Hand Circles

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Shannon Larratt

I’m actually going to try and not fill my spare moments this weekend with ModBlog posts, but continue work on more interviews for next week. Thanks to everyone who’s helped out on them so far, and thanks to readers who’ve posted interesting commentary as well. There’s an image update uncompressing right now, and I’ll be back on Monday.

EDIT: For some reason today’s update seems to have — as Jayson put it — “usurped” the previous update. I won’t have a chance to re-insert the previous update’s pictures over the weekend, but it’s a simple fix and I’ll do it on Monday most likely.

The tattoo below is by Keegan Lam (another home artist) by the way; I quite like the simplicity of the design.

30 thoughts on “Hand Circles”

Jack on February 29, 2008 at 9:13 pm said:

Word.
timinglife on February 29, 2008 at 9:15 pm said:

I really like the tattoo. The shapes work well with the contours of his hand. Dude has some fury ass arms.
faeven on February 29, 2008 at 9:15 pm said:

Geometry makes for some chic tattoos. It seems like a growing trend, too. Am I right in perceiving this?
c0rrosion on February 29, 2008 at 10:23 pm said:

i’ve got a soft spot for very simple/bold tattoo designs like that. very nice.
VikingValkyrie on February 29, 2008 at 11:32 pm said:

That is the worst case of ring worm I have ever seen…
Miss Avalon on February 29, 2008 at 11:38 pm said:

Faeven, I have noticed that somewhat, aswell.

hahaha aww, ringworm… funny.
Ward. on March 1, 2008 at 3:34 am said:

Ha, as soon as I saw how the circles where placed I immediately thought of fisting.
CainmosniDetalosi on March 1, 2008 at 7:06 am said:

looks good, but im not a fan.

I find hand tattoos are hit and miss, and in my mind a lot of the time its a miss.

For me our hands are so important, they are the creators and sculptures. I personally feel that hands deserve a lot of respect and any tattoo on them should be complimentary. And i dont think the three bold circles compliments the delicate and intimate touch a hand gives.

but like i said, the tattoo looks good.
Caspar on March 1, 2008 at 7:42 am said:

CainmosniDetalosi, I guess you could say that bold hand tattoos act as a contrast; a juxtaposition between the soft touch of a hand and the hard lines of a tattoo.
I guess in that sense it also depends on how you view hands, as graceful creators or a destructive fist.
Chaq on March 1, 2008 at 9:44 am said:

I think they’re really beautiful. I love tatooed hands. One day, when I don’t give a shit anymore, I’m gonna get me some.
lovelyme on March 1, 2008 at 10:43 am said:

it appears he had to have his hand shaved because the arm hair is also hand hair?! a picture after it grows back?
Lene on March 1, 2008 at 11:21 am said:

Is it a diy-tattoo?
It´s so beautiful!! I love this kind of tattoo… Few colours, simple design/lines/circles, abstract or geometric…And fitting to the shape of the body…
winch on March 1, 2008 at 12:09 pm said:

I really like it, personally. What does it mean? Or is it purely aesthtic?
Boudicca on March 1, 2008 at 12:30 pm said:

Waha, I was at a party with this guy last night. They look waaay better in person.
CainmosniDetalosi on March 1, 2008 at 2:47 pm said:

caspar – true, contrast can be a very refreshing change.

I do see the aesthetic of them, but i just dont like them.
It really does depend on how you view yourself / body parts / hands etc etc … like with most tattoos.
DeadlyPoison on March 1, 2008 at 3:32 pm said:

that looks pretty damned cool!
Greta on March 1, 2008 at 9:52 pm said:

You’re not going to fill every minute w/ new posts??? But, but, I’m so addicted to checking for new updates! What will I ever do???
I suppose I could get a life of my own…

I really like the circles.
gretta on March 1, 2008 at 10:20 pm said:

those are really excellent.
LouieLouAy on March 2, 2008 at 3:16 am said:

I don’t quite see fisting correspond with this tat.
Pravus on March 2, 2008 at 1:34 pm said:

Fisting makes a lot of sense in regards to this tattoo imho…
smaller circle – not very stretched
red circle – right at the toughest and most painful part to get past
large circle – quite dialated

other than that, excellent tattoo!
Donna on March 2, 2008 at 4:41 pm said:

I’m not convinced.

Perhaps it’s the way the photo has been taken, I’m not sure, but to me the circles don’t fit well.
sonick on March 2, 2008 at 5:03 pm said:

hah ! props 😉
-J
Little Rude Girl on March 2, 2008 at 6:58 pm said:

I find it hilarious to see the amount of hair that had to be shaved for the tattoo. Tattooing would be so much easier if we were all completely hairless.
katiextc on March 2, 2008 at 8:39 pm said:

cooooool (:
Froggy on March 2, 2008 at 9:42 pm said:

I agree with #21. Doesn’t seem to fight right to me.
Seany Bwoy on March 2, 2008 at 10:13 pm said:

haha the fisting reference is great…”you are here”…hahahaha

but i think it looks great and a part of me hopes it has no meaning what-so-ever. that would make me smile, as if it was just a “doodle”
inthemanner on March 2, 2008 at 10:39 pm said:

i love simple, geometric tattoos. i have a strikingly similar circular piece on my ribcage and it makes me smile.

i love the ringworm comments!
penski on March 3, 2008 at 3:55 am said:

It’s been Monday for nine hours! I’m getting the DeeTees…Need…Updates…

*n
toothpaste on March 3, 2008 at 8:58 am said:

#25, me too. I like random tattoos.. and it looks random so I don’t care if it “means” something! It’s just awesome
Justine on March 4, 2008 at 8:44 pm said:

AWW KEEGS! YOU MADE MODBLOG!
sweet designs as always!

30 thoughts on “Hand Circles”

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