Remembering Chester

Chester Bennington (@chesterbe) from Linkin Park (@linkinpark) died a year ago today.

Earlier this month, I met Nicole at the Summer Vibe Tattoo Convention on Long Island and she shared this fascinating dot-work tribute to the singer:

Nicole was a huge fan of Linkin Park and Bennington and got this tattoo the night after he died. It's a huge thigh piece that appears differently, depending on the angle you;re viewing it. She credited the artist Ilya Cascad (@ilyacascad) with the work, noting it was seven hours in the making.

Thanks to Nicole for sharing this amazng tribute with us here on Tattoosday!

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Jackie's Amazing Work by Boff Konkerz

Summer may be officially over but I still have lots of goodies to share, including this lovely work on Jackie, who I met at the Coney Island Mermaid Parade (@MermaidParade) in June:

Jackie (@jackattack101) is a tattoo artist and piercer in the United Kingdom, working out of Nutz Tattoo (@NutzTattoo) in Hertfordshire.

She credits the work to Boff Konkerz, a travelling machine-free artist who, according to his website, is currently working at The Icelandic Tattoo Corp in Reykjavik.

Thanks to Jackie for sharing her lovely tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

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Mel's Star Shines from Down Under

Earlier this month, I ran into Mel coming out of Penn Station.

She has amazing work, and it was soon clear why. Mel was visiting from Melbourne, Australia, where she works as a tattoo artist at Get Smart Body Art.

I was drawn particularly to one of her newer tattoos, this dot-style Tibetan-inspired design:

I told her it reminded me of the style of Thomas Hooper, an artist at New York Adorned whose website (here) showcases some astonishing work, including tattoos made from the dot-style technique.

Mel noted that it was an original design that was inked using a rotary tattoo machine, with the purpose of achieving this effect. Thomas Hooper's style, she acknowledged, inspired her to attempt this ambitious tattoo.

In all fairness, she collaborated with Mick Kelly, at Get Smart Body Art, who did the actual tattooing.

Thanks to Mel for sharing this lovely tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!