Tattoosday (A Tattoo Blog)

Monday, August 10, 2015

Meghan's Tribute to Bosco

One of my favorite tattoos spotted at the NYC Tattoo Convention back in June was this abstract piece on the arm of Meghan:

This tattoo was done by the renowned artist Yann Black from Your Meat is Mine in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Meghan explained it is a tribute to her dog Bosco, who passed away in Mexico City. The Day of the Dead design on the canine face is a nod to the Mexican culture.

Now that Meghan's dog is tattooed symbolically on her, Bosco can accompany her when she journeys to the next life.

If you want to see more of the amazing abstract work from Yann Black, visit his website here or check out a gallery over at Inked here.

Thanks to Meghan for sharing this awesome tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

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Saturday, August 8, 2015

Cats for Your Saturday

Here's a cat from 2010. See all of Tattoosday cat tattoos here.

Plus, Buzzfeed shares some great tattoos too, here.

Friday, August 7, 2015

Max and the 5th Element

Last month I met Max, when he was walking down Broad Street in Lower Manhattan.

I asked him about this interesting tattoo:

He told me that this, one of his nine tattoos, is an homage to the 1997 Luc Besson film The Fifth Element. "I love that movie," he explained, "It's one of my favorites."

Max credited Chase (Instagram here) at Til Death in Denver with the work.

As a fan of the film myself, I appreciated the tattoo, as well.

Thanks to Max for sharing his cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Thursday, August 6, 2015

Colorless Robins at the Mermaid Parade

I met Jodie at the Coney Island Mermaid Parade in June and she shared this fascinating and beautiful tattoo:

Jodie credited thew tattoo to Brian Mullen at Art Freek Tattoo in Rhode Island, describing it as a collaborative design effort:

"The Secret Garden was my favorite book when I was a kid. And so they're robins, even though they're not colored. And I'm a little bit obsessed with Charlie Harper who was an illustrator from the 50's and 60's and Japanese bird and flower prints, so we kinda mashed bird and flower prints from the Floating World Era .... Hiroshige ...so we kinda mashed all that up and designed it together."

I totally love tattoos that take are unusual in design and appearance and, frankly, this one is exquisite and knocks it out of the park. The simplicity of the solid line work and the beauty of the design create a phenomenal tattoo.

Thanks to Jodie for sharing her awesome tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Suzanne Rocks Iconic Tattoos (by Tommy Montoya and Chris Torres)

I met Suzanne at the NYC Tattoo Convention in June and well, when I saw her, you know I had to ask:

Yes, that is a Jimi Hendrix tattoo and, as a fan of the late great guitar maestro, I rarely turn down a chance to post one when I see one.

What's more, she credited the amazing Tommy Montoya, who tattooed this at the Wooster Street Social Club on an episode of NY Ink. More specifically, it was on the episode "Last Man Standing."
Suzanne told me, "Jimi said, 'When the Power of Love Overcomes The Love of Power, The World Will Know Peace!' "

Her other arm hosted a piece also from an NY Ink alum, Chris Torres, who actually did this piece when he was at Inborn Tattoo.

That, of course, is Janis Joplin.

Chris Torres now works out of Brooklyn Tattoo a few days a week, as well as at his own private studio. His Instagram is here.

I also snapped a shot of this piece on her back, also by Torres, of this iconic image:

That's from the cover of The Allman Brothers Band album Eat a Peach

Suzanne explained:

"The Eat a Peach for Peace Tattoo was a quote by Duane Allman who passed on years ago but, I had the pleasure to meet him when he was still playing, in Atlantic City Steel Pier Ballroom. I was all of 16yrs. old. Got to hang with him and famous roadie Reddog. What a treat! They were super friendly and gentleman from the south and unfortunately, 3 months later he was killed in a motorcycle accident. I got the Tattoo in memory of Duane, an Amazing guitar player and legend."

Thanks to Suzanne for sharing her awesome tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Tom's Guardian Angel (at the NYC Tattoo Convention)

Yesterday we posted work on Stacy, who I met at the NYC Tattoo Convention in June. She shared work from both Rose Hardy and Justin Weatherholtz from Kings Avenue Tattoo. She was accompanied by Tom, who also had this work by Justin:

Tom, when asked about the tattoo, just referred to her as his guardian angel.

Thanks to Tom for sharing this stunning tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

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Monday, August 3, 2015

Stacy Shares Some Amazing Work from Kings Avenue Tattoo (NYC Tattoo Convention)

I'm still savoring the amazing tattoos I spotted in June at the NYC Tattoo Convention, like this work on Stacy:

This amazing sleeve features work by two of the many extremely talented artists at Kings Avenue Tattoo, Rose Hardy and Justin Weatherholtz.

Rose also did this stunning unicorn on Stacy's other arm:

Thanks to Stacy for sharing her amazing tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!