Led’s Tattoo Studio, Sao Paulo is set to quench the appetite of Brazilian tattoo lovers. 9th Brazilian Tattoo Convention will be organized on October 31st 2011.
So, just have a taste of skin art in Sao Paulo, the richest state of Brazil.
Comments: The client first emailed me and asked for a coiled snake in "Calypso Tattoo style". This was a fun work to design and tattoo. The placement is on the calf of the leg. [The client edits books on reptiles.]
I spotted Jill in the beginning of November sitting in the New Jersey Transit waiting area at Penn Station.
She has eight tattoos, five are symbols and three are word-based, including this one on her forearm:
The one she shared with us is based on the song lyrics of U2 and their song "Walk On".
The letter G and the date refer to her grandmother and the day she died, March 2, 2010.
The lyrics are "And I know it aches/And your heart it breaks/You can only take so much/Walk on".
Jill said that listening to music got her through a difficult time and this song, in particular, carried and sustained her through the mourning process.
Coincidentally, March 2 marked the anniversary of her meeting the band in 2009.
Dennis also inked this on Amanda's inner right bicep:
This quote "IO FU QUELLO CHE VOI SIETE E QUEL CH'IO SON VOI SARETE" is taken from an Italian fresco credited to Masaccio. This is the artwork in question:
The Holy Trinity, with the Virgin and Saint John and donors, in Florence
If you look at the bottom of the fresco, right above the skeleton is the phrase Amanda has inscribed on her arm.
The phrase is translated as "I once was what you are and what I am you also will be". These words remind her of her own mortality.
Thanks to Amanda for sharing these lovely tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!