Yuiko's Cherry Blossoms Ring in a New Year

As an old year ends, and a new year begins, let's celebrate with this photo of Yuiko's cherry blossoms:

I met Yuiko at the Brooklyn Lyceum over the summer.

She was sitting a couple rows ahead of me during a performance of Piper Theater's Fiddler on the Roof.

After the show, we chatted about her work and she later e-mailed me more information about the work, also sending me a clearer, "fresher" photo:

Yuiko credited this work to Kohei Toyama, an L.A.-based artist she met at the NYC Tattoo Convention a few years back.

I also snapped this shot of the lotus tattoo on the back of her neck:

As we move from one year to the next, let's pause and remember to cherish every moment, because life's beauty, like the cherry blossom, is fleeting.

Thanks to Yuiko for sharing her beautiful tattoos with us here on Tattoosday, and a happy new year to all of our contributors and readers!

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Yukio's Cherry Blossoms Ring in a New Year

As an old year ends, and a new year begins, let's celebrate with this photo of Yukio's cherry blossoms:

I met Yukio at the Brooklyn Lyceum over the summer.

She was sitting a couple rows ahead of me during a performance of Piper Theater's Fiddler on the Roof.

After the show, we chatted about her work and she later e-mailed me more information about the work, also sending me a clearer, "fresher" photo:

Yukio credited this work to Kohei Toyama, an L.A.-based artist she met at the NYC Tattoo Convention a few years back.

I also snapped this shot of the lotus tattoo on the back of her neck:

As we move from one year to the next, let's pause and remember to cherish every moment, because life's beauty, like the cherry blossom, is fleeting.

Thanks to Yukio for sharing her beautiful tattoos with us here on Tattoosday, and a happy new year to all of our contributors and readers!

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Last 5 tattoos of 2012

I had a nice time at Mansarda in my birth town Olsztyn.

I probably will visit you again. So to all who wanted to make appointment : "check my blog for updates, I will be back". 
 
To all who want to get tattooed by me at Kynst, I will be taking new appointments end of February. So mail me then to get appointment in June 2013.
I wish everyone happy new year!!!

And enjoy the last 5 tats of this year:

Chris Amlie On Vacation Till Dec 31st

While Chris is visiting family in Florida, he's managed to squeeze in a guest spot at Hurt So Good - check out this all day demon skull tattoo!

Fennec Hand tattoo!!!

Controllando le foto del blog,mi sono accorta di essermi dimenticata di caricare questa foto,e' un fennec, devo sempre ringraziare Andrea perche' mi lascia sempre carta bianca e io mi sbizzarrisco e mi diverto!!!

Barn Owl Tattoo and Xmas Time!!

Sono le 8.45 del mattino, e' il 25 dicembre,fuori c'e' una nebbia spaventosa e mio marito dorme...

ecco il mio Natale!! a dire il vero non sono mai stata una grande fan del Natale,infatti quest'anno lo passiamo da soli!!!nessun impegno nessuno sbatti...nessun regalo! aaaa solo divano e tanto cibo!!! 

vi lascio al vostro Natale!!

qui un tattoo in Progress su Lalla (guardate il suo blog http://beerandwatercolours.blogspot.it/)

Abbiamo cominciato a colorare il barbagianni ora mancano corvo e rondinella!!!

Merry Xmas to everybody!!

i happy 'couse this year i will be alone for Xmas just with my Hubby!! 

just love and food coma!!!

here one of my 2012 last tattoo !!!

BARN OWL!!

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Matty's Christmas Eve Owl

This is an awesome owl that I spotted back in October.

I met Matty outside of Penn Station and he explained that he was travelling through Flagstaff, Arizona a while back and stopped in on Christmas Eve at Burly Fish Tattoo and Body Piercing. He couldn't recall the name of the artist and never e-mailed me the information. Update: Patrick Sans was the artist who tattooed Matty.

Matty wanted a piece that represented "learning over time." He had the idea, told the artist he wanted a traditional owl, and the photo above represents the end result.

Happy Holidays from Tattoosday!

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Skull Tattoo

Dopo 2 giorni di di riposo,cioe' 2 giorni a letto in coma, rieccomi online!

si sono in ferie,ritorno operativa in studio l'8 gennaio,per ora mi godo un'po' do caldo a casa con la mia dolce meta'!

allora prima di lasciarvi vi mostro il teschio che ho fatto l'ultimo day di lavoro alla mia socia e migliore amica Teba... non volevo farle la mano ma ho dovuto cedere!! ho solo tremendamente paura di sua madre... che mi uccidera'!!!

I did this skull on my best friend hand!

Merry Chistmas

On behalf of the crew here at Alchemy Tattoo Arts, we'd like to wish all our friends and family a very Merry Christmas. We will be closed Monday, December 24th and Tuesday, December 25th. We will be back Wednesday, December 26th.

Repost: Richard's Mayan Calendar Honors His Heritage

Seeing today was predicted to be the end of the world, it seemed appropriate to repost this entry from last February:

 Just two weeks ago, back in the first month of the current year, 2012, which as many may have heard, is the last year in the Mayan calendar, I met Richard in Penn Station. He has this amazing tattoo on his upper right arm:

He had just finished the last section of the tattoo a couple weeks earlier. The piece is a cultural tribute to his and his family's Mexican heritage.

This was done by Chuck Bondo at Station 1 Tattoo in Huntington, New York.

Thanks to Richard for sharing this great tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

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Tattoo in progress!!

in questa settimana ho iniziato diversi tattoo davvero divertenti ma enormi quindi vi mostro le foto della prima seduta!!!
solo perche' sono smaniosa di finirli...
quindi ho iniziato una sposa e sulla dolcissima Anna ho iniziato la super clessidra!

In Progress By Scott Trerrotola

Moki's Pink Elephant

Yesterday we posted a tattoo belonging to my wife's cousin Erica, who had come over to our home last month for a family gathering. Accompanying her was her girlfriend Moki, who has a multitude of tattoos. Among her work is this whimsical elephant tattoo:

Moki explains:

"The elephant was drawn by a friend. He likes to label everything, like how it says saddle and elephant on the tattoo. I just think it's cute."

She had this inked by Nick Caruso when he was at Flyrite Tattoo in Brooklyn. Nick has since moved on to Bound for Glory Tattoo on Staten Island.

Thanks to Moki for sharing this fun tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

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Blessed Mother And Child Tattoo

Harpy Tattoo

By Scott Trerrotola

Philadelphia Tattoo Convention, 2013

Alchemy Tattoo Arts is pleased to announce that we will attending this years Philadelphia Tattoo Convention. In attendance will be resident artists Chris Amlie and Scott Trerrotola - but also guest artists, Jay Paranich, Mike Carro, Logan Aguilar and Jared Stomber. For booking info contact the artists directly or call Alchemy Tattoo Arts 516.783.1820

Ink on 45, Courtesy of Erica (Musician Monday!)

It has been a while since we celebrated "Musician Mondays" here on Tattoosday so, it is with pleasure that we return with a musical tattoo.

Last month I had the pleasure of meeting my wife's cousin Erica for the first time.

She and her girlfriend Moki came over to visit for a small gathering at our home set up to memorialize another cousin who had recently passed away overseas.

And, whereas Moki had significantly more tattoos (we'll see one tomorrow), Erica has only one, and she was kind enough to share it here:

People born in the CD age might not recognize this as a "spider," which was a piece of plastic inserted into the center of small 45-rpm records that allowed them to be played on the small spindles on record players. Records were those things that we, back in the Dark Ages, listened to music on.

Erica currently is the bass player for a band called Poof Pony. She has played in other acts as well, including Turbonegra (a San Francisco-based all-girl tribute band to Norwegian punk band Turbonegro) and punk stalwarts MDC (in the 1990's).

Erica explains how she came by this tattoo:

"I got it done at Temple Tattoo in Oakland - it may have been by Jonah Levin but I wouldn't swear by it ... My friend Kristen had twin hellions that must have been two or three at the time - she had an appointment at Temple and let me know in no uncertain terms that I had a choice - I could either babysit the monsters or go with her to get my own. That meant no choice to me! Since I was turning 45 and love records, the tattoo was a no-brainer. Perhaps I should have thought about it though because quite soon after the ink had settled it was pointed out to me that I had actually put the Spin Magazine logo on my arm and that was just about as cool as getting the Rolling Stones tongue logo (not). I have since seen another bass player with it in exactly the same spot, and it's been confused with being both a swastika and a hazardous waste symbol, which just proves that I don't always run with the brightest crowd."

Thanks to Erica for sharing this iconic tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

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A Moment to Pause and Appreciate Our Children

Camille Boivin, right, Philippe Aumond, left, show their tattoos with their son Jacob, in this undated photo. Click to enlarge. 

There's been a lot of negativity in the news, what with the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut dominating our collective consciousness.

A good friend on Facebook posted Buzzfeed's "26 Moments That Restored Our Faith in Humanity This Year" and #8 caught my attention.

It features two parents who got insulin pumps tattooed on their bellies so that their diabetic child would feel better about his real pump.

Read the whole, heart-warming story here. It's actually dated back in December 2011, but I think it is still important to read life-affirming things when so many of us are focused on tragedy.

Our thoughts and prayers go out, this holiday season, to the families of Newtown, Connecticut.

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Robins Tattoo! Pettirossi Tattoo

Eccomi di nuovo a stressarvi con i miei disegni... si adoro disegnare uccellini ciccioni!

ecco due pettirossi!!

i really like to draw fat birds...ihih... here some little fat robins!

Betta fish tattoo!!

Arriva il fine settimana e arriva pure la neve, e io che faccio??mi chiudo in casa a disegnare,lavorare,disegnare,lavorare... be' la solita routine!

Tornando al lavoro ieri ho finalmente fatto 2 pesci Betta...io adoro disegnare tatuare pesci rossi,pesci betta,goldfish (tenetelo a mente voi miei futuri clienti ihihihih)!!

Miss Juliet december work!

Betta fishes

   

Clock

Camilla D'Errico Girl

Dream Catcher 

Cover up heart!

Caitlin's Faulknerian Tattoo and Language

This past summer, while attending the 2nd Annual New York City Poetry Festival on Governor's Island, I saw a lot of great ink. I have a soft spot for word tattoos, and was drawn to this one, on the back of Caitlin:

This reads, in Latin, "Et ego in Arcadia."

"It's actually grammatically incorrect, but it's as it appears in a Faulkner novel [The Sound and the Fury] ... something Quentin's father says to him," Caitlin told me. "And," she added, "he says it with that wording, but it's really supposed to be Et in Arcadio ego."

Loosely interpreted, she understands it to mean "I am even in paradise."

When I asked her why she had that phrase tattooed on her, Caitlin elaborated:

"It's difficult to say ... I just think, reading Faulkner, when I was a teenager was sort of the first time that I realized what language could do. I thought ... it had certain constraints ... that is part of why I chose the saying from the Faulkner novel, I also liked the idea that ... language is fluid, there aren't really rules to it. We're changing language every day ... It's sort of comforting, walking around New York City and you see, like, all of these signs and they have grammatical errors in them ... it's sort of comforting to think of language as this living, breathing thing."

She had this done at White Rabbit Tattoo Studio in the East Village.

Thanks to Caitlin for sharing this literary tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

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Donna's Hamsa at Max's Bar Mitzvah

You'd think a bar mitzvah would be the last place I'd see interesting tattoos but, over the years, I've posted photos from work that I have encountered at such events. Today we have the third, from my friend Max's bar mitzvah, earlier this month in Brooklyn.

I was at the reception in the evening when I met Donna, who shared this, one of her many tattoos:

Donna credited this to Brian Paul, who works at Kings Avenue Tattoo in Massapequa. He splits his time between Kings Avenue's Long Island and Manhattan locations.

For those unfamiliar with this design, it's called a hamsa, and it is a popular talisman in Middle Eastern cultures, as well as in Judaism.

Donna explained a little bit more about the tattoo:

"By nature I am not a religious person but I am however a touch superstitious. I think it comes from growing up with a Jewish mother and a Jewish grandmother ... I felt like I really wanted something to help keep the 'evil' eye away. I really like the look of a cross but because I am not Christian I felt like it wouldn't be appropriate to get it tattooed on me. I like the clean lines of the hand and the tattoo artist and I personalized the inside of the hand. It took me a few months to get used to having it on my wrist but I absolutely LOVE it now!!! I get a lot of compliments on it." 

Indeed, it's not a huge piece, but it's very well done. I'd expect no less from an artist working at Kings Avenue - they're a top-notch custom shop.

Thanks to Donna for sharing her hamsa with us here on Tattoosday!

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Clock tattoo

Che giornata intensa!mille tatuaggi mille clienti e mille lavori!
oggi pero' ho fatto un orologio a cipollo che adoro,purtroppo la foto non e' delle migliori

A Chance Encounter with an Amazing Artist (with Brando and Lady Day)

I was getting off of the subway at Bryant Park last June when I spotted Marlon Brando:

This amazing portrait graces the arm of Davinia Do Santo, a tattoo artist from Spain who was visiting New York City and doing a guest spot at White Rabbit Tattoo in the East Village.

She credits this portrait of Marlon Brando to Xavi García Boix, another artist from Valencia, Spain. This iconic image is of a young Brando in the film The Wild One.

When I stopped Davinia, she wasn't alone. Another young woman was accompanying her, and Davinia permitted me to photograph this tattoo, which she had done:

That's the legendary Billie Holiday.

You can check out more of Davinia's amazing work on her website here or on her Facebook page here.

Muchas gracias to Davinia Do Santo for sharing her work with us here on Tattoosday!

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DREAMCATCHER TATTOO -ACCHIAPPASOGNI TATTOO

Tornata a casa da una giornata stressante... dovrei disegnare ma credo che mi addormentero' davanti la tv...guardando Ballaro'...!!a parte questo momento di vecchiaia oggi ho fatto un piccolo acchiappasogni alla carinissima Nicole,mi sono divertita molto purtroppo fotografarlo e' stata un impresa ovviamente girando intorno all'avambraccio il cerchio si deforma leggermente...comunque pazienza solo contenta lo stesso!presto carico foto di alcuni grossi disegni a cui sto lavorando una braccio jappo e una super fenice!!

Two Chickens for Tattoosday

I met Amy back in June while walking in Penn Station. She has a lot of tattoos, and offered up these chickens:

Amy told me that she got these from Joanne Martin at the Jade Mermaid Tattoo Parlor in Portland, Oregon. She and a friend were supposed to get the same tattoo. Amy elaborated:

"She [Joanne Martin] was offering the deal that, if [two people] got the same tattoo, it'd be one price for both of them and we [Amy and her friend] decided to get the chickens because we had both sort of raised them. But he 'chickened' out at the last minute ... and I got it anyway. A lot of people seem to like it, especially in Costa Rica. They dug it there."

When I asked if the chickens had names, she confirmed that "one's Esther and one is Henrietta. Pun intended." She concluded, "Everyone has to have one hen named Henrietta."

Thanks to Amy for sharing her chickens with us on Tattoosday!

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