I met Matt in Penn Station last month and he was happy to share a couple of his eight tattoos. The coolest one was this heart on his left arm:A closer look shows just how intricate this design is:Matt explained that the [...]
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Showing posts with label heart. Show all posts
They Call Him Mr. Spades
Posted by Unknown on Friday, December 17, 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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One Last Friday the 13th Post, for Melanie
Posted by Unknown on Friday, August 13, 2010
So one of my friends Jenise had contributed to the Great Friday the 13th Tattoo Experiment and her votes for my tattoo were not along the finalists.She was also keenly aware that we collected $31 in donations for my tattoo, [...]
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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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Two for Tattoosday: Vanessa's Ink (Two Hearts Beat as One)
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, March 16, 2010
I met Vanessa last week and she generously shared two of her wonderful tattoos.This piece on her inner right forearm was her first tattoo:This design is based on the album cover of Poison the Well's You Come Before You.Vanessa [...]
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Tattoos I Love: Sweethearts for My Sweetheart
Posted by Unknown on Monday, February 15, 2010
So what does an inkblogger get his sweetheart on Valentine's Day?Why, a love-themed tattoo, of course.Lucky me, the good folks over at Thicker than Water Tattoo had a Cupid special, $14 tattoos on February 14.A lot like [...]
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A Yellow Rose for a Fallen Friend
Posted by Unknown on Monday, December 7, 2009
I met Dan outside of Penn Station last week on a balmy December day.He has 22 tattoos and shared this one from his right forearm:It's a memorial piece for a friend who passed away in 2008.Her initals are in the heart, which [...]
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A Cinematic Heart
Posted by Unknown on Monday, November 9, 2009
I met Daniel last week on Seventh Avenue in the 20's.I spotted this tattoo peeping out from under his left shirt sleeve:Daniel was a film student at St. John's University, and this tattoo, cleverly designed with film reels [...]
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Danny's Incredible Tattoos
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, November 4, 2009
On occasion, I will wander from 7th Avenue to 8th Avenue, through the campus of F.I.T., hoping to spot some creative work. One of my first posts (documented here) featured tattoos from someone I met on that stretch of street.Last [...]
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Scott's Heart is Testament to Love and Hate
Posted by Unknown on Monday, November 2, 2009
I met Scott last month as he was walking down 7th Avenue just south of 30th Street.His only tattoo just jumped out from his right forearm:He referred to this as a "time of my life" tattoo and it was "inspired by a horrible [...]
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Maggie, a Fan of Pink, Shares Some Ink
Posted by Unknown on Sunday, October 25, 2009
One of the pluses of working near Madison Square Garden is that concert-goers and fans are always about.Occasionally, they can be found camped out near the artists' entrance on 33rd Street. The presence of fans milling about [...]
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Colin's Left Leg is Traditionally Flash-y
Posted by Unknown on Friday, September 25, 2009
I spotted Colin one afternoon while I was waiting for another tattooed individual to get off of her cell phone.(Not only have I come up with individual terms for things that are associated with inkblogging, but I follow [...]
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Tessa's Tattoo Illustrates the Battle of Head Versus Heart
Posted by Unknown on Monday, September 21, 2009
Yesterday, I wrote about two of Lindsay's tattoos. After talking to her, I spoke to her friend Tessa, who had this amazing piece on her left shin:First, I need to commend Tessa on the quality of this tattoo, which looks [...]
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Wilson's Heart Reminds Him of a Painful Loss
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Today I'm posting two hearts, spotted on the same day, from two different people in two different places.First up is Wilson, who has a lot of ink, most of which is tribal-style.He decided to share, however, this deeply personal [...]
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Jessica's Heart Flutters With Birds
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Above, I mentioned a man with a heart on his outer left bicep.Later that same day, I met Jessica on the R train.A California transplant now living in Brooklyn, she had this beautiful heart done at the Philadelphia Tattoo [...]
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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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