Original Permanent Tattoo: February 2010

TRAILER OF THE WEEK

Here is one for you to add to you to trip on and add to the collection.

Tattoos I Know: Anna's Culinary Ink

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 idea of using a knife, but wanted a whisk too. She spotted this piece and met with Vinny Romanelli at Red Rocket Tattoo in Manhattan, giving him the several source images she had found and explaining what she wanted.

He designed this for her and then completed the tattoo for her in about twenty minutes. She had him stick with black and gray and wanted him to emphasize the shading. This is the end result, positioned just above her ankle:

Other work from Red Rocket has appeared on Tattoosday here.

Thanks again to Anna for sharing her culinary ink with us here on Tattoosday!

The homie Pat from RVCA came through to add to his collection..

Our client just came through to get blessed with his piece right here in the heart of L.A. all the way from the Streets of Italy.

Here is a flick of a collab with Risk piece from 20yrs ago...

Here are some more flicks of a remix on Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia while in N.Y.

INGLORIOUS BASTERDS X HAITI BENEFIT

THE LOST ART OF "INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS" from SA STUDIOS on Vimeo.

Here is the artwork of The Inglorious Basterds x Haiti Benefit we had on Thursday 18th. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported.. The show SOLD OUT in one hour!

SOUL SUNDAY

Entertainers IV - Hey Lady

TRAILER OF THE WEEK

Here is a trailer of a classic for all you corporate thugs.

THE BIG BAD BX

East meets West, I joined up with Cope and Sen2 last night and bombed three MetroPCS stores in Harlem and the Bronx.
Check them out if your in town MetroPCS stores:
Spanish Harlem: 115th & Lexington
Bronx 1: 309 E. Fordham Road, Bronx (at Tiebout Ave) Bronx 2: 2901 3rd Ave, Bronx (at E. 151 St.)

Neal's Foo Dog

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 snapshot of his foo dog on the left side of his neck:

Foo dogs are traditional Asian-style tattoo designs, and have various meanings and interpretations. Click here to see some other posts on the site that have featured foo dog designs.

Neal told me that this was inked by Koji at Studio Engima on Avenue U in Brooklyn many years ago. Work from Studio Engima has appeared previously on Tattoosday here.

Thanks to Neal for sharing his foo dog with us here on Tattoosday!

Here is another one of our regular clients who came through to get a portrait of his pops.

Another one of our repeat clients came through for an addition to his back piece that is dedicated to his family.

SA Studios has teamed up with the Weinstein Company and Upper Playground to

raise money for the victims the Haiti earthquake. 13 artists have come

together to create poster art based off their own interpretation of the

Oscar Nominated film, Inglourious Basterds artwork.

There will only be 6 prints made. Each poster will be signed by Quentin

Tarantino. They will be available for purchase at Upper Playground Los

Angeles this Thursday February 18th for $300.

PICK UP YOUR SIGNED LITHOGRAPH BY: QUENTIN TARANTINO

AND RAISE MONEY FOR HAITI

THURSDAY FEB. 18 2010

6pm-9pm

125 East 6th Street

Los Angeles, CA 90014-2005

(213) 623-4300

Here are some more fliks of us putting in work at the Marcel..

Tattoos I Love: Sweethearts for My Sweetheart

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 here), the lucky tattoo recipient can choose from an assortment of day-themed flash.

Here's what my lovely bride Melanie had to choose from:

When we got to the shop, Melanie signed in #53, and they were averaging a dozen or so per hour, so we knew we had a little bit of a wait.

I specifically selected Shon Lindauer, since he did such an awesome job with my tiger tattoo.

It was nice that Melanie got to meet Shon and the piece she selected was one that he had drawn up.

He tattooed her in the middle of the back and took just about fifteen minutes:

She was very happy with the end result:

When we left around 3:45, the waiting list was over a hundred, so they looked like they had a long night ahead of them.

Thanks to Shon and the staff at Thicker Than Water for another great tattoo experience!

Another one from the City. Our client came through and wanted to fill in his inner arm to set off his sleeve.

Tattoos I Know: Paul's Love, Over His Heart

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 is simple, but it is what is not spoken that is most remarklable. Paul always swore up and down that he would never ink a woman's name on his body. When he showed me this, I was surprised, but love can make us express ourselves in such ways, especially when we love getting tattooed.

Paul had this done by Pierre at Fort Apache Tattoo Studio, just around the corner from where we work in Manhattan.

Happy Valentine's Day from Tattoosday to Paul and Ana. Stay tunde, as there may be more Valentine's ink on the horizon!