Back in September, I met Chelsea in the lobby of 30 Broad Street in the Financial District.
She was sporting quite a few tattoos and she was kind enough to share some of her work with me and chat about it.
Check out this lovely neck tattoo:
Chelsea explains:
Thankfully, Chelsea sorted it all out for me:
Thanks to Chelsea for sharing her beautiful tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!
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She was sporting quite a few tattoos and she was kind enough to share some of her work with me and chat about it.
Check out this lovely neck tattoo:
Chelsea explains:
"The bird itself kind of resembles a robin, with the orange belly. But holds no particular meaning to me personally. My mother always grew peonies when I was growing up, so I wanted that flower. Originally planned to be a partner piece, with a nesting bird and different color peony on my left collar, but has been delayed as I am having work done on an extensive leg sleeve."And also from her left arm:
There's a lot going on here, from the dominating chrysanthemum, to the knuckle tattoos, to the astronaut and the small lemon near her thumb.
Thankfully, Chelsea sorted it all out for me:
"The astronaut and the lemon were already on my hand [before the flower was added]. The lemon being one of my first tattoos about 8 years ago (Jacy Skelton, Jaded Angel, Ames IA) and the astronaut was a Friday the 13th tattoo from about 3 years ago (Kati Vaughn, Magic Cobra, Williamsburg Brooklyn). I asked Jeb to draw up a rose to fit around them. When I showed up for the appointment he said 'I know you wanted a rose, but I drew up this chrysanthemum instead.' I was in love and immediately trusted him. I loved that he took the initiative to draw up something that, although I had not asked for, he knew it would be a better fit. And it was!! The tattoo is now almost 2 years old and the color is still fresh and vibrant. My knuckles were designed by a friend, but tattooed by Jeb Maykut. They spell thirsty, TH,I,RS,TY."Jeb Maykut (@jeb_maykut) is currently part of the amazing team at Saved Tattoo (@saved_tattoo) in Brooklyn.
Thanks to Chelsea for sharing her beautiful tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!
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April shower bring may flowers...
Last weekend in Miami, I was talking to Yvonne, a dear friend of one of my wife's cousins and now, my friend too. I just had to ask her about this tattoo on her ring finger:
That's "Carpe Diem," Latin for "seize the day" on her ring finger.
When I asked her about it, she explained that, twenty years ago, she was married and was exasperated with her husband, because she felt that he rarely paid attention to her.
To prove a point, she removed her wedding ring and went out and got the tattoo, just to see if he would notice.
Not surprisingly, she said it took months before he asked her what was on her hand. Her suspicions had already long been confirmed, but the fact that it took him so long to notice only solidified her concerns.
Needless to say, the marriage ended. But, as they say, tattoos are forever. Yvonne has a constant reminder to seize the day and a cautionary tale for men everywhere - better pay attention, guys!
Thanks to Yvonne for sharing her cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
That's "Carpe Diem," Latin for "seize the day" on her ring finger.
When I asked her about it, she explained that, twenty years ago, she was married and was exasperated with her husband, because she felt that he rarely paid attention to her.
To prove a point, she removed her wedding ring and went out and got the tattoo, just to see if he would notice.
Not surprisingly, she said it took months before he asked her what was on her hand. Her suspicions had already long been confirmed, but the fact that it took him so long to notice only solidified her concerns.
Needless to say, the marriage ended. But, as they say, tattoos are forever. Yvonne has a constant reminder to seize the day and a cautionary tale for men everywhere - better pay attention, guys!
Thanks to Yvonne for sharing her cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
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"A thousand roses for you..." extrait de mon exposition "entrance".... l'expo continue jusqu'au 29 Janvier � la gallerie "passeart" � Troyes... alors pour les retardataires ou ceux qui veulent reprendre un peu de plaisir pour les yeux et le cerveau, il ne vous reste quelques jours...
I met Skylar (@abuses) at one of the booths at last summer's NY Empire State Tattoo Expo (@nyempirestatetattooexpo) in New York City. She is an apprentice at First Class Tattoo (@firstclassnyc) in Manhattan.
She shared the following tattoo from her arm with us, credited to Douglas Grady (@douglasgrady) from Magic Cobra Tattoo Society (@magiccobratattoo) in Brooklyn.
Skylar explained how this tattoo came to be:
Doug Grady's work has appeared on Tattoosday previously, here.
Thanks to Skylar for sharing this cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
She shared the following tattoo from her arm with us, credited to Douglas Grady (@douglasgrady) from Magic Cobra Tattoo Society (@magiccobratattoo) in Brooklyn.
Skylar explained how this tattoo came to be:
"I got this tattoo ... after me and my ex broke up ... I was going through a weird time in my life when I was really depressed, had a lot of anxiety. I wasn't really wanting to do anything with my life and I kinda had poured all of myself into this one person ... loved him a lot more than I loved myself and after we fell apart, I realized, 'Shit, I don't have anything for myself ... fuck that. I gotta go and make something of myself instead'... So I decided if something's going to make me commit to doing something, it's going to be putting it on my body forever. So I went, on an impulse ... walked in and was like, 'Doug, I need you to tattoo this on me.' He tattooed it on me and literally, from that moment, I've just been working real hard and trying to better myself and just reminding myself that I come before anyone else, even if I do love them. Because, how am I gonna love somebody if I can't love myself?"A great lesson indeed!
Doug Grady's work has appeared on Tattoosday previously, here.
Thanks to Skylar for sharing this cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
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This past weekend I was in South Florida and I met Adrian in a Walgreen's. He had a bunch of tattoos and kindly shared some of his work:
"Each animal is for a different member of my family," Adrian told me, pointing out pieces on his forearms as well. His mom likes owls, his dad likes eagles. The wolf on left hand is for his brother and the spider is for himself. Why the spider? "Because I like creepy things," he explained.
He had these done at Love Tattoo in Jenison, Michigan, although the artist, Preston Mashburn (mr_mashburnratc), is now at Mos Eisley's Tattoos in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Thanks to Adrian for sharing these cool tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!
"Each animal is for a different member of my family," Adrian told me, pointing out pieces on his forearms as well. His mom likes owls, his dad likes eagles. The wolf on left hand is for his brother and the spider is for himself. Why the spider? "Because I like creepy things," he explained.
He had these done at Love Tattoo in Jenison, Michigan, although the artist, Preston Mashburn (mr_mashburnratc), is now at Mos Eisley's Tattoos in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Thanks to Adrian for sharing these cool tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!
This entry is �2017 Tattoosday.
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