Marc's Pin-up

I am really excited about this pin-up that I tattooed on Marc today.  The woman is intended to look like his wife, Kelly, (I modeled her face after a picture of her which I won't post to respect her privacy, her body is a completely custom creation based on classic pin-up girl poses and art).  But Marc and Kelly both seemed to be really happy with the finished product, and me too!  It reminded me a bit of Desmond's tattoo while I was doing it, funny how things come in waves, both pin-up girls resembling their wives without being portraits on their right shoulder to boot!  

I then tattooed a "regular" client Brian who added onto his patchwork arm with the addition of an eagle in black-and-grey, (below) and a cross, (not pictured).

Kelly's Mushrooom

I tattooed this little mushroom on Kelly's ankle this evening.  Additionally, some text around the mushroom, a quote from the Lewis Carroll's, Through the Looking Glass, (Alice and Wonderland story).  I chose to post this close-up of the mushroom as it showcases the detail of the tattoo.  

To quote How it Works.com, on the Fly Agaric; "This mushroom is deadly only if eaten in large quantities. It grows as much as one foot (30 cm) tall in woods and along roadsides. The top of the cap is straw yellow to reddish orange, spotted with white or pale-yellow warts. The gills are white or pale yellow. One of its poisons, muscarine, paralyzes the nerves controlling heart action."

And that had nothing to do with why Kelly got this tattoo, she just likes mushrooms, and I have to agree, the red, spotted Fly Agaric is the cutest, at least in illustrated form.