tattooed woman began to appear uncomfortable, so I bowed out gracefully, handing her a flier and moving on.

A while later I stopped another woman with a really cool pin-up on her arm. She said I'd stopped her before and thanked me, but wasn't interested. I vaguely remembered her after the fact, but couldn't pinpoint when or where I may have met her before.

Inkspotting can be streaky, and I considered quitting for the day, but I was determined to give it one more try. It was then that I met Melanie. In fairness to her, and to give her tattoo the spotlight it deserves, her ink is posted below (here).

Melanie's Traditional Revolvers


As I mentioned above (here), Melanie crossed my path on a day last week when I had been having some bad luck with inkspotting.

However, when I saw her on 34th Street across from Macy*s, I had to talk to her about her tattoos.

What caught my eye first was her chest piece, two traditional Sailor Jerry designs, including a near replica of the neck piece sported by Buddy Nielsen of Senses Fail.

She told me an artist named Kenny up in Kingston, New York had inked the chest piece, but instead of photographing that, she offered up her stomach piece instead:


The reason for her offering this other piece is that it was tattooed by the artist she is currently working with, Cookie, at Pop's Tattoo Emporium in Kingston.

Melanie got her first tattoo at sixteen and fell in love with the traditional style. When I asked her how many she had, she had the typical response of the heavily-inked: she wasn't sure.

The guns and roses along the waistline are a traditional motif and part of her desire for ink is to fill in space, to keep working with the body's canvas. The sheriff's badge exemplifies this, as she noted it was added as an afterthought.

The "City of Sin" identification on the badge is consistent with the piece's theme, and it artistically brings the whole tattoo together, centering the focus at the ends of the gun barrels, and providing a stronger sense of balance in the design.

Thanks so much to Melanie for sharing her traditional holsters with us here on Tattoosday!

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Soccer Girl Paintings Body with Colorful Sexy Paint

Soccer Girl Paintings Body with colorful Paint. Sexy football Soccer Girl paint their body with beautiful paintings. Cool Soccer Girl paintings.

Soccer Girl Paintings Body Paint
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Body Painted Soccer Girl
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Soccer Girl
Soccer Girl Paintings Body with colorful Paint. Sexy football Soccer Girl paint their body with beautiful paintings. Cool Soccer Girl paintings.

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Body Painted Soccer Girl
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Monday, October 20, 2008

Bullet 4 Peace Who is next What is next BodyArt Fashion Show More Photo

The BodyArt fashion show 'Bullet 4 Peace' 'Who is next, What is next' is held in Hollywood on October 12, 2008. Here are more photos of that event 'Bullet 4 Peace' 'Who is next, What is next'.


model presents the BodyArt fashion show 'Bullet 4 Peace' 'Who is next, What is next' is held in Hollywood on October 12, 2008.


model presents the BodyArt fashion show 'Bullet 4 Peace' 'Who is next, What is next' is held in Hollywood on October 12, 2008.


model presents the BodyArt fashion show 'Bullet 4 Peace' 'Who is next, What is next' is held in Hollywood on October 12, 2008.


model presents the BodyArt fashion show 'Bullet 4 Peace' 'Who is next, What is next' is held in Hollywood on October 12, 2008.


model presents the BodyArt fashion show 'Bullet 4 Peace' 'Who is next, What is next' is held in Hollywood on October 12, 2008.


model presents the BodyArt fashion show 'Bullet 4 Peace' 'Who is next, What is next' is held in Hollywood on October 12, 2008.


model presents the BodyArt fashion show 'Bullet 4 Peace' 'Who is next, What is next' is held in Hollywood on October 12, 2008.


model presents the BodyArt fashion show 'Bullet 4 Peace' 'Who is next, What is next' is held in Hollywood on October 12, 2008.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Jessica's Back, Sharing Tattoos 51 and 52

I met Jessica back in June, prior to a Pearl Jam concert, in front of Madison Square Garden. She is an artist in her own right, doing a lot of the work her self, using her own kit and mirrors. Check out the original post here. I followed up with a post of more of her work here. I had a third post planned, as she had sent me some more photos of new work at the end of July.

I recently reconnected with her via e-mail and she responded with follow-up photos of the July pics, plus a whole bunch of others she has worked on since.

I am easily overloaded by too much information so I am going to try and space Jessica's work out over time and give her work the attention it deserves.

I'm going to start looking at the two pieces Jessica sent me back in July:




At the time, she advised me that she had "just finished starting [tattoo] #51 (Beetlejuice holding a jack o' lantern which I've wanted a really long time." She had just had "session one of a dragon started by Joe Matisa from il Bacio Tattoo in Trenton...he'll finish coloring it in after i get back from my vacation...".

So that was then, this is now.....




Jessica expanded a little more:

Beetlejuice is on my right leg. [I] always loved the movie and show. I've said if I ever got married, it would be awesome to wear Lydia's red dress, dress as Lydia and find me a Beetlejuice groom! and to have a big Tim Burton-style costume ball reception. Fall is my favorite time of the year. The leaves. The weather. All the spooky hayrides and haunted houses... Halloween!!!

[As mentioned above,] Joe Matisa of il Bacio Tattoo in Trenton, NJ did my dragon. That's on the left leg. It's a total custom freehand design he came up with. All I came up with was the awesome color scheme. The rest was the amazing Joe's work. I plan to put an Ed Hardy dragon next to it myself, which shall be my most ambitious idea to tackle so far....
Thanks again to Jessica for sharing her awesome work with us here on Tattoosday!