I met Luis in Borders, Penn Plaza, last month and asked him about his tattoos. He has more than fifteen altogether, and three are based on Loter�a cards, which are used as part of a Mexican bingo game, as well as in fortune-telling.He [...]
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Luis Shares Two Loter�a Cards
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, December 22, 2010
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Jess Shares Her Colorful Rooster
Posted by Unknown on Friday, October 15, 2010
I met Jess last month and, still using a loaner camera, managed to get a shot of one of her three tattoos, located on her right forearm:Aside from the fact that the picture is not ideally crisp, one can still see how beautiful [...]
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Niki's Memorial for Elizabeth
Posted by Unknown on Monday, July 26, 2010
Last week I was down in Chelsea when I spotted Niki from a distance. She appeared to have a colorful Madonna-like tattoo on her right shoulder, so I changed course and caught up to her only to discover this lovely tattoo [...]
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Lisa's Guardian Angel
Posted by Unknown on Monday, June 21, 2010
I met Lisa recently on the subway platform at West 4th Street.She had this cool tattoo on her right forearm:The tattoo, which took four hours to complete, is Lisa's guardian angel.Lisa told me that this is a representation [...]
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All I Want for Christmas is a Tattoo with Teeth
Posted by Unknown on Friday, December 25, 2009
On Christmas Eve afternoon, I was passing through Penn Station, I spotted Lindsay, a woman with what appeared to be a sleeve that had a water-inspired design.It wasn't until after I approached her and asked if she wanted [...]
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Max's Spin on a Traditional Gypsy Tattoo
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, December 24, 2009
I was passing through Penn Station late yesterday when I spotted Max, who offered up this fascinating tattoo:At first glance it looks like the traditional gypsy piece, but if you look closely at the back of the gypsy's head, [...]
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No Hope But Home
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, November 11, 2009
I met Matthew walking through Penn Station last week. He has several tattoos, and shared this one with me:On his right arm, this traditional nautical star has been embellished with several design elements that personalize [...]
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Cenk's Skeleton Tattoo Pays Homage to Yukio Mishima and St. Sebastian
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, September 17, 2009
I met Cenk where I meet so many Tattoosday volunteers, outside of Penn Station on the plaza adjacent to Madison Square Garden.He shared this, one of his four tattoos:This is an interpretation of the depiction of St. Sebastian, [...]
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