Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Monday, June 10, 2013
Matching Sugar Skulls for Día de Muertos
I started a position at a new company this past Fall, after 10 years of commitment to my first "real" job after college. This was a huge move for me professionally; I had become comfortable in my work life, despite all the chaos going on in my family and personal life. This move was not only upward, but an opportunity to be a part of a new and growing organization. I had a couple ideas in mind to "mark" this moment in time, but the 2nd week of my new adventure was overshadowed by Superstorm Sandy.
My long time friend Jeremiah, and I had talked forever about getting matching skulls. I found this time to be the opportune moment to celebrate Día de Muertos. There was a lot of suffering around us, but I could still feel the positive energy. The city started pulling together just like another time Jeremiah and I knew all too well.
This was also an opportunity to get inked at Brooklyn Tattoo, owned by Adam Suerte. His shop was running a Day of the Dead special, and this was our chance! Patricia Mazza took care of Jeremiah first; with a larger, black & grey version of what I got.
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It cost a little extra for the color, but worth it! I love this piece on the inside of my right arm - once I fill the outer side, it will be time for more Salt & Pepper!
My long time friend Jeremiah, and I had talked forever about getting matching skulls. I found this time to be the opportune moment to celebrate Día de Muertos. There was a lot of suffering around us, but I could still feel the positive energy. The city started pulling together just like another time Jeremiah and I knew all too well.
This was also an opportunity to get inked at Brooklyn Tattoo, owned by Adam Suerte. His shop was running a Day of the Dead special, and this was our chance! Patricia Mazza took care of Jeremiah first; with a larger, black & grey version of what I got.
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Salt & Pepper
After moving my main blog, StellaBella to wordpress in 2012, I forgot all about this little piece of documentation I had also been working on. Here we are in 2013, and I have been tattooed since! I spoke last about my 3rd and least favorite "Friday The 13th" tattoo. Right before that one, I decided to tie my right arm together, with an American traditional technique called "Salt & Pepper".
More like dots, asterisks, and plus signs, it's the filler in between my favorite style of tattoo. After watching myself on NY Ink, I noticed all of my negative space in particular. I had been adding small pieces around my original piece, but now I needed some cohesion. My main man, Tom Yak and I had talked about it before, so he was happy to start tying it together. I also requested an LTD to forever remind me the name of the episode I was on.
More like dots, asterisks, and plus signs, it's the filler in between my favorite style of tattoo. After watching myself on NY Ink, I noticed all of my negative space in particular. I had been adding small pieces around my original piece, but now I needed some cohesion. My main man, Tom Yak and I had talked about it before, so he was happy to start tying it together. I also requested an LTD to forever remind me the name of the episode I was on.
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