Showing posts with label New York Adorned. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New York Adorned. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Kristina's Rooster Crows in Honor of Her Son
It was funny, now that you think of it, the way everything came full circle.
I was picking my younger daughter, Shayna, up from camp, when I spotted a woman approaching from the opposite direction.
It was after six, on a weekday, and she had a small boy in tow, wearing a t-shirt indicating that he was in the same camp, albeit a younger group, as my child.
She was displaying an amazing rooster tattoo, covering her upper left arm.
Initially, Kristina seemed hesitant to let me take a photo, but as we talked, she changed her mind, and let me snap away.
This was inked by the incomparable Virginia Elwood, who does incredible work, especially with bird tattoos. Work from Virginia, at New York Adorned, has appeared previously here on Tattoosday.
In all fairness, the right side of the tattoo is compromised in the photo above by the sun (and the bane of a borrowed camera), so the best view is the front part of the rooster:
Kristina explained that she chose the Rooster because that was the year in the Chinese Zodiac in which her son was born. It certainly is a wonderful way to commemorate her child.
Almost as an afterthought, Kristina mentioned that a couple years back, on a subway platform, someone had asked her if he could take a picture of her tattoo, still in progress, for his blog, but she politely declined.
I thought about it for about a second when I smiled and exclaimed "That was me!"
In three years, I've approached a lot of people about their tattoos, and they all blur together.
But I still recall the disappointment I felt at 34th Street, when the woman with the unfinished rooster tattoo from Adorned politely declined my request.
Lucky me, time solved that missed opportunity, and I got to see the finished product, in the bright afternoon soon, years after I had asked.
And it was certainly worth the wait.
Thanks kindly to Kristina for sharing her incredible rooster tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
I was picking my younger daughter, Shayna, up from camp, when I spotted a woman approaching from the opposite direction.
It was after six, on a weekday, and she had a small boy in tow, wearing a t-shirt indicating that he was in the same camp, albeit a younger group, as my child.
She was displaying an amazing rooster tattoo, covering her upper left arm.
Initially, Kristina seemed hesitant to let me take a photo, but as we talked, she changed her mind, and let me snap away.
This was inked by the incomparable Virginia Elwood, who does incredible work, especially with bird tattoos. Work from Virginia, at New York Adorned, has appeared previously here on Tattoosday.
In all fairness, the right side of the tattoo is compromised in the photo above by the sun (and the bane of a borrowed camera), so the best view is the front part of the rooster:
Kristina explained that she chose the Rooster because that was the year in the Chinese Zodiac in which her son was born. It certainly is a wonderful way to commemorate her child.
Almost as an afterthought, Kristina mentioned that a couple years back, on a subway platform, someone had asked her if he could take a picture of her tattoo, still in progress, for his blog, but she politely declined.
I thought about it for about a second when I smiled and exclaimed "That was me!"
In three years, I've approached a lot of people about their tattoos, and they all blur together.
But I still recall the disappointment I felt at 34th Street, when the woman with the unfinished rooster tattoo from Adorned politely declined my request.
Lucky me, time solved that missed opportunity, and I got to see the finished product, in the bright afternoon soon, years after I had asked.
And it was certainly worth the wait.
Thanks kindly to Kristina for sharing her incredible rooster tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Kristina's Rooster Crows in Honor of Her Son
It was funny, now that you think of it, the way everything came full circle.
I was picking my younger daughter, Shayna, up from camp, when I spotted a woman approaching from the opposite direction.
It was after six, on a weekday, and she had a small boy in tow, wearing a t-shirt indicating that he was in the same camp, albeit a younger group, as my child.
She was displaying an amazing rooster tattoo, covering her upper left arm.
Initially, Kristina seemed hesitant to let me take a photo, but as we talked, she changed her mind, and let me snap away.
This was inked by the incomparable Virginia Elwood, who does incredible work, especially with bird tattoos. Work from Virginia, at New York Adorned, has appeared previously here on Tattoosday.
In all fairness, the right side of the tattoo is compromised in the photo above by the sun (and the bane of a borrowed camera), so the best view is the front part of the rooster:
Kristina explained that she chose the Rooster because that was the year in the Chinese Zodiac in which her son was born. It certainly is a wonderful way to commemorate her child.
Almost as an afterthought, Kristina mentioned that a couple years back, on a subway platform, someone had asked her if he could take a picture of her tattoo, still in progress, for his blog, but she politely declined.
I thought about it for about a second when I smiled and exclaimed "That was me!"
In three years, I've approached a lot of people about their tattoos, and they all blur together.
But I still recall the disappointment I felt at 34th Street, when the woman with the unfinished rooster tattoo from Adorned politely declined my request.
Lucky me, time solved that missed opportunity, and I got to see the finished product, in the bright afternoon soon, years after I had asked.
And it was certainly worth the wait.
Thanks kindly to Kristina for sharing her incredible rooster tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
I was picking my younger daughter, Shayna, up from camp, when I spotted a woman approaching from the opposite direction.
It was after six, on a weekday, and she had a small boy in tow, wearing a t-shirt indicating that he was in the same camp, albeit a younger group, as my child.
She was displaying an amazing rooster tattoo, covering her upper left arm.
Initially, Kristina seemed hesitant to let me take a photo, but as we talked, she changed her mind, and let me snap away.
This was inked by the incomparable Virginia Elwood, who does incredible work, especially with bird tattoos. Work from Virginia, at New York Adorned, has appeared previously here on Tattoosday.
In all fairness, the right side of the tattoo is compromised in the photo above by the sun (and the bane of a borrowed camera), so the best view is the front part of the rooster:
Kristina explained that she chose the Rooster because that was the year in the Chinese Zodiac in which her son was born. It certainly is a wonderful way to commemorate her child.
Almost as an afterthought, Kristina mentioned that a couple years back, on a subway platform, someone had asked her if he could take a picture of her tattoo, still in progress, for his blog, but she politely declined.
I thought about it for about a second when I smiled and exclaimed "That was me!"
In three years, I've approached a lot of people about their tattoos, and they all blur together.
But I still recall the disappointment I felt at 34th Street, when the woman with the unfinished rooster tattoo from Adorned politely declined my request.
Lucky me, time solved that missed opportunity, and I got to see the finished product, in the bright afternoon soon, years after I had asked.
And it was certainly worth the wait.
Thanks kindly to Kristina for sharing her incredible rooster tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Kristina's Rooster Crows in Honor of Her Son
It was funny, now that you think of it, the way everything came full circle.
I was picking my younger daughter, Shayna, up from camp, when I spotted a woman approaching from the opposite direction.
It was after six, on a weekday, and she had a small boy in tow, wearing a t-shirt indicating that he was in the same camp, albeit a younger group, as my child.
She was displaying an amazing rooster tattoo, covering her upper left arm.
Initially, Kristina seemed hesitant to let me take a photo, but as we talked, she changed her mind, and let me snap away.
This was inked by the incomparable Virginia Elwood, who does incredible work, especially with bird tattoos. Work from Virginia, at New York Adorned, has appeared previously here on Tattoosday.
In all fairness, the right side of the tattoo is compromised in the photo above by the sun (and the bane of a borrowed camera), so the best view is the front part of the rooster:
Kristina explained that she chose the Rooster because that was the year in the Chinese Zodiac in which her son was born. It certainly is a wonderful way to commemorate her child.
Almost as an afterthought, Kristina mentioned that a couple years back, on a subway platform, someone had asked her if he could take a picture of her tattoo, still in progress, for his blog, but she politely declined.
I thought about it for about a second when I smiled and exclaimed "That was me!"
In three years, I've approached a lot of people about their tattoos, and they all blur together.
But I still recall the disappointment I felt at 34th Street, when the woman with the unfinished rooster tattoo from Adorned politely declined my request.
Lucky me, time solved that missed opportunity, and I got to see the finished product, in the bright afternoon soon, years after I had asked.
And it was certainly worth the wait.
Thanks kindly to Kristina for sharing her incredible rooster tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
I was picking my younger daughter, Shayna, up from camp, when I spotted a woman approaching from the opposite direction.
It was after six, on a weekday, and she had a small boy in tow, wearing a t-shirt indicating that he was in the same camp, albeit a younger group, as my child.
She was displaying an amazing rooster tattoo, covering her upper left arm.
Initially, Kristina seemed hesitant to let me take a photo, but as we talked, she changed her mind, and let me snap away.
This was inked by the incomparable Virginia Elwood, who does incredible work, especially with bird tattoos. Work from Virginia, at New York Adorned, has appeared previously here on Tattoosday.
In all fairness, the right side of the tattoo is compromised in the photo above by the sun (and the bane of a borrowed camera), so the best view is the front part of the rooster:
Kristina explained that she chose the Rooster because that was the year in the Chinese Zodiac in which her son was born. It certainly is a wonderful way to commemorate her child.
Almost as an afterthought, Kristina mentioned that a couple years back, on a subway platform, someone had asked her if he could take a picture of her tattoo, still in progress, for his blog, but she politely declined.
I thought about it for about a second when I smiled and exclaimed "That was me!"
In three years, I've approached a lot of people about their tattoos, and they all blur together.
But I still recall the disappointment I felt at 34th Street, when the woman with the unfinished rooster tattoo from Adorned politely declined my request.
Lucky me, time solved that missed opportunity, and I got to see the finished product, in the bright afternoon soon, years after I had asked.
And it was certainly worth the wait.
Thanks kindly to Kristina for sharing her incredible rooster tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Belinda's Penny-Farthing
At the end of May, I spotted Belinda's unusual bicycle tattoo on the 34th Street subway platform during Friday afternoon rush hour:
Of course, I asked her about this piece on her left ankle, since it isn't too often you see old-fashioned bicycle tattoos on people.
Belinda explained tha a while back she had gone on a pilgrimmage to Spain, which included a 100-mile trek on bicycles. This design is of the "high wheel bicycle" that was introduced in the late 19th century and is more commonly referred to as the penny-farthing. She told me that this was a much more efficient bicycle than had been seen before. The larger wheel allowed it to travel better, although the falls from a much greater height were a problem.
Belinda added,
Thanks again to Belinda for sharing this cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Of course, I asked her about this piece on her left ankle, since it isn't too often you see old-fashioned bicycle tattoos on people.
Belinda explained tha a while back she had gone on a pilgrimmage to Spain, which included a 100-mile trek on bicycles. This design is of the "high wheel bicycle" that was introduced in the late 19th century and is more commonly referred to as the penny-farthing. She told me that this was a much more efficient bicycle than had been seen before. The larger wheel allowed it to travel better, although the falls from a much greater height were a problem.
Belinda added,
"The purpose of the pilgrimage was not religious but more a curiosity to see this path (the Way of St. James) that people have been taking for hundreds and hundreds of years just because of faith. I felt it was a great way to see the real "Spain" by riding through the small villages and woods...we ended in Santiago de Compostela..."This tattoo was inked by one of the artists at NY Adorned. Work from Adorned has appeared previously on Tattoosday here.
Thanks again to Belinda for sharing this cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Nadine's Ankh and Orchids
I met Nadine last month and she was kind enough to share this beautiful floral piece with us:
The symbol in the foreground is her own "stylized version" of an ankh, a symbol dating back to ancient Egypt which means eternal life.
She has orchids added to the piece because her mother loves those flowers.The orchids were inked about five years ago which is remarkable because reds and yellows tend to fade more quickly on the skin and, Nadine notes, "so far my color has held true".
The ankh took about 45 minutes to do while the rest of the tattoo took five and a half hours over two sittings.
She wanted to point out that the outline is done in purple ink, not black, a nice artistic touch that she convinced her artist was a good choice.
This lovely tattoo was done at New York Adorned, by Brian Randolph.
Work from NY Adorned has been posted previously here (links to all posts tagged NY Adorned).
Thanks again to Nadine for sharing this fantastic tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
The symbol in the foreground is her own "stylized version" of an ankh, a symbol dating back to ancient Egypt which means eternal life.
She has orchids added to the piece because her mother loves those flowers.The orchids were inked about five years ago which is remarkable because reds and yellows tend to fade more quickly on the skin and, Nadine notes, "so far my color has held true".
The ankh took about 45 minutes to do while the rest of the tattoo took five and a half hours over two sittings.
She wanted to point out that the outline is done in purple ink, not black, a nice artistic touch that she convinced her artist was a good choice.
This lovely tattoo was done at New York Adorned, by Brian Randolph.
Work from NY Adorned has been posted previously here (links to all posts tagged NY Adorned).
Thanks again to Nadine for sharing this fantastic tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
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