I met Darya coming out of the subway in Bay Ridge and asked if I could take a picture of her tattoo. She kindly allowed me to do so and share it here with everyone on Tattoosday:Darya explained that she always wanted a peacock [...]
Showing posts with label cherry blossoms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cherry blossoms. Show all posts
Darya's Bi-Coastal Peacock and Cherry Blossoms
Posted by Unknown on Sunday, December 19, 2010
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Two for Tattuesday Saturday: Wanderful Love Under the Cherry Blossoms
Posted by Unknown on Saturday, November 20, 2010
In honor of the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1) , we're sharing this tattoo, which I spotted back in September:This belongs to Rich, a musician and rap artist. He's a big Harry Potter fan, as exemplified [...]
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Rebecca's Memorial Butterfly
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, October 13, 2010
I met Rebecca a couple months ago in Penn Station and asked her about her tattoos.Of the eleven, she shared this one from her leg:This beautiful, yet battered, butterfly is a memorial to her unborn child. She lost the baby [...]
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Sandra's Cherry Blossoms
Posted by Unknown on Sunday, October 3, 2010
I met Sandra at the local laundromat at the end of August and she shared this lovely tattoo on her upper right arm: There are two elements to this design, the cherry blossoms and the quote. The cherry blossoms were inked [...]
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Marie's Anchor of Hope
Posted by Unknown on Sunday, August 8, 2010
I met Marie outside of Penn Station last month after spotting her sleeve of naval designs. She picked this one on the inside of her upper right arm:This tattoo reminds her the importance of "loving where you're from" and [...]
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Michelle's Tattoo Takes Your Breath Away
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Michelle has a lot of ink, twenty-one tattoos, all told, but when I stopped her in Penn Station, she chose to share this one with us:Boldly planted on her upper right arm, Michelle explained that she paraphrased and pared [...]
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The Lovely Tattoo of Legs Malone
Posted by Unknown on Saturday, July 3, 2010
I couldn't help notice the striking woman standing on the subway platform waiting for the R train. She was tall, had long shapely legs, a close-shaven head, and a small tattoo on the back of her left calf.The R pulled in [...]
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The Tattooed Poets Project: Eboni Hogan
Posted by Unknown on Sunday, May 2, 2010
On this final day of the Tattooed Poets Project 2010, we have a double treat - the tattoos and poetry of both Jeanann Verlee (here) and her friend Eboni Hogan.What follows is a tat-alogue of Eboni's body art.She prefaces [...]
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A Selection of Jorge's Tattoos
Posted by Unknown on Monday, March 22, 2010
I met Jorge last week at the top of the escalators leading from Penn Station to 7th Avenue.He has quite a few, and I took photos of the front and back of his left forearm.The inner part of his arm has this koi design:A friend [...]
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