And now for something completely different, this is the opening of the 2012 Edinburgh Military Tattoo covered by the BBC
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Posts Tagged ‘tattoos’
What is tattoo Tuesday about?
January 29, 2013With 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.
What is Tattoo Tuesday about this week?
January 22, 2013Thanks to Cynthia for this interesting story in the New Yorker about a historical perspective on women and tattoos.
What am I tattoo Tuesday blogging?
January 15, 2013I 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:
What’s new on tattoo Tuesday?
January 8, 2013These 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!”
What am I saying on Tattoo Tuesday
December 18, 2012Last 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.
What am I reading?
November 15, 2012During a wander on the web I came across these terrific tattoos, and the book in which they are described, and the author. The book is Science Ink and the author is Carl Zimmer. Zimmer is a renowned and prolific author of books, articles and The Loom, a blog hosted by Discover Magazine.
Tattoos are fascinating to me – running the gamut from “why would anyone do that?” to “oh, look, that is really cool.” As a science geek, I find the tattoos in the book to be wonderful expressions of creativity by their “science obsessed” owners. I liked the story about the woman who works with squids and, ostensibly to help her remember squid anatomy, had one tattooed on her foot and ankle. I am not sure about using it as an aide-memoire, but it is a very cool tattoo of a squid on her foot and ankle.
It also makes me wonder what kinds of tattoos other occupations would inspire. What would an accountant’s tattoo look like?
To see more, go buy the book. I did.
Cattoo or not cattoo
October 10, 2011
Saw these – liked them – especially the tribal kitty face. These are temporary tattoos from here. I’m not sure I want to get a tattoo. I would like to have the skill to give other people tattoos and I admire the art. This site shows permanent ink, as well designs for those with commitment issues.
Gunsmoke and Knitting 