New Tattoos

Matt and I received some new ink about 2 weeks ago from Scott White from Altered State Tattoo in Lake Worth, FL. For some insane carnival art check out Altered State's owner, Pooch. (wicked cool website!)

Here's mine, on my left calf. The split picture shows how it wraps around. It's Wendy, Goldie's twin sister from the "Hard Goodbye" yarn of the Sin City series from Frank Miller. I'm a fan of his stark black and white artwork for this series, and I loved the movie they made from it.

I also have this thing for chicks with guns!





This is Matt's new ink on his right calf. This is La Catrina, an icon made famous by Mexican artist Jose Posada. She's used a lot in the Mexican holiday Dia De Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. For Day of the Dead, Mexicans honor the lives of their passed on relatives and friends. The holiday is marked by colorful folk art depictions of sugar skulls and las calaveras (skeletons).

This particular Catrina is actually a nod to Hurricane Katrina. She's wearing Mardi Gras beads and a hurricane symbol earring. Matt used to live in New Orleans for a couple of years. I designed this piece and Scott represented it exactly.

The cactus was Scott's invention to cover up an old panther tattoo Matt got in Rhode Island when he was younger.