Saturday, December 12, 2009

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Plastic Fantastic!

Villiant

Never the Bride

 Never the Bride

Gren and Bare It

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In progress Gladiator style woman from the quite brilliant Jeff Gogue.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Red or Dead

Red or DeadA nastier Little Red Riding Hood than I remember from the story, thanks to Jo Harrison.

Stans To Reason

Stans To Reason
Stans To Reason
Stans To ReasonStans To ReasonTattoist submission from Chris Stans, working at Kapala tattoo in Winnipeg, Canada.

Flare Rib

Flare RibMarilyn sent in this excellent submission, a Gil Elvgren piece by Jose Lopez at Lowrider Tattoo in Fountain Valley.

Wonderous!

Wonderous!You can't beat a bit of Lynda Carter! Done by the brilliant Nikko Hurtado.

Miro-culous!

Miro-culous! Bjorn sent in this great recreation of a Loish (Lois van Baarle) pinup, done by Miro at Skinlab Tattoo, Prague.

Thigh, Robots

Thigh, RobotsThigh, RobotsThigh, Robots
Awesome reader submission here from Gareth, whose sci-fi themed sleeves were done by Mo Coppolett of the Family Business in Lahdan

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Polynesian Tattoos

Polynesian tattoos are an ancient art that has been receiving a lot of attention in modern times. Though few of us who are not from the Polynesian islands would be willing to undergo the painful and lengthy procedure that real Polynesian tattoos necessitate, we might well be attracted to elements of the traditional tribal designs and wish to incorporate them into our own tattoos – using modern methods (most of us anyway).

Hawaiian face tattoo
The people of the Polynesian islands have evolved their own distinct culture over hundreds, even thousands of years. Though there are many islands in this area, the people all came from a common homeland – though no one is exactly sure where this might have been, or when they came or how.

Polynesia is a group of islands spread over the Pacific Ocean (over 1000; Polynesia is the Greek word for many islands). The Marques islands are probably where the Polynesian people came to first and they later spread to:
* New Zealand: Aotearo (Maori for NZ) is where the Maori people live. Tattoo art or Ta Moko as they call it, is a very important aspect of their culture. Discover all about Maori Tattoos here
* Hawaii: Hawaiian tattoo designs are distinct from other Polynesian tattoos in that sense that they have a more personal meaning. Popular today are Hawaiian flowers, turtles and abstract tribal.

Hawaiian tattoos
* Easter Island (Rapa Nui): the tattoo designs of the inhabitants of the Easter Island have a huge variety: stylized boats, vaginas, spears, birds, geometrical patterns, .... Women and men had a combination of bold lines and dots on their forehead, from one ear to the other. The tattoos made their skin sacred and enabled them to communicate with the gods.
* Samoa: Samoan tattoos are generally very large and denote the social status and rank of the man or woman who wears it.
* Tonga: the Tongan tattoo is similar to the Samoan tattoo.
* The Cook Islands: the tattoo designs of the Cook Islands were spread over the entire body. Each tribe had its own tattoo sign.
* French Polynesia (Tahiti): traditionally, only people of a high social ranking had tattoos. Tahitian tattoos covered the whole body, except the face. Women as well as men were tattooed. The women were tattooed at a very young age. Later they are tattooed again when they reach sexual maturity. When they desired a man, they would show their tattoos by lifting their skirts.
* The marquesa Islands: a group of islands in French Polynesia with a deeply rooted tattoo tradition. The people of the Marquesa islands were the most heavily tattooed of all the Polynesian tribes.
* Several other islands which now house distinct ethnic groups.

Though they are distinct, a lot of cultural similarities remain. For example, practically all of these people practice the art of tattooing, and they do so in startlingly similar ways. Tattoo art was very important in the Polynesian culture. Because they had no written language, tattoos were used to depict social status, family history and spirituality.
The Motives For Polynesian Tattoos

Here are some of the reasons the Polynesian people had tattoos:
* The tattoos were a symbol of courage. The tattoo process was very painful and a lot of perseverance was needed to endure the long tattoo sessions.
* Getting the first tattoo marks the transition between childhood and adulthood. It is a rite of passage.
* Tattoos added to the sexual attractiveness of a man.
* Tattoos offered protection, they were a talisman.
* Polynesian tattoos read like a book. By looking at a tattoo, insiders get to know the social status and rank of the tattooed person.

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