"Ave fênix um ser magnífico, gosto muito de seu desenho e de sua história mitológica !"
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Patrícia Melo, dragão oriental, 189
"Ainda não está pronta. Falta muito, mais vai ter muita história pra contar com certeza. Está doendo muito, mais cada sessão é uma realização de um sonho, pois sempre quis ter uma tattoo de dragão oriental.
Assim que ficar pronta eu mando outras fotos ok? Prometo!
Meu tatuador: Kenny Maia, recomendo.
kennymaia@hotmail.com (msn)
kenny_tatoo.style@hotmail.com kennytattoostyle@gmail.com
Telefone: (81) 8843 9218"
Patrícia Melo
Dragon Tattoos
So Rich Meaning Dragon Tattoos
Across the Far East, the dragon tattoos stands as a symbol of protection and strength. 
Japan, China, Korea and Vietnam all have our own history behind the legend of the dragon importance. Stories aside, these creatures have become the basis for some subjects that are most striking and beautiful that the tattoo artist can hope to create.
Even though dragon tattoos designs come from the Eastern culture, has become increasingly popular to integrate the theme of dragons into the skin of other popular designs. Dragons wrapped around everything from Celtic cross with a delicate floral design, each making a unique statement that the artist is seeking.
A dragon tattoos, when done by a skilled artist, can be a dynamic part of art. Body art artist the ability to combine the natural features of the body's own dragon tattoos into the subject can create a design that looks like a still life.
Weapons into a dragon's tail and the shoulders thigh. 
As a common figure in fantasy literature and games, the dragon has gained increasing popularity among people who might not normally even get a tattoo. Dragons represent the characteristics of loyalty and wisdom of the Middle Ages has stolen the hearts of many people who are outside the traditional art of body demographics.
These stories have been deleted from the evil connotation of the dragon and dragon tattoos flash books reflect this trend. Dragons are often described as majestic and revered creatures than evil man-eating animals through stories.
In traditional Japanese tattoos, which people pay their respects can be seen on the dragon tattoo depicting a dragon holding the pearl of wisdom. This is a popular motif, and only one element of the knowledge of the dragon in a rich culture.
It can be difficult to make a final decision when you're ready to choose your tattoo. If you're open to anything, but has not decided yet, make sure that you at least saw a flash body art of possibilities that exist with a dragon tattoos. dragon is incredible media that allows artists to create something unique. By Mike Selvon
The Tattooed Poets Project: Nikoletta Nousiopoulos
Today's tattooed poet is Nikoletta Nousiopoulos:
This tattoo is on Nikoletta's left bicep. At the time she got it, she was researching the Tarot and she felt especially connected to the card representing The Lovers. She explains that "the original card had a giant angel in place of the Eyes of Ra. I preferred the eyes over the angel."
This was her second tattoo and was inked at Skin Grafix in Groton, Connecticut.
Nikoletta Nousiopoulos holds a MFA in Poetry from New England College. Her poems have appeared in elimae, South Jersey Underground, 2River, and Harpur Palate. She was a 2010 finalist for the Philbrick Poetry Award, and was a winner of the 2009 Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prize. Her first book all the dead goats was released in 2010 from Little Red Tree Publishing.
Check out one of her poems over on BillyBlog here.
This tattoo is on Nikoletta's left bicep. At the time she got it, she was researching the Tarot and she felt especially connected to the card representing The Lovers. She explains that "the original card had a giant angel in place of the Eyes of Ra. I preferred the eyes over the angel."
This was her second tattoo and was inked at Skin Grafix in Groton, Connecticut.
Nikoletta Nousiopoulos holds a MFA in Poetry from New England College. Her poems have appeared in elimae, South Jersey Underground, 2River, and Harpur Palate. She was a 2010 finalist for the Philbrick Poetry Award, and was a winner of the 2009 Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prize. Her first book all the dead goats was released in 2010 from Little Red Tree Publishing.
Check out one of her poems over on BillyBlog here.
Friday, April 2, 2010
The Tattooed Poets Project: Adam Deutsch
Although the plan is to introduce new poets in this year's Tattooed Poets Project, there will be a few return visitors from last year. Adam Deutsch is one of those exceptions.
In last year's post, in which Adam shared some incredible Miltonian work, he alluded to the fact that he also had a full sleeve inspired by Ralph Waldo Emerson's Transcendental Man. I mean, how could we not bring Adam back to share that?
Here's the sleeve:
A closer look shows the mountains wrapping around the upper arm:
Adam explains more fully:
Adam Deutsch was born on Long Island, New York and has his M.A. from Hofstra University (2005) and M.F.A. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2008). He's been on the editorial staff of a number of presses and journals, including Ninth Letter and Barn Owl Review. He presently works in higher education all over San Diego, and is the editor of Cooper Dillon Books.
Check out a poem from Adam over at BillyBlog here.
In last year's post, in which Adam shared some incredible Miltonian work, he alluded to the fact that he also had a full sleeve inspired by Ralph Waldo Emerson's Transcendental Man. I mean, how could we not bring Adam back to share that?
Here's the sleeve:
A closer look shows the mountains wrapping around the upper arm:
Adam explains more fully:
"That moment where 'the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me' is too important to forget. Rather than have the text tattooed, I went with this image--which is an adaptation of a caricature by Christopher Cranch of the transparent eyeball.
I was moved by the image. Beside Emerson, I was reading the Bhagavad-Gita and Bashō. It seemed fitting to have the sky above 'the lover uncontained and immortal beauty' blend into the water at the base of a mountain that peaks at the shoulder.Like Adam's other work, this piece was done by Sunday Dawne-Marie at Lark Tattoo in Westbury, New York. Adam elaborates on the process:
"We decided that the simple line-art style make it seem less like art on the body, and more like art in the body. The red is a mixture of colors. I had just the red for about 3 years, and went back for the shading in late 2008--everyone would see it peeking out of a sleeve, and they thought I either cut myself, or had a scar from some kind of accident. When I came in and said 'I think we can use some shading. A little depth,' she said, 'That's what I told you 3 years ago.' So, it was two sittings, about 3 hours apiece. Because it's an uncommon style, I booked the last appointment of the day so she could take her time with it. I trust Sunday to no end with ink."Work from Lark Tattoo has appeared previously on Tattoosday here.
Adam Deutsch was born on Long Island, New York and has his M.A. from Hofstra University (2005) and M.F.A. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2008). He's been on the editorial staff of a number of presses and journals, including Ninth Letter and Barn Owl Review. He presently works in higher education all over San Diego, and is the editor of Cooper Dillon Books.
Check out a poem from Adam over at BillyBlog here.
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