Japanese TATTOO Horimitsu style 桃太郎 momotaro

本日二件目。
桃太郎の鬼退治。
本日三件目は、写真撮り忘れ。
雷神。
本日終了。


The second of today.
Momotaro's demon extermination.
The third forgot to take the photograph today.
God Of Thunder.
Today's end.


El segundo de hoy.
El exterminio del demonio de Momotaro.
El tercio se olvidó de sacar la foto hoy.
Dios De Trueno.
El fin de hoy.

鯉：Carps

Posted by 彫しゅん Horishun

終わりました。
彫しゅん

I finished it.
Horishun.

Tattoosday Goes To Hawai'i - Aloha to the Islands

I wasn't sure how many tattoos I would meet on my five and a half day trip to Hawai'i, but my last day there exceeded all expectations.

As reported before, I met five separate people with tattoos at Pearlridge as I did some last-minute shopping before heading back to the airport.

After returning my rental car and clearing security, I headed to the gate, my heart heavy with the reality that I was once again leaving my childhood home, not knowing when I would return.

I guessed that my inkspotting had ended on the trip, as I dropped my carry-on at a row of seats outside of the gate, which was sealed as the earlier flight's passengers cleared customs.

I guessed wrong.

The delay in entering Gate 25 left passengers lingering in the open-aired terminal with a moment to relish the warm tropical air.

The gentleman next to me removed his outer garment to reveal a short sleeve shirt. And this tattoo:

So, for the next twenty minutes or so, I chatted with Bill, originally from Brooklyn, now living in Hawai'i. How's that for a mirror image?

What's more, Bill had this tattoo, as well, on his upper right arm:

Aloha indeed. What a fitting way to leave Hawai'i!

The top pin-up was inked at a shop in Point Pleasant, New Jersey.

The forearm design is a modified version of a flash design Bill had seen at a shop in Honolulu, up near the University of Hawai'i campus in Manoa.

The original design featured the young lady standing in the Waikiki surf, with Diamond Head behind her. Bill opted just for the pin-up, without all the extra stuff.

We had a nice chat about Hawai'i, tattoos, and Brooklyn. He was heading back to the East Coast to visit family.

Thanks to Bill for sharing his cool tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

And thanks again to everyone I met on my trip, and for being integral parts of the Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i saga!

Japanese TATTOO Horimitsu style 龍 Dragon

本日一件目。
龍。
淡々と進めていきます。


The first of today.
Dragon.
It indifferently advances it.


El primero de hoy.
Dragón.
Lo adelanta indiferentemente.

Maria, estrela celta, 198

Oi para todos vocês,
Meu nome é Maria e esta tatuagem foi feita à cerca de um mês e representa uma estrela celta. Representa as três faces da mulher: a anciã, a mãe e a virgem. Usado como talismã, esse objeto atrai as três principais qualidades femininas – ou seja, a intuição, a ternura e a beleza. É também um símbolo de graciosidade e movimento. Beijos.

Maria

Two Amazing Tattoos from Patrick of Needles & Sins

It isn't too often that I chance upon someone inked who knows who I am. So, imagine my surprise when I introduced myself to Pat in Borders, Penn Plaza, and his face lit up with recognition when I handed him a Tattoosday flier.

I had just happened to stop one of the contributing writers from my favorite tattoo blog that isn't my own, Needles & Sins. What with our sites mutually appearing on each other's sidebars, we're practically cyber-related.

So Pat was totally game to pull up a chair with me in the cafe and share a couple of his numerous tattoos that traverse his chest, arms, and legs.

First, on Pat's left shoulder/upper arm is this colorful piece:

This tattoo represents the dichotomy of the good brain versus the bad brain. He wanted something in the New School style of tattooing and Matt Lautar, formerly of Great Southern Tattoo in College Park, Maryland was happy to oblige. Matt is now tattooing out of Marlowe Ink, in Fairfax, Virginia.

For the sake of symmetry and practicality, we then looked at his right shoulder/arm for this take on the Virgin Mary.

Complete with snake and dagger, and burning heart, this amazing tattoo was beautifully inked by Eli Quinters at Smith Street Tattoo Parlour in Brooklyn. The shading and color on Mary's face are just brilliantly done.

Of course, I had the misfortune to run into Pat as my lunch hour was winding down. With more time, we likely would have talked much longer and documented a few more tattoos.

Pat added later that "I would be remiss if I didn't mention the other tattooers who I've gotten work from:  Dave Wallin has easily done 25-30% of my tattoos. Chest, most of my left arm, a few on the right. I've also been tattooed by Todd Noble, Kelly Krantz, Jake, Andy Perez, Bailey Hunter Robinson and Gene Coffey."

Let's hope we can feature more of this work in the future!

A hearty thanks to Pat for sharing a couple of his tattoos with us here on Tattoosday.

If you haven't yet done so, be sure to check out Needles & Sins. And this link transports you to all that Pat has contributed to their most awesome site.

Japanese TATTOO Horimitsu style 牡丹散らしscatter peonies

本日一件のみ。
牡丹チラシ。
本日終了。


Only one today.
It scatter peonies.
Today's end.


Único hoy.
Esparce las peonías.
El fin de hoy.