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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Andrea's Half-Sleeve with Mermaid

Today we are checking out an awesome traditional half-sleeve by Charlie Foos at Reade Street Tattoo Parlour. I spotted it on Andrea outside of the Fuse studios on Seventh Avenue in Manhattan:

Andrea told me this was completed in three sessions of three and a half hours each and was inspired by s piece of jewelery. "I bought this pendant of a ship," she said, "and I decided I wanted a half-sleeve of something traditional." The rest is history.

Thanks to Andrea for sharing this great tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Kerry Unveils Some Masterpieces

A couple weeks ago, I felt like I had won the Tattoosday lottery. In my own neighborhood, I ran into Kerry, who had a bit of a tattoo peeking out of her left sleeve. I stopped her and introduced myself, and she shared some simply phenomenal work. We'll get to that left sleeve in a second, but Kerry figured I'd be impressed with this tattoo on her upper right arm:

Well, she was certainly right about that! This is a piece by Anil Gupta at Inkline Studio in Manhattan. The detail of this work is astonishing.

Anil Gupta is considered a master of the biomechanical tattoo. Kerry explained:

"I'd seen Gupta's work and I really wanted something in the biomechanical style ... I just thought of a butterfly, which is usually something very feminine and soft, just made it out of parts and steel ... like a cool mix of the styles ... we just kept building and adding more stuff to the design ... he was great to work with."

To get a full appreciation of the tattoo, check out the work from Gupta's portfolio. Simply stunning!

That's twenty-five hours of work by a master of the biomechanical.

Remember, it wasn't the Gupta tattoo that caught my attention, but this colorful section of a sleeve, on the lower part of Kerry's left arm:

Kerry rolled up her sleeve to reveal the entire arm:

What you see is approximately forty-two hours of work by the talented Kaz at New York Adorned.

Kerry explained the genesis of this sleeve:

"I saw this picture when I was looking up samurai stories, because I'm a martial artist and, initially, we were just going to do it half-sleeve, but then just decided to go whole hog. Kaz is really good, so I just let him go crazy with it."

Kerry's focus in martial arts is grappling and kick-boxing.

And to think, I would have missed all of this amazing work, had I not been intrigued by the head of this Japanese monster, peeking out from one of her sleeves!

Thanks to Kerry for sharing her simply stunning tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Nicole Takes Us to Candyland

At the beginning of the month, I had the pleasure of encountering a young lady named Nicole in Herald Square (34th Street and 6th Avenue, for you out-of-towners).

Nicole is heavily inked, estimating that "about 45%" of her body is tattooed.

So with so much work, where to begin? She offered up her lower left leg, which is fully-sleeved.

I always find photographing sleeves challenging, because it is so hard to capture all of the details accurately and perfectly in a photograph. So here's a collage of Nicole's Candyland sleeve:

Why a Candylamd-themed sleeve? Nicole explained,

"Growing up, that was my favorite game in the whole world.

Getting my tattoos never really meant anything, so that was kinda the one, like, childhood thing . . . I feel like if you're a girl, you should have pretty, colorful tattoos ... otherwise, you don't look 'girly' anymore.

So that's why I did that."

Nicole credited Brian Randolph, formerly of New York Adorned, with this work

Nicole informed me that Brian had moved to California, but he comes back and forth every six months. She did say that, although this work is solely from Brian, she also gets tattooed by Justin Weatherholtz at Kings Avenue Tattoo in Massapequa, New York.

Thanks to Nicole for sharing her incredibly colorful leg sleeve with us here on Tattoosday!

Monday, June 27, 2011

"TIGER LILY" THE BEST DESIGNS TATTOO FLOWERS

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Daisy boom is associated with happiness. Daisy boom is not as accepted as rose tattoos. However,women adopt daisy tattoos appearance their beatitude in altered groups. Red daisy indicates the beatitude in love,yellow daisy shows the beatitude with the accompany and dejected black daisy depicts the beatitude with the family.

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Norman's name was tattooed on the central of her appropriate foot, in honour of their abounding years together.

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Xtreme Compilation Online

Xtreme Zine Presents
"Xtreme Compilation Online"

Set List :
1. Lost Another - Perang Suci (Indonesia)
2. Havenside - Hands of Hate (USA)
3. Authority - Corpse Of Bucthery (Indonesia)
4. Road to Ransome - Blinding Lights (Australia)
5. Dead People Dance - Dansa Manusia Suci (Indonesia)
6. Shock Therapy - Sparrows (India)
7. Anachronaeon - Wasting Love (Sweden)
8. The Last Outlaw - Fast Animal Slow Children (Australia)
9. Eyecult - Skuld (Sweden)
10. Trophy Knife - Gun Knife Snake (Australia)
11. Satanized - Terror Prophecies (Turkey)
12. Death Remains - Laid To Waste (UK)
13. Blood Stained Host - Hatred (Italy)
14. Aegnor - Aegnor (Turkey)
15. Damned Spring Fragrantia - Breathe (Italy)
16. Define Our Fate - The Truth (USA)
17. Zora - Hipocrisy (Italy)
18. Nightred - When We Collide (UK)
19. Last Vigil - Soaking Intestines Fluids of the Dead (Philippines)
20. The Unanswered - Two Face (UK)
21. Phlegmatic - Conscientious Outcast (India)
22. The Obscene - The Final Silence (UK)
23. Exaleips - Putrefaction Of Insane (Indonesia)
24. Hollow Demise - Darkness Turns The Faithful Blind (UK)
25. Blemish Gore - Bloody Human Tortured (Indonesia)
26. Escape Through Decades - L.O.V.E (Italy)
27. Putrified J - Contagium (Canada)
28. Rebirth Of Triumph - Lamia (Indonesia)
29. Raped By Pigs - Let Me Penetration You (Peru)
30. Descend the Gods - Etheric Impregnation (USA)
31. Vortex Of Clutter - The Land Without Sunshine (Turkey)
32. A Catalyst For Destruction - Waking Lucaya (USA)
33. Requiem For A Nightmare - Gorrila's Dont Exist (USA)
34. Deprive The Deceased - Full Moon Bloodthirst (USA)
35. Tortured - Oyagna Bumi Ku Dosa Sia (Indonesia)
36. Nephrolith - Abandoned Essence Part II (Slovenia)
37. Rùsùah - Sinner (Indonesia)
38. Decrepancy - Silent Armageddon (Serbia)
39. Praying For Suicide Tragedy - Incest (Indonesia)
40. Reflections - Advance Upon Me Brethren (USA)

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Note: All the tracks are sent to us by the respective bands and we have the right to use them in our release.

Supported By :
Killer Design, Rock Sound Hardcore, Mannequin Republic Band Management, Compass Records Australia, Indometalgoth, Jakarta Network, Extreminal Webzine, Metal Seinen, Facedown Promotion.

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Engorging

Band : Engorging

Genre : Death Metal

Country : Samarinda, Indonesia

Official Website : http://www.myspace.com/engorgingdeathmetal

Engorging - Bloody Of Massacre.mp3 DOWNLOAD
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Musician Monday: Doug from The Sleeping and Gramp's House

This installment of Musician Monday features Doug Robinson, lead singer from the rock band The Sleeping. I ran into Doug last week in Penn Station and stopped him when I saw all of his tattoos.

Doug has had some of his work featured in Tattoo Magazine and is in the current issue of Tattoo Flash, so I was indeed honored when he agreed to share a piece from his right forearm:

Doug explained that this tattoo is based on a logo created by a friend of his, whose grandfather had passed away and left him his house. Doug's friend, along with Doug and three other guys, lived in the house which they dubbed "Gramp's House." The home was, as Doug told me, "a really important place for all of us," and many of them got this logo tattooed, as a tribute to that special place that they all held near and dear.

Doug credited Jelena Nikolic from Lone Wolf Tattoo in Bellmore, Long Island, with this tattoo.

Thanks to Doug for sharing his work with us here on Tattoosday!

Check out The Sleeping's video for "Don't Hold Back":

Saturday, June 25, 2011

COLLECTION PHOTOS BLAKE LOVELY TATTOO

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WOLF TATTOO IMPROVED

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There is plenty of nice material in a wolf, and the tattoo design for them can be expanded and improved in plenty of ways, as those that are nice here show.

As you can see, there are varying degrees of quality in these wolf tattoos, but you can also see that when they are done right, they can be as nice as any tattoo you would need.

"SKIN" WOLF TATTOO

Tattoo art in "skin" wolf tattoo.

Now this a icy wolf tattoo. Not only is the head breaking through the skin is nice. You can miss it by taking a look at the larger part of the picture.

Friday, June 24, 2011

Jessica: A Sugar Skull and Scream and Scream Again

In yesterday's post, I talked about meeting Corey and Jessica in front of Penn Station, and we featured two of Corey's tattoos. Today it's Jessica's turn.

She praised to no end the tattoo artist who did this sugar skull, her friend Chris Handford at Perkins Road Parlor in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

"They do a lot of traditional and he's originally a painter, so we just said, 'Do Whatever," and he drew up these awesome things ... he's actually a really new artist, but I would say already, skills-wise, far beyond a lot of people who have been doing it longer, especially in the South."

Jessica also shared this incredible piece on her right calf:

Jessica credited this tattoo to a different artist, Richard Hart, who currently works in Baton Rouge out of Art Addiction Tattoo Studio.

Jessica explained the story behind this interesting piece:

"[Richard Hart] is excellent at photo-realism. I found this ... it's from a movie called Scream and Scream Again (1970).

I just loved it and he drew it up on the spot ... I've never seen anyone just draw it, make a quick stencil, look at a computer, and then go off the picture itself. It looks exactly like the picture; I mean, it's insane. Insane. He's definitely awesome!"

It's always great to hear tattooed folk talk so exuberantly about how much they like their artists, and it was certainly nice to encounter some talent from a part of the country we don't see too often up here in New York.

Thanks to Jessica (and Corey) for sharing their tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Thursday, June 23, 2011

GEISHA TATTOO IMAGINATION

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Beauty For Kill

Band : Beauty For Kill

Genre : Brutal Death Metal

Country : Bali, Indonesia

Official Website : http://www.myspace.com/beautyforkillband

Beauty For Kill - This Is World.mp3 DOWNLOAD
Beauty For Kill - I Feel Insane.mp3 DOWNLOAD
Beauty For Kill - The Poltergeist.mp3 DOWNLOAD
Beauty For Kill - Im Evil.mp3 DOWNLOAD

Noxious Torment

Band : Noxious Torment

Genre : Death Metal

Country : Kendal, Indonesia

Official Website : http://www.myspace.com/noxioustormen

Noxious Torment - Pelajar Gila.mp3 DOWNLOAD

Corey's Traditional Creatures

I met Corey and Jessica last month outside of Madison Square Garden on a bright, sunny afternoon. Between the two of them, they have dozens of tattoos, so I had a lovely time chatting with them. They're originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and had been tattooed by a couple of artists who are friends of theirs working out of Perkins Road Parlor.

Corey credited Brent McCarron and Chris Handford with this pair of cool, traditional-style tattoos:

Corey, who has 14 or 15 tattoos, just asked them to draw him something and they did. This sabre-toothed tiger and his newest piece, the spider, about two weeks old in this photo, have a very traditional feel about them. I particularly love the yellows in the spider.

Thanks to Corey for sharing these tattoos with us! Check back tomorrow to see what Jessica had to offer!

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Kathy's Back, The Beginning

I spotted Kathy walking in front of Madison Square Garden, near the corner of Seventh Avenue and 33rd Street earlier this month and, although I couldn't see specifically what she had going with her tattoos, I was intrigued enough to ask.

Some folks are often dismissive of me when I approach them, but Kathy was the total opposite. She was joyful and excited to share her ink and, when she removed her outer layer and adjusted her tank top, it was abundantly clear why. She had recently embarked on a full back piece and was proud of the foundation for what is ultimately going to be a phenomenal work of art:

Kathy had enlisted Derek Noble of Lucky Devil Tattoo Parlor in Seattle to create this tattoo. She explained, "he's really into horror, traditional, and all that kind of stuff, so I went to him back in January."

Kathy is an interior designer with twelve tattoos and agreed to share the back piece in its early stage (approximately three and a half hours in). She has tentatively agreed to keep us posted when she heads back to Seattle at the end of the summer so that we can see the work develop.

She explained further:

"I broke my back about two years ago, so I figured I'd make something nice out of a bad thing. There's little vertebrae holding candles and I love zombies ... I gave [Derek Noble] the time period, I said I wanted something Jack the Ripper era, and he went full out for it. I saw [the design] the day of, and I never even thought I wouldn't like it."

Well we here at Tattoosday can't wait to see how this turns out. With just the outlines, the piece looks incredible and, well, it's Derek Noble, after all, so we know it's going to turn out magnificently.

Thanks to Kathy for sharing the early stage of her new back piece with us here on Tattoosday! I know we can't wait to see more!

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Emily's Typewriter

Last week, on Eighth Avenue, I spotted an incredible tattoo on the back of a woman's calf and knew that I had to speak to her about it. Check it out:

This vintage typewriter belongs to Emily, and was tattooed by one of my favorite artists in New York, Virginia Elwood at New York Adorned. You can click the tag at the bottom of the post to see other work of Virginia's that I have been fortunate enough to spot in my Tattoosday travels.

Emily explained that she is a writer, and wanted a vintage typewriter inked to represent her vocation. My guess she had decided on one of these Royal typewriters, and then Virginia worked her magic. Emily elaborates:

"I asked her originally to give me a little typewriter on top of the books here:

but there wasn't enough room ... [Virginia] was like It'll be too small if I put it on your arm, we'll have to do a big one to get the best detail."

The rest, as they say, is history.

Emily has nine tattoos in all, counting a half-sleeve as one large piece, and all of her work has been done by Virginia.

Emily is managing editor for a website called xoJane, and has even written about her tattoos. She directed me to this article she recently wrote, called "My Tattoos Make Guys Think I'm Easy." She's got a smart style that really taps into the heart and soul of the subject. I'm sure many tattooed women can relate to the sentiment in that piece. She also pointed to a more current article she wrote, with some input from Virginia, as well, about sexism in tattoo shops, specifically with the drama in the premiere (and subsequent episodes) of the latest tattoo reality series, New York Ink.

I, for one, certainly recommend checking out Emily's site, xoJane, and exploring not only her contributions, but those of the other writers, as well.

Thanks to Emily for sharing her incredible work with us here on Tattoosday, and for talking with me, even though she was running late. I do appreciate it and hope we'll see more of her tattoos here in the future!

Monday, June 20, 2011

Dead Pieces

Band : Dead Pieces

Genre : Technical Death Metal

Country : Malang, Indonesia

Official Website : http://www.myspace.com/deadpieces

Dead Pieces - Doctrine Servant Disaffection.mp3 DOWNLOAD
Dead Pieces - Serpihan Kematian.mp3 DOWNLOAD
Dead Pieces - Ajaran Surga Setan.mp3 DOWNLOAD

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