After ten minutes of trying to figure out if this was a wild boar or a warthog, I hit up Wikipedia. Turns out boars are just the boys. Sounds accurate enough to me!
(Actually, that’s not true. But this might be.)
Tattoo by: Ryan Fink at Empire Tattoo in Asheville, NC
I remember walking around the Richmond Convention last year, and stumbling upon Oleg’s booth. I couldn’t stop flipping through his portfolio, looking at each piece two or three times. Tonight, it’s like deja-vu. I’m once again flipping through Oleg’s website looking at each piece two or three times.
Unfortunately I don’t think Oleg is going to be at Richmond in November, but I’m sure he’ll be back to visit the states soon.
Tattoo by: Oleg Turyanskiy in Moscow, Russia
While looking at all the woodland creatures depicted in this tattoo, I noticed a weasel is strangely absent. I dunno, just seems like he would’ve belonged there?
Tattoo by: Menace at Offbeat Ink Tattoo in Malmö, Sweden
Now this is one fierce(ly swollen) wolf on someone’s inner arm. Interestingly, this is the second day in a row I’m posting a piece with a planetary symbol in it.
If anyone cares to take a stab at the significance, I’d love to hear it.
Tattoo by: Andres Ramstedt (aka “Adde”) at Stockholm Classic Tattoos in Sweden
Burke sent us this photo of his two week old rib piece, obviously still fresh when the photo was taken. He mentioned that while dandelions (yes the flower/weed, depending on if you’re a yard owner) hold a special significance to him, a flower tattoo just wasn’t what he was after. I find this dandy lion to be quite a fancy alternative.
Tattoo by: Ian White at Black 13 Tattoo in Nashville, TN
Indiana Jones was not a happy camper upon realizing he’d been put in a snake pit. While that sounds pretty gnarly, winding up in a bear pit would be infinitely worse. The only thing that sounds worse than that at present moment is getting your armpit tattooed.
How many of you have _____ pits, anyway?
Tattoo by: Shane B at Non Stop Art in Birmingham, AL
This little two-toed sloth has effectively grabbed on to the handlebar grip below. Is it just me, or does he look quite pleased with himself?
Tattoo: Andrew Swarbrick at Left Hand Path in Christchurch, New Zealand.
This elephant tattoo is actually on Jeffery’s mother. She started out insisting she wanted something small but he informed her she had to go big or go home. Looks like she didn’t leave…
Tattoo by: Jeffrey Meyer at Unbreakable Tattoo in Studio City, CA
I’m not sure when every creature in the animal kingdom started dressing like a dapper gentleman (or a wise-talking pool shark, like the dog below) but if the real world could follow suit I think we’d all be in a much better mood. I mean, bear in a fez and a monocle! Hello, does it get any more uplifting on a Sunday afternoon than that?
Tattoo by: Bugsy at Fox Body Art in Melbourne, Australia
Pretty sure I’ve never seen a traditionally styled moose tattoo before. I’m a little unsure of the translation of the text at the top – any Swedes lurking around here?
Tattoo by: Filip Henningsson at Red Dragon Tattoo in Umea, Sweden.