I met William on the A train one Sunday morning. He was covered with tattoos. When I asked him how many he has, he replied that he had "never counted".As many of my subjects can attest, when I meet people with a lot of ink, [...]
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Showing posts with label Names. Show all posts
William's Museum of Art
Posted by Unknown on Sunday, October 10, 2010
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Tattoosday Goes To Hawai'i - All in the Family, Part 5 (Ulu's Amazing Plumage)
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, May 25, 2010
In January 2008, when Tattoosday was a mere infant blog, my mother sent me photos of some of the ink my cousins possessed.I already shared Keali'i's sleeves here, but included in that email from Mom was this astonishing [...]
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The Tattooed Poets Project: Joseph Millar
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Today's tattooed poet is Joseph Millar.This is a bit of an unusual submission, as it was provided on behalf of Joseph by his wife, the poet Dorianne Laux. Dorianne, who herself is un-inked, was instrumental in last year's [...]
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Blocks of Lucky Ink: Heather's Tribute to Her Son
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Heather has seven tattoos.The one I noticed that led me to approach her is not the one you're about to see. It is on her foot and, in her opinion, slightly "flawed," so she chose to share one that is nearer and dearer to [...]
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Tattoos I Know: Paul's Love, Over His Heart
Posted by Unknown on Sunday, February 14, 2010
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 [...]
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Bill's Ink Honors Generations Past and Future
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, October 20, 2009
I met Bill in mid-September on the 34th Street train platform while waiting for a downtown A train.You may have heard of the scent known as a "new car smell". Bill had whatis known as a "new tattoo sheen," which occurs when [...]
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Alyssa's Arabic Ink
Posted by Unknown on Monday, October 12, 2009
It wasn't Alyssa I approached on a Friday afternoon outside of Madison Square Garden, but her friend, who had several visible tattoos.However, the friend was unhappy with all of her ink, so I asked if anyone else standing [...]
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Geraldine's Joseph (With a Nod to Green Day)
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, August 19, 2009
It was my boldest moment as a tattoo solicitor to date. A half-dozen or so Green Day fans were decamped in the early afternoon near the artist entrance at Madison Square Garden. Green Day was playing that night and I saw [...]
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