Beauty Love In Body Art Tattoo Design

Beauty Love In Body Art Tattoo

Beauty Love In Body Art Tattoo

Beauty Love In Body Art Tattoo
On Thursday, I arrived at the Marriott revival Center -- a labyrinth of circular walkways that advance to GM cars, a suspended Starbucks and conference rooms that would be filled during the weekend with tattooists as substantially as pharmacists. [And during the instruction of this weekend, it was clear who were the take dealers and who weren't.]

* The hotel lobby bar began to brim with the tattooed; lots of hugs, back-slaps and complicated handshakes were shared between friends who largely wager apiece another on the gathering disturbance circuit. Drinks were poured and the next abstract I know, I'm whisked away to a casino in Greek Town (my people!) and taught how to endeavor craps. This was my first warning of the weekend. The second was not to ingest tequila with Mexican tattoo artists. Let this be a cautionary tale for you as well.
Tattoo by Abey of Lowrider Tattoo.jpg* The snow fell hard on Friday, so attendance started slow but there was a steady course of people. Most booths were buzzin as the artist line-up was stellar. What I particularly loved was the diversity of artists from different tattoo families. [I stole \"tattoo families\" from Sean Herman who used it to exposit tattooers who inspire apiece another in a destined style.]

Newest Designs Cross Tattoos

Designs Cross Tattoos

Designs Cross Tattoos

Designs Cross Tattoos

Side tattoos are making a massive splash in 2010 & are definitely going to be two of the top tattoo locations of the year if not the top. Side tattoos were always kept for the more hardcore tattoo enthusiasts historically as they can be more painful to get done. However, with so plenty of people getting tattoos these days & everyone wanting to be different from the crowd side tattoos are definitely a hot & in style item.

That does not mean run out & get your side tattooed with the first flash picture you find at your tattoo shop. In lieu take your time & think about the possibilities of getting a side tattoo design & look for some resources & styles you like & then work with an artist to design your own distinctive tattoo design. If you need a high quality tattoo that you will love for years to come you must take a methodical approach to the design.

Tribal Side Tattoos - Of work there is the nice ol' standby of tribal tattoo designs. These have been popular throughout the 1990's as have always been a massive item for men. The strong bold shapes & lines along with the black color make for a strong statement that plenty of men like in their tattoos.

These work well as a side tattoo & when done on the side they are definitely an update to the overdone & overused shoulder tribal design. Some other ways to update a tribal design & do something that will differentiate your tattoo a bit is to go with a specific style of tribal & not the new age mismatch of ambiguous tribal designs. In lieu pick a Hawaiian or Samoan or Maori tribal design & go with a traditional style.

Here are a number of the current ideas for side tattoos for men. This is not an exhaustive list of all the possibilities but a number of the top ones that plenty of men like.

Dragons - Dragons have always been popular & they seem perfectly fitted for a side tattoo. Any area on the body that is not thick works well for a dragon tattoo so the dragon can fly in & out of or on & off of a side & interweave between it. There's the more English & Western style dragons that they always think of when playing fantasy & adventure games but there's also the more traditional Japanese & Chinese style dragons that work well also.

Script Word & Written Tattoos - These are all the anger right now & look to continue being popular & in style. The great thing about word tattoos & sayings is it is easy to convey a message with them no worry about trying to communicate through symbolism. Now you can say it in words. Not only that the script & font can become a major part of the design themselves & make for a great looking tattoo.

Koi Fish - Koi fish are of work popular in Japanese tattoo designs & the story & symbolism behind them make for a powerful & symbolic side tattoo. Also the blend of blue water & gold yellows & oranges of the fish work well together in a side tattoo. Also since the fish is crooked up ward & sort of jumping out of the water a side tattoo is a great location for this design. The water can splash around the side & onto the stomach & back of the tattoo location as well as the fish bend & twist around the side. This makes for complexity in the design that it catches & holds the viewers attention & draws the eyeball in to the design.

Above are three of the more popular ideas & trends for side tattoos for men & design that they might like. There's of work plenty of other design option s out there. It is important to carefully research & use resource materials to bring to your tattoo artist to easily describe the look & feel you are after & then turn over what you have your ideas & photos or resources to the tattoo artist & let them go to town. You will finish up with a cooler tattoo then you ever imagined.

A Peek at the Final Issue of Holly Rose Review

 Tattoo by Sean Herman, from the June issue of Holly Rose Review

Considering that one-twelfth of the year, Tattoosday sheds its inkspotting  mission and, instead, plays host to tattooed poets in honor of National Poetry Month, it only seems fitting that I should pay homage to the final
issue of Holly Rose Review.

Holly Rose is the brainchild of Theresa Senato Edwards (who herself is a tattooed poet), who has given us four deliciously beautiful online issues that embrace both tattoos and poetry. The online literary 'zine juxtaposes brilliant tattoo work with the poems of an assortment of diverse and talented writers. Each issue bears a theme, and the last (and sadly, final) issue is "Worry".

What's unique about Holly Rose is the juxtaposition of poetry and tattoos. It's an illustrated volume, but Edwards assembles poems that not only speak to the theme, but almost seem as if they could be captions to the body art displayed. Issue four features tattoos created by Luba Goldina, Sean Herman and Maxime Lanouette. And their work seems to transcend the description "tattoo" as the illustrations serve as works of art that correspond to the themes illuminated by the accompanying poems.

But not every poem has a tattoo with it, which is fine, as it makes the appearance of ink more special, and allows the reader to focus on the poetry, as well. An added bonus is the audio player found on some of the
poems' pages, so the reader can not only read the poem, but hear it in the author's voice. One page even features a video of the poet reading her work.These added dimensions make Holly Rose a truly magnificent experience.

All four issues are currently available for perusal on the website http://www.hollyrosereview.com. If you're not a fan of poetry, check it out anyway and see some amazing tattoos. Maybe you'll discover some poetry you'll enjoy. Issue four features work from Dorianne Laux, Jayne Pupek and Changming Yuan. Issue three contains work from Christine Hamm and Joseph Millar, both participants in the 2010 Tattooed Poets Project. Issue two has poetry by Martha Silano and Daphne Lazarus (whose tattoo appeared here).

It's easy to get lost in the site, admiring great tattoos and reading fabulous poetry, so head on over to Holly Rose and see what a lovely pairing tattoos and poetry make!

Mel's Star Shines from Down Under

Earlier this month, I ran into Mel coming out of Penn Station.

She has amazing work, and it was soon clear why. Mel was visiting from Melbourne, Australia, where she works as a tattoo artist at Get Smart Body Art.

I was drawn particularly to one of her newer tattoos, this dot-style Tibetan-inspired design:

I told her it reminded me of the style of Thomas Hooper, an artist at New York Adorned whose website (here) showcases some astonishing work, including tattoos made from the dot-style technique.

Mel noted that it was an original design that was inked using a rotary tattoo machine, with the purpose of achieving this effect. Thomas Hooper's style, she acknowledged, inspired her to attempt this ambitious tattoo.

In all fairness, she collaborated with Mick Kelly, at Get Smart Body Art, who did the actual tattooing.

Thanks to Mel for sharing this lovely tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

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