Matt's Golden Silence

I met Matt one afternoon as he stood among the masses at the southwest corner of Madison Square Garden, waiting for a bus out of town. This ...

Tattoo from a Francophile

Earlier this summer, I posted a couple of tattoos from Joe, seen here . Needless to say, Joe became a fan, and updated me with a new tattoo,...

Rachel's Bird Helped Her Let Go

The same night I met Brian , I met Rachel, who has eight tattoos. She shared this one with me: This piece on her left biceps is based on the...

Brian's Ink Speaks About Art

I met Brian in Barnes & Noble, Union Square, back in August and he shared two tattoos with us. Put your thinking caps on, folks, because...

Danny's Koi Struggles Upstream

I met Danny in Penn Station early in August just as he was about to board a train. Before he headed to his platform, however, he allowed me ...

Steve's Sleeve of Leaves Ushers in the Fall Season

Earlier this month, I met Steve on the D train, as we headed home to Brooklyn. He had a veritable panorama of fall foliage on his left arm a...

Sara's Psalm Speaks to the Desires of Her Heart

I met Sara on the 36th Street subway platform in Brooklyn last month during the late afternoon rush hour commute. What can I say? I'm a...

Khalil's Organic Biomechanical Arm

One thing regular readers may notice is that I tend to prefer singular tattoos, as opposed to larger "concept" pieces. This prefer...

Christina's Owl and Lighthouse

I met Christina one day after work while walking outside of Madison Square Garden. She had this incredible tattoo, which she gladly shared w...

Stacy's Amigo Tugs Her Back to Milwaukee

At the end of July, I ran into Stacy waiting for the F train at West 4th Street in Manhattan. She had a panther peeking out from under her ...

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 inte...

Liz Flexes Her Tyrannosaurus Rex

I met Liz last month on the West 4th Street platform as we were waiting for the D train. She has six tattoos, including a really cool Brookl...

The Origin of Armband Tattoo Tribal Designs and Their Relevance in Today's Society

Are you interested in tattoos? Perhaps you have heard a bit about their history. Starting centuries ago, different cultures used tattoos as ...

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Tattoo on female buttocks

Tyler's Bald Eagle

I spotted Tyler outside of my office building on Seventh Avenue last month. Actually, the first thing I noticed was Tyler's eagle: One o...

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Tattoo on female buttocks

High quality tattoo In 2010

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Tattoo on female buttocks

Nick's AK-47

I met Nick outside of Penn Station and, of his "six or seven" tattoos, he offered up this one: Nick had this AK-47 inked on his s...

Simona's Scripted Ink

I met Simona in Park Slope, Brooklyn, back at the end of July. At the corner of Prospect Avenue and Prospect Park West, just outside of the ...

Chloe's Patriotism

When I met Chloe back in July, I didn't think that the tattoo she offered would be saved for an anniversary, or a special occasion, but ...

The Tattoosday Book Review: Driven to Ink, A Tattoo Shop Mystery

Earlier this week, author Karen E. Olson released the third installment of her Tattoo Shop Mystery series, Driven To Ink . For those reade...

Red Koi Pisces Tattoo Design

Red and black Koi Pisces Tattoo on sleeve

Orphans: Heather's Cowgirl

Here's another orphan post. I took the picture, got the name, a shred of info, and passed a flier. And even though I saw Heather, the ho...

Orphans: A Native-American Sleeve on Seventh Avenue

A few weeks ago, I was walking up Seventh Avenue between 33rd and 34th Streets, when I spotted this peeking out of a guy's shirt sleeve:...