Jay Wheeler at Eternal Tattoos in Livonia, Michigan did these great floral tattoos showing how bold a tattoo can be even without outlines — excellent use of white in both of these.
16 thoughts on “Gladiolus for Strength”
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This is a lovely tattoo, but what are the chances of the ink bleeding over time?
i’m a little obsessed with flower tattoos…and i *love* these.
Those are great tattoos.
But am I the the first one who thought the middle flower in the left picture, looks like “girly parts”?
Just had to get it off my mind.
I swear….at first glance when I scrolled down, I thought “Well finally, it’s been a while since the last vagina tattoo”, haha.
It’s pretty though.
well flowers and vaginas do have a long history of symbolism and connections and such 🙂
i really like the blues and purples together. pretty combination.
Agreed, Stigmatic. I think it’s really interesting that most no-outline tattoos look like body paint more than anything.
Can anyone tell me why tattoos without outlines would bleed more than those with?
Yay, Eternal! They’re very pretty, I hope they don’t bleed much.
sooo pretty 🙂
If you didnt tell me it was a tattoo i would have thought it was body paint. Personally i dont like it that much but its definitely quite out of the ordinary which i can appreciate.
Oddly enough, I too have no-outline tattoos that were also done by someone from that shop; Doug Bickle.
I have plum blossoms on my wrists done in a sumi-e style.
Must find camera…
Awesome shop by the way. LOTS of great talent there. Like, lots and lots.
Now THAT is stunning body modification.
Lovely flowers, I love colourful work without outlines, it looks so “right”!
LOVE the white gladiola, in life and on skin. Beautiful.
Those are beautiful. My only concern is the ink fading because it almost seems too beautiful to be true!
Absolutely beautiful. Very jealous…
Eternal Tattoos represent:) nice work Jay