According to Marissa, this will probably be the last time anyone sees this design. This is one of those great examples of just how personal a tattoo can be. We’ve all had moments where some stranger has asked us “what does that mean?”, hell it happened last night to me with a particularly nosy waiter. For Marissa, she knows that the tattoo is there, she knows what it looks like, and what it means to her. Which is all that should matter.
Tattoo by Mike Moses from Thicker Than Water in NYC.
A simple message, executed nicely. What a great way to round out a Friday afternoon.
Tattoo credit goes to Roger from Star City Tattoo in Roanoke, VA
We’ve established in the past that Vincent Hocquet’s dotwork pieces are mind-bendingly awesome. Today we’re going to look back on a piece that was first featured last August, and how far along it’s progressed since then. So here’s how the sleeve started out. A massive undertaking that blended geometry and flowers to create a beautiful image.
Then again, back in March, we saw this same sleeve, but the focus was on the latest addition, an all-seeing eye on the chest. It also gave us a chance to see just how detailed the sleeve itself was. What we thought was initially solid shapes turned out to be dotwork that was conforming to a perfect geometric shape.
Which brings us to today where the latest addition has taken the piece from his right shoulder, all the way across his chest.
Given how much blank skin there is on that lucky guy, I’d imagine we’re in for more from Vincent. Be sure to check out more of his work in his BME portfolio gallery.
We’ve seen quite a few forehead microdermals designed to represent the third eye, however we don’t see a lot of projects that continue the line of chakras down the body. WonderfulMouse here has gone out and gotten a series of four microdermals that represent the Swadhisthana, Manipura, Anahata, and Vishuddha chakras. It’s worth noting that her jewelry choice matches the color that represents each chakra.
Microdermals by Jeremy from Deep Roots in Seattle, WA.
According to Ziztur, during Penn and Teller’s stage show in Vegas, Teller performs one of his signature tricks, the shadow rose. Here’s a quick youtube video of the trick to show you exactly what I’m talking about. Now when you combine roses, shadows, knives and blood, you’ve got the makings for a great tattoo design. Mark from Cheap Trx in St. Louis used this as his inspiration when he created this image for Ziztur.
You read that right! This summer marks the return of the infamous BMEFest, and you’re all invited! The event page has all the little details, but here are some of the highlights:
BMEtv will also be set up interviewing people, so if you’re interested, just let Rachel know in the event forum.
BMEFest is going to be a big family reunion, a time to get caught up with some old friends, and a place to make new ones. The party starts on Saturday July 2nd, and goes until Monday night.
And because this is a family reunion, here’s a tattoo celebrating family by Sagie from Walk the Line Tattoo Parlour in Sweden.
So what are you waiting for? Head on over to the event page and RSVP today!
One of the things I like most about Joey Pang is her ability to create tattoos that could easily pass for a painting.
Her design philosophy is also pretty cool. To her, tattoos are clothing for a naked body. They are part of a living canvas and she is the tailor, creating these new clothes based on each person’s unique body.
Then again, this may be one rose you might not want to smell.
Anji sent in this photo along with a number of her other works, so expect to see some more from this talented IAM member.
Check out this incredible shoulder piece by Jackie Rabbit from Star City Tattoo in Roanoke, VA.
I love the little details she included in this, like the ants crawling across the petals of the yellow flower near the bottom. The floral tattoo, and wildlife tattoo galleries both have the full sized version of this piece if you’d like to see it in greater detail.
When I think back to being a kid, one thing stands out as being a typical summer activity; blowing the seeds off a dandelion. They were like birthday candles, you make a wish and if you can blow all the seeds off in one breath then your wish will come true.
This tattoo got on my radar when Jen sent me an e-mail yesterday letting me know how much she’d fallen in love with this design. I can’t say I blame her. Matt Kramer from Mind’s Eye Tattoo has managed to make this shoulder piece look as if it were done in charcoal.