Usher in the Year of the Tiger with a New Tattoo!

2010 Looks to be a great year and I am looking forward to ringing in the new decade on January 2nd by visiting a new tattoo shop of the Lower East Side called Thicker Than Water Tattoo Studios.

From Noon to 10:00 PM, artists in the shop, which just opened on December 1, 2009, will be inking Year of the Tiger tattoo specials for $50.00 apiece. It's first-come, first-served, folks, so don't show up too late.

In case you were wondering what kind of tattoo this deal will get you, we here at Tattoosday were thrilled to get a sneak peak of the flash from which customers can choose, and got the blessing from Shon Lindauer, designer, tattooer and shop manager, to share the designs with our readers:



So, come on down to Thicker Than Water and start the new decade with an appropriate Tiger tattoo to ring in the year!

15 Water Splash Brushes for Adobe Illustrator

Here we have a set of ten scatter and five art water splash brushes for Adobe Illustrator from r2010. You can use them for decorating your artwork or designing abstract background elements...

To use expand the ZIP archive, load the .AI file in Adobe Illustrator and open the brushes palette (Window>Brushes / F5). Download

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Now you have new brushes for your web design, it's time to look for web hosting plans that will fit your budget.

The Logo Design Process. Layers Magazine Tutorial

In this tutorial Jacob Cass takes us through the different stages of the logo design process: researching, composing a design brief, sketching, reflecting, developing, color brainstorming and presentation...

"Logo design in today’s world is totally underrated. People don’t understand how important a good logo is and how valuable it is to their business. Let me guide you through the basics of what makes a good logo, while also walking you through the process of creating the identity and logo design for one of my recent clients, Vero, a limited liability company based in Miami, Florida. Hopefully, this will give you an understanding of what actually goes on behind the scenes while creating a professionally designed logo..." Proceed to tutorial page

Rayyan Adha III

Blueberry Cheese Cake with Spiderman Theme Deco (using Edible Image) (1kg)

Maaf pada Azwa sebab ada masalah sket dgn edible image tu. Pada mulanya ok je, tapi bila dah beberapa jam, edible image atas cake ni menjadi berkedut dan warna semakin pudar disebabkan blueberry topping yangdiletakkan di bawah edible image ni. Nasib baik ada edible image lain, jadi saya berikan pada Azwa utk diletak atas kek utk cover image asal tu. Tapi Azwa kate, die just biarkan je image tu. 1st time letak edible img atas blueberry topping, so mmg x sangka jadi macam ni...tapi xpela at least lepas ni dah tahu...

Maaf byk2 to azwa atas kecacatan tu...anyway azwa kate diaorg enjoy mkn semua kek tu..Thanks a lot ye

Rayyan Adha II

Cupcakes with Spiderman & Ultraman Theme Deco ( Edible Image )
25 pcs Chocolate Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting (Paper Cup Size M)

Merry Christmas

Rayyan Adha I

Cupcakes with Spiderman & Ultraman Theme Deco (Edible Image)
25 Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting (Solo Cup Size S)

Azwa order 2 set cupcakes & 1 cake sempena majlis hari jadi anaknya, Rayyan Adha.

Thanks a lot yer :)

Miniature Cake - Sophia

4 pcs Miniature Cake (Carrot Cake) with Yellow Theme Deco

Set miniature cake order dari Sophia bersama satu kek hantaran fondant dalam entry sebelum ni. Thanks phia & husband....

Selamat Hari Jadi

Chocolate Cake with Simple Buttercream Deco (1kg)

Repeat order dari Yatie, kali ni kek birthday untuk kakaknya di Klang. Thanks yatie

Diana & Matin

Fondant Hantaran Cupcakes (Solo Cup Size M - 3 1/2oz, 9 pcs)
Chocolate Flavor

Thanks to Rosyidah :)

Wedding Hantaran Cake - Sophia

Hantaran Cake ( Chocolate Flavor ) - 1kg, Size 7 inch

Sophia dari Desa Pandan order 2 set hantaran cake untuk majlis perkahwinannya. Phia just nak nak simple cake dgn tema warna kuning untuk kedua2 set.

Thanks 2 phia & husband :). Moga perkahwinan kalian kekal hingga akhir hayat dan diberkati-Nya...

All I Want for Christmas is a Tattoo with Teeth

On Christmas Eve afternoon, I was passing through Penn Station, I spotted Lindsay, a woman with what appeared to be a sleeve that had a water-inspired design.

It wasn't until after I approached her and asked if she wanted to contribute to Tattoosday that I saw, as she rolled up her sleeve, what awesome work she had done on her left arm:


Lindsay said that, like all of her 14 or 15 tattoos, none of them have "deep meaning". She just goes with whatever she describes as an "intense urge" at the time she's getting the tattoo.

The sleeve above started with her taking photos with stylings to the artist, saying she wanted a bloody shark. This was the first part of the tattoo:


She then expanded it with this segment of shark


which is certainly reminiscient of the movie poster for Jaws.


This piece was created in four sittings lasting 3-4 hours each, by John Reardon at Saved Tattoo (which was the shop responsible for yesterday's post, too).

Work from John Reardon has appeared here on Tattoosday previously. Work from Saved appearing on the site can be seen here. Reardon is also the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting a Tattoo.

Thanks to Lindsay for taking the time to share her incredible shark sleeve with us here on Tattoosday!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!

Max's Spin on a Traditional Gypsy Tattoo

I was passing through Penn Station late yesterday when I spotted Max, who offered up this fascinating tattoo:


At first glance it looks like the traditional gypsy piece, but if you look closely at the back of the gypsy's head, you can see Max added an element that extended the design up and around his right arm:



That is a deer skull that the gypsy woman is wearing, complete with a set of antlers.

When I asked Max about this he acknowledged that the tattoo, in concept, had started as just the old-style gypsy profile but, growing up in Maryland, he said that there were deer everywhere around his home, and that this was a nod to his former home state.

Perhaps reading too much into it, I asked him if he was taking a symbol of home and tying it to the nomadic image of the gypsy to illustrate a dichotomy between the two contrasting lifestyles. He nodded and said he hadn't thought of it in those terms before, but it seemed to make a little sense if you looked at it like that.

This is one of nine tattoos Max has. The piece in question was designed by Paul Bosch at Saved Tattoo in Brooklyn. Max came to Paul with the concept and left it to the artist to design the tattoo. Work from Saved has appeared previously on Tattoosday here.

Thanks to Max for sharing this fascinating spin on the traditional gypsy tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Planning a Hawaii vacation 2010?

Here is an idea from Best Hawaii Vacation blog for 'Which Hawaiian Island to visit in 2010' and 'What to do in Hawaii on vacation in 2010?' If you want to add some additional excitement to your Hawaii vacation 2010, please, keep reading.

Hawaii Big Island has been named the island of adventures by Hawaii travelers for a long time. Viewing a live volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park or stargazing through telescopes on top of the highest mountain on earth (measured from bottom of the sea) Mauna Kea Summit, not to forget those daredevils who ski the mountain in winter, helped the Big Island winning this attribute of 'adventure island'.

I've always called the Big Island, the Hawaiian Island of Superlatives. Why not plan your 2010 Hawaii vacation for October on the Big Island and add one more of those Superlatives to your Hawaii vacation next year? Kona Hawaii Big Island will host the next Ironman Triathlon World Championship on Saturday October 9, 2010. Believe me the Hawaii Ironman in Kona meets the criteria for biggest and best Hawaii event. This is your chance to be part of the biggest spectacle in Hawaii. Not sure what to expect, watch this Hawaii youtube video of the 2009 Hawaii Ironman.

So, when sitting down with family or friends over the holiday planning your Hawaii vacation 2010, share with them this exciting video. BTW, this is not a paid advertising. I just like the video!

Mele Kalikimaka - Merry Christmas to all our Best Hawaii Vacation blog visitors. We hope you will stay with us through another exciting year of Hawaii vacations 2010. Aloha, Pua Affordable Hawaii Vacations

Tags: Hawaii vaction 2010, Big Island vacation, Best Hawaii event, Kona Ironman Triathlon

Planning a Hawaii vacation 2010?

Here is an idea from Best Hawaii Vacation blog for 'Which Hawaiian Island to visit in 2010' and 'What to do in Hawaii on vacation in 2010?' If you want to add some additional excitement to your Hawaii vacation 2010, please, keep reading.

Hawaii Big Island has been named the island of adventures by Hawaii travelers for a long time. Viewing a live volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park or stargazing through telescopes on top of the highest mountain on earth (measured from bottom of the sea) Mauna Kea Summit, not to forget those daredevils who ski the mountain in winter, helped the Big Island winning this attribute of 'adventure island'.

I've always called the Big Island, the Hawaiian Island of Superlatives. Why not plan your 2010 Hawaii vacation for October on the Big Island and add one more of those Superlatives to your Hawaii vacation next year? Kona Hawaii Big Island will host the next Ironman Triathlon World Championship on Saturday October 9, 2010. Believe me the Hawaii Ironman in Kona meets the criteria for biggest and best Hawaii event. This is your chance to be part of the biggest spectacle in Hawaii. Not sure what to expect, watch this Hawaii youtube video of the 2009 Hawaii Ironman.

So, when sitting down with family or friends over the holiday planning your Hawaii vacation 2010, share with them this exciting video. BTW, this is not a paid advertising. I just like the video!

Mele Kalikimaka - Merry Christmas to all our Best Hawaii Vacation blog visitors. We hope you will stay with us through another exciting year of Hawaii vacations 2010. Aloha, Pua Affordable Hawaii Vacations

Tags: Hawaii vaction 2010, Big Island vacation, Best Hawaii event, Kona Ironman Triathlon

Woman, Deconstructed

With winter upon us, I have been tempted to bemoan the scarcity of visible ink on the streets (or subways) of New York.

But Mother Nature giveth, as well, by depositing the powdery white stuff and causing delays that held up commuters in Penn Station.

One such soul was Kaeti, a visual artist passing through NYC on her way from Philadelphia.

This pheomenal tattoo jumped out from her corporeal canvas on Tat-tuesday, catching my eye as I walked by:


Kaeti originally thought she was going to get a sleeve inspired by the work of Salvador Dali, but the scale and concept didn't converge in a final design.

She went to the artist, Andrew Johnson-Lally, at Body Graphics on South 4th Street in Philadelphia. She described for him the general concept behind what she wanted, something along the lines of a representation of a female figure, deconstructed. Kaeti also is very influenced by stitching, so she brought along examples of work she had, which included stitched sculpture and sketches. Andrew drew something up based on these styles that she liked, with her ultimately yielding creative freedom to the artist.


To me, she was describing a collaborative effort, which many tattooists and their clients create. Another example of her influence on the end drawing is the empty eyes, which Kaeti said was similar to a lot of the work she herself was doing around the time of the tattoo being inked.


The whole piece took about 3 and a half hours to complete. Initially she told me that when the tattoo was initially completed, she thought that it was finished. Like many people with large tattoos, however, Kaeti is tooling with the idea of expanding the work to include background, which might involve wrapping around her arm and making it a "true" sleeve.

Incidentally, work from Body Graphics has appeared previously on Tattoosday here.

I want to thank Kaeti for taking the time to speak with me in a crowded Penn Station, and for sharing her fascinating tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Two More Tattoos from Josh

Well, more than six months have passed since I posted Josh's amazing Verrazano Bridge tattoo, and I almost forgot he sent me some additional shots, including the clock from the old Penn Station on his inner bicep, which is interconnected with the bridge piece:


This is a fairly accurate homage to this bygone historical monument seen at the top of the photo below:


Josh, being in the military, also has this back piece:


This tattoo consists of a pair of variations on the caduceus, surrounding the insignias of the 44th and 30th Medical Brigades - the two units he was assigned to in Iraq.















Thanks again to Josh for sending along these pictures and if you haven't seen the Verrazano tattoo linked at the top of the post, you must go check it out.

Don Jazzy Produces Darey's New Album

Darey Art Alade has returned with yet another single titled Stroke Me, a track he plans to include in his next recording. 

Produced by the CEO of Mo Hits Records, Don Jazzy, with support from the Soul Muzik duo of Del B and Password, the song was recently premiered in Lagos, where the singer thanked his fans and the media for their role in his career, starting from his days in the Project Fame Africa house. The event also featured the unveiling of the winner of his TV project, The Most Undareyted Show.

Now moving into a new phase, Darey and his team are hoping to keep fans busy this Xmas, with the new track, which is already generating discourse among music lovers. The full album is billed to be released next year, after an international release scheduled for February 2010. 

Meanwhile, the VCD compilation for Darey’s award-winning videos is set for release. To be marketed by Okeysonic, the compilation will include the award-winning videos, Not The Girl, More, Carry Dey Go and others. 

With big-budget videos, breath-taking performances and chart-topping singles, Darey has finally won the hearts of music lovers, playing at gigs and winning both local and international awards.

Powede Lawerence 18-year old emerges Miss University

Powede Lawerence 18-year old emerges Miss University

POWEDE Lawerence, a 200-Level student of Nursing and Miss Niger Delta University (NDU), has beaten 49 other university queens to emerge the 2009 Miss University/United Nations Nigeria (MUN) in a colourful parade of beauty and brains.

Organised by Visions Innovations and Concepts Ltd in partnership with the Bayelsa State government; the third in the series held at the Glory Land Cultural Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital.

Chisom Egwuatu, Miss Anambra State University (ANSU), emerged first runner up, while Adama Onyanta, a 300-Level Biochemistry student and Miss University of Jos (Miss UNIJOS), picked the second runner up position.

Highlight of the ceremony was the presentation of Mrs. Sylva as the Grand Patron of Miss University/United Nation Nigeria Foundation. The African Coordinator of the United Nations pageant, Ms. Syndee Keitte, conferred the award on her.

The Bayelsa first lady urged all the contestants to help spread the message of her cancer awareness project aimed at saving the lives of women.

Shortly after being crowned by the outgoing queen, Miss Aminat Jenny Ayuba of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, the new MUN 2009 burst into tears of joy.

Among the panel of judges that decided the winner were the publisher, Ovation International, Chief Dele Momodu; Executive Vice-President of Conoil Nigeria, Oma Eyewuoma, an engineer; Executive Vice-President MUN Organisation, Miss Tolulope Ademulegun; Miss USA 2007, Mrs. Stephanie Hunt; Mrs. Ginika Tor; Mrs. Mary Manzo; Executive Assistant to the Governor of Bayelsa State, Ms. Julie Donli; Barr. Megan Bozimo; and Mr. John Agha.

The queen will represent Nigeria next year at the Miss United Nations International pageant in the United States and the Miss University Africa pageant in South Africa.

The Future Awards 2009 Season 5 Nominees

The Nominees

Actor of the Year

Omoni Oboli

Gideon Okeke

Mercy Johnson

Kemi Lala Akindoju

Tonto Dikeh

Ali Nuhu

Mercy Aigbe

Nonso Diobi

Best Use of Advocacy

Tunde David (YGC Africa)

Stephen Oguntoyinbo (Talk Village International)

Onodi Daniel Chinedu (Nigerian Youth Association, Benin Republic)

Ndubude Matthew Ekene (Nigeria Youth Fight Against Malaria)

Emmanuel Odiase (Smokefree Foundation)

Chuks Etuka (Will to Survive)

Isoke Aikpitanyi (Casa de Isoke)

Light Up Nigeria

Best Use of Science

• Oteri Ogoghorie (0.1 Seconds Automatic Changeover)

• Akintunde Babatunde (Novel tidal-flow constructed wetland system for wastewater treatment)

• Ify Aniebo (Research in malaria)

• Bade Adesemowo (Power Back Alarm)

• Tosin Ogunrinde (Invention in robotics)

• Okelola Mayokun (Research in climate change)

• Godspower Oboide (Magnetic safety bumpers)

• Kamal Olaleye (Power inverter innovation)

Best Use of Technology

• Bode Pedro (Veda Technologies)

• Ike Orizu (mytruspot.com)

• Olufemi Akande (iWorks)

• Temi Kolawole (Antigravity)

• Uche Eze (bellanaija.com)

• Saheed Adejuwon (DigiWorks)

• GobbleAbba Studios

• Jay Aloysius-Chukwuemeka (Bluelabs LLC)

Businesss Owner of the Year

• Oghenekaro Agono (Tremor Perfect)

• Erefe Fynecountry (Deheney Services)

• Debola Lewis (Yvent Couture)

• Ayo Arigbagbu (Dada Books)

• Hassan Rilwan (Focal Point Publishing)

• Henry Oraika (Motomedia)

• Uyi Omokaro (DM2)

• Sylvester Olusola Adade (Pearl Creations)

Creative Artist of the Year

• Olanrewaju Oluwafemi

• Onyeka Nwelue

• Andrew Esiebo

• Jumoke Verissimo

• Babadeji Ogunnubi

• Adekunle Samuel Owolabi

• Yakaa Celestine

• Richardson Oviebo

Excellence in Public Service

• Dr. Iofarfa Tor-ayin (Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi)

• Emmanuel Etim (UNFPA)

• Jerry Uchechukwu Eze (UNFPA)

• Dr. Idoko Abraham Braimah (General Hospital, Lagos)

• Fatima Zara Modibbo (Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria)

• Dr. Adedayo Osholowu (Lagos University Teaching University)

• Ngozi Iheukwumere (University Teaching Hospital, Ilorin)

• Oluwatoyin Jegede (Engineering Department, University of Lagos)

Journalist of the Year

•Toyosi Ogunseye (The Punch)

• Ruona Agbroko (NEXT)

• Rachel Ogbu (Newswatch)

• Chinedu Iroche (NEXT)

• Segun Adeoye (TELL)

• Amina Alhassan (Daily Trust)

• Afolabi Adekoya (Citypeople)

• Funke Adetutu (BusinessDay)

Magazine of the Year

• Ace

• Soundcity Blast

• The Applause

• Revealed

• Genexx

• Acada

• Dynamix

• Tripz

Model of the Year

• Aminat Ayinde

• Ibukun Jegede

• Olubunmi Ademokoya

•Tayo Ishola

• Warebi Martha

• Isi Atagamen

• Bisi Sowemimo

•Owobowale Ogunlaja

Musician of the Year

• Dare Art-Alade

• Wande Coal

• Banky W

• MI

• Omawunmi

• Rooftop MCs

• Kel

• Psquare

Music Producer of the Year

• Jesse Jagz

• DJ Clem

• JMartins

• K Solo

• Tee Y Mix

• Dokta Frabz

• Terry G

•Dekunzy

On-Air Personality of the Year (Radio)

• Tosyn Bucknor (Top Radio)

• Matse Uwatse (Wazobia FM)

• Toolz (Beat FM)

• Amake and Charles (Hot FM)

• Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi (Beat FM)

• Gbemileke Oyinsan (Inspiration FM)

• Bernie Ark (Cool FM Abuja)

• Chuks Roberts (Cosmo FM Enugu)

On-Air Personality of the Year (TV)

• Yvonne Ekwere (Silverbird TV)

• Cynthia Okpala (MTV Base)

• Adaure Achumba (Silverbird TV)

• Denrele Edun (Soundcity)

• Gloria Ebong (Channels TV)

• Veronica Onuchi (HiSoccer)

• Deji Falope (Street Dance)

• Andre Blaze (Nigezie)

Professional of the Year

• Franklin Ozekhome (Insight Communications)

• Abdularahman Aliyu (Abuja Investments Company Limited)

• Simi Dosekun (Kachifo Limited)

• Ifeanyi Ajuluchukwu (Access Bank)

• Dipo Okuribido (Banwo & Ighodalo)

•Fopefoluwa Adebayo (Goldman Sachs)

• Aneto Okonkwo (Management Consultant)

•Ifunnaya Maduka (Dean of Students, Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls)

Screen Producer of the Year

Dragon Fly Productions

Clarence Peters (Capital Productions)

Tola Odunsi (Storm Productions)

Imoh Umoren (Ultima Studios)

Chuka Ejorh (NeverMachine South Africa)

Yinka Obebe (Nigezie)

Gbenga Salu (Renders & Illusion)

Kenneth Gyang (“Finding Aisha”)

Sportsperson of the Year

• Osaze Odemwingie (Football)

• Vivian Chukwuemeka (Shotput)

• Mikel Obi (Football)

• Ikechukwu Uche (Football)

• Fatima Abinu (Lawn Tennis)

• Obafemi Martins (Football)

• Janet Dung (Athletics)

• Aruna Quadri (Table Tennis)

Style Entrepreneur of the Year

• Muyiwa Osindero (Clothesense)

• Uche Nnaji (Ouch!)

• Tobi Vincent (Alvince)

• Linda Ikeji (Blackdove Comms)

• Ugonna Umeruo (House of Nwaocha)

• Adetola Olateju (Xquizit)

• Biobelemoye Omoniyegha (Labelle’s Touch)

• Funke Ogunde (Phunk Afrique)

Team of the Year

•Africa Youth for Change

• Knighthouse Productions

• Light Up Nigeria

• Yellow Dog Productions

• Salsa Federation in Nigeria

• The Umusu Wives

• Gbagyichild Entertainment

• Glitz Youths

Young Person of the Year

• Ik Osakioduwa (On Air Personality)

• Toyosi Akerele (Youth Advocate)

• Tolu Ogunlesi (Journalist)

• Asa (Bukola Elemide) (Singer/Performer)

• Ify Aniebo (Scientist)

• Qudus Onikeku (Dance professional)

• Stephanie Okereke (Actor/Movie Producer)

• Cobhams Asuquo (Music Producer)

All nominees are Nigerian citizens aged 18-31. For the next two weeks, any complaint about any of the nominees can be sent to nominations@thefuturenigeria.com. After that, no other complaints will be entertained. The two-month judging process begins immediately. Voting, which is 50% of the first stage of the judging process, begins immediately. Voting ends December 31 2009. More information on the nominees and the judging process (including the Central Working Committee report) is on

Tattoorism: Aaron and Brandi Share Their Ink

We here at Tattoosday love our fans. However, sometimes when someone sends us a submission from abroad, we may be slow to post it. Brandi and Aaron's submissions are the extreme case in point.

Brandi e-mailed me back in April. Yes, as in that part of the calendar six months ago.

Oh, I had grand plan for the post, planning to unveil it to coincide with a cinematic release, or a DVD release, but I could never get the timing just right.

In the better late than never category, let me introduce you to a couple of tattoos that have been patiently waiting for their moment in the Tattoosday sun.

I'll start with Brandi's tattoo, which is on the front of her right shoulder:



Brandi explains:

"This tattoo is one I got on my 25th birthday but it had been 7 years in the making. I lived in Seattle, WA for 10 years (currently in Texas) and have always loved snowflakes so for my birthday I decided to get this tattoo in memory of my life in Seattle."

The second tattoo is from Aaron. Just to show you how long it has been, when they first sent the photo in April, Aaron was her boyfriend. In a follow-up e-mail a few weeks ago, Brandi called him her fiance, so congratulations are in order as well!

Here's Aaron's tattoo:



Yes, that is the crest of Gryffindor, the crest of one of the four "houses" at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy in the the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling.

Brandi explains:

This tattoo is the first installment of a sleeve project Aaron is in the process of that was started after I suggested to him he get it. He is a HUGE Harry Potter fan and I thought what better way to express his love for HP. The rest of the sleeve will be black and white illustrations from each book and I couldn't love him more for expressing his inner "dork."

I also am a fan of the series and have also share the qualities of dorkitude from time to time, so how could I not share this cool tattoo with our readers?

Both tattoos were inked at Epic Tattoos in Fort Worth, Texas. Nick Clark did Brandi's snowflake and Rudy Perez inked Aaron's Gryffindor piece.

Thanks to both Aaron and Brandi for sharing their work with us here on Tattoosday and for waiting so patiently for me to get around to posting their tattoos!

Jack Shares His Love for Graphic Novels

I had somewhere to be and a few minutes before I had to be there.

At the intersection of Clark and Henry Streets in Brooklyn Heights, I saw a guy stride into a corner bodega. Something told me to peek in. I did. And there, on the back of his right arm was a cool-looking tattoo.

So when he exited the store I introduced myself and we walked twenty yards to a well-lit frame shop to talk about his work.

His name is Jack and he works as a framer but is also a painter and fine artist. Feel free to check out his website here. His work is quite good.

He shared two tattoos with us, the first being the one on the main section of his back upper arm:


Jack is a fan of graphic novels and this piece is based on a panel from the a Hellboy book (Volume 6: Strange Places) by Mike Mignola.


The words in the upper corner of the panel are "I will cast off my afflictions...". The tattoo was done by Erick Diaz at Asylum Tattoo in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

A Hellboy tattoo has appeared previously on the blog here. You may remember the name of Erick Diaz and Asylum Studios based on an appearance on Tattoosday previously from this amazing back piece.

Getting back to Jack, when he pulled up his sleeve, I saw this tattoo above the Hellboy design:


This art is based on the work from another graphic novelist, Anders Nilsen. The piece in question is from the award-winning Dogs and Water.


Jack credits this tattoo to an artist named Jasmine Morrell, aka Jazzy J, who he referred to as a "kitchen surgeon". In other words, this is an example of a home-inked piece, more commonly known as a kitchen table tattoo. Not to say that she is not a professional. In fact, Jack informs me that she is an artist at Atomic Tattoo in Austin, Texas.

Both pieces reflect Jack's love of graphic novels. He adds "I have 4 tattoos, all from comics, the earliest was a back piece from Winsor McKay's Little Nemo in Slumberland." Perhaps we'll see that here in the future!

Thanks to Jack for sharing his amazing tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!