Tattoosday

Last Wednesday I had a productive inkspotting lunch hour, which culminated with meeting Devin in front of Penn Station.Devin has three tattoos, two of which are in close proximity on his left forearm: The first of the two he shared was also his very first piece he got when he...

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This is another special edition of Tattoosday, a variation on the Tattoos I Know series. First seen on Valentine's Day, this is an episode of Tattoos I Love.This category is reserved for the ink on my wife, Melanie, who turns 40 today.Several years ago, I bought her a gift certificate...

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The second subject of our March 10 tattoo bonanza is Trina, who sports seven tattoos, several of which are on her legs.After her sixth piece, her mother chided her, saying teasingly, "You have all of those tattoos, and none of them are for me?"The next tattoo solved that problem:Reading...

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A burst of pleasantly warm weather this week signified the end of a quiet winter.Posts have been scarce indeed, but I see busier times ahead.Wednesday afforded me my first "Tat* Trick" of 2010. That term, for those unfamiliar, is reserved for a day when I meet and photograph at least...

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It was one of those New York City Tattoosday moments, when you really hit it off with someone and a simple question about a tattoo turns into a lengthy conversation.I was coming home much later than usual and, at West 4th Street, where I'll occasionally switch from the A train...

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Last night at 11:37 P.M., someone in Fairfield, California googled "owl tattoos".Seventh on the list of results was the link to this tattoo:(the post here)This visitor registered Tattoosday's half a millionth hit, a number that seemed impossible when we first started out as a spin-off from BillyBlog 2 1/2 years...

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As we rapidly approach the milestone of a half a million hits, it only seems fitting that today's post features a tattoo from one of our fans. We recently received this photograph of a lovely tattoo from Corline:This beautiful tree on her lower back was tattooed by an artist known...

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Now that we have the horrific ink-hiding months of January and February behind us, I was looking forward to seeing what March provided.I was rewarded by the cooperation of Brian, who shared this, one of his five tattoos:For those readers unfamiliar with ambigrams, they are designs that reveal images or...

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Several months ago, one of my co-workers, Anna, wanted to commemorate the completion of her externship from culinary school.It was funny, because at the time, she didn't realize I wrote Tattoosday and then discovered the site through googling. She stumbled upon this post that featured a chef's knife.Anna liked the...

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This winter has been an especially cold one here in New York and, as any loyal reader can confirm, I haven't reported on many tattoos that I have glimpsed in the city.However, last night at the grocery store around the corner, I met Neal, who let me take a quick...

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So what does an inkblogger get his sweetheart on Valentine's Day?Why, a love-themed tattoo, of course.Lucky me, the good folks over at Thicker than Water Tattoo had a Cupid special, $14 tattoos on February 14.A lot like the Dare Devil Tattoo Friday the 13th Special (one of which is documented...

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On this Valentine's Day, I'm sharing a tattoo that my friend Paul had recently done. He showed me when I was taking the latest set of photos on the cover-up her is working on.He pulled down the top of his shirt to reveal this simple message:Paul's message to his wife...

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Last week I posted this great owl tattoo belonging to Markjames, a Pennsylvania-based tattoo artist.Prior to sharing it, however, I also snapped his knuckles:When I asked what this meant, he said "just a feeling". What is particularly cool about these knuckles are the traditional anchor and horseshoe standing in for...

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In December 2008, we posted about our friend Paul getting some cover-up work done on his upper right arm. Revisit the report here.We checked in with Paul again this past November to see the progress (here). And, just last Friday, he updated us again on the latest efforts by Horisei,...

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Last Friday, I met John, who was in Penn Station in a t-shirt and shorts, certainly brave, considering the cold temperature outside.He has four tattoos, and shared two with us. First, a four-leaf clover on his right elbow, which he got because he is superstitious:And this Latin phrase "sine metu,"...

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February 1st found me scowling optimistically.I was pondering how I had managed, since Christmas Eve, to only post ink-spotted tattoos only twice. Some days over the summer I easily eclipse that total on my lunch break.But this is the heart of winter and, when the temperatures haven't been cooperating,...

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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. ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Although we're not a fan submission site, we'll occasionally post tattoos from fans with interesting work to share. It often helps us through the lean months when most ink is hibernating in the colder climates.Jeremy recently e-mailed me, having found us via the blogroll of the awesome Needles and Sins...

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We here at Tattoosday have been biding our time over the past week, a seven-day drought of posts to match the scarcity of ink visible in the Frozen Apple of a brittle New York winter.So today I am posting work not spotted in the streets, but work on the legs...

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This is my fourth tattoo and the one I pondered the least.If you've been reading, you know the premise: 2010 marks the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Zodiac, and when I heard that Thicker Than Water Tattoo Studio, a new shop on the Lower East Side, was doing...

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Happy New Year from all of us here at Tattoosday!2009 was a banner year for us as we reached an even broader audience, racking up 317,000 hits, almost triple what we had seen here in 2008. We're looking forward to welcoming even more visitors in the coming year.Yesterday, I paid...

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