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So I got the van all cleaned out, I just needed to vacuum it this morning. After dropping off the kids at the sitter, I dropped by the car wash place with the free vacuums for customers. I figure I’ll get a car wash until I get thinking about it and realize that I would be wasting precious gas going through the car wash. (There is a crazy gas shortage here.) Then I feel like a cad for taking advantage of the free vacuum.
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A couple of weeks ago you met Beth, an artist from the Tattoo Factory in Chicago, Illinois. The talent at this particular shop is so abundant that I would be remiss to fail to highlight some of the other artists from there as well.
This week, meet Dawn Grace. Dawn had the privilege of being trained by one of the most famous old-timers in the business and has found herself very much at home in her line of work thanks to her training and the encouragement she received to always remain versatile. That versatility and her talent are both evident when you view her art gallery. One of the things I really like about Dawn’s tattoo work is how she has been able to transfer her talents in other artistic mediums, such as Mehndi and mosaics, into her inkwork which creates a very unique style you don’t see often in the tattoo industry.
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I was fortunate enough to meet Brian on Friday, right in front of Borders on Penn Plaza.
As the last weekend of summer was upon us, it seemed bittersweet to find his tattoo above. Brian told me that it is a depiction of Sahmin, who is the god of Autumn in Irish mythology. When I went to research this further, I could not find a reference to such a deity, but I do believe that Brian was referring to Samhain, a traditional Celtic celebration after the end of summer.
As for the actual deity in question, let’s just say it is perfect for the season, the arboreal face bestrewn with leaves. Perhaps my friend over at NeoPagan Ink can shed some light on this.
This piece was inked by Joe Ferzola (click for nice bio at About.com) at Inklinations in Copiague, New York. The link to Inklinations takes you to the Devil’s Den in Copiague, run by a long-time associate of Joe’s, Tony Lafemina.
Thanks to Brian for sharing his autumnal tattoo with us here at Tattoosday!
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