Tattoo Coomments: 2008

2008 Wrap-Up, Looking Ahead to 2009

For those of you following Tattoosday, I am going to take a different approach to the blog in 2009.

The concept will be the same, but I am going to enhance it a little bit. All posts will be dated and time-stamped around the time that they happened. So, if I don't get around to posting the ink for a few days, it will be back-dated for chronological effect.

I also want to blog above and beyond the successes (i.e. the people who said "No") and expand to other tattoo-related topics, when they arise.

For example, if I stop in Borders and look at a tattoo book, I'd like to link it here. I am hoping to turn all the "no thank yous" into items of interest.

I also have a couple of new features in the works that I hope to unveil in the new year that will continue to make Tattoosday the interesting experience that I believe it is.

In an effort to start out with a clean slate, I am cleaning out my drafts and posting all the remaining drafts I have in house, including several pieces by Jessica, who I met back in June.

Once again I want to thank everyone who regularly reads Tattoosday, and those who visit once in a while. 2008 was a banner year, registering over 100,000 hits this year alone. I'm looking forward to seeing what 2009 will bring. Happy New Year!

Top 20 Weird Handbags

Collection of top 20 weird and creative handbag designs.

More of Jessica's Ink: Blue Stars and Random Art

Here are some more tattoos from Jessica, who inked much of this work herself. She has over 50 tattoos, and has work featured before here.

She has inked some blue stars....

And that is Italy as well, with the red, white and green colors of the country's flag. The blue stars accompany a tomato slice and what I assume to be a Madagascar hissing cockroach...

and a koala bear.....

Thanks to Jessica for sharing all her ink here at Tattoosday.

More of Jessica: A Death's-head Hawk Moth and Knee Flames

Here's more of Jessica's ink. "Flames on my kneecap and the death's head moth from The Silence of the Lambs....."

That is the Death's-head Hawkmoth:

which came to cultural significance when featured on the movie poster for the Jodie Foster movie mentioned above.

Thanks again to Jessica for sharing her ink with us here on Tattoosday!

More of Jessica: Moogoogaipan and Red Foo

Here are the last two pieces I have on Jessica (I'm sure in '09 she'll send me more...). They are her foo dogs, which she has dubbed Moogoogaipan (named after the Americanized Chinese food dish moo goo gai pan) and Red Foo.

Jessica has shared a lot of ink here. She actually has some other foo dogs in an arm sleeve (shown here) which are well worth seeing again. Thanks again Jessica!

Google Einstein Logo

I consider this Google Logo Design as an Ode to the great Albert Einstein.

With Google being so highly used worldwide and making such an impact in additional Industries besides the Internet alone, it is not wonder they should be considered a great innovative force. With that, it comes naturally to easily place them in the same sentence with a grat mind such as Albert Einstein. He has made impacts (some positive…some not so) in his own time, and Google is making their own stamp in this Digital Era.

Found Water on Mars

Don’t know if scientists have found traces of water on Mars or not but i got it.. :) have fun.

FAMILY TREE

PORTRAITS ARE AT AN ALL TIME HIGH AS FAR AS POPULARITY GOES. THE OWNER OF THESE TATTOOS CHOSE TO GET THESE A COUPLE YEARS AGO. PORTRAIT TATTOOS WILL NEVER GO OUT OF STYLE. PORTRAITS WERE MADE FAMOUS BY SUCH ARTIST AS JACK RUDY, MARK MAHONEY AND FREDDY"COYOTE"NEGRETE. NOW THERE ARE UP AND COMING PORTRAIT TATTOO ARTIST SUCH AS JOSE AND CHUY.NOT JUST ANYONE CAN DO PORTRAITS. SEARCHING FOR AN ARTIST LOOK FOR THE SKILLS NOT THE LOWEST PRICE. IF THAT FAILS CALL YOUR LOCAL TRAVEL AGENT AND COME SEE ME.

Traffic Light Tree

This bit of public art blends nature with traffic in one confusing sculture. It’s Pierre Vivant’s Traffic Light Tree. A giant sculpture of fully-functioning traffic lights in London. For some reason it’s parked next to a roundabout near Canary Wharf.

It was created by the Public Art Commissions Agency and it’s sure to confuse tourists, since roundabouts are confusing all by themselves.