Tattoo Created: August 2011

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

SOS MOTORCYCLE

This is "SOS Motorcycle" my newest pinup project.
In that design I show a beautiful girl that just opened her own Motocycle recovery business.
This kind of dirty and sweaty work can not draw her big motivation to do a good job. With innovative ideas and creativity she always finds solutions to recover tires that other professionals certainly would never imagine.
She is a great hard worker as you can see!

This project is diferent from my Comics images and Projects but are in the same way my great passion! My PINUPS!
In my studio I use label this kind of pinup as " Classic Pinup Girls" and my inspiration for that category are always my masters Leyendecker, Norman Rockwell and Gil Elvgreen.
I've worked over several sketches and choose the one I felt would be perfect to show my conceptual idea. After scan it I've started the digital painting work on Photoshop.
In the playlist I used to inspire me on this image concept was basically: Seven Day Fool - Jully Black.
More details, references and closups will be in the workshop of this image that I will be publishing here soon and in my forum :
_ My It'sPinup forum at It'sArt Mag website ([link]);

In my Facebook Fanpage ([link]) and Twitter (CRISDELARA_ART) I will inform to you all when this workshop will be available.

I hope you enjoy this image and all your comments are very welcome! I am already working on my next pinup and busy with commissions! Halloween is coming and this season always makes me work a lot!! Let's go!!!!

Thanks to all!
Cris!

Angelina Jolie's dad bring her kids to park

Angelina Jolie's dad Jon Voight brought her kids, Pax and Zahara to park for a walk on Saturday.

The kids were enjoying some ice cream.

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

No secret wedding for Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie has no plans to tie knot with her partner Brad Pitt yet. She clarifies this matter saying, "I'm not pregnant. I'm not adopting at the moment."

Then she added, there is no "secret wedding".

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Monday, August 29, 2011

Politicians wants Brad Pitt to premiere World War Z in Scotland

Politicians wants Brad Pitt and his co-stars to premiere World War Z in Scotland.

Glasgow city council leader Gordon Matheson, said: "If the UK Premiere of World War Z was to take place in Glasgow, not only would it be a tremendous occasion for the city, it would also be absolutely fitting.

"Glasgow has always been renowned for its love of cinema and the success of the filming over the past couple of weeks shows we can host the biggest of films here.

"The reaction of Glaswegians and our visitors to the filming has lit up the city centre. We've enjoyed what has been a fantastic time. We are now being described as Britain's film-friendliest city."

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Gowrish Shares His Blessing, Amma in Ink

There are times when I feel lucky to find a tattoo by an amazing artist and then there are times I find something that is so breathtaking, I feel honored to be able to share work by a true master of the craft.

Last week, I was walking down Crosby Street in SoHo when I met Gowrish after spotting a flash of color poking out of his short sleeve shirt. After he called the artist to make sure it was okay with her that I take pictures, Gowrish shared what I consider one of the finest tattoos I've ever posted on Tattoosday. Check out this piece by New York artist Denise de la Cerda, of Inkline Studio:

Tattoo by Denise de la Cerda

Gowrish explained who this tattoo depicts:

"This is Amma, who is the Divine Mother and comes from India ... she's a great humanitarian leader and spiritual leader. She does a lot of good work. The 'Hugging Saint' they call her in the West...Denise [de la Cerda] is amazing, one of the things is that it's really difficult to capture ...it's considered a great blessing if you can have Amma's image like this ... Denise is very blessed because this is so real life that it's kind of unbelievable....

Tattoo by Denise de la Cerda

She tattoos the way that an artist paints, she's a real artist .... the detail of the fabric and everything you see her are traditional Indian offerings ... the lotus, apples, bananas ... incense stick - see the smoke ... Indian sweets ... rice ... a lamp ...it's so amazing, right?"

Tattoo by Denise de la Cerda

Take a look, also, at the amazing detail Denise created in the flower garland around Amma's neck. This truly is a sensational piece of tattoo art.

You can learn more about at Amma at http://www.amma.org/. I first became familiar with Denise de la Cerda's talent when I posted these amazing tattoos over two years ago. I encourage people to visit her website, http://www.chicksdigtattoos.com to check out more of her work

Thanks to Gowrish for sharing this amazing tattoo, and to Denise for consenting to my posting the photos here on Tattoosday.

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Angelina Jolie went to Zaika Restaurant

Angelina Jolie was spotted heading to Zaika Restaurant with her friend and colleague Holly Goline on Friday (August 26) in London, England.

Her legs looked extremely skinny. She should eat more.

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Saturday, August 27, 2011

Kareem's Tattoo is So Brooklyn....

Earlier this year, I met Kareem, one of the many inked employees at the Upper West Side Trader Joe's. I gave him my card when I spotted him in the aisles, and saw him on subsequent visits, but I generally won't trouble people while they're working.

Earlier this month, I spotted him on a break in nearby Verdi Square, and took the opportunity to snap a photo of this, one of his thirty (30!) tattoos:

I know the photo is a little small, but clicking on it will give you better detail.

It seemed appropriate, with much of the country focused on the northeast today as Hurricane Irene bears down (or is it up?) on us, that we celebrate Kareem (and my) borough.

Kareem explained:

"I came up with the idea of So Brooklyn ... I see a lot of people with a lot of just plain Brooklyn tattoos and I have yet to own a car, so I put the trains under it, as you can see, to represent my Brooklyn, and how I get around, far as the bridge and everything else. I took a lot of time to really design this tattoo and give it to my artist and it came out really well."

He credited an artist named Chia at Big Fish Tattoos in Jamaica, Queens. It should be noted that their MySpace page says that Big Fish is no longer in business.

Thanks to Kareem for sharing his So Brooklyn tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Zoe feel scare when she is compared with Angelina Jolie

Avatar" actress Zoe Saldana feel scare when she is compared with Angelina Jolie.

She told contactmusic.com, "If I think about it in that fashion - then yes it's scary."

"But I have been inspired by amazing actresses that have taken amazing risks and opened amazing doors, and I am a product of that and I am honoured to be included in a group of women that have defied their own gravity."

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Friday, August 26, 2011

Video clip of Angelina Jolie attends Congolese warlord trial

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Three Tattoos from Sabrina

I met Sabrina on Penn Plaza back in June after stopping to admire her tattoos. She has three and talked me through them chronologically.

She explained , "I like to get [a tattoo] for every place I lived," and her first one was this butterfly armband:

Sabrina is from upstate New York. She went to one of the shops in Utica and spoke to the owner about getting an armband. He dismissed her initial request, saying "I don't do armbands anymore, they're too 1990". So, Sabrina explained, "he designed a different sort of armband and went with that ... ".

She added, "I like butterflies because I like things that fly ... I feel like I'm a free spirit." One of the butterflies is based on a necklace that she wore every day.

Her second piece is on her right forearm and is what she referred to as her "college tattoo":

Sabrina told me, "I just wanted another tattoo and I like Egyptian hieroglyphs." This is one of the symbols that really appealed to her, and she had this inked at a shop in White Plains, New York, near where she went to college.

Her third tattoo, also inspired by hieroglyphs, is the one she got after coming to New York City:

This owl tattoo is more realistic, although she wanted it positioned like a hieroglyph. It is a great horned owl and was tattooed by Bang Bang at East Side Ink.

Thanks to Sabrina for sharing her tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Angelina Jolie, Brad and kids went a tour around Scotland

Angelina Jolie and Brad booked a private tour of Hill House, Scotland. They went to gift shop to buy some souvenirs.

Then they also visit to the local headquarters of HALO.

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Emily Picks Her Poison

It's always interesting when I meet someone with a lot of tattoos, trying to guess, when you ask them to pick just one, which piece they will choose to share. A couple weeks ago, I met Emily, who has two full sleeves, along with her chest and back tattooed. She selected this tattoo on her right forearm for our readers to enjoy:

This is a take on the famous Sailor Jerry design, like the one seen in this post from 2008:

Emily created a male version of the classic "Posion" Sailor Jerry woman. She explained:

"I was a Women's Studies major an an undergrad and when I started getting a lot of tattoos, I thought, 'This'll be funny'. That's what most of my tattoos are."

The tattoo was done by Alex Franklin when he was at Sinister Ink in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Sinister Ink has long since closed (Revolver Tattoo is located in its place) and Alex has been working out of Brooklyn Ink in Bay Ridge for many years now.

Thanks to Emily for sharing this cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Ryan's Tattoo Commemorates the Life of Dolly

Earlier this month I met Ryan, who has a whole host of tattoos. We were working on a project together, so we spent a bit of time chewing the fat, and he wanted to share this particular tattoo, which is on his right forearm:

Ryan explained how he was raised by his grandmother, whose name was Dolly, but he just called Mom. She lived a full life, well into her nineties, and was pretty much the only mother he really knew. After she passed, he wanted something to memorialize her and got this tattoo which not only has her name, but a black rose, a skull, a sparrow, and a derringer. He elaborated about his grandmother's life:

"Back in the day, when she was 19 or 20 years old, she was in the Irish mob and she made whiskey and hooch and she would basically run it back and forth across state lines and that's how she made her money. That's how she supported her family. That's what the derringer is for, because she would always keep a derringer in her bra, just in case something happened ... the black rose ... is symbolic of her life and her passing, which is the skull ... the bird - she's free - you know, God always keeps his eye on the sparrow ... it's a montage of her very interesting life."

Ryan had this tattoo done in Mobile, Alabama, buy an artist he only knows as 'Link,' a tattooist who spent a lot of time in Philadelphia and who also owns a shop in Pensacola, Florida.

Thanks to Ryan for sharing this tattoo, along with Dolly's story, here on Tattoosday!

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie wants to sell their Californian mansion

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie wants to sell their Californian mansion for amount of US$13.75 million (NZ$16.4 million).

The home consists of four bedrooms and four bathrooms. And it has facilities such as swimming pool, a tennis court, expansive gardens and they added an extra floor to the house which was designed by Christopher R. Sorenson.

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Daniel Gives Us a Lady Liberty Update

Last May, we featured this great tattoo, courtesy of Daniel:

Read the original post here.

Daniel recently sent me updated photos of his sleeve, which I thought we'd share here. This work is all by the amazing Guido Baldini. He tattooed Daniel during a recent stint at Brooklyn Tattoo here in New York.

Photo Courtesy of Daniel Valvano and Guido Baldini

As Daniel explained it, he worked with Guido and

"We wanted to keep the theme going so I said I wanted a creepy background and he just free handed the clouds and lightening. The rotten apple was thrown in there at the very end."

Thanks to Daniel for updating us on his Lady Liberty tattoo!

Monday, August 22, 2011

Angelina Jolie talks about her mum

Angelina Jolie speaks with Garth Pearce about her mum.

"MY mum always made it clear that I was her friend - and that is a lesson on how to bring up my own children."

"When we talked, I felt she wanted to hear what I had to say. She enjoyed me and I feel I'm enjoying my kids."'

"We play together, we dance. Even though they're all from different backgrounds, they feel like they're part of the same family. My mum was my heroine. She was a generous, warm individual, who led a very private life but walked through it with kindness and grace."

"She would spend months trying to organise my birthday parties. Or she would spend a full day trying to compose the nicest thank-you letter to somebody."

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Sean's Garnish, Inspired by a Friend

When I met Sean last month, he had several tattoos to choose from. We ended up selecting this piece, on his left wrist:

Granted, there's two tattoos in this photo, but I was fascinated by the pineapple and cherry tattoo. That's not something you see every day. Sean, who is a hairdresser from the Boston area, explained:

"My best friend Sandrine Schaefer is a performance artist ... she did work where she would use pineapples and cherries on her body, because they're also used as common meat garnishes. And her artwork is a lot about feminism and veganism."

Ms. Schaefer, whose website is here, is a prolific artist worth checking out.

The tattoo was inked by Lucky Matthews at Fat Ram's Pumpkin Tattoo in the Jamaica Plain section of the greater Boston area.

As for the "Mom" tattoo, above it on the forearm, there is really no explanation needed, but I did want to credit the artist, Edwin Marquez at Regeneration Tattoo in Allston, Massachusetts.

Thanks to Sean for sharing his ink with us here on Tattoosday!

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Alison's Violet Lotus

I spotted Alison's tattoo as in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, back at the beginning of July. She was kind enough to share this lovely lotus tattoo:

This lotus has a spiritual meaning for Alison, and she pointed out the third eye at the center of the flower. This was also a cover-up of an older tattoo.

Craig Messina inked this when he was at Lone Wolf Tattoo in Bellmore, Long Island. He has since moved to the Long Island shop of Red Rocket Tattoo.

Work by Craig Messina has appeared previously on Tattoosday here and here.

Thanks to Alison for sharing this lovely tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

MS MARVEL aCRYLIC PAINTING

Ms Marvel Painting Finally finished!
18"x14" Acrylics on Canvas.
I've spent more time than I wish on this piece, but I am happy even that. Acrylics is becoming my favorite traditional media... Its capacity to dry very fast...works for me like the "undo" button of my painting softwares (Photoshop and Painter). So, it's make me more than curious about what I can do with this media and my studies about lights, shades and composition.

This Original Art piece will be very soon available for sale on ebay and Comics Collectors websites.
On my Facebook Fanpage you will know more details about it!
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Thank you all for your views and comments! See ya!!
best,
Cris

Brad Pitt pose for fundraising photos with Cardonald Thistle under-14s

Brad Pitt pose photos for kids’ football team. The team participate in a sponsored 10k challenge to raise money for a tournament in Spain.

Coach John Paterson said: “We only got five minutes with him but he was great with the kids. He asked them how they were and about the run."

“He asked if they’d been playing football, not soccer – unlike most Americans."'

“We gave him a bottle of Irn-Bru to sign for us. He asked if it gave you energy. I told him no but it’s good for a hangover and he laughed. He was very down to earth.”

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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Anthony and Evolver, Interpreting the Anatomy of Time

I spotted this unusual tattoo on the back of Anthony's arm in a Borders and just had to ask about it:

He explained that this image, called "Evolver," is his interpretation of the "anatomy of time". The design is from an album that Anthony's band, Dsciphire, recently released. Dsciphire is hard rock, infused with elements of funk, metal, and electro.

He credited a freelance tattoo artist named Oak Newbury out of Ft. Myers, Florida.

Thanks to Anthony for sharing this cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Friday, August 19, 2011

WORKING IN PROGRESS - ACRYLICS TRADITIONAL PAINTING

Ms Marvel 16x20 Acrylics on canvas almost done.
This piece will be available for sale on ebay in a couple of days. Just in case if someone interested to put it on hold, contact me for details about price and shipping.

Angelina Jolie met President Ivo Josipovic

Angelina Jolie met with Croatia's President Ivo Josipovic on Friday 19th August 2011). They have a walk together.

They met to talk about land mine problems that have remained from the war in the 1990s

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Brad Pitt went fishing with his kids

Brad Pitt went to Carnell Estate yesterday in Scotland for fishing with his kids, minus twins.

Brad was spotted enjoying his drink of red wine on a nearby bench.

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A Panel's Worth a Thousand Words

A few weeks ago, I ran into Steve in the Trader Joe's on the Upper West Side. He has this striking tattoo on his upper right arm, and he kindly agreed to share it with us:

Steve explained that this tattoo is based on a panel from Love and Rockets, a comic by the Hernandez Brothers. "I just love the art," he told me.

It really is a striking image that really jumped out at me when I saw it. He had this tattooed at En'vie Ink in the East Village.

Thanks to Steve for sharing this cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Zoe Saldana to be the next Angelina Jolie?

Zoe Saldana acted in the movies such as Star Trek and Avatar and she has been compared with Angelina Jolie for her action roles.

She revealed about her latest project in the next issue of GQ Magazine, saying:

“It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.”

“I want to be in the small percentage of women who don’t settle for conventional roles.”

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Mike Illustrates His Passion for DC Comics

Last month, I had it all laid out, and was doing a weekend of comic-themed posts coinciding with the opening of Comic-Con 2011 in San Diego.

Alas, one such post went awry when the pictures I took of Mike's tattoos went AWOL on my computer, leaving me with a photo-less entry.

Mike has since sent me pictures, which I have included below.

On his right arm, he has this piece, which is an interpretation of Captain Marvel:

Mike explained that he collaborated with Ralph Velez at Venus Modern Body Arts in the East Village on this design. He told me, "I came up with a drawing and then he fixed [it] up so it would work on my arm ... this yellow is a mix he does himself...". He also credited Jhonson Eteng as the graphic artist for this tattoo.

When Mike sent me the replacement photos, he sent along some extras, like this Superman piece from his leg:

and this Green Lantern/Blue Lantern combo on his arm:

As Mike puts it, he's "a big DC Comics fan".

Thanks to Mike for sharing his love of comics through ink with us here on Tattoosday!

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Ariel's Elm: Rising Upward, but Steadfast

I met Ariel last month in the soon-to-be-shuttered Borders bookstore on Penn Plaza and of her three tattoos, she shared this tree on her upper right biceps:

Ariel explained that this tattoo

"was originally an actual photograph of a maple tree, but it was too difficult - you can see the shading is relatively delicate for it ... it looked better with a cloudier image ... so it looks more of a cherry blossom but it was originally a maple...

As for the reason she included the roots of the tree in the design, she specified,

"I really wanted it to be something that represents being rooted and grounded and steadfast, but still growing upwards and moving towards the heavens, something that is strong and can withstand the wind, but is adaptable and changes with the seasons ... so it's just kind of, who I would like to be."

She credited Randall Muntz at Divine Machine Tattoo in Buffalo, New York with this work. Coincidentally, Randall started full-time (according to their website) at Body Electric Tattoo in Hollywood, California, just this week.

Thanks to Ariel for sharing her lovely tree tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Angelina and family arrived Glasgow Central Station

Angelina Jolie, her partner Brad Pitt and her kids arrived at Glasgow Central Station on a train.

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Angelina Jolie brings her kids to toy station

Angelina Jolie took her kids to toy station on Monday. The toy station located near their rented estate in the city's posh Richmond neighborhood.

They bought things such as sticker kits, tattoo transfers, craft making accessories, Play-Doh, dress-up accessories, "Ben 10" action figures, cowboy guns and a soap-making kit.

Store owner Karen Khatchik tells Us Weekly, "They are a lovely family and we have really enjoyed their visits. The children are all so well behaved. They'll point things out to Angelina and she's always interested in what they have to say."

"She doesn't spoil the children. They are always allowed to buy a few things, but mostly small items. She doesn't do things over the top," says Khatchik, who adds that Jolie stopped and chatted with her shy 12-year-old daughter.

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Christina's Frankenstein Girl

I met Christina at the end of June, unable to help noticing this colorful neck tattoo:

Christina, who is a prep chef at a catering hall, as well as a club promoter, explained that this tattoo is based on the album art from a group called Mindless Self-Indulgence. I believe she was referring to the band's 2000 release Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy:

She credited an artist named Serge for doing the tattoo at Tattoo Frenzy in Lindenhurst, New York.

Thanks to Christina for sharing her Frankenstein girl with us here on Tattoosday!

Monday, August 15, 2011

Angelina Jolie bring kids to see Shrek The Musical

Angelina Jolie brought their kids, except the twins to the performance of Shrek The Musical at the Drury Lane Theatre.

She wore black.

Brad was not around.

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Adrian's Ink Celebrates His Heritage

I met Adrian last month on a fluke - I was on the D train headed to Brooklyn going to a dentist's appointment, having left work early.

I approached him about his ink and we had a really great discussion about tattoos and art.

Adrian is a wonderful artist and his work can be seen here at Viajero Art (dot) com. Take a look at this exhibit, a mixed media piece that just looks amazing.

He shared two of his tattoos with me. First, this piece:

This tattoo, on the inside of Adrian's right arm, is a Puerto Rican mask. Adrian's family hails from the small town of Loíza, in northeastern Puerto Rico. In the festival of St. James, the Apostle, people wear traditional masks like these as part of the celebration. Adrian explained that St. James was known, among many things, for helping the Spanish fight back invading Moors. One of the functions of the masks, he explained, was to scare people into going back to church, where the masks represented the terrifying Moors.

Adrian also shared this piece from his right forearm:

This tattoo, he told me, represents the women in his life. The fact that she is depicted as a gypsy is for good luck. The detail in this tattoo is astonishing:

He told me that the artist, the talented Marcus Kuhn, used the image from a popular brand of jalapeno peppers, La Morena, as a model for the woman in the tattoo. You can see the resemblance:

Marcus Kuhn tattoos out of Red Star Irons when visiting New York.

Thanks to Adrian for sharing his amazing tattoos with us here on Tattoosday! I look forward to seeing more of his art in the future!

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Kate Reminds Us: Two Calves Are Better than One

I met Kate last month and she shared these two, of her eleven tattoos:

Kate says these don't have specific meanings behind them, she "just liked the art". Nothing wrong with that at all.

On the left calf, Kate has an exquisite black and grey piece by Benjamin Moss at Apocalypse Tattoo in Seattle.

The romantically morbid idea of two skeletons sharing an eternity in the same coffin is a haunting image.

On her right calf is this dagger:

The phrase "MORTE PRIMA DI DISONORE" translates to the expression "Death Before Dishonor". This tattoo was created at Addiction NYC on St. Mark's Place in Manhattan.

Thanks to Kate for sharing these great tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Angelina Jolie and Brad bring twins to puppet show

Angelina Jolie and her partner Brad went to puppet show with their twins, Knox and Vivienne on Saturday. The show was held on a boat moored in Richmond, London, England.

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Saturday, August 13, 2011

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie took kids to buy new bike

Angelina Jolie and partner Brad Pitt went to the bike store with their kids to search for new bikes.

It is good that they consider to buy bikes rather than spend money on other things like clothes that do not lead any healthy lifestyle.

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Friday, August 12, 2011

Angelina Jolie was scare to write her first film

Angelina Jolie was in fear when writing and directing her first film because it was so personal.

She told this to Entertainment Weekly, "I've always said other people's words in my life. I had never written anything. So to sit down and put words on paper was terrifying, because it was so personal."

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Thursday, August 11, 2011

Juliana's Hibiscus

I met Juliana last month and, although there's a section of her tattoo that is "in progress," she agreed to share it here:

Juliana explained:

"I took the picture of the flower myself. The hibiscus means eternal beauty, which I though was really cool. And the symbols [kanji] are respect, love, strength and energy ... so I call it my Keep Truckin' tattoo."

The artist is Ed Knowles, who is currently at 12 Tattoos in Groton, Connecticut. Work by Ed has appeared previously here on Tattoosday.

The kanji are, on the left side strength above energy and on the right side, respect above love:

Thanks to Juliana for sharing her tattoo-in-progress with us here on Tattoosday! Keep truckin', Juliana!