Anja was visiting New York City from Denmark earlier this fall, when she ran into me in Penn Station. Of course, I was thrilled when she agreed to share this tattoo with us here on Tattoosday:This tattoo on Anja's calf is [...]
Showing posts with label Album Covers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Album Covers. Show all posts
Anja's Tattoo - A Brother and Sister Find Common Ground
Posted by Unknown on Monday, December 6, 2010
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Two Rocking Tattoos from Joe
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, August 5, 2010
I met Joe last month outside of Penn Station and he shared two tattoos with us.First is this hellcat:Why this cat? It's a design, Joe says, inspired by the band Rancid, whose music appears on Hellcat Records. Not to mention, [...]
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The Tattooed Poets Project: Julie Platt
Posted by Unknown on Saturday, April 17, 2010
I always feel like I'm not doing a tattoo justice when it wraps around a curved limb. Generally, I will be reluctant to showcase a piece without displaying the entire tattoo, even if that means multiple pictures shot from [...]
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Two for Tattoosday: Vanessa's Ink (Two Hearts Beat as One)
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, March 16, 2010
I met Vanessa last week and she generously shared two of her wonderful tattoos.This piece on her inner right forearm was her first tattoo:This design is based on the album cover of Poison the Well's You Come Before You.Vanessa [...]
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Gregory's Defenders of the Faith Tattoo
Posted by Unknown on Friday, August 28, 2009
Gregory walked by me on Seventh Avenue in front of Madison Square Garden and I saw a familiar icon from my youth:As a huge fan of Judas Priest in the 1980's, I recognized the basis for this tattoo immediately: the cover [...]
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Chip and Tom and Frank
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, July 30, 2009
Sometimes, the subject of a tattoo is unclear to the un-illuminated eye. Curiosity compels one to ask: what is that?And the answer makes sense. And one marvels at the mind behind the man (or woman) who says,"Yeah, let's [...]
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Jonathan Gives Us a Sun on a Sunday
Posted by Unknown on Sunday, July 19, 2009
I met Jonathan in Brooklyn Heights and he shared this, one of his four tattoos:This tattoo, on his inner right forearm is based on artwork he found on the CD of Ofra Haza, an Israeli musician with Yemenite roots.Jonathan [...]
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