Kipod Tattoo pt.4

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Rob

Today we’re going to be taking a look at the works of Michael Kozlenko, one of the many talented artists from Kipod Tattoo and Piercing in Tel Aviv. We’ve featured works from Michael before, as well as other artists from Kipod. Over the course of today you’ll be able to see a small preview of some of the many works that can be found in the Kipod Tattoo Portfolio.

In the final post of today’s artist profile, we’ll take a look at one of Michael’s non-portrait works.

Like the rest of today’s images, Michael sent in multiple pictures, highlighting each element of the tattoo. By heading over to the Kipod gallery, you can see all of the smaller details in this piece.

Flight of the Locust

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Rob

When it comes to distinct styles, Ania from Szerytattoo in Poland has a style that just jumps right out at you. If you remember back in January, I posted a fantastic octopus piece by her. This time we have her interpretation of a locust in flight. mOshpit_panda, the owner of the tattoo, made the trip to Warsaw specifically to get it done in Ania’s distinct style.

Ania doesn’t have her own portfolio gallery yet, so for now you can see this and some of her other works in the miscellaneous tattoo gallery.

Wild Swallow

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Rob

When it comes to swallow tattoos, they’ve been around as long as modern tattooing has been. It’s a traditional design, that has been re-interpreted many times over the past century. Leave it to Fabrizio Divari to take that traditional design and throw it right out the window. Instead he went for a realistic design that captures what I believe is a barn swallow in flight.

Fabrizio Divari works out of his own studio, Fabrizio Divari Art in Toronto. You can see more of his works in his BME portfolio gallery.

An octopus in need of a garden

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Rob

As amazing as the blue-ringed octopus looks, it is definitely not an animal that you want to mess with. One bite from this bad boy can kill a person in minutes, there is no anti-venom, and it has enough stored up to take out over 20 people. I for one welcome our new cephalopod overlords.

This particular octopus was done by Jeff Ortega from Evil From the Needle in London.

Check out the full sized image in the new skool tattoo gallery.

Remembering pastels

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Rob

It’s said an elephant never forgets. Whether that’s true or not, only the elephants will really ever know. Now people on the other hand do tend to forget things, which is why they sometimes get permanent reminders in the form of tattoos. This client of Jamie Santos from Scarab Body Arts will certainly never forget this elephant, which almost appears to have been created with pastel crayons.

Take a memo

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Rob

When the boss shows up to work with an elephant head and a tentacle trunk, it’s best to do what they say.

Keegan Lam from Forever Yonge Ink in Toronto is responsible for putting this design to skin. Check out the full sized image in the miscellaneous tattoo gallery.

Thrash Cat

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Rob

Welcome back from the weekend everyone. To kick things off this week we’ve got a cat tattoo that would fit right in with an 80s cartoon show. If the show were about punk cats. “jjthejonplane” sent this in, and while I’m not sure if he’s the artist or the recipient, I’m guessing he’s from around Maryland, as “Shit Pit” and “Gorons” are both names of Maryland punk bands.

This particular tattoo comes from the miscellaneous tattoo gallery.

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Kitsune in black

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Rob

Out of the shadows comes a heavy black kitsune design by Genko from Nagoya, Japan.

You can check out the full sized version of this menacing fox in the oriental style tattoo gallery.

Jellyfish Lips

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Rob

The vast majority of lip tattoos that I’ve seen consist of a single word or initials in black ink, with the occasional small symbol added for emphasis. Then there are the exceptions, just like this jellyfish lip that Jonas from Hayd Tattoo in Schramberg, Germany did. For a location that traditionally is used with a minimalistic design, to see a full color piece is a great change of pace.

You can check out the full sized image, as well as more lip tattoos, in the lip tattoo gallery.

If you’re afraid of spiders

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Rob

Then this really isn’t the post for you…

You can thank Darren Millar from Good Times Tattoo Belfast in N. Ireland for this nightmare inducing tattoo. The fact that it’s fresh and pink around the edges really adds to the depth that the shadows give off. Plus it looks like the spider is biting him, causing the irritation.