Body Tattoo – blog about tattoo art

Growing up in a household that is obviously tattoo-friendly, it’s no surprise that my 14 year-old daughter, Tessa, already has her first tattoo planned out. She’s actually been consistent in her plan for over a year now and hasn’t changed her mind. One day she was bored so I suggested that she help me out with the website by writing an essay about what she wants for her first tattoo and why she picked the artist that she did to get it from. She couldn’t resist interjecting a bit of her own twisted sense of humor into her writing, which makes it amusing as well as interesting to see body art from the perspective of an open-minded teenager.

I had seen Eryn before in the vicinity of 39th and Broadway and wanted to ask her about her tattoos. When I finally got the opportunity, she rolled up her right sleeve to reveal this incredible tattoo:

Eryn is a professional knitter and works with yarn on a daily basis (see some of her artsy stuff here). A friend of her designed this piece for as an homage to her vocation, although Eryn admits it exemplifies her “dorkitude”.

This skull, capped with yarn, boasts knitting needle crossbones:

It’s a brilliant piece and was inked by Alex Vidaud at Nautilus Tattoo in Hartford, Connecticut.

Thanks to Eryn for sharing her awesome ink with us here at Tattoosday!