The magnolia is a tough bloom with a beautiful scent that has moved into a variety of interesting tattoo designs reflecting it’s subtle and hardy nature. In Ancient China magnolias were thought to represent a gentle nature and classic femininity,…
When most people think of tribal tattoos they think of the large scale, intricate Polynesian pieces or fearsome face tattoos of the NZ Maori. Others think of massive black ink designs popular for all sorts of different people in the…
A roaring lion tattoo need not be large and imposing; they can be equally ferocious when etched in small designs. Lion tattoos are a great animal symbol linked with nobility, strength, and honor, and these characteristics can be adeptly defined…
Tribal influenced rose tattoos have maintained their popularity despite a downturn in other expressions of this design type that were hugely popular in the early part of the century. Tribal rose ink allows the colorful rose design to work against…
Hand tattoos are a staple in contemporary body art and so of course there’s awesome rose tattoos. There was a time not very long ago when trying to get a hand tattoo could be more trouble than it was worth,…
Iconic red rose tattoos are the most popular rose design and one of the most recognizable concepts across all styles of body art. The red rose symbolizes the excitement and adventure of new love but also the type of relationships…
A purple rose tattoo brings a new twist to a timeless body art design. The bright colors of beautiful blooms are becoming a staple of high-quality tattoo art. The rose is an enduring tattoo theme that is being expanded as…
Black and white rose tattoos can describe a few variations of designs featuring the iconic flower. They can literally be done in black and white ink or utilize degrees of shading and negative space to create the necessary conceptual contrasts,…
A rose tattoo is often a solitary bloom or even bunch of bound flowers rendered with simplicity or fine detail. But they can also be transcendental sleeve tattoo designs wrought in any style by skilled tattooists looking to flex their…
Small phoenix tattoos give collectors the opportunity to combine deft bird design with potent spiritual and symbolic meaning. The phoenix, a bird of flame and spirit, is most often linked to regeneration and rebirth after rising from the ashes of…