Hoot of Gold

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

All Good In The Hood

Another Julia Seizure pinup, thanks!

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 Kierzek.

Bury The Hoot-chet

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

Gypsy Queen

Another beautiful gypsy from Dawnii

Hoot Canal

Owl-tacular, Leah Moule!

Oh knickers!

Nice Gil Elvgren reproduction from Abby Stewart.

I've got the thorn!

Another wonderful piece from Nikko Hurtado!

Booty Shakin'

New School at its best, from Leah Moule.

The Hoot Chick

Jessi Lawson

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, NJ.

Back Neck Tattoo: Swallow Tattoo

Upper back and neck tattoo of a swallow and cross tattoo design.

"Swallow Tattoo" originally uploaded by Nowhere Fast Tattoo.

Have A Hoot

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

Back That Ass Up!

HUGE back pinup from Emma Kierzek.

Hoot Attack Man

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

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 Diego.'

Hoot to Trot

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

Old School Script Letters Tattoo

"Old School Script Letter Tattoo" originally uploaded by by Benoit.P.

Foot Tattoos: Hibiscus and Turtle Tattoo

Foot tattoo of a beautiful hibiscus flower and Hawaiian honu turtle. The turtle is colored heavily in black ink creating a great tribal look while the hibiscus is tattooed and shaded with a pink tone that brings good contrast to the overall design. Nice tat!

"Foot Tattoos: Hibiscus and Turtle Tattoo" Tattoo, originally uploaded by Las Vegas Tattoos by Jon Poulson.
Honu with Hybiscus flower tattoo by Jon Poulson

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Tribal Butterflies

Cute tribal butterflies & a small tribal dragonfly tattoo.

"Tribal Butterflies" Tattoo originally uploaded by Diogo Araujo.

Liberty Belle

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

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, CT.

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, TX.

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 time.

Hoot The Breeze

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

Hip Hip Hootay

Reader submission from 'Harsh', from Kazan in Russia, done by his friend 'Leprechaun'. We're certainly not in Kansas anymore...

Why so serious?

Rachi Brains with a sad-looking lady.

Parachoot

Sorry, I've been getting well behind with posts, I'll make a concerted effort to catch up with reader submissions asap. However, the oldest unposted submission is one of the best, sent in by Dan of his fiance Amorrina's day of the dead owl tattoo done Ace at Chill Mode in San Jose, Ca.

Tattoo Sleeves

Awesome tattoo sleeves high quality work, very detailed design overall.

"Tattoo Sleeves" Tattoo, originally uploaded by skeletonandkey.
The one on the left side (my right arm) is Christy Brooker at Artcore Studios in Seattle, Washington. Christy completed this sleeve at the beginning of December 2008, almost exactly one year since she had started. As you can tell in this photo, it all looks very new and I still have some Burt's Bees Hand Salve on it.

The one on the right side (my left arm) is Victor Policheri from when he was working at Apocalypse Tattoo in Seattle, Washington. We started it in, I want to say the end of 2004 or maybe early 2005, and completed it 2 years later.

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Vampire Bite Tattoo

"Vampire Bite Tattoo" Tattoo, originally uploaded by Las Vegas Tattoos by Jon Poulson.
Vampire Bite Tattoo by Jon Poulson

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Tiger Lily Tattoo

Flower tattoos for the most part are commonly preferred mostly by women, they are one of the most popular designs among tattoos. There are a wide array of flower designs to choose from ranging from the common rose tattoos, the hibiscus flower a Hawaiian traditional design and many others including the "lily flowers". A tiger lily flower tattoo as the one pictured below can be a great design to choose for a flower tattoo. It is a flower that can be loved purely for its beauty and attractiveness. It has gorgeous flower petals with a beautiful assortment of exotic colors, many people particularly women simply can't stop admiring its charm and appealingness.
What does a lily symbolize?

Some meanings that represent the the lily flower include purity, majesty, innocence, wealth and pride.Those that reflect the meaning of the tiger lily flower could be pride or prosperity and the words "I dare you to love me" can also be attached to the meaning of the tiger lily.

"Tiger Lily Tattoo" Tattoo, originally uploaded by loki13.
This is my submission for Project 365: Week Thirteen - Yellow.

I got this tattoo on my upper arm and shoulder in spring 2005. It depicts a tiger lily flanked by two roses with faces inside. The design is loosely inspired by the living garden scene in Through the Looking Glass.

Custom tattoo by Dave Knight at PSC Tattoo in Montreal.

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Lonely Hoots

Sorry I've been a bit lax on updating recently - here's the first batch of reader submissions to catch up on...

This superb piece comes from Anne. Great choice for a first tattoo!


next is a tattoist submission from Earl Funk of Trinity Tattoo.


The above owl was sent in by Sandy.


Another tattoist submission, from Kristin Young.


And finally, Kim sent in this cute thing.

Rudey Nudey!

An impish lady from Josh Woods

Sweet Hoot

Sweet Laraine

Sailor Jerry Dragon Tattoo

Here is a "Sailor Jerry" old school design featuring a small dragon tattoo.

"Sailor Jerry Dragon Tattoo" Tattoo, originally uploaded by Tattoo Tom.
Here is a closeup of the Sailor Jerry Flash design of a dragon on my shoulder.

Tattoo by Terri Morgan, Socal Tattoo, San Pedro, California. Tattoo was just done on 01/24/07.

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Lotus Flowers & Butterfly Tattoo

Back tattoo design of purple lotus flowers and butterfly tattoo.

"Lotus Flowers & Butterfly Tattoo" Tattoo, originally uploaded by red bunny.

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