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!

Ashley Massaro Dragon and Star Tattoos

Ashley Massaro is a stunning American model and professional wrestler, perhaps best known for her work with World Wrestling Entertainment.

Ashley Massaro has an assortment of tattoo designs, including a large pink dragon with black Chinese lettering on her left side torso.

She also has a pair of nautical stars on the back side of her arms, plus a small butterfly on her right hip and a string of Kanji down her lower back.

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!

Colorful Heart - Valentine's Day

When you where colors you speak to your power. Each color has the potential to bring something different to your day. It may become a pleasure to dress in the morning as you choose what you will say to yourself and other by your choice of colors
The colors of the rainbow we know to be ROYGBIV: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo violet. The colors are tied to our power centers. Red is the color of the first power center, it is dense and full color
Red can tie us to our roots and ground us to our day. It can be used as a helpful reminder to stake our ground. It also is full of fun and passion it can help us feel connected to others.
Orange is the color of our second power center located in the naval area. Orange can help us when we need to create something. It can inspire us to create what we want and have the power to present it
Yellow is the color of the sun and full of fun. It is color of the third power center located in our solar plexus. It can help you to manifest your power, to have the strength to choose to use our power. Wearing yellow can help you take that idea you had floating around in your head and take the actions necessary to make it a reality

New Body Painting: valentine theme

Sculpture has been a significant part of artistic and spiritual traditions worldwide for many years, and modern manufacturing has made small statuettes cheap and readily available. Whether or not you are trying for decorative statuettes for your home or office, religious statuettes to create a non secular space, or a mini statuette to give as a unique gift, you'll easily find mini statuettes for sale online
Statuettes can be created from several different materials. They can be carved from wood or stone, solid in metals like bronze or pewter, made of plaster, fired clay, ceramic, or glass materials, or in several cases these days, a mould is created and the statuettes are created of resin
They may be left unpainted, painted by hand, or coloured in the process of manufacturing. Mini statuettes will be found to suit anyone's taste and to reinforce any decor
If you need non secular statuettes, you'll notice Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and Native American figures. In the Christian tradition, you'll find figures of Catholic saints, small sculptures of Jesus, Mary and other Biblical figures, crèche scenes and more
In the Jewish tradition, you may notice Bat Mitzvah figurines, rabbis in various poses, or Moses with the stone tablets. Buddha is a frequent subject of sculptors and other Hindu statuettes might include Shiva, Ganesh, Lakshmi or similar non secular figures

Chocolate Body Paint

Who doesn't like to get chocolates for a gift? Perhaps that is why chocolates have been a favorite gift for many occasions over the last two centuries. From the first time that chocolate bars were created and enjoyed, to the most expensive gourmet chocolates created by incredible chocolatiers today, this delectable delight never fails to please anyone when received as a gift
Today, many events celebrated worldwide include chocolates, from the sweetened drinks through to the desserts. However, perhaps the most popular event of chocolate gift giving remains giving chocolates during Valentine's Day
It is during that period that Belgian pralines, luxurious Swiss chocolates by the pound, and even basic chocolate candy bars such as Snickers, Kit Kat and various Hershey products become popular chocolate Valentine gifts
And in recent years, expensive gourmet chocolate and delectable custom treats have become increasingly popular. So whatever the budget, whatever the occasion, there is sure to be something delicious to give as a chocolate gift
In order to save some time in choosing something spectacular, here is a Top Ten chocolate gifts list that you might want to consider for Valentine's Day or any other occasion

Spoiler for Body Painting Momen Valentine

Spoiler for Body Painting Momen Valentine