With a nod to the Super Bowl, this week’s Tattoo Tuesday features Ravens. I am from Cleveland and here we have long memories, so the Ravens are definitely not my team. (See Cleveland Browns relocation controversy.)
I did, however, find some interesting tattoos that feature ravens, a bird that figures prominently in both Native American and European myth and folklore.
Here is more about corvus corax at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Don’t try this at home. No. Don’t. Really.
The illustration above is from this article in the Atlantic. Thanks to HMS Defiant for the reference.
Bonus photo – Cmdr. Vimes in repose.
This cool video about the scale of things – thanks HMS Defiant.
Thanks to Cynthia for this interesting story in the New Yorker about a historical perspective on women and tattoos.
Paper sculpture found at Hovercraft Doggy.
Also related – paper sculpture by Joel Cooper. Fascinating.
I was looking again at occupation-related tattoos. Believe it or not, I did not find any banker or stock broker tattoos (and if you have one, please let me know), but I did find these that are all about:
These are baking-related tattoos – from simple line art to the ornate. Cupcakes seem to be very popular as tattoos as well as bakery items. I am impressed by the detail in the cake decorator’s tattoo and the simplicity of the whisk, finishing up with the exuberant, “Bake, Rattle and Roll!”
Last week it was Science Tattoos – a whole new perspective on the STEM fields. This week it is, not surprisingly, Knitting. Who knew people would go to such lengths to portray their addiction hobby? And have a ball; and pursue a thread; one cannot gauge these things; or look for purls of wisdom here; or one becomes a wrapped up in a skein of stories; and then needs to send a cable – to Kitchener. Okay, I’m done needling you.
If you look really closely, you will see alpaca is not spelled incorrectly.
This post on The Knitting Needle and the Damage Done. Thanks to Curtis for the reference.
Today’s theme is bacon.
First this story from Orange News about a Chinese farmer who is charging three time the going rate for his bacon. The reason is that his pigs engage in high diving that, he says, makes them more tasty. Here’s the story.
Next, you can decorate your home for the holidays with a bacon theme. These stylish ornaments are available at Artful Home.
Really, there are a lot of bacon-themed decorations to be had. I thought these were kind of classy (as well as glassy.)
Finally, for a touch of home-made, here is a recipe for maple bourbon bacon jam. I have not tried it, but all of the ingredients sound good. Get the recipe at Closet Cooking.
This lovely and meaningful gift from the Origami Boulder Company. Thank you, Curtis. for this suggestion. You buy now.
Firearms, fibers, any news or behaviors that make me say, "hmm, let me take another look at this."
I still miss my man, but my aim is getting better.
Gunsmoke and Knitting 