Tattooed dolls

 A new take on a Kewpie doll, this looks much better than the pen drawn "art" on my childhood dolls.

 Lego rocks!

Customised wedding cake topper...good thinking!

New Zealand

We are blessed to have both beautiful birds and cultural art in New Zealand, here is an example of both.

 This composition of the native flag and fern makes me feel very patriotric indeed.

Vegemite and paua good staples of kiwi homes

The beautiful bush is filled with these ferns, I love how they unfurl and grow into strong plants not unlike a child growing into an adult.

Steampunk inspired

Steampunk celebrates a bygone era, a time of invention, mechanics and awesome fashion. There is a huge Steampunk following so it makes sense that Steampunk is also celebrated in ink. Timepieces are a classic steampunk theme.

Hot air balloons and steam trains feature widely too.

Jules Verne inspired several pieces.

including these amazing octopus examples.

And to finish a classic Steampunk art piece with the often featured clogs and industrial inspired colours.

I see red

 The more I see red the more I love it, these red tattoos are really effective without being overpowering as some black ink can be. A monochrome tattoo tends to allow you to focus more on the design elements and often these are more simplistic and have clean lines.

Blue is equally effective as shown with this beautiful bird, with so many colours available now why not think outside the black box.....

Love is in the air

Music his wife walked down the aisle to.

Because it would be boring to have all your work done by one artist!

From traditional love

to modern and funky love

Love can be shown in many different ways but the deepest of love must be celebrated with ink, from simple names to symbols it can be done tastefully...honest.

Happy Valentines Day.

Back works of art

A monotone beauty that allows the eye to flow up and over the shoulder.

The human back is a living canvas for large works of art. wherever you choose to cover every inch or allow some white space in the full back ink can be pretty impressive. 

Another monotone with Japanese koi in beautiful detail.

Beautiful, awesome, amazing...I wonder if it is someone he knows?

A lovely example of a simple but effective back piece.

Lovely use of muted colours to reflect the beauty of nature and new life.

Strong use of colour and space to reflect the darker theme of the art.

The artist has captured the colours well in this ethnic piece.

I can only begin to imagine the hours and talent that went into creating these pieces (and the pain!).

Who needs clothing?

When you can tattoo your clothing on. I've found these beautiful examples of clothing ink. I really like the corset idea but you have to be the right body shape to pull it off. (not me I'm afraid). I admire the hours of work that must have gone into all three pieces, especially the bodice piece which uses a lovely earthy range of colours.