Another skull tattoo design........

Fay's beautiful kids on her feet!

I did the names of my dear friend Fay's son and daughter

on the outside of each of her feet. 

'JesseJane' is spelled as one name, and there is also 

supposed to be an 'i' between the second 's' and the 'e'

in 'Jessie'. Fay only noticed it afterwards, and the missing 

letter was added and it really isn't noticeable, luckily!

No typos with Kane's name. Both of them came out really nicely,

and Fay say like a real trooper, considering where these are!

Some ink of my own....

This 'All Seeing Eye' was Dave Nicholson's

piece de resistance to bring my sleeve all 

the way down to wrap around my hand.

Dave did an incredible job of blending the shapes

of the fire and smoke that were already there.

I had these Polynesian tribal lotus symbols done on my hands

by Rose who works out of Parksville. Beautiful!

Dee's Firefly Goddess

A banner with the inscription 'Firefly Goddess'

that is held on each side by the classic old 

school swallows that were already there.

Designed, approved, stenciled, and tattooed

between midnight and 3:30 AM.

Laura's 'Map of the Universe' tattoo....

This is one of the most complex and detailed tattoos

I have attempted thus far, and I was extremely happy 

with the results! Laura is too! A friend of mine, Che-Che, 

sent me a photo of a very similar tattoo that he is interested

in getting. I showed it to Laura, and before long there it was!

Beautiful!

Sid's Hummingbird design

A new Hummingbird design for Sid. His brother is also getting

a hummingbird tattoo, they are for their mother...

Leanne's kids portrait tattoo

My friend Leanne asked me if I'd like to do a portrait of her

four beautiful kids for her, as a fairly large back upper back piece.

This is my first stab at the design, and she hasn't seen it yet. 

(This is only a Photoshopped rendition of what the 

final tattoo might look like)

I think the flowers really add some warmth to it....

Design for Gary's son's tattoo over his heart.

Gary's been a fisherman his whole life, and is passionate about 

life on the water, so he wanted to frame his son's name 

with something that would reflect that. I love drawing water, 

so this is a design I am extremely comfortable with, 

and appreciate doing as well! Can't wait to ink it!

Mouse's mouse tattoo

Mouse found a photograph of a tattoo

that read, "Daddy's Little Mouse". We lost the 'Daddy's Little' and 

I softened up the illustration a little bit too, this one is more subtle than the original,

but I cannot claim it as an original, it's from a pre-existing design. Nice execution!

It was really satisfying to finally do this tattoo for Mouse (AKA Mary-Anne)

She is a dear friend, and she had told me that she wanted this tattoo over 

two years ago. It's really cool to finally have done it, and it's a beauty!

Matching Wedding Bees for Arlyn and Ellery

My dear friends Arlyn and Ellery had me create matching bee tattoos, an extremely 

special honor as the tattoos are in honor of their getting married this year! 

Both of them sat so very well, and claimed that there was no pain whatsoever.

(well, almost) Very sweet little tattoos, I think that they will heal 

quite differently from each other, and touch ups will probably be necessary. 

But they look really fine and lovely and it was such an honor. Ellery and Arlyn were also my first official customers to travel over from the mainland expressly to get tattooed at

'Elemental Tattoos'~!

Doug's Gee-tar tattoo...

My good friend Doug Longland has wanted to cover up this tiny, sad little 

skull & crossbones for many, many years. So I sat with him while he described what he wanted and

I came up with the drawing below as I sat there with him, on the spot.

I did the tattoo in two sessions. After the first session I was not entirely happy with the tattoo, 

I felt I had tried to do more than I should have, maybe rushed a little bit. But when I did the 

'touch-up' finishing session, it went very well, and I was able to really pull the tattoo together,

and I'm quite happy with the final product, and Doug just LOVES it! 

This tattoo has healed beautifully and the shading

is quite a bit lighter and more subtle than it looks

in these photos. I'll post a photo when I get one.

Frank's tribal spiral...

Dee's Buddha Skull

Val Pink Wings, "Forever and For Always"

Scott's 'Buccaneer' tattoo!

Anne Marie's Hummingbird Memorial for MaryAnne

Colette's tribal back and shoulder piece....

Dave's memorial cross for Sticker

A Scorpio tattoo for Jolene.....

This is a tattoo design that I created for my sister Kathy. I completed the tattoo on her right forearm over a year ago. Photos of her real tattoo will follow.

ONLY IN THAILAND part 1 (Protection/sacred tattaoo)

This Kingdom of Thailand has various things, places, belief and the way of lives which are very unique. You will only see those in Thailand. We are so proud to bring you to get to know many things you can see in Thailand ONLY. Part one of Only In Thailand is about protection tattoo or sacred tattoo. It is a trend which both Thai men and women having tattoos in many parts of bodies. Mostly, the body part tattooed is at the top of back near a neck. Others are at the back near a right or left shoulder and secret parts. Originally, tattoo is in black only, but now there are varieties of colors such as red, yellow, blue and green even shadow lines. In fact, there is a new kind of tattoo called oil tattoo which is not shown obviously on skin. For those who like tattoos, but because of their professions, they do not want it to appear clearly on their skin. Oil tattoo is another alternative.

Definitely, top hit design is nine spires meaning protection, popularity and prosperity. This design is mostly tattooed to those who are in entertainment industry, for example actors, actresses and models. Some have big tigers at the back meaning great power and no fear. It is individually believed that those who have this design never been harm by sharp knives, swords or even bullets. The famous tattoo guru is called Ajarn Noo (teacher Noo) who tattooed for Angelina Jolie. Since then, he is getting famous and he has thousands of thousands followers. When his ceremony was held by Ajarn Noo, there were a great number of his disciples and people tattooed by him coming to join. There will be always mystery happening in the middle of the ceremony for those who have animal designs on. They acted and roared like animals which they have designs on. Also, their physical power was way far than human being could resist.

Tattoo 9 spires (Only in Thailand Part 1)

Some foreigners fly to Thailand to get tattooed by Ajarn Noo. Some get them in big cities such as Bangkok, Phuket and Pattaya. There are a number of designs like art, abstract, nature, animals and more. If you will travel in Phuket, our famous tattoo designer friend has a tattoo shop there. He is a champion in tattoo competition. You are able to get an advice from him with free of charge. There are tattoo courses for amateur or beginners and professional.

Butterfly Tattoo Designs Pictures

Butterfly tattoos are one among the additional common tattoos among ladies. Butterflies will represent one thing pretty or one thing additional meaningful. There are several reasons why folks love obtaining tattoos. One reason is that the that means that a tattoo will carry. another excuse would be the aesthetic pleasure of color and therefore the style. The third reason would be the means the tattoo might modification an individual. A tattoo will modification your look and angle. One tattoo that has all 3 of those options would be the butterfly tattoo style. The butterfly style has recently become very hip with ladies. Throughout the globe, the butterfly tattoo has been seen as an emblem of life, reincarnation, resurrection and love. In nature, butterflies are lovely and peaceful animals. Therefore, it's no marvel why such a lot of ladies have taken to those styles. you may have seen several samples of butterfly tattoo styles through flash art or on someone else.

There are several reasons why the butterfly style may be a nice tattoo. First, they give the impression of being sensible in virtually any size. Some folks get a tattoo no larger than 1 / 4 whereas others get a butterfly tattoo across their entire back. Second, butterfly styles lend themselves to thousands of color variation. as a result of these creatures are terribly bright and colourful, therefore are the tattoos. Lastly, these tattoos is placed virtually anywhere on a woman’s body and appearance sensible.

The most standard place to induce a butterfly style would be on the lower back by utilizing a focused image just like the butterfly and sprawling vines and flowers. With the location of this tattoo, you'll be able to add a friendly and exquisite style in a very partial visible place. despite the fact that it's a typical style, several styles is customized and created to be distinctive.

Butterflies will symbolize numerous things counting on that culture you check up on it.

In the Japanese culture, butterflies are seen because the personification of one's soul, whether or not it's living, dying, or dead. It is, also, thought that if a butterfly enters your guestroom and sits behind the bamboo screen, an individual whom you're keen on is coming back to check you. But, at identical time, butterflies in massive numbers are unhealthy omens.

In the Russian culture, butterflies will represent a lady or grandmother. In Greek, butterfly means that 'soul.' In China, a pair of butterflies flying along may be a image of affection. Butterflies will, also, symbolize:

    Rebirth modification in one's life

    Luck

    Freedom

    Nervousness

Choosing a Butterfly Tattoo

In several cases, one may assume a butterfly tattoo is safe. I mean, who does not like butterflies? it is not like obtaining a favourite band emblem or a favourite cartoon character tattooed on your body, as eventually, might|you'll|you will} grow out of the band and your tastes may modification.

Butterflies, is represented as beautiful creatures of modification and revival, that makes them a secure alternative for a tattoo, particularly 1st tattoos.

But, when selecting a butterfly, you'll need to make your mind up the sort of tattoo (tribal, classic, etc) and therefore the location (hidden, visible, foot, arm, back, etc) for the tattoo.

It may facilitate to assemble many photos of butterflies that you just like. Take them to your tattoo artist and see if he will produce the right butterfly for you. This way, you'll have some input on the look of you new tattoo.

There are actually thousands of foot tattoo ideas accessible for you on-line moreover as offline. and that they will build your foot incredibly lovely. however we predict amongst them butterfly foot tattoo stands undoubtedly on the highest.

But we tend to and different tattoos skilled don't advocate this tattoo plan for guys. clearly as you recognize butterfly itself is female or girly. And it symbolize a robust that means of recent birth, new life or transformation.

But we predict it'd be wrong to mention that butterfly are totally female. Some masculine legends like the Roman Emperor Augustus used to induce butterfly as a private mark. The warrior clergymen of the populaces of Mexico used to induce ink of butterfly as a motif on their breastplates. however guys we predict you need to avoid butterfly tattoos on foot.

Let's see on this ladies having an exquisite butterfly tattoo on her feet. Yes, it's an fantastic example of fine design. we tend to are saying once more foot butterfly tattoo very will specific your femininity and cuteness in a very nice means.

Some a few years back, tattoo making was rather more typical amid adult males than ladies. However, today, tattooing is equally most well-liked amid adult males in add-on to ladies. amid all of the tattoo designs discovered nowadays, there's no differentiation as masculine and female tattoo. all of the designs can be created by adult males in add-on to ladies. However, there are explicit tattoo designs that are rather more favored by adult males while another folks are favored by females as they match their gender and character traits. Butterfly tattoos are this kind of designs that are rather more favored by females and hence, are viewed as female tattoo styles. permit us possess a glimpse at it thoroughly.

One could marvel what that means will a modest looking butterfly carry. Well, there are varied deeper meanings and symbolisms associated towards butterfly. easyst|the only|the best} and conjointly the foremost basic that means with the butterfly is that the simple proven fact that it stands for beauty, grace and good can. The sight of the multi-colored butterfly normally offers satisfaction and happiness towards viewer. Rarely can one bump into anyone who doesn't get charmed through the butterfly. since the butterflies are normally blesses with vibrant colors and sweetness, they're extraordinarily attention-grabbing and charm the viewers.

However, except these meanings, in some cultures, the butterfly stands for transformation. we tend to perceive that the existence cycle with the butterfly starts by changing into an egg, then a larvae and afterward a butterfly. Therefore, it is an nice instance of metamorphosis. those who need to require a alter among their existence or have previously reworked their coaching course of life, normally acquire a butterfly tattooed on their body. Secondly, in some cultures, the butterfly is mentioned to become divine since it's believed to carry the spirit with the lifeless person towards heaven. With of these symbolisms and meanings linked to the butterfly, one is positive to would like to own it inscribed among the whole body within the sort of the tattoo. A butterfly tattoo is often created in additional compact dimension and hence, the wrist is that the extraordinarily best location to possess it. permit us understand rather more on very little butterfly wrist tattoos. study rather more on butterfly tattoos that means.