eagledaggerrosepanther: Elizabeth Lemon, Ocean Ink Miranda…
eagledaggerrosepanther: Elizabeth Lemon, Ocean Ink Miranda NSW @elizabethhuxleymay
Aztec tattoos: Mictlantecuhtli, the lord of the dead
In the Aztec mythology Mictlantecuhtli was a god of the dead and the king of Mictlan (Chicunauhmictlan), the lowest and northernmost section of the underworld. He was one of the principal gods of the Aztecs and was the most prominent of several gods and goddesses of death and the underworld. The worship of Mictlantecuhtli sometimes involved ritual cannibalism, with human flesh being consumed in and around the temple. His wife was Mictecacihuatl, and together they were said to dwell in a windowless house in Mictlan. Mictlantecuhtli was …
http://letsgethighbaby.tumblr.com/post/81720756128 Crayon styled…
http://letsgethighbaby.tumblr.com/post/81720756128 Crayon styled rose tattoo for the boy that taught me love he is the very heart & soul of every breath i take
The Tattooed Poets Project: Bianca Spriggs
Our next tattooed poet is Bianca Spriggs!Bianca offers up two tattoos, starting with this one:Bianca explains:”The first is a tattoo of the USS Starship Enterprise NCC 1701-D. I got this for a wedding anniversary gift from my husband in 2011. I’m a serious Star Trek fan and was reared on Star Trek: The Next Generation (I literally had collector’s cards of the characters stashed in my childhood photo album alongside my relatives), so I figured what …
Death tattoo: the Death’s hourglass
Very often, various symbols of the relentless flow of time (like hourglasses, watches, sundials, old pendulum clocks, timepieces, horologes) are included in the Death tattoo designs. The presence of the time-related symbols is a reminder that the time is running out and the life is slipping away. Among these, the most popular is the traditional symbol of mortality – the Hourglass. The image of the hourglass, sometimes with the addition of metaphorical wings, is a symbol of the human life’s fleeting, and that the “sands …
Taken from Jane Austen’s Persuasion – Captain…
Taken from Jane Austen’s Persuasion – Captain Wentworth’s letter to Anne Elliot. So, so beautifully written.
RIP Borgnine…
via roblfc1892.deviantart.com Borgnine, my Dwarf character in Jonathan Becker's Thursday-night B/X Dungeons & Dragons game, died last night after four gaming sessions by drowning in the bowels of White Plume Mountain, while attempting to recover the magical artifact Whelm, a trident giving the bearer certain powers of Poseidon. Oh, and this tattoo of a "Warhammer Dwarf" on deviantARTist roblfc1892's calf is pretty badass, too… (artist credited as "my
Butterfly tattoos meanings:
The everlasting life, stemming from it’s various stages of life: Birth (the caterpillar), Death (the chrysalis), and finally, Resurrection (the butterfly)Transformation, regeneration, change or flight – The metamorphosis of a butterfly from an egg, to a caterpillar, to pupa and then to a beautiful adult butterfly can be symbolic for someone that has had a drastic change in their lives. Having a tattoo of a butterfly symbolizes a new life, a new beginning after having gone through some rough times. Spiritual Evolution – In stage one the caterpillar spends its time totally engrossed…
The Tattooed Poets Project: Susana Case
Our next tattooed poet is Susana Case, who sent along this photo:Susana tells us:”I was revisiting Milan, had been thinking about a bracelet tattoo for some time, and decided that Milan would be the perfect place to have this done, since it seems every other person who lives in that city has a tattoo. I asked the man behind the desk of my hotel if he had one and if I could see it. He said he had one, he would recommend the…
Dermagraphix in downtown grand rapids, MI is an abomination. see…
Dermagraphix in downtown grand rapids, MI is an abomination. see for yourself: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dermagrafix/123389911198 submitted by anonymous
my friend trio’s cocktapuss tattoo ‘Big V!’ He…
my friend trio’s cocktapuss tattoo ‘Big V!’ He is insane, but i love him dearly. submitted by anthraxcat
Black light painting
I made this for my friend Xam in England. I just went down to DC to get tattooed by him.He’s a great guy and a very acomplished tattooer and painter.
electricpanthertattoo: tattoo by alex alexkasstattoo@gmail.com…
electricpanthertattoo: tattoo by alex alexkasstattoo@gmail.com 210-590-6900
