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Selasa, 23 Agustus 2011

Daniel Gives Us a Lady Liberty Update

Last May, we featured this great tattoo, courtesy of Daniel:

Read the original post here.

Daniel recently sent me updated photos of his sleeve, which I thought we'd share here. This work is all by the amazing Guido Baldini. He tattooed Daniel during a recent stint at Brooklyn Tattoo here in New York.

Photo Courtesy of Daniel Valvano and Guido Baldini

As Daniel explained it, he worked with Guido and

"We wanted to keep the theme going so I said I wanted a creepy background and he just free handed the clouds and lightening. The rotten apple was thrown in there at the very end."

Thanks to Daniel for updating us on his Lady Liberty tattoo!

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Senin, 22 Agustus 2011

GroundSwell presents Alan Kitchen

The start of the GroundSwell Gallery's fourth show, There Was No Sound: paintings by Alan Kitchen, lends us great momentum as we are continuing to develop the workings of the Gallery and relationships with artists and the public. We are proud to have been reviewed by Kyle Macmillan as part of the Denver Post's Art blog and also the Friday, Aug. 19th Entertainment section of the Denver Post. Congratulations are certainly in order for Alan as his first solo show of paintings has brought him such positive attention. We confidently anticipate Alan's growth as an artist remembering his proposal for a show with us. What a joy to receive a proposal with strong conceptual backing for aesthetically solid paintings. Seeing the paintings in person for the first time, I felt the delight one artist feels for another's good work.

Denver Post Blog article: http://blogs.denverpost.com/artmosphere/2011/08/17/a-bustling-block-of-east-colfax-avenue-shows-the-continuing-growth-of-the-denver-art-scene/2004/

Denver Post: Entertainment. August 19th article: http://www.denverpost.com/art/ci_18702507

As a reminder, GroundSwell Gallery is open every day from 10am to 7pm. The Gallery is adjacent to GroundSwell Cannabis Boutique and employees there can help you connect with curators Danette Montoya or Rebecca Peebles. Otherwise, Rebecca and Danette are present in the Gallery every Friday from 12pm - 4pm and can schedule for appointments with interested patrons. You may contact Rebecca at rebecca@groundswelldenver.com or Danette at danette@groundswelldenver.com.

Sean's Garnish, Inspired by a Friend

When I met Sean last month, he had several tattoos to choose from. We ended up selecting this piece, on his left wrist:

Granted, there's two tattoos in this photo, but I was fascinated by the pineapple and cherry tattoo. That's not something you see every day. Sean, who is a hairdresser from the Boston area, explained:

"My best friend Sandrine Schaefer is a performance artist ... she did work where she would use pineapples and cherries on her body, because they're also used as common meat garnishes. And her artwork is a lot about feminism and veganism."

Ms. Schaefer, whose website is here, is a prolific artist worth checking out.

The tattoo was inked by Lucky Matthews at Fat Ram's Pumpkin Tattoo in the Jamaica Plain section of the greater Boston area.

As for the "Mom" tattoo, above it on the forearm, there is really no explanation needed, but I did want to credit the artist, Edwin Marquez at Regeneration Tattoo in Allston, Massachusetts.

Thanks to Sean for sharing his ink with us here on Tattoosday!

Minggu, 21 Agustus 2011

The Lady is a Tramp

Sarah Whale by Toby Knott for Vogue Portugal September 2011

Alison's Violet Lotus

I spotted Alison's tattoo as in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, back at the beginning of July. She was kind enough to share this lovely lotus tattoo:

This lotus has a spiritual meaning for Alison, and she pointed out the third eye at the center of the flower. This was also a cover-up of an older tattoo.

Craig Messina inked this when he was at Lone Wolf Tattoo in Bellmore, Long Island. He has since moved to the Long Island shop of Red Rocket Tattoo.

Work by Craig Messina has appeared previously on Tattoosday here and here.

Thanks to Alison for sharing this lovely tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Jumat, 19 Agustus 2011

Sweet decadent

Guinevere van Seenus by Michael Thompson for W September 2011

The new gypsie

Numéro #126 September 2011 Photographed by: Greg Kadel Model: Monika Jac Jagaciak