Two Rocking Tattoos from Joe

I met Joe last month outside of Penn Station and he shared two tattoos with us.



First is this hellcat:

Why this cat? It's a design, Joe says, inspired by the band Rancid, whose music appears on Hellcat Records.



Not to mention, he likes cats. Need he have more reasons? That's on his upper left arm.



I'm more excited to share this photo, which actually is a rare Tattoosday shot in which one can see the contributor's face. I could have cropped it out, but I think it's a cool shot.

This tattoo arose out of Joe's desire to have some body art made with red ink. The design is based on the album art for a disbanded musical act out of Washington called Isa.

The two tattoos are among five Joe has in total and were done by Milton Sillas at Tattoo Royale in the Pacific Beach section of  San Diego, California.



Thanks to Joe for sharing his ink with us here on Tattoosday and for waiting so patiently for me to get to his tattoos. The summer backlog is both a bane and a blessing.



As a postscript, readers familiar with the site will notice that I've watermarked these photos. I've grown tired of seeing Tattoosday content appropriated elsewhere on the web, without attribution. This is an attempt to maintain credit of our content here at Tattoosday.

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Bull Tattoos

No longer are bull tattoos strictly for matadors, in fact the people most commonly drawn to the likeness of a bull are those born under the zodiac sign of Taurus, which is roughly from April 20 to May 20.

Whether you wish to represent your zodiac sign with a bull tattoo or perhaps you just have a thing for big four legged beasts, these bull tattoo pictures will get you right on your way to finding a superb bull tattoo idea.


Bull tattoos are often drawn in a manner which portrays them as angry and ready to strike.



Bull tattoos are most commonly drawn with black or red ink.



Try adding another small tattoo design alongside your bull tattoo, which will ultimately give your overall design an original look.

Bug Tattoos

Bugs are a pretty interesting tattoo idea, especially if you are looking for a small but very eye catching tattoo design that is colorful and alive, however many people choose to enlarge the bug design and create a mammoth monster bug tattoo piece.

There are so many bugs to choose from in the insect and creepy crawly world, however some of the most popular bug tattoos are bees, ladybugs and spiders among countless other creatures.

Have a look at these really cool bug tattoo pictures below.


Bug tattoos are easy to blend with other objects of nature such as flowers and plant life.



These bug tattoos have a unique style of there own and may give you some clever ideas.



Bug tattoo are mostly considered cute and pleasant to look at, but they can also be designed to look very creepy and sinister as well.

Sam's Sleeve Revels in Her Heritage

Last month I had the pleasure of running into Sam on the subway platform at West 4th Street. She had this amazing work on her left arm:

Sam's half sleeve is autobiographical in that it celebrates her heritage and her family in the South.



Her ancestry is one-half Koren and one-half Scotch-Irish, which explains my favorite part of the tattoo, the pigs holding the fans emblazoned with the flag of South Korea:

Her home state is acknowledged by the pig with the gold necklace in the shape of Virginia:

And the one pig drinking from the distinctively-shaped bottle is a nod to her affinity for Jack Daniels.

Many may ask, why pigs? Sam explained that many of her family gatherings and reunions are lavish pig roasts. As a chef, Kim, who blogs here, embraces the cultural aspects of her upbringing through food and, as one can see, in this tattoo.



The work done is by Willie Kirby at Classic Tattoo in Richmond, Virginia.



Thanks to Sam for sharing her awesome tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

& (Melissa)

I love typographical tattoos.



You've read about them here before in this post, among others.



Last month I met Melissa, in Borders at 2 Penn Plaza, and she shared this tattoo, right below her left collar bone:

This was Melissa's first tattoo (she now has three) and she got it because it is her favorite punctuation mark.

She couldn't recall the exact font, but it resembles old English.



This tattoo was done in Babylon Tattoo & Body Piercing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.



Thanks to Melissa for sharing her ampersand with us here on Tattoosday!

Design Classic of Body Painting

Design Classic of Body Painting

Design Classic of Body Painting