Two, No, Three from Lisa Marie

I ran into Lisa Marie in my local grocery store a few months back and she was happy to share a couple of cool tattoos:

That is, for those who don't know, the symbol of Coney Island's Steeplechase Park.

She got this because she loves Coney Island, one of the most iconic spots in Brooklyn. Lisa Marie later sent me a shot of the tattoo when it was brand-spanking new:

This was inked by Michael Kaves at Brooklyn Made Tattoo.

On her left forearm, Lisa Marie had this whimsical tattoo:

That is a famous golden ticket from her favorite movie, 1971's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the film version of  Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

That tattoo was done by JR Maloney at Vanguard Tattoo in Nyack, New York.

Lisa Marie also sent along a couple of extra photos that she had documenting Mr. Kaves inking another of her tattoos, a cupcake:

Thanks again to Lisa Marie for sharing these cool tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Osirus Tattoo

Meu nome é Thiago Gomes e sou tatuador no estúdio Osirus Tattoo localizado em Belo Horizonte MG. Tatuo desde 1996 e tenho influências de artistas, tatuadores e desenhistas da época, venho através desse divulgar meus trabalhos neste conceituado site. Obrigado!

Osirus Tattoo 

Endereço: Rua São Paulo, 279, Centro, Belo Horizonte
Telefone: 3201 17 74E-mail: toratattoo@hotmail.com

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Madonna Hebrew Tattoo

Madonna is an iconic American singer-songwriter and actress, among other things, known for albums such as Like a Virgin, True Blue and Ray of Light.
Madonna is rumored to have a couple of tattoos, however none of these rumors are confirmed, in fact the only designs which have been spotted on her, are those featured in the "Die Another Day" music video.
In the video Madonna is seen with a Hebrew script tattoo on her right shoulder, including the letters "lamed", "alef" and "vav". These letters form one of the many names for God as written in the Kabbalah.

Luis Shares Two Lotería Cards

I met Luis in Borders, Penn Plaza, last month and asked him about his tattoos. He has more than fifteen altogether, and three are based on Lotería cards, which are used as part of a Mexican bingo game, as well as in fortune-telling.

He shared two of these cards with me and explained that, as a first generation Mexican-American, these Lotería cards remind him of growing up.

The first one he explained is number 21, La Mano:

Luis explained that he relates to this card because "la mano" is Spanish for hand, and  he is a builder/electrician/carpenter by trade. He considers himself a "designer of ideas," and because he works with his hands, this is an appropriate card to have as a tattoo.

The second one he let me photograph is number 27, El corazón:

This card is appropriate, according to Luis, because "El corazón" means the heart and, Luis said, smiling, "I've got a big one".

There are a lot of different artistic representations of these cards out on the web, which tells me that they serve as inspiration for a lot of people.

Image courtesy of "The Lucky W" Amulet Archive by Cat Yronwode

Luis had these tattoos done by a tattoo artist named Fish, who was visiting Saved Tattoo in Brooklyn, but generally works out of Th'ink Tank Tattoo in Denver. Work from Th'ink Tank appeared here once before.

Thanks to Luis for sharing these two Lotería cards with us here on Tattoosday!

Águia, Rio de Janeiro

"Boa tarde,

Vi o anuncio de vocês no Nova America e entrei no site achei muito bom todo o conteúdo. Curso desenho industrial na Gama Filho, faço alguns rabiscos mas não tenho nenhuma tatuagem. Eu fiz o desenho a baixo a uns dias atrás inspirado em uma outra tatuagem queria saber quanto ficaria.
Seria na panturrila com uns 25cm x 20cm. Por ser meu desenho eu sei que tem algumas imperfeições. Tirando esses erros ela seria desse jeito, toda preta.

Me interesso muito por esse tipo de arte e eu queria saber como faço pra fazer parte. Falei com alguns conhecidos eles me disseram que não é uma profissão reconhecida, onde você faz um curso e pega um diploma, que o correto seria ter um tatuador como padrinho. Queria uma opinião e se houver interesse mando outros desenhos.

Agradeço a atenção!"

Carlos Trotman balth.huana@hotmail.com

Manchas na tatuagem

Estou enviando a foto da minha tattoo com umas setinhas onde estão algumas manchas. Se tiver visível, queria saber a opinião de vocês do que podem ser essas manchas.

Tem 16 dias que fiz a tattoo e até hoje não saiu. Pode ser algo que não saia mais? O que vocês acham? Por favor, queria a opinião de vocês. Obrigada!

Daniela


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Marisa's Polychrome Calves

I met Marisa walking down 40th Street in Manhattan late one October afternoon. She had just crossed Broadway when I spotted her and asked her about her tattoos. Namely, these two gracing the back of her calves:

These tattoos are based on the work of artist John R. Neill, who illustrated L. Frank Baum's Wizard of Oz books. The female figure in both designs is Polychrome, the Rainbow's daughter.

Both legs were tattooed at Rock Star Tattoos in Honolulu. Conor did the left calf:

and Kazan did the right:

Marisa has 11 tattoos in all. Incidentally, having heard she grew up in Hawai'i, I played the small-world game with her and discovered we both had the same history teacher, two decades apart, when he taught at different schools.

Like many people who have Oz tattoos, Marisa loved the books and was inspired by the magic in them, vividly illustrated.

Thanks to Marisa for stopping on the street and consenting to share her wonderful tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!