Christine send us this picture. thanks a lot !! very nice pieces.Monday, February 14, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Tattoosday's Bonafide Bags Giveaway!
Last month I enviously watched as the good folks over at TattooSnob had a contest in which they gave away some really cool items from Bonafide Bags. I reached out to the good people at Bonafide and asked if they'd like to do something with our readers, and they were very receptive to the idea.
So check these out:
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| Bonafide's Japanese Koi (left) and Traditional (right) Designs |
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| Bonafide's American Pride (left) and Day of the Dead (right) Designs |
They're very sturdy and look really cool - perfect for a trip to the supermarket or the beach. They're made from recycled plastic and my lovely bride is already rocking her Japanese Koi bag. There are two sizes of each design. Check out Bonafide's website here for more product specifics, including close-up views, as well.
How do you win a set? Leave a comment on the post below and winners will be randomly selected and receive a matching set of these Bonafide Bags. That's one large all purpose bag and its matching lunch/gift bag counterpart, or a $15.00 value. I have three sets of each of the four designs, so that's twelve winners in all.
Now, let's see if we can outdo the readers at TattooSnob. They garnered 63 comments/entries in their giveaway, so our goal is 70 reader comments by Saturday, February 19, at 11:59 PM, EST. Tell us which one is your favorite design, or any other related comment, and you'll be eligible to win!
Note: I have a filter on comments so if you don't see it right away, it's because I need to approve each submission to make sure it's not spam.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
USER SUBMISSIONS / I GOT THIS INKED
Thanks to Demetri for reminding us that we had originally planned to post some user submissions too. Demetri is the first one to show one of his new pieces. If you would like to submit something too, mail us at grandtattoo.blogspot.com@googlemail.comFriday, February 11, 2011
GET THIS INKED
i flipped through an old fairytale book ( not the one above ) and found some pretty cool colored illustrations that would make a kick ass tattoo. where do you find your inspiration ? hit us up !
HERON PRESTON
i used to check mister heron preston's blog pretty often. it delivered a nice stylo-nyc-fashion-hipster-coolness-vibe. that used to be. things have changed. the blog is now called firebird got a new design and is not that fascinating anymore. the only two pictures that provided interest where these :)
Jenise's Tattoo is Decorative and Practical
Normally I would have prefaced this as a "Tattoos I Know" post, since the contributor, Jenise, has been a friend of mine since 1984. However, since we haven't actually seen each other in person in over twenty-five years, I've never actually met her tattooed self in the flesh.
Nonetheless, Jenise has been a fan and supporter of Tattoosday since its inception and has, from early on, told me that "one of these days" she'd send me shots of the tattoo circling her right wrist. Imagine my surprise when, out of the blue, the pictures finally arrived this week. So here it is:
Jenise credits Clay at Willie's Tropical Tattoo in Daytona Beach, who inked these in February 2008. The piece was "designed to reflect [her] Hawaiian bracelet and it took [the artist] 2 hours to get it just the way he wanted it before he put the stencil on...". As for the words "Peanut" and "Shellfish," the tattoo also acts as a quasi medic alert bracelet, indicating two foods which make her seriously ill. So there's a practical aspect to the piece, as well.
On a humorous note, she added "NO... these are NOT the nicknames of my children, I have been asked that more times than I can count".
Thanks to Jenise for sharing her tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Nonetheless, Jenise has been a fan and supporter of Tattoosday since its inception and has, from early on, told me that "one of these days" she'd send me shots of the tattoo circling her right wrist. Imagine my surprise when, out of the blue, the pictures finally arrived this week. So here it is:
Jenise credits Clay at Willie's Tropical Tattoo in Daytona Beach, who inked these in February 2008. The piece was "designed to reflect [her] Hawaiian bracelet and it took [the artist] 2 hours to get it just the way he wanted it before he put the stencil on...". As for the words "Peanut" and "Shellfish," the tattoo also acts as a quasi medic alert bracelet, indicating two foods which make her seriously ill. So there's a practical aspect to the piece, as well.
On a humorous note, she added "NO... these are NOT the nicknames of my children, I have been asked that more times than I can count".
Thanks to Jenise for sharing her tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Miguel's Vision Reveals What Lies Within
A few weeks back, I popped in at my wife's workplace, and she introduced me to Miguel, the husband of one of her colleagues. In warmer weather, she had seen that Miguel had a tattoo, and she thought I would be interested in talking to him about it. Unfortunately, at the moment, it was in the high 20's outside and Miguel had on layers of clothing, which covered the artwork on his upper right arm. I did, however, ask him to send me a photo when he got the chance.
Miguel was good to his word and e-mailed me the following photo:
Miguel told me that, one night, a couple of years ago, during a difficult time in his life, he had a dream about the tattoo and, when he awoke, he drew up the image he had seen in his mind. The vision, to him, "represents the evil that people have inside". He took the idea to Sunset Tattoo in Brooklyn, and one of the artists created the piece.
Thanks to Miguel for sharing his tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Miguel was good to his word and e-mailed me the following photo:
Miguel told me that, one night, a couple of years ago, during a difficult time in his life, he had a dream about the tattoo and, when he awoke, he drew up the image he had seen in his mind. The vision, to him, "represents the evil that people have inside". He took the idea to Sunset Tattoo in Brooklyn, and one of the artists created the piece.
Thanks to Miguel for sharing his tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Jenny's Skeleton Key
January was a bleak month here in New York City. The second snowiest month ever did not bode well for inkspotting, but on the last day of the month, I met Jenny, a graphic designer, at my local bookstore.
Jenny had two tattoos visible, but has nine others as well. She offered up this cool skeleton key tattoo on her inner left forearm:
She told me that the tattoo's orientation on her arm is, if you'll pardon the pun, key. It points toward her heart and represents the fact that she makes her own decisions in her life, or in her own words, "I open my own doors".
She had this done by Mumia at Omega Tattoos in Queens. She added that all her tattoos are in black and gray, saying it is a matter of personal preference and that colors don't translate well on her skin.
Check out Jenny's website here to see some of her design work. I especially like this example of her design for a tattoo shop.
Thanks to Jenny for sharing this special key with us here on Tattoosday!
Jenny had two tattoos visible, but has nine others as well. She offered up this cool skeleton key tattoo on her inner left forearm:
She told me that the tattoo's orientation on her arm is, if you'll pardon the pun, key. It points toward her heart and represents the fact that she makes her own decisions in her life, or in her own words, "I open my own doors".
She had this done by Mumia at Omega Tattoos in Queens. She added that all her tattoos are in black and gray, saying it is a matter of personal preference and that colors don't translate well on her skin.
Check out Jenny's website here to see some of her design work. I especially like this example of her design for a tattoo shop.
Thanks to Jenny for sharing this special key with us here on Tattoosday!
Sunday, February 6, 2011
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