A Snake and Kali, on Sasha
Last month in Lower Manhattan, at the Whitehall Street post office, I met Sasha, who shared a couple of her tattoos with me, including this ...
Crossman at the 2019 NY Empire State Tattoo Expo
A couple of weeks back, I met @Crossman5661 at the New York Empire State Tattoo Expo ( @nyempirestatetattooexpo ). He told me he was in the...
A West Side Shark
It's Shark Week, folks, last week I spotted this fierce creature on the subway on the Upper West Side: Like just seeing a fin in the wat...
Celebrity Portraits
Dark Age Tattoo (TX)
Diana Rigg
Francisco Sanchez
Game of Thrones
NY Empire State Tattoo Expo (2019)
Olenna Tyrell
Portraits
television shows
Olenna Tyrell and a Glass of Wine (2019 NY Empire State Tattoo Expo)
Earlier this month, I met Jayne at the 2019 NY Empire State Tattoo Expo ( @nyempirestatetattooexpo ). I was walking past the booths and sto...
Karen Dreams Big With This Cool Tattoo
One of my favorite tattoos from last weekend's 2019 Empire State Tattoo Expo ( @nyempirestatetattooexpo ) wasn't done at the show...
Black-eyed Susans
Brass & Briar Studios
Daisies
Floral
flowers
forget-me-nots
lavender
Lily of the Valley
NY Empire State Tattoo Expo (2019)
Peonies
Rebeka Chase
Violets
Hannah's Floral Sleeve (2019 NY Empire State Tattoo Expo)
When you go to a big tattoo show, like last weekend's 2019 Empire State Tattoo Expo ( @nyempirestatetattooexpo ), you see a lot of big...
Day of the Dead
Denys Sivak
Dogs
L.O.V.E.Machine
Lucky Style Tattoo (RU)
NY Empire State Tattoo Expo (2019)
Oleg Shepelenko
photo realism
Miguel Shares Two Amazing Tattoos (2019 NY Empire State Tattoo Expo)
I'm still unpacking all the amazing art from this past weekend's 2019 Empire State Tattoo Expo ( @nyempirestatetattooexpo ), so ex...
apples
Eve
Mythology
NY Empire State Tattoo Expo (2018)
NY Empire State Tattoo Expo (2019)
snakes
Tony ViLella
Women
"Eve" by Tony ViLella at the 2018 Empire State Tattoo Expo
Today is the closing day of he 2019 Empire State Tattoo Expo ( @nyempirestatetattooexpo ) at the Midtown Hilton here in New York City! As ...
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Jon Davis
NY Empire State Tattoo Expo (2018)
NY Empire State Tattoo Expo (2019)
Skulls
tigers
Vessel Tattoo (NY)
Josh's Astonishing Back Piece from the NY Empire State Tattoo Expo in 2018
The 2019 Empire State Tattoo Expo ( @nyempirestatetattooexpo ) continues today and runs through Sunday at the Midtown Hilton here in New Y...
Andres Jaramillo
back pieces
Focused on Creation (NY)
Jhon Campuzano
NY Empire State Tattoo Expo (2018)
NY Empire State Tattoo Expo (2019)
2019 Empire State Tattoo Expo Begins Today!
The 2019 Empire State Tattoo Expo ( @nyempirestatetattooexpo ) begins today and runs through the weekend at the Midtown Hilton here in New ...
Natalee Sports Two of One Hundred Horses
Late last summer, on a journey to Washington, D.C., I met Natalee at the National Portrait Gallery and asked her about the tattoos on her a...
Destiny's Death Cupid
Back at the end of May, I was strolling through Battery Park on my lunch break, when I spotted Destiny, who shared this cool tattoo with us:...
Jenna's Ship, Anchor and All
Last month in Brooklyn, I was enjoying some amazing beer at Other Half Brewing , when I spotted a woman with a really cool tattoo on the bac...
A Triple Shot of Kings Avenue Greatness
When I run into a tattoo artist in public, it's always a treat. Last week I spotted a gentleman with his baby outside of Federal Hall i...
Astrological Signs
Gemini
Matching Tattoos
Stiehl's Body Modification Station
The High Line
The Lovers
Alina's Tarot Card on the High Line
Just last month, I visited The High Line ( @highlinenyc ) for the very first time, and I spotted this cool tattoo on Alina: Alina explained...
birds
Brass Anchor Tattoo Lounge
Cardinals
Dogs
family
Family Tree
foxes
Heron
husky
iguanas
raccoons
Trees
Jessyca's Awesome Family Tree
A couple of summers ago, I met Jessyca near the New York Stock Exchange, and she shared this amazing tree on the back of her leg: She called...
Repost: Blaise's Sugar Skulll
I wanted to post something appropriate for this, the last day of June, as several million people are anticipated to be celebrating Pride in ...
Andrea's Pigeon Takes Flight
Andrea ( @andreas_eye ), a friend of my wife's, shared her first tattoo with me, this cool pigeon on her shoulder: Here's a closer l...
Morgan and Elanna Share Their Cat-tastic Tattoos
Last summer, I popped into the Milk & Hops beer shop in Chelsea and started chatting with Elanna and Morgan, siblings who happened to b...
Clocks
giraffe
Live Wire Arts
Painting
Roses
Salvador Dalí
Skulls
surrealism
The Burning Giraffe
The Face of War
The Persistence of Time
Hello, Dalí! Bryan's Surrealist Sleeve
Last summer, I met Bryan on the Rector Street subway platform. He was kind enough to share a full sleeve of tattoos inspired by the work of ...