Does Your Hoot Go Boom?

Johnny Berrios

Hoot Of Midlothians

Marco Cerretelli

And now for something a little different....

Not quite 'pin-up', I admit, but the cute expression is rendered so well, I had to include it. By Hector Cedillo.

Would you like to know which of them were cowards?

Yomico

My Cheating Hoot

Brandon Scultheis

Heaven Bound

Ear Ear!

I adore these cute, behind the ear micro pinups from Ben Grillo. How small?!

You know, you remind me of my father.

Canman

Jack O' Lantern with Bats

This tattoo comes from Ink Jam Tattoo out of Arlington, MA. They've got a nice big gallery full of eye candy.

Eye of the Pumpkin

The super cool Jack O' Lantern comes from Sabertooth Tattoo out of the state of Washington. Go check out the site, they've got some very nice things in their little gallery.

The First Jack O' Lantern

This firey (or slimey?) Jack O'Lantern, and accompanying spook, comes from this page.

Kreativ Blogger Award

Mrs. B. from Confessions of a Pagan Soccer Mom has nominated NeoPagan Ink for the Kreativ Blogger Award! How cool is that? Now I've got to nominate 6 others and list 6 things I like.

1. Mike from Ozark Photos for his gorgeous photography of my homeland
2. Moonroot for her beautiful arts and crafts
3. Raised by Puffins from Owl Tattoos
4. Kerrdelune from Beyond the Fields We Know for her stunning photography and beautiful words
5. Bill from Tattoosday
6. Red Witch from Sexy Witch, an amazing collection of witches in art and photography

Now, for the six things I like.

1. The smell of a newly struck match
2. Waking up before the alarm goes off just so I can go back to sleep again
3. Candles, incense and oil warmers, anything with small flames that make great smells
4. Honey on fried ham and eggs
5. Walking in the woods or walking in the rain
6. Sunlight through green leaves as seen from right underneath the tree

Vegas, Baby, Vegas

Just got back from Vegas, so what better way to start back on the blog than with two from one of Vegas' finest, Jime Litwalk, who inexplicably works for Hart & Huntington.

Why So Serious?

Nameless reader submission, done by jon boy at curious tattoo in college park md.

Winter of a Broken Hoot

The last reader submission of the day! This time from Scott Murkin, who writes:

"Your blog was a great inspiration and resource in finalizing my own owl tattoo. It was done by Nate Hall at Straight A Tattoo in Asheboro, NC. I have attached a picture which I hope you can use."

So Thanks!

The HootBreak Kid

Another reader submission, this time an in-progress work from Emily, done by Siobhan at DarkWave Tattoos. Can't wait to see the finished article!

The Hoot Is On!

Another reader submission, from Jennie Boyle. Thanks!

Hoot Dreams

Random Flickr Owl, linked by Michael Matthews. Thanks!

Simple Spiral

This simple yet really cool spiral comes from mighty stena's Flickr page.

And this is your idea of common sense?

batman or batgirl, you decide!

Also by Autumn Tierney

The eggs, Penguin, or I scramble you!

Rodney Raines

A little fight in you. I like that.

Autumn Tierney

I Left My Hoot In San Francisco

Random DeviantArt Owl

De Young Museum .

Mahalos to Tu Dulay for the moko on my leg.

see you soon bro, aloha. orly

Call for Submissions

Hey tattooed pagans of the world! I haven't been getting any submissions lately. So, if any of you have been holding back your ink get off your arse and send it in already. And spread the word to your pagan friends. Don't be afraid that your ink isn't good or complex enough. If I had a functioning USB cord I'd post images of my very simple pagan tattoos. There aren't any qualifications that a tattoo must meet. So please send in your ink!

Moons with Triquetra

Gorgeous Freya

This amazing tattoo comes from Pam's House Blend. If the style looks familiar that's because this piece was done by Hannah of LA Ink fame.

Temperance Card

From InkedBlog.

gerard cacho

yo  gerard. where you at, trying to get a picture of your tattoo.

if anyone knows gerard cacho, from west side oahu, tell him to call orly.

lol, its a long shot, but i hope this works, shoots

orly

Thoth

From InkedBlog.

Aquarius Sleeve

From InkedBlog.

Totem Pole

This awesome tattoo comes from the InkedBlog archives.

Sleave tattoos

hello everyone, i lost my phone book, and my phone.

there is a book that is coming out and i need some of the full sleaves i tattooed.

but i lost all the numbers. if you have a full sleave i did, completed by me, orly,

then pls hit me up, thanks orly

olocquiao@yahoo.com

Triquetra with Ivy

This lovely tattoo comes from Nikki; she is the 13th person to submit art to NeoPagan Ink! Yay! She had this say about it:

The one I'm submitting is on my inner right forearm. The center is a triquetra, the Celtic trinity knot, which represents the Triple Goddes or the three phases of a woman's life. The ivy that surrounds the knot is the Celtic zodiac symbol for the month of October, my birth month. If you look closely in the ivy, on the long side of the knot, you’ll see the initials of my two sons’ first names, J and W in script.

The tattoo has broad meaning for me. The Celtic knot, as I mentioned, is a symbol for the Triple Goddess or the three faces of Bridget and the three phases of a woman’s life: maiden, mother and crone. The ivy is my Celtic sign. My tattoo artist wanted to invert the knot, so that the flat end was closer to my wrist, but since the knot represents my life, I wanted it facing me as I hold my arm out. The knot is the Goddess and she is a part of me, hence the ivy surrounding it. My boys are also woven into my life, therefore they have their initials in the ivy. The initials face out (facing away from me) because I want to raise forward thinking men. But the initials are behind the knot because I’d like to raise them to put the Goddess/deity before all else and also for her protection of them.

This tattoo was created by Nick Bubash of Route 60 Tattoo out of Pittsburg, PA. I'm really lovin' this tattoo; the ivy is beautiful and I love how the letters are entwined within the overall piece. Very nice. Thanks to Nikki for submitting her tattoo!

Ganesha

Just found this amazing Ganesha on the now-defunct InkedBlog.

Zeus Calf

This wild Zeus comes from Cool Tattoos.

Unique Moons

These super cool moons come from Tahlea of Geekwitch; she is the twelfth person to submit art! She had this to say about her tattoo:

The design represents many things to me. As it’s a triple moon design, the first and most obvious one is that of the moon and the Triple Goddess, and my devotion to her. Secondly, I am one of three children, and thirdly, everything happens to me in threes – good and bad. Fourth, it’s a reminder to remember the past, live the present and look forward to the future, and finally it represents my love for the moon, which I’ve felt a deep connection with, even long before I came across Neo-Paganism.

Thanks to Tahlea for submitting her ink!

Multiples

Here's some more ink submitted by Em; these belong to her man Kev.

Ares in Black & Gray

This awesome Ares comes from TattooArtists.org.

Edited to add: The artist is Dan Henk.

Freya Sleeve

This gorgeous Freya was created by artist Nic Skrade.

Om and a Dead Bear

Here's some more ink from my friend Lilith. She's got some incense cone brandings along her upper back as well.

Triskele

Here's another tattoo from Sabrina!

The triskele is on my left shoulder; it represents the triple Goddess and all the other triplicities of life.

Many thanks to Sabrina for submitting multiple tattoos!

I made you, you made me first.

Tattoo Andy

I'm off on holiday for most of October, see you in three weeks!

No Skool Like The Old Skool

I love Dawnii's old school work - her ladies are always so distinctive and pretty! Here are some of my favourites.

And I'll leave you with that til the end of the month - Pin Up Tattoos is now on holiday til late October! WOOOOO hoo!