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The arrow is a symbolic tattoo choice, such as a protective solitary shaft, or pair of arrows that may delineate war, peace, or friendship depending on the way you ascribe it. Single arrow tattoos, doubles, triples, whole quiver ink, or…
Garter tattoos are designs made to represent femininity and sexiness, but with the added subtlety incorporating women’s strength and individuality also wrapped into the idea. While many collectors sport the lingerie version to create a current of sensuality into their…
The rose is an almost universal symbol for true love in tattoo design – it’s one of the most enduring and highly visible motifs in body art. According to Aitken-Smith’s Tattoo Dictionary, rose flower tattoo meaning further incorporates “symbolic interpretation…
Tattoo cultures worldwide associate the mighty dragon with mystical power representing freedom, balance, wisdom and good fortune, although in the West dragons are fire breathing monsters. The dragon is an enduring phenomenon in traditional body art design and tattoos illustrating…
“A semicolon is used when an author could’ve chosen to end their sentence but chose not to. The author is you, and the sentence is your life.” – Amy Bleuel The semicolon tattoo was popularized by Amy Bleuel, the founder…
Succulent tattoos are some of the fastest growing plant and flower designs and are often linked to the concept of enduring love. At one stage there were only cactus tattoos, but the popularity and higher visibility of hardy succulents for…
Alongside the words “smile now, cry later,” the smiling and weeping pair of theater masks are common design examples of the quintessentially Chicano tattoo. When Freddy Negrete first inked a “smile now, cry later” tattoo dedicated to the hard faces…
“You know, if you’re lonely you feel you’ve been done down, it’s nice to have ‘And Still I Rise.’” – Maya Angelou Still I Rise script tattoos are extensions of the powerful 1978 poem by late African American poet Maya…
The triangle tattoo idea includes links to Christianity, old symbols such as the Valknut and Triquetra, and a whole host of geometric ink design styles flowing from simple or solid, to amazingly intricate pieces. There are numerous religious and cultural…
The water lily is a unique and elegant ornamental plant belonging to the family Nymphaeaceae. Water lilies, which are a water-growing plant that can bloom in mud, are the July birth flower and a popular motif for colorful and intricate…