Prof Love In Tattoos: January 2010

Polynesian-inspired leg

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Comments: This Polynesian inspired leg piece was done over multiple sessions.

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Comments: This leg piece was done over multiple sessions and is inspired by tradition Polynesian motifs.

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Comments: This Polynesian inspired leg piece was done over multiple sessions.

Tattoorism: Dean's Samurai

Last Saturday, I posted some tattoos sent to us from Tammy in Texas. Her son Dean is also tattooed and, in a much bigger way. We'll let him explain:

My very first tattoo was done on my 18th birthday in 2005...[it is] a black dragon with kanji above it. About a year letter I had a koi fish done on my calf...both of these tattoos were just drawings I had found. In 2006 I started working on my rib piece and in 2007 I got together with John from A Different Drummer here in Wichita Falls (he is now at the Lawton, OK location), and the two of us collaborated on bringing the rib piece together. Once the drawing was to our satisfaction, it took a little over 2 months of 3-4 hour sittings weekly until the tattoo was complete. 16-plus hours and worth every minute!

In 2009 I decided it was time for an arm piece and went back to A Different Drummer and Tuan who was in Art Class with me in high school listened to what I wanted... and the arm piece came to life...this one was done in one day and took a little over 7 1/2 hours:

Both pieces are marvelously done.

Thanks to Dean for sharing his work with us here on Tattoosday! And a hearty thank you, as well, to Tammy, for being a cool mom, sharing her pride in her son's amazing body art!

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Polynesian inspired sleeve

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Comments: This sleeve was created taking inspiration from tradition Polynesian tattoo patterns.

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Tattoorism: Tammy from Texas

Last summer, my wife Melanie met Tammy on the staff message board of their company's website, where she and other employees across the country can exchange ideas and feedback. As a leader for Weight Watchers, Melanie often comes across members and co-workers who have used tattoos for inspiration and to mark milestones.

When talking to Tammy, a leader in Texas, she learned that she was inked, as well. She sent her the link to Tattoosday, and Tammy sent us photos of a few of her eleven tattoos.

We'll let Tammy describe them for us:

"I got my very first [tattoo] when I was 21 in Virginia while getting a tattoo for my younger brother but I didn't get another for several years at which time I had my uncle in Arkansas place a rose under the butterfly I had done first. It is old and faded but holds so much meaning to me as my uncle passed away in his 40s about 5 years ago so I have him with me at all times...I then waited a couple more years and had a dolphin put on my left ankle as a reminder of a trip we had made to Florida. About a year later an apprentice in Shreveport added an ankle wave under the dolphin.

I then took a long break from tattoos and the rest have all been done in the last 5 years here in Wichita Falls, Texas, with the exception of the tribal butterfly [seen below]. I had it done in Lawton, Oklahoma, when my son was getting his rib piece finished up [a subject of a later post].

On my right thigh I have the New York Yankees logo:

On my left shoulder blade my husband and I got kanji symbols for Eternity for our 19th wedding anniversary. I have a tribal butterfly (the only tattoo I have ever picked off a wall) put on the top of my left foot and I love it:

When I hit 50 pounds gone, my oldest son paid for the star that everyone sees in pictures I post:

And a Pisspot with my husbands name [pictured left]. My husband just retired with 26 years in the service and was AMMO-I always wanted this but was never brave enough nor skinny enough for that so called "tramp stamp"... it actually looks awesome although this picture is a little blurry.

And of course when I hit Lifetime [when a Weight Watchers member reaches their goal and maintains it for six weeks], my rib piece came alive:

The photo above is the tattoo right after it was completed. Here is how it healed:

Most of Tammy's work was done at A Different Drummer Tattoo Studio in Wichita Falls.

Thanks to Tammy for sharing some of her photos with us here on Tattoosday!

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Snowflake Feet

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Comments: These snowflakes on the feet were creating using the dotwork (pointilism) technique.

A Lull

On January 20, I logged the following notes:

12:10 PM. Rather than wander in search of ink, I am trying something else. Staying put, here in front of the Amtrak Departures board in Penn Station, and seeing what walks to me.

I have only successfully met 2 of the inked nation in the last 27 days, and I'd like to resume posting more regularly.

I figure, sooner or later, this wintry drought will end.

12:20 A woman walks by with two interlinking gray hearts behind her right ear. I hesitate and decide not to approach her as she walks by. The tattoo didn't speak to me.

12:35 Still nothing. 5 minutes left in my little experiment.

12:36 Ed Hardy baseball cap.

Experiment Fail.

Spider Tattoo Studio - Jeffinho Tattow

Jefferson B. Corrêa, mais conhecido pelos cliente e amigos como Jeffinho Tattow,
é um tatuador autodidata que esta na estrada desde 1997.
Vindo de Ubiratã sua cidade natal,
chegou a dois anos na cidade de Campo Mourão
onde escolheu pra viver e trabalhar. Abrindo suas portas como
“Spider Tattoo Studio” para a clientela mourãoense,
onde seu moradores tem a satisfação de conhecer seu trabalho
e ter a certeza de estar sendo atendido por um profissional qualificado!
Foi capa da revista Sul Tattoo de santa catarina!

R: São paulo, 1030, sala 2
Cel: (44) 9981 4723
Blog: www.spidertattoostudio.blogspot.com
email: jeffiho_tattow@hotmail.com
You Tube: www.youtube.com/jeffinhotattow
twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffinhotattow
Orkut: Spider Tattoo Studio
Campo Mourão - Paraná

Jeffinho Tattoow destaque no Jornal Eldorado

Nas fotos acima vemos 2 lindas carpas tatuadas por Jeffinho Tattow.

Se a carpa é representada subindo, apontando para o alto, significa a superação dos obstáculos, a luta pelo objetivo e ideal. Representa a perseverança.

No caso de uma carpa ser representada apontando para baixo, como que a descer o rio, ela passa a simbolizar, a vitória, a conquista, o êxito de um objetivo.

Maravilhoso trabalho de fechamento das costas

Motoqueiro Fantasma tatuado nas costa, destaque para as cores fortes do fogo e para o chicote de aros de aço se estendendo para o braço.

Tattoo de caveira bastante realista

Para entrar em contato com Jeffinho Tattow ou conhecer mais trabalhos dele é simples:

R: São paulo, 1030, sala 2
Cel: (44) 9981 4723
Blog: www.spidertattoostudio.blogspot.com
email: jeffiho_tattow@hotmail.com
You Tube: www.youtube.com/jeffinhotattow
twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffinhotattow
Orkut: Spider Tattoo Studio
Campo Mourão - Paraná

Daniel Returns with Another Machine Head Tattoo

Last month I featured a leg tattoo belonging to Daniel, who was visiting from Australia. At the time he alluded to the fact that he had a pretty cool chest piece, as well. Understandably, he wasn't about to whip his shirt off in Penn Station in December.

Anyway, Dan was kind enough to send me this picture. Although not the best quality from a photographic standpoint, it's clear enough to see what a great tattoo this is:

The inspiration from this art, also related to the band Machine Head, can be seen on their main web page here. Like his other tattoo featured previously, these pieces were done by Jonny at Abandoned Art in the Wanneroo section of Perth, Australia.

Daniel says they took two sittings and about five hours to complete.

Thanks to Daniel for following up with this photo here on Tattoosday!

Primitive Half-Sleeve

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Comments: This blackwork half sleeve was influenced by patterns mixed from ancient cultures.

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Dotwork Thigh

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Comments: This dotwork thigh piece was created freehand and tattooed on a long time client, Judy. She sat perfectly while her husband and beautiful daughters kept her company. It was a family affair.

Eric Shows His Dedication to Being a First Responder

In what was the first new instance of inkspotting outside of a tattoo shop since Christmas Eve, I met Eric in Penn Station and he shared this, the newest of his four tattoos:

Eric explained that he is a volunteer firefighter and EMT out on Long Island, and he wanted a tattoo to represent both sides of his service to his community.