It is really difficult to photograph tattoos! Oh my goodness.
Okay, so, here’s the deal: Ten years ago, I got the rocket (to nowhere) tattoo, and since then, I have been talking about giving it a somewhere to be going nowhere from. You know, from Earth to nowhere. So I had my friend Nathan Thrailkill design this for me. I wanted it to be all black line like the rocket. I wanted there to be the earth (trees and city), the sky (clouds), the sun, the moon (the only thing yet left to be done), Jupiter, and some undifferentiated space (little stars). Maybe someday there’ll be a comet opposite Jupiter. So here it is. It was inked by Grendel at Peter Tat2 on Colfax here in Denver (one of the oldest parlors in town, and also one of the cleanest). Grendel is fabulous. Take her your business.
It’s late, and I have little else to say. If you have something to say, comments are below.
brilliant! so awesome.
awesome work, neat idea!
Looks good!
i didn’t realize that it hadn’t been there before. it looks really great. i like the clouds especially.
tattoos? If you have to explain it does it convey the message you want? I thought a good tatt; like good art could stand alone.
“It’s his arm,” a quote from MW. I look forward to seeing it in person. MJ
Wow, that is truly beautiful. Sad I couldn’t see it in person, and sad I missed you while you were in town. I was nursing a terrible cold and would have been no fun anyway. Sigh. Next time. xoxo
Wow, I never even knew you had a single tat. Cool.
fantastic. good show getting nate to design.