Melinda's Medusa
Last month I met Melinda on the West 4th Street subway platform, a location I came to appreciate this past summer for its diversity of interesting tattoos.
Our conversation began on the platform in Manhattan and ended in Brooklyn after a trip on the D train.
Melinda has two tattoos and she shared this one, from her inner left forearm:
She explained that this tattoo is based on the shield of Minerva (in the Roman pantheon) and Athena (in the Greek pantheon).
The shield features the head of the serpentine-tressed Medusa who, if you didn't know, could turn creatures (men, mostly) to stone with a simple gaze.
Melinda loves the contrast between the Minerva and Medusa figures and the relationship between the two mythologies.
The tattoo was inked by Kelly Krantz, of the now defunct Hold Fast Tattoo in Brooklyn. Kelly now tattoos by appointment only, and more details can be found on his website here. Work by Kelly has appeared previously on Tattoosday here.
Thanks to Melinda for her good company on the D train back in August, and for sharing her tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
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Our conversation began on the platform in Manhattan and ended in Brooklyn after a trip on the D train.
Melinda has two tattoos and she shared this one, from her inner left forearm:
She explained that this tattoo is based on the shield of Minerva (in the Roman pantheon) and Athena (in the Greek pantheon).
The shield features the head of the serpentine-tressed Medusa who, if you didn't know, could turn creatures (men, mostly) to stone with a simple gaze.
Melinda loves the contrast between the Minerva and Medusa figures and the relationship between the two mythologies.
The tattoo was inked by Kelly Krantz, of the now defunct Hold Fast Tattoo in Brooklyn. Kelly now tattoos by appointment only, and more details can be found on his website here. Work by Kelly has appeared previously on Tattoosday here.
Thanks to Melinda for her good company on the D train back in August, and for sharing her tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Shia LaBeouf Tattoos
Shia LaBeouf is a sensationally talented American actor, featured in the movie Transformers, Disturbia and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
Shia LaBeouf is known to have 3 tattoos on his body, including the time span of 1986-2004 on his inner right wrist, he said "A lot of people who have been working a lot of their life, (I've been doing this for 10 years), a lot of people say, Oh, I forgot my childhood or I miss my childhood. 1986 to 2004, so that's just precautionary."
The actor also has an art piece on the left side of his torso, a hand with ball and chain attached, which symbolizes being tied down to your work.
Concerning this tattoo Shia has said "It's an art piece that I've seen many years ago. It's always been a cool visual for me. It's kind of how it feels too. You know you do put yourself. Because you always talk about the stardom or what not and the more you do this, then the more successful you are. You're entrapping yourself, you know, because regardless of if you want to be a personality or not, that's part of the game, so that sort of represents that to me a little bit."
And finally, Shia LaBeouf has a small dog paw print on his left shoulder, which is believed to represent a fallen four legged friend, his childhood dog.
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Shia LaBeouf is known to have 3 tattoos on his body, including the time span of 1986-2004 on his inner right wrist, he said "A lot of people who have been working a lot of their life, (I've been doing this for 10 years), a lot of people say, Oh, I forgot my childhood or I miss my childhood. 1986 to 2004, so that's just precautionary."
The actor also has an art piece on the left side of his torso, a hand with ball and chain attached, which symbolizes being tied down to your work.
Concerning this tattoo Shia has said "It's an art piece that I've seen many years ago. It's always been a cool visual for me. It's kind of how it feels too. You know you do put yourself. Because you always talk about the stardom or what not and the more you do this, then the more successful you are. You're entrapping yourself, you know, because regardless of if you want to be a personality or not, that's part of the game, so that sort of represents that to me a little bit."
And finally, Shia LaBeouf has a small dog paw print on his left shoulder, which is believed to represent a fallen four legged friend, his childhood dog.
F1 2010 – Game vs. Real Life
wow, and in combination with this simulator, is it more real than real?
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How to Make a Steampunk Keyboard
Jake von Slatt, proprietor of the Steampunk Workshop, made this magnificent keyboard from a 1989 IBM Model M keyboard, cut brass, and antique typewriter keys. He posted his build notes online so you can make one too.
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Everyday Life in Afghanistan
A user experience researcher who works for Frog Design, British-born Jan Chipchase has the important job of understanding the way technology influences different cultures. His work has taken him around the world and has earned him a place right next to Steve Jobs in Forbes magazine's 2010 list of The Smartest People in Tech.
Aside from Japan, one of the most interesting and eye-opening places he's been to is Afghanistan. His goal was to look at the impact of mobile money services in that country. Along the way, Chipchase has taken some truly unique photos of everyday life in Afghanistan, giving us an inside look at this country's incredible culture.
Grain Laborer Unloading a Truck
Election Posters
Arabic Signs
Popular Male Photoshopped Portraiture
Bollywood Posters on Movie Theater Walls
Market
Bank Note
Vendor of Boomboxes
Pills for Sale
Advertising Goods
Truckload of Cattle Skin
Grain Merchant
Outside a Vendor's Store
Shopping for Burqas
Roadside Filling Stations
Riding Rickshaws
Roadside Accident
Stencil Street Art
Soviet Tank Graveyard
Kabul Classroom
Customized Rifle
Pellets in Kabul's Gun Market
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Aside from Japan, one of the most interesting and eye-opening places he's been to is Afghanistan. His goal was to look at the impact of mobile money services in that country. Along the way, Chipchase has taken some truly unique photos of everyday life in Afghanistan, giving us an inside look at this country's incredible culture.
Grain Laborer Unloading a Truck
Election Posters
Arabic Signs
Popular Male Photoshopped Portraiture
Bollywood Posters on Movie Theater Walls
Market
Bank Note
Vendor of Boomboxes
Pills for Sale
Advertising Goods
Truckload of Cattle Skin
Grain Merchant
Outside a Vendor's Store
Shopping for Burqas
Roadside Filling Stations
Riding Rickshaws
Roadside Accident
Stencil Street Art
Soviet Tank Graveyard
Kabul Classroom
Customized Rifle
Pellets in Kabul's Gun Market
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