Some recentish Joe Capobianco girls...
Showing posts with label mermaid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mermaid. Show all posts
Elaina's Ink: The Mermaid and the Tarantula
Elaina has eighteen tattoos. And not to heap loads of praise on her, but her work is brilliant.
It was the mermaid on her inner right forearm that first grabbed my attention:
She told me that the drawing was indicative of her state of mind at the time it was inked. Her boyfriend had just moved out and she was feeling reflective (thus the hand mirror).
Elaina later followed up with an email, further clarifying the tattoo:
"I realized today when you asked me the significance of my mermaid tattoo that I probably would have been better quoted saying the absolute truth. The underlying universal secret wish of all girls and women alike... I've always wanted to be a mermaid."
But Elaina had more to share. Much to my delight, she lifted her skirt on her left side to reveal this wonderful tattoo:
The spider is modeled after her mother's pet tarantula, Shelob, who is named for the giant spider in The Two Towers, book two of The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
I asked her what Mom thought of her ink and Elaina rolled her eyes and said that her mother recently wept when she told her she was planning her nineteenth tattoo. And, Elaina added, her mom is no stranger to ink. She told me that her mom was tattooed by legendary tattooist Lyle Tuttle during the Rolling Stones' Tattoo You tour.
The mermaid was tattooed by Claire at Funcity Tattoo in Manhattan. The spider on Elaina's thigh was done by Neal Aultman at Physical Graffiti in New Jersey.
Thanks to Elaina for sharing her amazing ink with us here on Tattoosday!
Elaina's Ink: The Mermaid and the Tarantula
Elaina has eighteen tattoos. And not to heap loads of praise on her, but her work is brilliant.
It was the mermaid on her inner right forearm that first grabbed my attention:
She told me that the drawing was indicative of her state of mind at the time it was inked. Her boyfriend had just moved out and she was feeling reflective (thus the hand mirror).
Elaina later followed up with an email, further clarifying the tattoo:
"I realized today when you asked me the significance of my mermaid tattoo that I probably would have been better quoted saying the absolute truth. The underlying universal secret wish of all girls and women alike... I've always wanted to be a mermaid."
But Elaina had more to share. Much to my delight, she lifted her skirt on her left side to reveal this wonderful tattoo:
The spider is modeled after her mother's pet tarantula, Shelob, who is named for the giant spider in The Two Towers, book two of The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
I asked her what Mom thought of her ink and Elaina rolled her eyes and said that her mother recently wept when she told her she was planning her nineteenth tattoo. And, Elaina added, her mom is no stranger to ink. She told me that her mom was tattooed by legendary tattooist Lyle Tuttle during the Rolling Stones' Tattoo You tour.
The mermaid was tattooed by Claire at Funcity Tattoo in Manhattan. The spider on Elaina's thigh was done by Neal Aultman at Physical Graffiti in New Jersey.
Thanks to Elaina for sharing her amazing ink with us here on Tattoosday!
Kick-Ass(anovski)!
These wonderful women were all done by Marija Asanovski of Sailors Grave Tattoo. Thanks to reader Lars for the hat-tip. I am absolutely in love with the Snow White one, best tattoo I've seen in ages.
We have a Vinall!
A nice collection of new school pinups from Steve Vinall, with a touch of the Corpse Bride about them?
Cappy Christmas!
Joe Capobianco isn't just one of the most well-known pinup tattoo artists, but my personal favourite. So for Christmas, I thought I'd show a few of his early works, to get that festive spirit into you! Happy Christmas!
Underrrrr the seaaaaaaaaa!
This blog needs more Valerie Vargas, her stuff is incredible. I love this old skool mermaid.
Tony Ciavarro-verload!
Okay, lets stop this one pic per post thing for a bit, in honour of Tony Ciavarro, a wonderful tattooist who I must admit I'd not heard of before going to TattooJam last weekend. Here are some of his wonderful pinup girls...
New Hotness: Robot Mermaids
With, um, rockets. Tattoo by L.A.Ink's Hannah Aitchison, who is way too good for that ego-wank soap opera.
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