Atlas Sleeve

This gorgeous Atlas was created by Holly Ellis out of San Francisco, CA and comes from TattooNow.com. In the failed revolt of the Titans against the Olympians Zeus determined that Atlas would forever bear the heavens on his shoulders as punishment. Later, along came Hercules who, in the course of his Twelve Labors, needed the apples of the Hesperides. Now, the Hesperides are four nymphs, and daughters of Atlas, who live in a magical garden guarded by a dragon. Now, said apples aren't just any old apples. They were a wedding gift from Gaia upon the marriage of Zeus and Hera. And that dragon? Oh, it just has a hundred heads, that's all. Hercules tricked Atlas into getting the apples by saying...

Lakshmi Back Piece

This gorgeous Lakshmi tattoo comes from here. Lakshmi is the goddess of good fortune and beauty and, like another goddess of beauty, was born from the foam at the Churning of the Ocean. She is the consort of Vishnu and mother of Kama, god of lo...

Greco-Roman Back Piece

This amazing back piece comes from Rank My Tattoos. It appears to be Zeus/Jupiter in the center with his lightning bolt, Aphrodite/Venus in lower left being born from the foam in the classic Botticelli pose, Hephaistos/Vulcan toiling away in the lower right, a scorpion in the upper left and another god, perhaps Apollo in the upper right. Very nice. I can't help but wonder what this would've looked like in color. Be sure to click the image to see the larger versi...

Zoso Wizard

If you don't already know, and I pity you if you don't, this is the wizard from Led Zeppelin IV also known as Zoso. I don't know why this individual chose to reverse it but, oh well, it looks awesome! Not sure where this originates, it's just been living in my photos for a while. And just for the fun of it, here's the lyrics to "Misty Mountain Hop" from said album.Walkin' in the park just the other day, baby,What do you, what do you think I saw?Crowds of people sittin' on the grass with flowers in their hair said,"Hey, Boy, do you wanna score?"And you know how it is.I really don't know what time it was, woh, oh,ohso I asked them if I could stay awhile.I didn't notice but it had got very dark...

You've eaten Gotham's wealth. Its spirit. Your feast is nearly over.

Pache...

Rawr.

Here, kitty, kitty! Douglas Billi...

Too Hoot To Handle

Another tattoist submission, Cody Collins sent in this owl and umbrella-ella-ella-ey-ey-ey-ey. Ah...

A Hoot Full Of Love

This time, a tattoist submission, from Kristin Young of Majestik Tattoo, Tucson, ...

Central Hooter

Another reader submission, this from Chris Flynn, done at Divine Line, San Anton...

Threesome

Three completely different styles, all from the same needle, courtesy of Phil You...

New Blog Header!

...and its all thanks to this awesome Tim Harris rendition of a classic Gil Elvgren pie...

Happy Holidayz

Get some custom one off vans or chucks for a gift for someone. Ask for Sefa, (JOJO)Happy holidays to you and your families! HBcrewWe also have gift certificates for sale.&nb...

Uffington Horse

The Uffington White Horse is considered by many to be the oldest hill figure in all of Britain. It's carved out of the chalk escarpment and measures 374 feet in length. It dates back to the Bronze Age, about 1000 BCE. Since it dates from that long ago it must have been built by pagans. (At least that seems obvious to me.) This tattoo came from The Science Tattoo Empori...

Fairy Back Piece

Well, you knew it had to happen sooner or later. So I'm finally posting a fairy tattoo. This gorgeous fairy comes from TattooArtists....

Everyone looks up to you. They listen to you. If you tell them to fight, they'll fight.

Dave Wa...

Oh, and by the way, the suit, it wasn't cheap. You oughta know, you bought it.

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Strawberry Blonde

Jamie Schene takes on an Elvgr...

Don't Break My Hoot

Josh Frac...

Enki

Here's a nifty tattoo of Enki, one of the heavy hitters of the Sumerian pantheon. This tattoo comes from here. And just for the fun of it I thought I'd include the original Enki stele. Note the water streaming forth from his body. He's a god of water in a desert area so he's a pretty important dude, hence the crown and throne. I'd think that if I got a similar tattoo I would've included the water. But, eh, to each his o...

Amazing Odin

This gorgeous Odin comes from Skysinger's Flickrstre...

Old Man Winter

This impressive frosty guy comes from TattooArtists.o...

Chilly Ink

This wintery tattoo was done by Stevie G. at Pair-A-Dice Tattoo out of Juneau, Alaska. Be sure to check out the site as they've got a nice gallery of great art. As always, click through for the larger version and note the big spiral in the backgrou...

Bare Tree

This neat tattoo was done by Nik Lensing of Fluid Ink Tattoos in St Paul, MN. and comes from About.c...

The Greeks are Coming

This looks to be a Spartan soldier in the front with a huge Spartan helmet in the background with the Parthenon in the back left and maybe Nike, goddess of victory on the far left. Very nice. As most of us know the Spartans were the badasses of the ancient Greek world. Just for a little taste: they were only considered men when they murdered a slave and weren't caught doing it. Be sure to click through to see the detai...

Platinum Blonde

A classic take on Elvgren by Mike De Vri...

We're going to kill each other, aren't we? Perhaps you'll kill me. Perhaps I'll kill you. Perhaps sooner. Perhaps later.

Unknown, culled from ModBl...

Hoot Tamale

Unkno...

Good Pin-up Bad Pin-up

I was hoping not to include bad tattoo art in this blog, but this, from Horrible Tattoos was too good to pass up. I particularly like his caption..."Are you sure that my tattoo will look exactly like this one ?""Sure, sure relax....

North American Indian Ink

The story of body art in North America is one of fascinating religious and spiritual significance. The art of tattoo was so widespread among North American Indians that it could justifiably be considered universal. Although many of the uses and features of tattoo were similar among various tribes they were not identical. Generally tattoos were used for four main reasons: to mark rites of passage, to signify one's clan or tribe, for healing and pain relief and to warn of a warriors abilities and therefore intimidate the enemy. The methods to apply their tattoos were generally the same throughout North America and usually consisted of sharpened bones or thorns used to pierce or puncture the...

Sassafras Hoots

Holy owl-verload, Tyler James Densley! Another tattoist submission too. Awesome stu...