Posted on May 31st, 2009 by admin in
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In April, we featured 31 tattooed poets in honor of National Poetry Month. But we had some late entries who missed the cut-off and, well, we just plum ran out of days. Nonetheless, we have decided to continue the feature as an occasional treat for those lovers of tattoos and poetry who frequent Tattoosday.
First, the tattoo:
The owner of this piece elaborates:
My name is Jillian Brall. I am receiving my MFA in Poetry from The New School this May. I am also a collage artist and saxophonist. I live and work in Brooklyn (Bushwick)…On my back is a bare black and grey tone tree that I drew. I have been drawing trees like this one since I was a little girl. Drawing them makes me feel calm and focused. I love seeing the skeleton of the tree, not veiled by leaves. I love that every time I draw one it is completely unique from all the others I have or ever will draw…different numbers of branches, different sizes, different positions, different light sources guiding the shading of the trees.
Jillian had this tattooed in February 2007 at R&D Tattoo in Queens, Rich Fie is the tattoo artist. She adds, “the tree was definitely not his typical street style tattoo, but I drew the sketch and he traced it and did a really beautiful job with it!”
When I asked Jillian for a poem, she not only offered up a poem, but she presented a photo of one of the collages she created:
And, a short poem from Jillian, as well:
To Lose Myself
At night in bed, I hear my neighbor’s heaving music
through the concrete wall. In this pale red light
the music is supposed to inspire me to lose myself.
It is supposed to aid me in losing myself.
But I turn my head and there is a bookshelf, with my books in it.
I turn my head and there is the off-white circular rug.
I’m not lost.
Someone threw it out in the hallway, and after scrutinizing and cleaning it,
I brought it into my room.
I turn my head and there is a pen I took from the bank.
And there is a bottle of diet coke,
not an angel, an object without angles.
I turn my head and there is my laundry bag,
not the underworld.
Thanks to Jillian for sharing her tattoo, her collage and her poem! The Tattooed Poets project can be seen its entirety if you click on the tag at the bottom of the post.
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Posted on May 30th, 2009 by admin in
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Abstract tattoo designs began to flourish in the eighteenth century even though they range as far back in design as 10,000 BC in Japan. These nearly full coverage tattoos known as the “body suits” first originated around 1700 DC as a reaction to the strict laws concerning obvious displays of great wealth.
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Posted on May 30th, 2009 by admin in
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Tattoos, as a form of self-expression, are now taking the form of popular software, operating system and gaming logos. You guessed it right; I’m talking about the increasing number of the geeky tattoos that are showing up. The wit and vagueness is what makes these tattoos special and popular among the geeks, the tattoo pictured here being the perfect exemplar! It’s a cool geeky arrow tattoo that is sure to baffle people walking behind this gal. I would love to know why this gal got these arrows with different directions etched on her back. Utterly baffling, isn’t it?
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Posted on May 30th, 2009 by admin in
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Butterfly tattoos, popular for their uniqueness and striking colors are undoubtedly gorgeous. Aren’t they? Holding a fascination with humans and a theme of artistic expression, these colorful butterfly tattoos are simply mesmerizing. And yes, these tats hold different meanings for different people , for some the outstretched wings of a butterfly indicates a new start of life and for some it symbolizes rebirth, magic , grace, peace. The incredible butterfly tat on this galz back is really looking gorgeous and is adding to her beauty!
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Posted on May 29th, 2009 by admin in
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Posted on May 29th, 2009 by Rajni in
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Pixel tattoos have and will always fascinate the geeky nerds and the number of tattoo freaks getting them etched on their body is ever-increasing, Drew Olanoff and his friends being the latest to join the queue. Getting a geeky tat is nothing for this aficionado. He already has cool microphone and RSS tattoos plus a donate to Make-A-Wish and I’ll tattoo your Twitter name tat too. As y’all can see it’s a cool Zelda style hearts tattoo on his arm.
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Posted on May 28th, 2009 by admin in
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Animal tattoos, considered to be deeply symbolic both in real and mythical way, have had quite varied interpretations throughout time and across cultures; the unicorn being a pleasant exception. Awesomely interpreted as a symbol of goodness, it is well-known for strength, purity and innocence. Representing purity and irresistible background of fantasies, the cute unicorn tattoo pictured here is simply awesome!
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While the number thirteen is widely considered unlucky, especially in western cultures, it actually remains a popular symbol of luck as tattoos. This article explores why the number got its bad reputation in the first place and possibly why the body art community doesn’t share the superstitious view.
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Monsters, for ages have frightened people but there are few who are fascinated by their scary images so much that they get them inked on their body. Whether they are small or large body covering homages these symbols are always attention grabbing. Have you ever come across bizarre tattoo freaks, surely you’ve! Meet yet another tattoo freak who has got a creepy monster tattoo etched . On a personal note I don’t like this tattoo and think that its really weird to get it inked on but then tattoo fanatics as you all know can go to any extent.
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Posted on May 27th, 2009 by admin in
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I’ve been remiss in sharing Erika’s tattoo, which she sent me almost two months ago. So let’s have a visit from her lovely rose tattoo:
I’ll let Erika explain the artowork:
“…[this] was done at Miami Ink [actually called Love Hate Tattoo Studios]. Not by anyone on the show, as they only tattoo for the show, but they have a group of very talented artists who are not featured. This tattoo has a very personal meaning for me. My mother’s favorite flower is the yellow rose, so the rose represents her. I have a very close bond with my mother and tell her absolutely everything, and she means a lot to me. As for the two thorns? Representing me and my sister. Yes, we are the thorns in her side, but we also protect her.
I went into Miami Ink with a couple of pictures of yellow roses, as I wanted it to be just going into bloom (that’s when I think roses are at their most beautiful) and told them I wanted it to curve around my ankle bone. They drew up a design in an hour and I liked the very first thing they showed me. I always get comments on it when it’s exposed, and it remains my favorite of my 6 tattoos. They did such a lovely job with the shading and I think it’s beautiful!
And for the record, it’s the only tattoo I have that my mom kind of likes.”
Here’s a shot of the tattoo, just after it was completed. You can see the source material in the background:
Erika followed up with more information:
“James [Hamilton] was the artist and he was great. I was in Miami over Spring Break in March 2007 and that’s when it was done. Ami James was hanging around the shop when I went, so I got to meet him as well and he was nice enough to pose for a picture with me.”
Thanks so much to Erika for sharing her rose tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
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