Big News.

Tattoologist is moving to Rodeo Magazine for 6 months!

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This means daily posts, better image hosting (no more image bandwidth problems) and better reader and blog communication.

The www.tattoologist.com url will be linked to the new location within the next 24 hours, bloglovin and google reader will aslo be redirected.

THE SANO CREW

ONLY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.....

Wrists.

source: unknown, unknown, Mariet

Check back tomorrow for some big news!

Gallery and info Moved!

Gallery:

http://fydbac.deviantart.com/gallery/28271390

Tattoo Info:

http://fydbac.wordpress.com/tattoo/

I will no longer be updating this blog. For new work, please follow the site listed under 'Gallery'. If you're in my area, and would like a tattoo, please look to the link under 'Tattoo info' for my rates and policies. Thank you for taking the time to visit! I hope you take advantage of the links listed above!

Kind Regards,

Jainai Jeffries | fydbac

Purse 'n Boots

source: Pursenboots

She has a gorgeous blog and these are my favourite tattoos.

"First Taste" Art Show at Bound for Glory Tomorrow Night!

In case you're wondering where I'll be on Friday night, the plan is for me to attend the opening of Bound for Glory's first art show.

Now, I'm not a big fan of Staten Island (nothing against the people, just my least fave borough), but the fact that the show is curated by Friend of Tattoosday, Magie Serpica, makes it worth the effort. Magie originally appeared on Tattoosday here.

Here is the spiel from the show's Facebook page:

"First Taste"

This is our first art show at Bound For Glory! It will feature the art of many awesome local Staten Island artists, as well as select works from some tattooers nationwide.

The art will be for sale and a portion of the proceeds will go towards Project Hospitality, a local charity which feeds the hungry, shelters the homeless and cares for people with HIV/AIDS.

...The opening reception will be on Friday Jan 28th at 8pm. There will be refreshments, which will be generously donated by local businesses such as Starbucks, Jeans Fine Wine & Spirits, and The CupCake Bar NYC.

Everyone is invited!

This show is curated by Bound For Glory's lady tattooer Magie Serpica

Participating Artists:

Mike Shane
Richie Clarke
Kev/psyn of RobotsWillKill
Chris of RobotsWillKill
Ethan Morgan
Cynthia Von Buhler
Dave Borjes
Brendan Coyle
Amanda Curtis
Chris Sorrentino
Lauren Monardo
Terry Lee Chandler
Charles Tagle
Marina Inoue
Frank Kempo
Chelsea Bunn
Danny Loveridge
Justine Lordo
Veng of RobotsWillKill
Vinny Rega
Tara Anne McCloskey Chillemi
Jennifer McMenemey
Magie Serpica
Nick Caruso
Emma Griffiths
Alexander Rivera
Tom Connors
Victor Modafferi
Sarah Smith (sas photos)
Scott Bakoss
Steve Lapcevic
Sweety
Miss Elvia
Demetrius Felder
Maya Ventura
Bert Krak
Gina Venosa
Mike Hooligan
Eric Perfect
Alex Sherker
Dennis Del Prete
Charlie Foos
Steven Huie

We will be selling raffle tickets for an awesome gift package including: a gift certificate from Comic Book Jones, Some T-Shirts from Robots Will Kill, & "An hour in the chair" with Magie Serpica!

Assuming I can dig my sister's car out from under a new foot of snow by tomorrow evening, I plan to attend and report on it next week, with a photo or two, to boot. Hope to see you there!

RISK

BLACK FLY X RISK X SMASH 137 X MIAMI from Willie Toledo on Vimeo.

Ribs.

source: unknown, embeeishere, linateschphotography

A TRIBUTE FOR HIS SON

THIS PEDAL CAR GIVES TRIBUTE TO A SON

Tattoorism: Sean Returns, Part 2

Last week, I shared more of reader Sean's vast tat-alog here. It's time to finish off our inventory of this very generous fan o' the site. Let's see what we have:

...I got a clipper ship on my upper arm.  The ship is navigating through a background of clouds and lightning bolts and has a banner underneath reading “Hope.”  Its meaning follows the same idea behind my anchor tattoo.  Hope is a huge part of having a positive mental attitude, which I try (sometimes with little luck, of course) to hold at all times.  It’s a reminder that you can make it through stormy parts of your life, no matter how bad they get.  It’s also done in the traditional style I love so much.  The tattoo was done by Mike Schweigert at Electric Tattoo in Bradley Beach, NJ.

While attending [the 2010] Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention, I decided to get a tattoo to commemorate my first convention.  For as many years as tattoos have been a part of my life, this was my first convention...I got a blue rose with a candle spouting out of it in between my sparrows and flower on my outer elbow. 

I’m a firm believer in everyone having a different reasoning for getting tattoos.  Some are used as place markers in one’s life, some are used to remember an event, some have deep profound meanings and some are just aesthetically pleasing. I could probably come up with some in depth meaning behind the tattoo, but in the end, I got it to commemorate my first tattoo convention and that’s pretty much the only reason.  Done by Rocco at Death or Glory Tattoos in Westbrook, Maine.

Finally, I got my outer elbow to forearm done with a snake coiling through a skull and dagger and impaling itself on the dagger’s blade.  

I usually try to go out of my way to ensure that my friends/family/other people in general are happy, more often than I would like to admit, putting their happiness before my well-being.  This tattoo serves as a reminder for me not to do that so much, and to focus on myself sometimes.  The snake can be viewed as a protection figure, coiling around and through the rest of the tattoo, but has also caused injury to itself by doing so.  Basically, its my reminder that as much as I would like to help others, I need to keep my own happiness and well being in mind before I choose which action to take or I’ll end up injuring myself in the process.  Done by Mike Schweigert at Electric Tattoo in Bradley Beach, NJ.

A hearty thanks to Sean for continuing to share his tattoos with us over the years!

Birds.

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Lykke Li

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Newsday on Tuesday?

Newsday on Tattoosday?

So winter makes me consider desperate measures. As I've trickled down to two or three posts a week (believe me, it hurts me more than it hurts you), I've occasionally toyed with the idea of reporting on other things in the tattoo community, other than the Bill-o-centric encounters I have in the City That Never Sleeps. I've even gone so far as to write a few posts and then never published them. The reality is, however, I am facing a scarcity of inkspotting occurrences, and I'm just going with the flow.

So, here we go.....

I recently got an email from someone representing a Guide to Art Schools website, listing Tattoosday among the top 45 tattoo blogs. Considering how specific the site is, I'm honored to be included, especially among some of my favorite tattoo cyber-destinations. You check out the list here:
http://www.guidetoartschools.com/library/best-tattoo-blogs.

And since we're throwing around the work "Best, " I received word about a  new tattoo reality show currently in production for the Oxygen Network. Its working title is "Best Ink" and it sounds rather compelling. Check it out:

Capturing the drama and culture of the tattoo scene, "Best Ink"(WT) will feature approximately 12 top tattoo artists as they compete for a cash prize and bragging rights. These unique artists will produce bona fide masterpieces on skin -- something rarely seen in the competition world. The permanent artwork will be created for -- and on -- real people in a variety of challenges to showcase the artists' talents. Only one artist will win the ultimate prize of BEST INK (WT)

Casting details are here.



And, finally, in a creepy news story, but one that certainly nipped at my curiosity, the artists at Sacred Art Tattoo Studio in Tucson are getting some publicity, as they had the dubious distinction of tattooing Jared Loughner last fall. Not to feed into the media frenzy surrounding this guy, but I was curious, so I just had to look into it. Read all about it here.

So what do you think? Should Tattoosday Newsday becoming a regular feature? Feel free to comment below.

Chocolate Body Painting from China

Where else it could be than China. Here is a new way of painting your body neither with color nor as tattoo but with ‘Chocolate.’Featured are models who exhibit their bodies painted with chocolate at a restaurant in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi on 8th of this month. The art is mere wastage of Chocolate, as this won’t stay long. I would prefer to eat chocolate than wasting it in such weird

Octopus.

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NEW BACK PIECE

RETURN CUSTOMER DECIDED TO GO ALL OUT....STAY TUNED

Tattoos I Know: Paul's Taíno Ink

Last summer, my friend Paul had some new work done by Pierre at The Fort Apache Tattoo Studio near Penn Station. You can see some of his old work here and here and here and here (yes, he's a regular!).

Fort Apache is up several flights of stairs, but it is conveniently close to my day job, which makes up for the aerobic ascension to the shop on 31st Street.

This is what Paul had tattooed on his right forearm:

These four symbols are petroglyphs from the Taíno culture in Puerto Rico. They are one way Paul has chosen to acknowledging his and his ancestors' culture, in ink.

From top to bottom, the symbols each have literal meanings, and then personal meanings for Paul. The triangular piece is a zemis, pointing in three directions - to the sky and the Creator, to the underworld and the realm of the dead, and to the world of the living.

The second petroglyph is Sol, or the sun and the fourth design is the coqui, or frog.

Thanks once again to Paul for sharing his latest installment of ink here with us on Tattoosday!

Sunday Randoms.

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Back.

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BODY PAINTING PHOTOS OF MISS UNIVERSE 2010 CONTESTANTS

Check out the photos of some Miss Universe 2010 Contestants. They are Miss Ireland, Miss Albania, Miss Mexico, Miss Guatemala and Miss USA Rima Fakih and Miss Trinidad & Tobago LaToya Woods.

5 Gang Criminal Tattoo World

1.Tatto Mara Salvatrucha



Mara Salvatrucha, aka MS, Mara, and MS-13 is a criminal gang that began operating in Los Angeles in the 1980s. MS has spread across the United States and Central America with tens of thousands of members. They are very cruel. They are ready to surpass any Mafia. Many members of Mara Salvatrucha degan adorn her tatoos. Figure tattoos they generally include "MS", "13", "Salvatrucha", "Devil Horn".

2. Russian Criminal Tattoo Gang



Russian criminal tattoos have a complex system and provide enough detailed information about the wearer. Not only do the symbols carry meaning but the area which they give body tattoos are also significant. Gang tattoos are usually placed on the chest. Tattoo picture of roses on the chest widely used used in the Russian Mafia.

3. Tatto Yakuza



Yakuza members are usually identical with the tattoos all over his body. Figure tattoos they mostly traditional image known as Irezumi in Japanese. Formerly tattoos are used for ritual purposes or status. Finally, drawing tattoos given to people who do kriminal.Seiring with the times eventually use tattoos no longer anyaan peminatnya.Hanya yakuza groups that still exist using tradisional.tapi tattoos are no restrictions on the Japanese finally to users tattoos to go in public facilities such as public baths, fitness center and hot springs.

4. Tatto Triad Group



Triad is a name given by Westerners to secret societies in Cina.Tanda triangle symbolizes the harmony between Earth, Heaven, and Manusia.Kelompok is always involved in the Triad kriminalitas.Anggota very proud to wear tattoos since the Qing Dynasty. Usually they wear a tattoo on her body with pictures related to Chinese characters, such as drawing dragons and birds.

5. Tatto Mafia English

Unique Tattoo In Ear

You like the art of tattooing? If I frankly was not interested.



Art painting in this body will make us pay the price. The risk of a variety of tattoos, we could occur with HIV / AIDS through tattoo needles, hepatitis, skin damage when we're not willing to make the tattoo again and lain2. Below is even more strange, tattoos on the ears. Figure unique tattoo on the ear is decorated a wide range of unique and bizarre images.

Here's a strange tattoo images on the ear.

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