It's always a bonus when I run into a tattoo artist somewhere other than a tattoo shop.For example, I spotted Matthew Adams on the platform of the 34th Street Station, waiting for a downtown A train last week.Like most artists,...
Marianna Shares the First Rose of Spring
Today is the first day of spring! It's always a joyous time here at Tattoosday, as the temperatures rise and all the tattoos of my fellow New Yorkers come out of hibernation.Last week we were experiencing a lovely end-of-winter...
Musician Monday: Camille Harp's Bird Flies Free
It has been a while since we celebrated "Musician Monday," but the early onset of spring has brought out the tattoos and last week in Penn station, I met Camille, who shared this part of her left sleeve:We focused on this...
Jason's Two Stars Lead the Way
Last week, I spotted Jason walking through Penn Station and took the opportunity to ask him about some of his tattoos. He says he has about twenty-four in all, so I took a picture of his forearms, from the photo here you...
Steve's Zombie Apocalypse - In Progress
A couple weeks back, on an unseasonably warm and sunny February day, I spotted Steve on Penn Plaza, wearing a short-sleeve shirt, with some pretty cool ink peeking out from his arm.Intrigued, I approached him, and started...
Inkbursts: Spring Awakening
So I'm digging these inkbursts for now. This is the third in the series, each piece composed on the New York City subways.On Thursday it was 60 degrees in the Big Apple and, I read somewhere that this has been the fourth warmest winter on record. You...
Danielle's Mother Walks with Her
Last week I met Danielle in Penn Station and spotted this tattoo on her left foot:She explained that November 7, 1958 was her mother's birth date. Danielle was just a little girl of eight years old when her mother passed,...
