Sarah Channels Emma Goldman
I recently had the intense displeasure of discovering that my camera had broken. For someone whose spare time is spent taking pictures of other people's tattoos, this was a harrowing experience, especially since my BlackBerry's camera is flash-less and takes good pictures under only specific lighting conditions.
So what's a poor inkspotter to do? Pass out his card and hope for the best.
And despite dozens of cards distributed to many people with cool tattoos, the only one who has really come through for me is Sarah, who I met last Friday on the subway platform at West Fourth Street, as I waited for the D train to Brooklyn.
Possessor of several tattoos, the one of Sarah's I spotted was on her inner left forearm. My photo was blurry and, as the D pulled into West Fourth, she handed me her card so I could follow-up with her. Thankfully, she is a woman of her word, and sent me this photo yesterday:
Since Sarah is a writer and journalist, I'll let her do the talking. You can check out her work at her website ohyouprettythings.net and/or read her blog at champagnecandy.tumblr.com. Sarah explains:
Thanks to Sarah for sharing her tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
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So what's a poor inkspotter to do? Pass out his card and hope for the best.
And despite dozens of cards distributed to many people with cool tattoos, the only one who has really come through for me is Sarah, who I met last Friday on the subway platform at West Fourth Street, as I waited for the D train to Brooklyn.
Possessor of several tattoos, the one of Sarah's I spotted was on her inner left forearm. My photo was blurry and, as the D pulled into West Fourth, she handed me her card so I could follow-up with her. Thankfully, she is a woman of her word, and sent me this photo yesterday:
Since Sarah is a writer and journalist, I'll let her do the talking. You can check out her work at her website ohyouprettythings.net and/or read her blog at champagnecandy.tumblr.com. Sarah explains:
It says "It's not my revolution if I can't dance to it"As a lover of type tattoos, I had inquired about the font used and Sarah did not disappoint: "the font is Garton and the words revolution and dance are in Miama".
The tattoo is my most recent, and it's a paraphrase of a possibly-apocryphal Emma Goldman quotation. It's a line that spoke to me the first time I heard it. I'm a political journalist and a feminist activist, and Goldman's always been someone I looked up to. Also, I became a political person through music, and dancing and music have a particular significance for me.
It was done by Ryoko at Brooklyn Tattoo [who we most recently saw inked Julie Powell's tattoo here] and she's super-awesome...
Thanks to Sarah for sharing her tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Mind blowing colors from Grant Cobb in el lay
almost done, didn't do the bottom...
See more at www.spotlighttattoo.com 5859 Melrose Ave Los Angeles, CA 90038-3717 (323) 871-1084
Scary tattoos from Tommy Lee Wendtner in Cologne, Germany
My Version of this well known Photo! It's nearly the whole upper Arm on this dude...
see more at www.tommyleetattoo.com
Ganesh Waits for the A Train
Actually, Kerry was waiting on the platform for the uptown A Train when I walked by at 34th Street.
How could I not stop and ask her about this tattoo:
This absolutely stunning depiction of the Hindu deity Ganesh took between eight and nine hours to complete.
Guy Ursitti at Thicker Than Water is the tattooist responsible for this work of art, the newest (at the time I met her) of Kerry's approximately fifty tattoos.
The detail in the tattoo is absolutely incredible.
Work from Thicker Than Water has appeared previously on Tattoosday here.
Thanks to Kerry for sharing this amazing tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
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How could I not stop and ask her about this tattoo:
This absolutely stunning depiction of the Hindu deity Ganesh took between eight and nine hours to complete.
Guy Ursitti at Thicker Than Water is the tattooist responsible for this work of art, the newest (at the time I met her) of Kerry's approximately fifty tattoos.
The detail in the tattoo is absolutely incredible.
Work from Thicker Than Water has appeared previously on Tattoosday here.
Thanks to Kerry for sharing this amazing tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Knuckle Tattoos
Knuckle tattoos aren't exactly the most common location to get a tattoo, however many tattoo fanatics find the knuckles to be the perfect place for a four letter word tattoo.
Here we have a list of some famous people with knuckle tattoos gracing their hands.
Also checkout these hand tattoos.
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Here we have a list of some famous people with knuckle tattoos gracing their hands.
Also checkout these hand tattoos.
Knuckle Tattoos
Knuckle tattoos aren't exactly the most common location to get a tattoo, however many tattoo fanatics find the knuckles to be the perfect place for a four letter word tattoo.
Here we have a list of some famous people with knuckle tattoos gracing their hands.
Also checkout these hand tattoos.
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Here we have a list of some famous people with knuckle tattoos gracing their hands.
Also checkout these hand tattoos.
Knuckle Tattoos
Knuckle tattoos aren't exactly the most common location to get a tattoo, however many tattoo fanatics find the knuckles to be the perfect place for a four letter word tattoo.
Here we have a list of some famous people with knuckle tattoos gracing their hands.
Also checkout these hand tattoos.
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Here we have a list of some famous people with knuckle tattoos gracing their hands.
Also checkout these hand tattoos.
Have you seen Jon Gosselin's new tattoo? ewww
Jon Gosselin wants to start over, so he's got a new manager, a life coach and oh yeah, a new GIGANTIC tattoo of a dragon on his back!
RadarOnline.com has exclusively obtained the first photos of the former reality TV star's new body art, including pictures of the work in progress.
The 33-year-old ex-husband of Kate Gosselinsays he has been doing some soul searching and got the tattoo to signify changes he is making to his life.
"I have planned this tattoo for years now,” Jon told RadarOnline.com in an exclusive interview. “I wanted something that resembled a rebirth or a change in me.”
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