At the end of September, I spotted this bird on the left side of Sharon's upper back: Sharon drew this herself and had it tattooed at Fat Cat Tattoo in Sacramento, California.I'd love to tell you more about this tattoo, [...]
Showing posts with label birds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birds. Show all posts
Sharon's Bird on a Saturday
Posted by Unknown on Saturday, December 11, 2010
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Mrs. Dirtbird's Wedding Tattoo
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Yesterday we enjoyed seeing the neck tattoo of a Missouri-based artist nicknamed "Dirtbird," as well as a piece he had inked on his friend Shawn.In addition to meeting both Shawn and Dirtbird across the street from where [...]
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Introducing...Dirtbird!
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Occasionally in my wanderings, I will meet not just tattooed people, but tattoo practitioners, and often those visiting from outside of New York City.So it was no surprise, when I approached a gentleman across the street [...]
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Rachel's Bird Helped Her Let Go
Posted by Unknown on Monday, September 27, 2010
The same night I met Brian, I met Rachel, who has eight tattoos.She shared this one with me:This piece on her left biceps is based on the work of artist Kurt Halsey. This little bird appears in multiple works by the artist, [...]
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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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Lindsay's Ink for Peace
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, July 15, 2010
When I recently upgraded my camera, the first new photo I took, of Lindsay's tattoo, convinced me I had selected well:This lovely tattoo, on Lindsay's upper left arm, is punctuated by this part of the tattoo on her biceps:The [...]
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Mor's Key is Found and Kept Forever
Posted by Unknown on Monday, July 12, 2010
On the last Monday evening in June, I met Mor at the Barnes & Noble in Union Square. Her website identifies Mor as a "character animator and 'moving collage' artist".However, we didn't talk about Mor's work.That never [...]
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Jenn's Ink Celebrates a Seventies Vibe
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, June 22, 2010
On a day that found me unsuccessful with inkspotting the 5th Avenue Festival in Bay Ridge, Fate walked me past Jenn, sitting outside a laundromat a block away from my home.She happily shared the work on her upper left arm:These [...]
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The Tattooed Poets Project: Gina Myers
Posted by Unknown on Saturday, April 24, 2010
Today's tattoo comes to us courtesy of Gina Myers, who is the third poet this month to come back to the Tattooed Poets Project after appearing last year. Check out her 2009 contribution here.Gina sent along this tattoo, [...]
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The Tattooed Poets Project: Alexandra Teague
Posted by Unknown on Sunday, April 18, 2010
Someone recently asked me where I find all of these tattooed poets. A great question, and I owe thanks to many people, for most individuals come by way of word-of-mouth from other poets. But I also reach out on my own, often [...]
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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: Two Sisters Share Their Awesome Ink
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Jenni estimates she is 35-40% covered in tattoos. When I stopped her and her sister Kailla, I was interested in seeing what she would offer up to Tattoosday readers.Even though we can't see it in it's entirety, she offered [...]
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Tiffany's Tree of Life
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, July 14, 2009
I was walking through Penn Station back on July 3 when I noticed the woman ahead of me had an interesting-looking tattoo on her inner left bicep.But it was rush hour and I was off to a small birthday gathering so, when we [...]
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