Whoah, Cecil Porter
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Hoot Springs
Another submission from tattooist Gina Casaleggio...
...followed by a completely anonymous reader submission!
Eddie Graces Egghead's Shoulder
I recently met a gentleman from England, along with his wife, as they were milling about outside of Madison Square Garden.
He referred to himself as "Egghead," I'm guessing due to his bald head. I first noticed the logo for the band Slayer on the back of his calf, along with several other interesting looking tattoos. He estimated he has about a dozen tattoos.
But, like the best Tattoosday stories, he shared this amazing tattoo on his right shoulder, hidden under a sweatshirt, which he pulled off so I could see it properly:
That's a phenomenal piece, courtesy of his artist Ben Boston at The Tattoo Studio in Bristol, England.
The tattoo is a likeness of Eddie, mascot for the band Iron Maiden, one of the premiere metal bands that came out of England in the late 1970's/early 1980's. I won't bore the reader with the catalog of my Iron Maiden fandom, but it certainly made the tattoo even that more wonderful for me.
I even had a nice chat with Egghead and his wife about concerts we had attended.
I thank Egghead for sharing this awesome tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
He referred to himself as "Egghead," I'm guessing due to his bald head. I first noticed the logo for the band Slayer on the back of his calf, along with several other interesting looking tattoos. He estimated he has about a dozen tattoos.
But, like the best Tattoosday stories, he shared this amazing tattoo on his right shoulder, hidden under a sweatshirt, which he pulled off so I could see it properly:
That's a phenomenal piece, courtesy of his artist Ben Boston at The Tattoo Studio in Bristol, England.
The tattoo is a likeness of Eddie, mascot for the band Iron Maiden, one of the premiere metal bands that came out of England in the late 1970's/early 1980's. I won't bore the reader with the catalog of my Iron Maiden fandom, but it certainly made the tattoo even that more wonderful for me.
I even had a nice chat with Egghead and his wife about concerts we had attended.
I thank Egghead for sharing this awesome tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Monday, November 2, 2009
Scott's Heart is Testament to Love and Hate
I met Scott last month as he was walking down 7th Avenue just south of 30th Street.
His only tattoo just jumped out from his right forearm:
He referred to this as a "time of my life" tattoo and it was "inspired by a horrible girlfriend".
It's also another example of someone wearing their heart on their sleeve.
He worked with the tattoo artist, Adam Rosenthal at the Th'ink Tank Tattoo in Denver to come up with a design that melded a biological heart with a Valentine's heart.
The heart is stitched together with a needle and thread. The thread spells out the words "love" and "hate," which exemplified the tumultuous relationship.
Thanks to Scott for sharing this tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
His only tattoo just jumped out from his right forearm:
He referred to this as a "time of my life" tattoo and it was "inspired by a horrible girlfriend".
It's also another example of someone wearing their heart on their sleeve.
He worked with the tattoo artist, Adam Rosenthal at the Th'ink Tank Tattoo in Denver to come up with a design that melded a biological heart with a Valentine's heart.
The heart is stitched together with a needle and thread. The thread spells out the words "love" and "hate," which exemplified the tumultuous relationship.
Thanks to Scott for sharing this tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Day of the Dead Special: Electrical Sugar Skull
I met Mike at the end of September, but have been hanging on to this post to share today, on the Day of the Dead:
I've posted numerous sugar skulls here (click this link to see all posts tagged as such), but this one is particularly interesting due to its proximity to the tattoo below, which is the logo for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), or the electrician's union, to which the contributor belongs.
The tattoos were done by Rob Hotte at the incomparable Lotus Tattoo in Sayville, New York.
For an extra El Día de los Muertos bonus, I encourage folks to check out my old friend Mike's Day of the Dead Mariachi troupe here.
As for this post, I thank Mike for sharing his incredible tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!
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Extra bonus material:
About 2 months ago, a reader named Leslie sent me the following blurb:
I've posted numerous sugar skulls here (click this link to see all posts tagged as such), but this one is particularly interesting due to its proximity to the tattoo below, which is the logo for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), or the electrician's union, to which the contributor belongs.
The tattoos were done by Rob Hotte at the incomparable Lotus Tattoo in Sayville, New York.
For an extra El Día de los Muertos bonus, I encourage folks to check out my old friend Mike's Day of the Dead Mariachi troupe here.
As for this post, I thank Mike for sharing his incredible tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!
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Extra bonus material:
About 2 months ago, a reader named Leslie sent me the following blurb:
Hi! I ... sent you a link to Albuquerque's Tinta Cantina - the shop does all kinds of work but they really do a lot of Day of the Dead stuff - in particular - look under the artist Jason. I do not work there, nor am I trying to promote them - I just think that the tattoos done here in New Mexico are quite different from the interpretations you show from the East Coast and that you might find it interesting.Thanks to Leslie for sharing this link with us here on Tattoosday!
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