A trip to the laundromat on Saturday yielded a meeting with a young lady who had a couple visible tattoos on one of her feet and an ankle. Fortunately, my curiosity got the better of me because, when I asked her about them, [...]
Showing posts with label New York Adorned. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New York Adorned. Show all posts
Melanie's Marilyn
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, February 15, 2011
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Stacy's Amigo Tugs Her Back to Milwaukee
Posted by Unknown on Sunday, September 19, 2010
At the end of July, I ran into Stacy waiting for the F train at West 4th Street in Manhattan.She had a panther peeking out from under her shirt on her back, but we couldn't get the whole tattoo in a shot, so she offered [...]
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Under One Small Star - Two Tattoos from Anna
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, August 24, 2010
I met Anna earlier this month in Penn Station. I felt compelled to stop her when she walked by and I caught a glimpse of this amazing tattoo:I love seeing ink that is new and original, and I had never seen a line of anything [...]
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Claire's Hemaris Thysbe Flutters on Her Forearm
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Butterfly tattoos can be a dime a dozen (no offense, butterfly fans), but moths, on the other hand often get a bum rap, taking a back seat to their more flamboyant insect cousins. To the chagrin of some inked lepidopterists, [...]
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Brian's Mat-tree-monial Tattoo
Posted by Unknown on Sunday, August 15, 2010
Late last month, I met Brian on the 34th Street A platform and he shared this amazing tattoo:The piece was relatively fresh, having been inked only a couple weeks before.He explained that this tree represents the Tree of [...]
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Kristina's Rooster Crows in Honor of Her Son
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, August 4, 2010
It was funny, now that you think of it, the way everything came full circle.I was picking my younger daughter, Shayna, up from camp, when I spotted a woman approaching from the opposite direction.It was after six, on a weekday, [...]
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Belinda's Penny-Farthing
Posted by Unknown on Saturday, June 19, 2010
At the end of May, I spotted Belinda's unusual bicycle tattoo on the 34th Street subway platform during Friday afternoon rush hour:Of course, I asked her about this piece on her left ankle, since it isn't too often you see [...]
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Nadine's Ankh and Orchids
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, May 13, 2010
I met Nadine last month and she was kind enough to share this beautiful floral piece with us:The symbol in the foreground is her own "stylized version" of an ankh, a symbol dating back to ancient Egypt which means eternal [...]
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Stevie's Tattoo Calms and Inspires
Posted by Unknown on Monday, March 15, 2010
Last Wednesday marked the official end to the veritable tattoo drought this winter in New York has afforded us here on Tattoosday.In addition to the three people I met at lunch, my train ride home and, subsequently, my day, [...]
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Elizabeth's Alphabetical Ink
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Imagine me in Penn Station. I see a woman with a small letter tattooed on her. Interesting. Then I notice that she has them everywhere, in no apparent order, on her legs, on her arms, on the back of her neck. Not something [...]
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Alyssa's Tattoos: A Little Bit of Art, A Little Bit of Soul
Posted by Unknown on Sunday, September 6, 2009
Generally speaking, New Yorkers tend to avoid speaking to one another on the subway, or the subway platforms. As one would imagine, you see a lot of great ink on the trains, and I've become less and less concerned when it [...]
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