Dualing Arm Tattoos

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This image comes from Rebecca and were inked at Phoenix Tattoo Company out of Tempe, Arizona. Here's what Rebecca had to say about her tattoos:

I put some thought into the symbolism of the tattoos when I got them done. I have a sun with the Libra sign and the horned god symbol on my right arm. They are on my right arm because in Wicca and Paganism the right hand side of your altar is for God and male spirituality. I have the Libra sign because my amazing husband is a Libra. I have the opposite on my left arm. I have a moon, Scorpio symbol, and the triple goddess symbol. For similar reasons-goddesses and female spirituality go on the left hand side and I am a Scorpio. I love the balance of my tattoos! I am representing myself, the goddess, my husband, and the god!

Thanks to Rebecca for sharing her tattoos!

welcome to my life...

SEFA SAMATUA

Dead Hoot

Angelo Fernandes

Hootwire

An Indonesian owl! Sanchia sent this in, 'a magic mini owl, that i designed my self, inspired by one of Camille Rose Garcia's owl'. Done by Naomi of Red 13, Jakarta.

Alchemical Elements

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These tattoos come from the Flickrstream of Notquitetrish and is listed as All Rights Reserved but is featured here by kind permission of the owner. (Thanks!)

These tattoos feature the alchemical symbols for the four elements. The top tattoo represents Earth and the next is Air followed by Fire. The next is the symbol for Water followed by the astrological symbol for Leo the Lion.

Turtle and Moons

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These tattoos come from the Flickrstream of Jake Sutton and is licensed by Creative Commons.

The tattoo was inked by Fish at Th'Ink Tank Tattoo in Denver, Colorado.

The turtle features heavily in many American Indian creation stories. Usually various sea animals bring mud from beneath the ocean to form the land which the World Turtle carries on its back.

yeah, stolen pics!!!

Borrowed some pics off flikr...

Horus Ink

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This nifty tattoo comes from the Flickrstream of Petechons and is licensed by Creative Commons.

This tattoo features the Egyptian god Horus, which is a somewhat misleading thing to say. The name Horus has come to be a catch-all name referring to four distinct deities, the most famous one being Heru-sa-Aset or Horus-son-of-Isis who battles the evil Set to avenge his father Osiris. He is a falcon headed deity who wears the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt.

You can see other Horus tattoos here and here.

Plastic Fantastic!

Nice Barbie portrait from Tim Harris

Villiant

Vince Villalvazo back on the blog with a nice Elvgren.

See, I'm not a monster

Adam Lauricella

Never the Bride

A couple of recent Joe Capobianco hands that I love.

Packing Hoot

Katie sent in the blog's second throat owl, done by Joe Cavazos.

In My Hoot There Rings A Melody

Holy Owl-verload, Myke Chambers!

What do you think I am? Crazy?

Louis Molloy

Gren and Bare It

Another classic Elvgren by Kyle Cotterman.

The Hootford Whalers

Suzi Q

The Miami Hoot

Mike, Blood Brothers

Laugh this off, PUDDIN'!

Unknown.

Glad to see you!

In progress Gladiator style woman from the quite brilliant Jeff Gogue.

Green Hootnet

Alison Manners

Grapes

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These grapes come from the Flickrstream of Rambleonsylvie and are licensed by Creative Commons.

Today is the festival of the Vinalia Rustica; it is a day to make offerings to the ripening vines. It is a day belonging to the goddess Venus (Greek Aphrodite) in her aspect as patroness and protector of gardens, olive groves and vineyards. This day also marks the founding of her oldest temple in 293 BCE.

Sigil Ink

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This tattoo comes from the Flickrstream of Suitablyawesome and is licensed under Creative Commons.

Don't know what this personal sigil means of course but it looks awesome! For those who don't know a sigil is an image created either from pre-existing symbols or original designs or a combination of both intended for a specific goal by the practitioner. Geometric images often feature in the sigil and each element of the whole has its own meaning.

More Maori Ink

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This nice work comes from the Flickrstream of DesignRhea and is licensed by Creative Commons.

This is another fine example of Maori Moko tattoo art. Maori tattoo isn't just pretty and intricate designs. It is a language in art that can express a persons social standing in their culture, convey marital status and represent things/persons important to them, etc. The Flickr page says this tattoo represents the owner's three children. To learn more about Maori tattoos visit this previous post.

Woody Green Man

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This interesting Green Man comes from the Flickrstream of Banana Donuts ~ Half Baked Photography and is licensed by Creative Commons.

I like this Green Man, it's different than any other I've seen before. It makes me think of the Green Man during the fall and winter after all the leaves have fallen. And though we are a way from that here in the Northern Hemisphere I can feel it coming slowly but surely.

"A bit of advice...don't ever apologize to no one for the way you look"

Leah Moule

Huginn and Muninn

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This amazing tattoo comes from the Flickrstream of tattoo artist Mez Love and is licensed by Creative Commons.

Mez Love is probably my favorite tattoo artist, for two reasons: 1. Amazing artistry, I've never seen any of her work that wasn't flat out gorgeous. 2. She has tons of her tattoo images on Flickr licensed for free use. Awesome.

Anyway, this tattoo features Huginn and Muninn who are the two ravens associated with Odin, chief of the Norse pantheon. Huginn is thought, Muninn is memory; they fly all over the Earth and at night they return to Odin and report what they have seen.

From the Grimnismal:

The whole world wide, every day,

fly Huginn and Muninn;

I worry lest Huginn should fall in flight,

yet more I fear for Muninn.

Red or Dead

A nastier Little Red Riding Hood than I remember from the story, thanks to Jo Harrison.

Stans To Reason

Tattoist submission from Chris Stans, working at Kapala tattoo in Winnipeg, Canada.

Hoot of Sight

Tattoist owl-verload, sent in by Adam Kamphaus of Halfway to Hell Tattoo in LaSalle, IL.

Hoot Loop

Reader submission from Brittany, done by Carter at Designs by Dana in Cincinnati,OH.

T-Hoot-Al Recall

Not content with just one great piece, Travis Brown sent in another owl!

Daily doses...

Sometimes you forget that you are only a spec in a vast moving world. Moving forward and getting faster by the second. Time passes by so quickly and never giving you a moment to replay the past or relive the moment that just happened. One blink and its gone, one blink and you are in the future, one blink and you either made the right choice or not. Give thanks for the breathe you take, and the people in your life....life, we only have one...

Dog Days End

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This tattoo comes from the Flickrstream of Whitewolf Productions and is licensed by Creative Commons.

Today marks the official end of the Dog Days of Summer. The term was used by the ancient Greeks and Romans to denote the hottest days of summer running for about forty days from roughly July through August. Why "dog"? Because of Sirius the Dog Star. These days were originally the days when Sirius became visible right around sunrise; this is no longer true due to the procession of the equinoxes. Romans were even known to sacrifice dogs to Sirius to appease its rage hoping for a break from the dangerous heat. Because this time was so hot and offered the least rainfall it was/is considered a somewhat evil time when life was precarious and all manner of bad things could take place.

How about a magic trick?

Sake.

Br-Hoot-Al Legend

Owltacular, Jeff Gogue!