Corn for Lughnasadh

Click image(s) to see the larger version(s).This tattoo image comes from the Flickrstream of Steve Rhodes and is licensed by Creative Commons.Hey folks, Happy Lughnasadh! Today marks the halfway point between the Summer Solstice and the Autumn Equinox and is the traditional beginning of the harvest season.Lughnasadh was begun by the Celtic god Lugh, a god of many, many talents, in honor of his foster mother Tailtiu who, after clearing and thus preparing the fields of Ireland for planting, died of exhausti...

Nile River Goddess

Click image(s) to see the larger version(s).This tattoo image comes from the Flickrstream of Thomas Hawk and is licensed under Creative Commons.The goddess on Jessica's forehead is commonly known as the Nile River Goddess. The original figurine dates from about 4000 BCE which makes this goddess older than the Pharaohs. It is thought that her arms are raised in prayer to the star Sirius as the annual flood, which brought life, prosperity and power to Egypt, occurred for thousands of years on the day Sirius appeared in the heave...

Lovely Lily

Click image(s) to see the larger version(s).This gorgeous lily tattoo comes from the Flickrstream of Cellardoore and is licensed under Creative Commons.This tattoo seems particularly fitting for this time of year because, around here, the Surprise Lilies are blooming. Everywhere I go I see beautiful bunches of delicate pink blooms; they are a very welcome sign of summerti...

Hoot of Gold

Ryan Hadley. That's the 300th post on this blog. Lor...

All Good In The Hood

Another Julia Seizure pinup, than...

Fairy Good!

I love it when I discover new UK talent! In addition to the huge backpiece below, these cartoon pinups were also done by Emma Kierz...

Bury The Hoot-chet

"heres a pic of a kinda different owl tattoo i did" - you ain't kidding, Mike Ada...

Pegasus

Click image(s) to see the larger version(s).This gorgeous Pegasus comes from the Flickrstream of UKDaveW and is licensed by Creative Commons.The Pegasus is most closely associated with Medusa, dark goddess of Greek mythology. She was once a beautiful maiden who was, through no fault of her own, transformed into a hideous Gorgon, with snakes growing from her head, whose gaze turned her victims to stone. When the hero Perseus used his shield to reflect her killing stare back at her she was herself turned to stone. Pegasus, the magical winged horse, sprang from her pregnant body.As you can probably tell, Medusa is one of my favorite mythological figures. To see a gorgeous Medusa tattoo visit this...

Gypsy Queen

Another beautiful gypsy from Daw...

Hoot Canal

Owl-tacular, Leah Mou...

Oh knickers!

Nice Gil Elvgren reproduction from Abby Stewa...

I've got the thorn!

Another wonderful piece from Nikko Hurta...

I'll show you. When the chips are down, these... these civilized people, they'll eat each other.

Meghan ...

Booty Shakin'

New School at its best, from Leah Mou...

The Hoot Chick

Jessi Law...

Hoots On Fire

A quick reader submission round-up coming up...Miles sent in the above, not bad for a first tattoo! done by Ronnie Grizard of Modern Body Tattoos in Sacramento CA.Thank you Kitty!Aaron, sent in the above, saying 'Mine was inspired by Pigwidgeon from "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban". My owl is delivering an envelope from Sirius Black to Harry Potter.' It was done by Zac Vining of Absolute Art in Richmond, Virginia. Finally, Chyna sent in the above done by Patt Whelan at Sick Creations Tattoo in West Deptford, ...

Dragon Back Piece

Click image(s) to see the larger version(s).This groovy dragon tattoo comes from the Flickrstream of Mcwont and is licensed under Creative Commons.This is another Eastern type of dragon as it has no wings but still magically flies through the air. Notice the Earth clutched in one hand and the Yin Yang in the other. Yin Yang is a concept of Chinese philosophy that states that apparently opposing forces, qualities, characteristics, etc., are connected and give rise to each other and are both contained within all things. They seem to work against each other but cannot exist without the other. This philosophy carries over a lot into neopaganism-especially the idea that a male deity alone is a...

Pazyryk Ice Maiden Ink

Click image(s) to see the larger version(s).The tattoo image comes from the Flickrstream of JJ and Special K and is licensed by Creative Commons.The original tattoo comes from the body of the so-called Ice Maiden, a woman from the 5th century BCE buried in the Pazyryk region of what is now Siberian Russia. Hers is a unique burial as she is a lone woman buried with great honor and grave goods; her headress alone takes up a third of her coffin which was made of the sacred larch tree. She was also adorned with gold and wore a silk blouse, a rare and highly prized fabric for the time. As she was obviously wealthy and also buried with horses and many other goods it has been suggested that she may...

Earth Tree

Click image(s) to see the larger version(s).This gorgeous tattoo comes from the Flickrstream of Reeding and is licensed by Creative Commons.I'm just lovin' this tattoo. So beautiful and unlike any I've seen before. I find it interesting that the top of the tree, the branches and leaves, is very compact and uniform while the roots are much wilder and asymmetrical. Very cool.Update: Tattoo owner Dan chimed in with the artist link: www.heathrave.c...

Cernunnos

Click image(s) to see the larger version(s).This tattoo comes from the Flickrstream of Mateoutah and is licensed by Creative Commons.The original image comes from the famous Gundestrup cauldron dating from approximately the 1st century BCE. It was found in 1891 in a peat bog in Denmark and features what is probably the most popular image of Cernunnus, the Celtic god of fertility and the wild.You can find more Cernunnos tattoos that have been featured on NeoPagan Ink here and he...

Have A Hoot

Dan sent this submission in - the Kepora Gebora Owl from Zelda, done by Mikey Sarrat at High Noon Tattoo, Pheonix, ...

Compass and Sun

Click image(s) to see the larger version(s).These images come to us from Scarlet who was kind enough to share two of her tattoos. Here's what Scarlet had to say about the top tattoo: If I remember, it was called "Black Horse Tattoo" in Ironwood, MI and the guy (the owner, I believe) was incredible... unfortunately, I couldn't get back up there to get my new one... The tiny mark is a compass/medicine-wheel located above and behind my right hip. It was my reward for putting myself through a series of coming-of-age and dedication rituals to mark my passage onto my new path and took me three years to get the courage to do. It was the perfect way to mark my journey and meant so much to me, even...

Back That Ass Up!

HUGE back pinup from Emma Kierz...

Taniwha

Click image(s) to see the larger version(s).This tattoo comes from the Flickrstream of claytonjayscott.com and is licensed by Creative Commons.This tattoo features a Maori being called a Taniwha. They are associated with specific locales and are protectors of their local tribes. They live in deep water, either in rivers, caves or in the ocean. They are particularly closely associated with any deep body of water than can be dangerous. While they can be violent toward those that would hurt their tribe they are benevolent toward those they guard often warning them of impending danger. To learn more about these fascinating beings, visit Wikipedia.P.S. Be sure to check out the comments to read...

WWW.CUKUI.COM

Cukui got a new line out, check it o...

Hoot Attack Man

A Tattooist submission from Julia Seizure, Star Crossed Tattoo, Hong Ko...

Hoot Rod

Julius sent in this excellent submission, can't have been easy to sit through. As he explains, 'this is a tattoo on my ribcage of and illustration of Hegel's quote, "The Owl of Minerva only spread's its wings at dusk". It was done my Bill Keiffer at Eden Tattoo in San Dieg...

Hoot to Trot

Di sent in this owl, done by by artist Chad Weigert of Why Not Tat2's, Kirksville,...

Hecate and Fae Ink

Click image(s) to see the larger version(s).These very cool tattoos come from Aelwyn and were created by artist Robin Farnham.Aelwyn had this to say about her ink:The first is a Wheel of Hekate. This is on my left inner wrist. Hekate is my Matron, and I honour Her with Her own shrine daily.The second is the Elven (or Faery) Star on my inner right wrist. I work with the Fae (and Otherkin of other sorts), and felt this was a nice balance to the Wheel.Thanks so much to Aelwyn for sharing her tattoos! She's the first submitter since the first birthday of NeoPagan I...

Happy Birthday NeoPagan Ink!

I started this blog 1 year ago as of July 20! A few posts have been like this one: blog updates/questions/summaries as well as a handful or so of historical posts with accompanying images. The much greater majority, however, have been tattoo photos with about 30 people submitting their art, sometimes in multiples, but well over 200 being found by yours truly in my many hours of internet surfing. Roughly 60% of all my visitors are from the United States, with the United Kingdom and Canada surprisingly making up only about 6% each. Germany, Ireland and Saudi Arabia (!) stay pretty much within the 2 or 3% range. Mexico, Norway, Australia, the Netherlands, Thailand, Sweden, Spain, Brazil, Poland and Italy all stay within the 1 to 2% range. Another two dozen or so countries each send me two...

Liberty Belle

Old School flash-style from LA Ink's Corey Mill...

I know why you're afraid to go out at night... The Batman

Lastly for today, a tattooist submission from Isaiah Espino...

Let's wind the clocks back a year. These cops and lawyers wouldn't dare cross any of you. I mean, what happened? Did, did your balls drop off?

Stephanie from Sacramento submitted the wonderful Joker portrait above, done by James Mor...

One day, there will be no pain, no loss, no crime. Because of me, because I fight.

Dario from Italy sent in this Batman, pretty go...

You're playin' solitaire now-- not hearts!

Some awesome reader submissions that have been a bit neglected recently, starting with John's Harley Quinn, done by Yurgo at Explicit Tattoos in Suffern,...

Pirates Life for Me!

The above is a superb reader submission, sent in by Jen and done by Tim Harris, Hope Gallery Tattoo in New Haven, ...

Hoot Cross Bun

One of the best ever reader submissions next I think, from Joy, done by Dean Williams at Elm Street Tattoo in Dallas, ...

Wherever I lay my hoot

Another reader submission (I'm catching up, I'm now at the one submitted at the start of July!?!) from Andrew this ti...

Hoot The Breeze

This barn owl was sent in by Leslie, done by Brian Morr...