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Rob Lowe Shoulder Tattoo

Rob Lowe is an American actor, known for his role in movies including Tommy Boy, Wayne's World and The Outsiders.

Rob Lowe has a single visible tattoo, which is rumored to have started as a heart, and then later with additional artwork.

Introducing...Dirtbird!

Occasionally in my wanderings, I will meet not just tattooed people, but tattoo practitioners, and often those visiting from outside of New York City.

So it was no surprise, when I approached a gentleman across the street from where I work, at 31st and 7th, to learn that I was talking to an artist.

Working out of Punkteur Tattoos & Piercing in Joplin, Missouri, Derek "Dirtbird" Wieberg estimates he has 130-150 hours of work inked on his personal canvas.

With so much to choose from, he offered up this piece, on the right side of his neck:

It seemed fitting, considering his name.

Dirtbird praised the artist, Rick Pierceall at Karma Tattoo in Tulsa, Oklahoma, who has done all of his throat work.

Considering it is Two-for-Tattoosday, I'll share this photo as well:

That's not Dirtbird, but it's his handiwork! The owner of this tattoo is Shawn, who had the good fortune to be inked by Dirtbird. They collaborated on the design together.

Thanks to Dirt Bird and Shawn for sharing their tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Tune in tomorrow to see a tattoo from Katie, aka Mrs. Dirtbird!

Courtney Love Tattoos

Courtney Love is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress, known as the lead singer and guitarist of rock band Hole.

Courtney Love has a smattering of tattoos on her body, including an angel and two hearts on her back right shoulder, several small cherry blossoms on her arms and chest, plus the words "Let it Bleed" on her right bicep.

Her other tattoos include, the letter "K" on her stomach and a flower ankle bracelet around her left ankle.

Ride the Cyclone!

In college we had a game room at the Student Union.

I claimed to be a master at Arkanoid, but would occasionally play pinball. Earthshaker was fun, but there was another, carnival-themed game that would often beckon, "Ride the Cyclone!" It was, naturally, called The Cyclone.

Fast forward ten years and I would be residing in Brooklyn, home to Coney Island and the original Cyclone.

Despite having been in close proximity a number of times, I've never gone for a ride.

I was reminded of this back in September when I met Matt at the top of the escalator at the Penn Plaza Borders store.

He shared this amazing tattoo:

This is, of course, the Cyclone.

Matt is working on a Coney Island/"Carnie" theme, having lived in Brooklyn most of his adult life. Thus, the Astroland tower behind the Cyclone in the tattoo. Next up: the Wonder Wheel and the Parachute Jump, other Coney Island attractions.

He sent along a photo of the tattoo when it was initially finished:

Matt credits this tattoo to Ping at Village Rock Tattoo in Manhattan.

Thanks to Matt for sharing this great tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

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Sexy Tattoo Designs For Women

Without question, one of the most popular and sexy tattoo design choices for women is the colorful butterfly. And the symbolic butterfly continues to gain in popularity revealing a dominate feminine influence throughout tattoo culture.

There is a worldwide agreement, generally speaking, that colorful butterflies represent the feminine mysteries of life. Because of the butterfly's relatively short life span, many ancient cultures saw it as symbolizing the impermanence of mankind and his time on earth.

Some cultures attribute the butterflies flitting from flower to flower as representing the human soul, constantly seeking satisfaction of body, mind, and spirit.

Being Careful With Dragon Tattoo Designs

As with anything that will last forever, you should be cautious when you pick it out. This is especially true for dragon tattoo designs. First time tattooers may not realize the complications they will face if they do not think about their tattoo well enough ahead of time. Draw it out yourself on the part of skin you are thinking of designing. Use pen or marker so it will last a few days. If you do not get sick of it then that is the first step.

The colors of the dragon design should also be carefully selected. If you get lighter colors, they will fade and blend in with your skin tone. This can ruin a dragon tattoo if it is not regularly freshened up with new ink. If you opt to get your whites, pinks, and yellows redone every six months or so, you can find yourself with a hefty maintenance bill. Darker colors fade, too, but they will show up better for far longer.

The Best Sleeve Tattoo Designs

Looking for the right sleeve tattoo designs? There are so many factors that go into the sleeve tattoo design that is right for you.

First, you should consider the time and money investment involved in these types of tattoos. These factors alone are especially important as any tattoo that takes up your whole sleeve, from your shoulder down to your wrist, will typically take hundreds of hours and can cost thousands of dollars. That brings us to another point: make sure you have the complete budget for you tattoo before you begin the job. As sleeve work costs more and usually takes more work than the average type of tattoo, you definitely don't want to run out of your money while you're only half-way done with the expected job. This happens more often than you would expect. So just make sure you "think before you ink!"

Another obvious ingredient to your sleeve tattoo is the design. The great thing about these tattoos if that even though the take up much space and impose quite a presence on your body, they can either be predominately masculine or feminine. It all depends on you and what you want to represent. It is not a gender specific thing. Some female sleeve tattoos go the hard-core route and get skull tattoos, some men get them with beautiful, vibrant colors. It depends if you want to represent the more Hippie-style or more of that Punk look.

Some of the most beautiful designs can be represented as Japanese sleeve tattoos. Many people opt for the Japanese tattoos as the symbols are elegant and have deep meaning. A great addition for many women is the flower tattoo. Many women want to express their femininity by with flower designs.

Just remember that half sleeves or quarter are an option if you don't plan to go all the way. These can look very good and tasteful if you don't want everything to be exposed.

Beautiful and Feminine Tattoo Designs and Ideas For Women's Tattoos

Tattoo designs for women are feminine and sexy. They are the ultimate expression of a woman's personality and how she wants to be perceived by those around her. That is why, it is important to go for a tat image that is a definition of who she is. Careful planning and forethought are prerequisites in order to come up with a design that she will love to be tattooed on her forever.

Feminine tattoos are usually more delicate designs compared to tattoos for men. Here are the all time favorite tattoo art among females.

Butterflies are beautiful and fascinating creature that carries symbolical meaning with them. That is why, butterfly tattoo continues to be one of the top favorites among women.

Flower tattoos are artistically appealing and will surely never go out of style. With the wide range of flowers to choose from, in all shapes and colors, the possibilities for coming up with a unique floral tat are endless. The most popular flower tattoo designs are cherry blossoms, lotus, lily and sunflower. For those who are looking for some tropical flair, Hawaiian flowers like hibiscus, plumeria and orchids are very much favored.

Stars are very flexible and versatile in terms of meanings and rendition on the body. They can be tattooed big or small, as shooting star tattoos or as a simple lone star tat and still look pretty interesting.

Fairies are mythical creatures that posses magical powers and have exquisite beauty and interesting personality. They can be depicted as sexy, provocative, magical and even mischievous.

Angel tattoos are generally expression of one's faith or religion. Angels are look upon as divine messengers of God and protectors of mankind.

Dragonfly tattoo designs are usually rendered on the body focusing on its ability to fly and the iridescent colors of its tiny body. They represent a woman's carefree and cheerful side.

When it comes to choice of tattoo locations,it all depends on the kind of design and size of the tattoo art that a woman wants to be inked on her. For simple and small images, the foot, ankle, wrist, back of the ear and lower stomach seems to be the preferred locations. For intricate and detailed tattoo designs, the rib cage has been getting a lot of attention lately. The back, shoulder blade and hip are another choice locations for huge body art rendition among women.

Tattoo designs for women are becoming more and more creative and expressive nowadays as tattoos continue to evolve with all the changes and advancements happening in the society. Truly, we can expect more innovative and artistic styles of tattooing in the years to come.

Popular Tribal Heart Tattoo Women Sexy Girls

Popular Tribal Heart Tattoo Women Sexy Girls

Popular Tribal Heart Tattoo Women Sexy Girls

Popular Tribal Heart Tattoo Women Sexy Girls

Popular Tribal Heart Tattoo Women Sexy Girls
Heart tribal tattoos often love - love for another person, the love for yourself, and if you mix this symbol with other articles, the love for a particular thing. It is understandable that the heart is a romantic symbol which is said to be the origin of all human emotions. It is also said to be the bearer of the soul and spirit.

Tribal Tattoo Designs For Men

Choose the Best Design Without Regrets

With the many designs available of tribal tattoos for men, it is quite a tedious and hard task to choose one perfect design. Sometimes, when you thought you have found the best one, you soon realize you've missed out on another design and you somehow wish you could have gotten that other one instead. Getting a tattoo is a big decision because you are putting something permanent and you need to know that you are in it for the long haul so you need to choose wisely.

Since tattoos are permanent, it is always best to take your time in selecting the perfect tattoo

design that can suit you well. Sure the design may look cool, but you have to consider a lot of things before pushing through with any tattoo design.

Here are 5 tips in choosing the best tribal tattoos for men:

1. Look for inspiration for tribal tattoos for men in tattoo magazines or websites. This are some of the best places where you can turn to when you're looking for that perfect tattoo. Focus on designs found in magazines and the little details you can find inside. If you find something that you like, whether intricate or not, just go ahead and keep it as a reference. Later on, you can even fuse together designs or modify it a little to make the tribal design look more original.

2. Scout designs in tattoo parlors. Remember to take your sweet time in choosing your tattoo. There's no need to hurry. You just need to be very sure of the design that you are basically willing to see it everyday on your skin.

3. Make a list of your hobbies, talents or your dominant character. From there, you can gain more inspiration. For example, your most dominant character is being protective of people especially your family and loved ones. Then maybe you can consider getting one of the many designs available for tribal tattoos for men. Tribal designs basically brand the bearer as a leader of a tribe or a group. Feel the designs and soak in it. You will feel soon enough if a certain tribal design has a semblance to your character.

4. Trust your feelings and go to a trusted tattoo artist. Many people almost always get inked with something very personal to them such as a true love. If you have an idea but can't quite describe it much less draw it, then don't hesitate for one more second and head on to your tattoo artist. He or she can help bring out those unexpressed feelings in the form of body art. You'll be surprised how someone can illustrate your feelings.

5. Consider the swooshes and the curves of the design. Match it to where you will be placing the tattoo. A vertical design of a tribal tattoo for men with ample curves or swooshes can look great on a man's upper back.

These are just basic tips in getting perfect tribal tattoos for men. There is one very good trick that you can do to make sure that the design you've chosen is the design that your really, really want and is something that will totally suit you and your aura.

Something Girly This Way Comes

I met Nadya one afternoon in the beginning of October in Borders on Penn Plaza.

She shared this tattoo, which covered up a date she had initially inscribed on her arm:

Nadya told me that she wanted something "girly".

What I found most interesting about this tattoo is that when I asked her who the artist was, she told me it was her father. I can't imagine tattooing my own daughter. I would be too nervous!

Thanks to Nadya for sharing this tattoo with us here on Tattoosday.

Happy Thanksgiving!

In honor of the holiday, I am sharing this, my newest tattoo, located above my knee on my right thigh:

This was done at Hand of Glory in Brooklyn yesterday as part of the shop's $75 Thanksgiving Tattoo Special and was sponsored by Troll Skin, produced by Skin Actives Scientific.

For those of you just tuning in, check the pre-post here, which includes all the Thanksgiving flash designed for the occasion. I asked readers to vote on which tattoo to get, and this one sneaked out a narrow victory over the traditional Native American profile.

I like this design because it combines a lot of traditional tattoo elements and delivers an image with a sociopolitical subtext. We have the traditional American flag and handshake designs, but the added element of crossed fingers serves as a reminder that, despite apparent good intentions, there was subsequently a historical betrayal of that initial good will.

But that's just one perspective, of course, and the Thanksgiving holiday focuses on the positive in our society. The mere existence of the tattoo reminds me to be thankful, which I alluded to in my original post.

I was fortunate enough to have Brian Faulk as my artist again. He had inked my Friday the 13th tattoo last August, and I appreciate that he works quickly and concisely.

Brian Faulk at Work

It was nice, also, that this design was one of his contributions to the flash sheet, as he was kind enough to embellish slightly on the original design, and it always seems better when an artist is tattooing his or her own design. As for the idea behind it, he was trying to represent graphically a broken treaty. I'm extremely pleased with the end result.

In consideration for their sponsoring this tattoo, I will be exclusively using Skin Active's product, Troll Skin Aftercare over the next two weeks as the tattoo heals. I can already say I am pleased with the aftercare cream because it is a lot less messy than the ointment I am used to using within the first 72 hours after getting a tattoo.

I'll report back then on how their product held up compared to the regiment I've followed in the past.

I want to thank all of the readers who voted for designs, and for everyone who reads and supports the site.

And thanks again to Skin Actives for helping make this tattoo possible, to Brian at Hand of Glory, and to my family, at home in Brooklyn and across the U.S., for their support

Mari's Prayer, with a Twist of Math

I met Mari in front of Madison Square Garden on a sunny day in October. How could I not stop and ask her about this tattoo?

Mari explained that this is an Ananda prayer, that her friends were meditating on it for a week.

The text, which is attributed to Sri Paramhansa Yogananda, reads:

Make me thy butterfly of eternity.

I burnt my past. I ignored the foreboding seeds of sprouting destiny. I waded through the strewn ashes of past & future fears.

I am the eternal present. I tore to shreds the cocoon of ignorance with the sharpness of my will.

I am thy...butterfly of eternity, sweeping through immeasurable time. The beauty of my nature-wings I spread everywhere, to entertain everything. Suns & stardust are spread on my wings. Behold my beauty! Cut all the silken threads of thy shrouding folly: follow me in my flight to myself.

The butterfly symbolizes transformation, a phase everyone goes through at one point or another in time.

Also among her twenty-two tattoos is this formula at the top of her arm:

Mari explained she loves math and generalized that, with this equation, "you can generate anything in the universe". In theory, at least. Here, it gets a little hazy for me. Part of this tattoo contains "f(z) = z^2 + c" which is described as a complex function. Then there is the part that equates the square root of -1 to the value i. This is a formula for an imaginary number. I'm bowing out here, knowing there's no way I'll be able to explain this part of the tattoo adequately. Readers are welcome to try in the comments section, below.


Mari's work was inked by Kevin at The Tattoo Shop in Lansing, Michigan.

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

Julia's Pin-Up

I met Julia briefly in a Hudson News in Penn Station.

The flash of color on her foot caught my eye:

Julia explained that she is a visual artist that likes to do pin-up illustrations. This particular design she wanted to be transformed into a tattoo. She brought it to Morgan Reed at Electric Lotus Tattoo in Boonton, New Jersey, and he made some slight adjustments that resulted in this lovely tattoo.

Work from Electric Lotus has appeared on Tattoosday before. This link will show you what else we have featured from their shop.

Thanks to Julia for sharing her pin-up girl with us here on Tattoosday!

Fajah Lourens Tattoos

Fajah Lourens is a wonderful Dutch actress, featured on the television soap opera entitled, Good times, bad times.

Fajah Lourens has an array of tattoos, including a batch of roses on her lower stomach, the zodiac sign of pisces on her right shoulder, a red devil on her back left shoulder blade, and finally a small design on her left hand.

David's Traditional Hands

Last month I met David when I stopped after noticing his neck tattoo. However, it was his hands he offered up to us here at Tattoosday:

David works in construction and is a contractor. He also manages the band, Drew Nugent & the Midnight Society.

He has about thirty-five (35) hours of work done on his body, and he explained that these are traditional pieces on his hands.

He was inspired to have his knuckles read "True Blue" as they speak to his belief that our country has lost its values that need to be regained. Key among these values are loyalty and honor, in the traditional, "true blue" sense of the words.

To him, the panther represents that we need to fight to regain these ideals.

And the two roses represent the ideal (the healthy, red flower on the right hand) and what he called the "diminished," (on the left) that is, where we're headed with our loss of values.

David embraced these traditional elements because he feels that "the only way to have a future is to look at the past".

He had the panther done at a tattoo convention. The roses and "TRUE BLUE" knuckles are credited to Rick Meggison at Marked 4 Life in York, Pennsylvania.

Thanks to David for sharing these very cool hand tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Two for Tattuesday Saturday: Wanderful Love Under the Cherry Blossoms

In honor of the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1) , we're sharing this tattoo, which I spotted back in September:

This belongs to Rich, a musician and rap artist. He's a big Harry Potter fan, as exemplified by the magic wand. The snake at the base of the wand not only symbolizes infinity, it is a nod to Severus Snape, a character associated with the House of Slytherin, of which the serpent is the mascot.

The concept of the tattoo is exemplified by the music coming out of the wand, illustrating that sounds can be magical and that Rich is under music's spell.

The piece was inked by Chris at Lady Luck Tattoo Studio in Montville, Connecticut.

When I met Rich, he was sitting with his girlfriend in Penn Station. She introduced herself as Kytti, and asked if I wanted to see her tattoo.

But of course!

She actually has two tattoos, but lifted up her shirt to show me this beautiful design:

Kytti explained that this represents her and Rich together in Japan. They've been together for over a year and they'd both love to go there together and experience the culture. The tree is filled with cherry blossoms, a flower often associated with Japan.

Chris at Lady Luck also was the artist behind this tattoo.

Thanks to Rich and Kytti for sharing their magical and romantic tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Where to Look For Cool Forearm Tattoo Designs

If you are looking for a forearm tattoo design, think twice before you get your tattoo designs for free off the internet. Why? When looking for an idea or design for tattoo, most people do not have much option to choose from. So, they turn to the internet for free tattoo art works that are available to just about everyone else. Needless to say, these free tattoo designs are being reuse by many others.

Therefore, if you choose to use a free design, don't be surprise that you're tattoo is very similar or totally identical to someone else's. Besides that, when you are choosing a forearm tattoo design, make sure you choose one you will still be proud of to show everyone even after 10 years down the road. Because of the visibility of a forearm tattoo, people are going to see your tattoo.

If you choose to tattoo something on your forearm and regret it few years later, it will be a hassle having to "hide" it under your shirt sleeves or even go through the pain of a tattoo removal surgery. So make sure that you think twice and select your forearm tattoo art works wisely!

So what is a good place to find some good forearm tattoo designs? Besides heading down to your favorite artist's parlor and flipping through his/her portfolio, there is another increasingly popular method to search for great forearm tattoo art work, upper back tattoo designs, ankle tattoo designs and so on... Just about any type of tattoo designs. This method that I'm referring to, is to join a tattoo membership site. If you are not sure if it is worth joining a membership site, the answer is yes, it is definitely worth the money to join a tattoo design membership site.

For an inexpensive one time fee of around 30 dollars, you gain lifetime access to an ever growing archive of tattoo art works and stencils done by professional. Thus, you do not have to waste your time and effort searching for a quality tattoo art works. Rather, you have it readily available for you as and when you want it. Designs from membership sites are also definitely much more unique than those that are available for free.

If you really do care about the uniqueness of your tattoo, never, never get your tattoo art works from a free tattoo art work website. Instead, join a tattoo membership site and all your problem will be solved. These are just a few tips to help you when choosing not only forearm tattoo designs, but just about any other type of tattoo art work. If you want to know more on choosing a tattoo designs online, go check out my blog from the link below right now!