Some recentish Joe Capobianco girls...
Showing posts with label mermaid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mermaid. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Mermaid
The mermaid, half-woman, half-fish, is a evocative archetypal figure comon to the mythologies and folk myths of lots of parts of the world. While the many sacred internal springs and wells were whisper
ed to be ruled and inhabited by dampen deities, water sprites and nymphs, the Celtic sea-faring and fishing populations related the mermaid with the sea. scoutmaster's
The mermaid may be said to symbolise the wraithlike female element, whose habitat is the unknown and dangerously evocative realm of the unconscious.
The additional spontaneous double-tailed mermaid, which decorates infinite churches and cathedrals right through Western Europe, is an awfully archaic adaptation of the mermaid that is often connected with Sheela-Na-Gig, one of the nearly all powerful Celtic symbols of the female or deity
ed to be ruled and inhabited by dampen deities, water sprites and nymphs, the Celtic sea-faring and fishing populations related the mermaid with the sea. scoutmaster'sThe mermaid may be said to symbolise the wraithlike female element, whose habitat is the unknown and dangerously evocative realm of the unconscious.
The additional spontaneous double-tailed mermaid, which decorates infinite churches and cathedrals right through Western Europe, is an awfully archaic adaptation of the mermaid that is often connected with Sheela-Na-Gig, one of the nearly all powerful Celtic symbols of the female or deity
Friday, April 24, 2009
Kick-Ass(anovski)!
These wonderful women were all done by Marija Asanovski of Sailors Grave Tattoo. Thanks to reader Lars for the hat-tip. I am absolutely in love with the Snow White one, best tattoo I've seen in ages.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
We have a Vinall!
A nice collection of new school pinups from Steve Vinall, with a touch of the Corpse Bride about them?
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Cappy Christmas!
Joe Capobianco isn't just one of the most well-known pinup tattoo artists, but my personal favourite. So for Christmas, I thought I'd show a few of his early works, to get that festive spirit into you! Happy Christmas!
Monday, December 22, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Underrrrr the seaaaaaaaaa!
This blog needs more Valerie Vargas, her stuff is incredible. I love this old skool mermaid.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Tony Ciavarro-verload!
Okay, lets stop this one pic per post thing for a bit, in honour of Tony Ciavarro, a wonderful tattooist who I must admit I'd not heard of before going to TattooJam last weekend. Here are some of his wonderful pinup girls...
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
New Hotness: Robot Mermaids
With, um, rockets. Tattoo by L.A.Ink's Hannah Aitchison, who is way too good for that ego-wank soap opera.
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