marina claire

bro rat bro tatts #rattoo

and now, a modest photo dump from this past weekend’s smattering of tattoo happenings — @axwagn adds more petroglyphs (sourced from a print, ‘inscriptions du mont sinai’) to her…(what’s the term for a half sleeve but on a torso…) 'vest’…?

touch upz ft. O'Malley’s sculptural handiwork in the background

fin

thanks for giving me head aunt grace! @gracefinny

notha1

Some excerpts from the Fig Sign Wikipedia entry; “In Ancient Rome, the fig sign, or mano fico, was made by the pater familias to ward off the evil spirits of the dead as part of the Lemuria ritual. The hand gesture may have originated in ancient Hindu culture to depict the lingam and yoni. Among early Christians, it was known as the manus obscura, or ‘obscene hand.’ Recently, a Ukrainian word for this gesture…has also become jargon to refer to Control-Alt-Delete.” …etc. etc. it’s a good article go check it out

a succinct #ouroboros and finger dots for @glitter__box (2nd photo regram courtesy of @glitter__box , thanks dude!)

fin

Last week I had the privilege of getting to know the folks behind Minnesota’s Bolton Bees, two of the most responsible and knowledgeable beekeepers/distributors I’ve met to date. Chiara here sat like a boss through this beast of a tattoo, a diagram from an old textbook of honey bee gestation, teaching me about the significance of localized bee breeding, how queen grafting works, and ethical apiary practices in general. They’re really doing the lord’s work in terms of the future of bees, and I highly recommend checking them out next time you find yourself in Minnesota or for any bee-related inquiries: http://boltonbees.com Thanks again guys! #boltonbees #beekeeping #queengrafting #localhoney #localbees #minnesotahoney #minnesota #minnesotabees #apiarist #apiary #honeybees #beetattoo

keeping the solstice ink tradition alive with @gracefinny and this here trooper — thanks again you guys, hope you’ve already started on ideas for next time…! #ibanez #6stringbass #ibanezbass

wip / rip on Leo’s virginity

a few touch-ups on sean’s bloody hammer // roky erickson tribute

was too inspired by @annacelene ’s cicada to not add one to my bug leg 😬