Wonderful Daydream

So, after seeing a huge increase in visitors on my otherwise completely unread blog, I took a closer look, and found out that post’s on tattoo’s do pretty well in terms of generating visitors =) Apparently, after porn and Obama, tattoo’s are the next best thing on the web. Well, here is another one.

I already did a post on the wings tattoo, this is a different body, a different picture, but they are wings alright. I very much like the idea of wings, although I wouldn’t have them as a tattoo.

A great artist from Belgium, wrote a song that mentions having wings. I’ve been feeling like that, for quite a while now. Please listen to it, it’s really really good. Hurrah for Novastar!

A week or two ago, I decided to indulge myself with one of my favorite ‘presents for the inner me’, books. I bought two, one if which I’d like to recommend highly to any tattoo enthusiast, whether you’re covered in ink, or still ink naked (like me!), this book provides a wealth of knowledge. Henk Schiffmacher, or ‘Hanky Panky’, is the dutch authority when it comes to tattooing, for over 3 decades he’s been a leader of the tattoo industry, not only in Holland, but world wide. Having tattood Anthony Kiedis and Kurt Cobain, he’s well known within the, what one might call, the ‘celebrity’ circle.

He wrote a book. A very solid, thick book, entitled: ‘Lexicon der Tatooages’. Unfortunately, it’s only available in Dutch. Starting at ‘A’, Schiffmacher orders the knowledge he has gathered over the years, in alphabetical order. It reads as watching discovery channel, slightly addictive, but somewhat easy to lay away if one really has too. Not only tattoo terms, favorite tattoo designs, but also different tribes known for their tattooing skills, different ways of enriching one’s skin (scarification), and listing famous tattoo artist and clients, this book provides a very solid view of what has been, and what is, in the current tattoo landscape. A must read!

The tattoo above doesn’t really need any explanation. I think it’s beautyfully done, it curves nice around the body. The tattoo artist deserves a price in my opinion. Damn…you Gotta Love Ink!