TATTOO ART

Sabtu, 09 Agustus 2008

Jay's Incredible Chest Pieces

Last Friday, I met Jay on the 59th Street platform in Brooklyn. He had well-inked arms and he clearly had other ink peeking out from the edges of his shirt.

We chatted for a while on the platform and on the R train after it arrived. Jay was game for contributing to the blog, but wanted to offer up his chest pieces, of which he is most proud. Since taking off his shirt was not an option, he agreed to send me a photo later. That's what you see above.

Needless to say, Jay was right. His chest work is phenomenal. The artist is Eddie Carrero, who works out of Inkstop Tattoo NYC in Manhattan. It's all custom-designed and original art by Eddie. Let's take a closer look:

Not only does Eddie use phenomenal coloring on the koi and the dragon, but his shading work in the background is extremely cool as well.

Thanks to Jay for sharing his chest pieces here on Tattoosday!

Jumat, 08 Agustus 2008

Mafezoli Tattoo - Equipamentos para Tatuagem

O estúdio Mafezoli Tattoo atua no ramo da tatuagem há muitos anos, além de reconhecimento pelas belas tatuagens realizadas no estúdio, o mesmo é conhecido também pela venda de equipamentos para tatuagem. Recentemente foi divulgada a tabela de preços dos equipamentos e suprimentos oferecidos pelo Mafezoli Tattoo, abaixo seguem a tabela, as imagens de alguns produtos e os contatos da empresa.

Equipamentos e Suprimentos

Agulha, 100 unidades: R$ 15,00
Agulha, 1000 unidades: R$ 80,00
Agulha soldada, traço e pintura: R$ 3,00
Ácido para solda, 30ml: R$ 5,00
Ácido para solda, 1 litro: R$ 30,00
Alcool etílico 70%, 1 litro: R$ 30,00
Batedor: R$ 10,00
Bico grip curto, contorno: R$ 10,00
Bico grip norma, contorno e pintura: R$ 15,00
Bubina com capacitador: R$ 50,00
Borracha para haste, 10 unidades: R$ 7,00
Borracha para hast, 100 unidades: R$ 40,00
Borracha para batedor, 10 unidades: R$ 7,00
Borrifador de alumínio: R$ 20,00
Black Henna: R$ 20,00
Escova para limpar bico, 10 unidades: R$ 15,00
Fixador de decalque: R$ 10,00
Fonte deslizante: R$ 60,00
Fonte deslizante digital: R$ 120,00
Gabarito para solda: R$ 15,00
Haste, 10 unidades: R$ 5,00
Haste, 100 unidades: R$ 50,00
Lápis cópia: R$ 7,00
Luva descartável: R$ 16,00
Máquinas à partir de: R$ 80,00
Mola, par: R$ 10,00
Parafuso de contat, completo: R$ 30,00
Pedal com clip cord: R$ 25,00
Porta batoque: R$ 20,00

Tintas
Mafezoli Tattoo Ink, 10 ml: R$ 8,00
Mafezoli Tattoo Ink, 30 ml: R$ 15,00
Star Brite, 30ml: R$ 25,00

Kit
Kit completo: R$ 290,00
01 Máquina
02 Biqueiras
100 Agulhas
5 Pares de luvas
10 Hastes
01 Borrifador de plástico
100 Batoques
30 Folhas de desenhos
01 Ácido de solda, 30 ml
01 Pedal com clip cord
01 Fonte deslizante
10 Tintas Mafezoli Tattoo Ink, 30ml (cores variadas)

Vendas para todo o Brasil, frete sob consulta.

Contato

Endereço: Av.: Senador Vergueiro, número 1008, São Bernardo do Campo
Telefone: 4122-2085
E-mail: vendasmafezoli@hotmail.com
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What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger

I ran into Enrique in front of the Borders at Penn Plaza, a prime tattoo-spotting location, as regular readers of Tattoosday know.

He sported three tattoos, including this fresh replica of his wings from the Air Force, where he was an E3 Airman 1st Class:

Here's a sample of what this tattoo is based upon:

This piece, along with the others, was inked by Sandy at Body Art in Manhattan. When the picture was taken, the ink was still drying, having been tattooed only a few days earlier.

Most interesting to me was the line of Hebrew on the back of Enrique's bicep (seen at the beginning of the post)

מה שלא הורג מכשל

A nod to his father, who was in the Israel Defense Forces, the Hebrew translates to "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger". Interesting, there's a whole discussion of this phrase in Hebrew here.

Enrique's third piece is still a work in progress, so is not pictured here, but the central element seems to be a traditional naval anchor in the middle of his left forearm.

Thanks to Enrique for taking the time to talk to me about his ink, and sharing it here on Tattoosday!