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...

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 ...

Adam Tedesco's Skulls (The Tattooed Poets Project)

Our next tattooed poet is Adam Tedesco , who shared these, "two of the many tattoos of skulls" that he has: Adam elaborates: The t...

Rosie the Dead Riveter

Sometimes posts sit idle in my draft folder for ages, for one reason or another. This is one example, from a woman named Adele, who I met at...

Sour Head on the Q Train (ralphnolannoble Plays the Alphabet Game)

We're continuing our subway experiment, trying to get through all of the lettered trains, in alphabetical order, in one day. We're i...

Two Cool Tattoos on the F Train (ralphnolannoble Plays the Alphabet Game)

If you're just joining us on our subway journey, we're recapping our subterranean adventure on the rails last month when we attempte...