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Many Eyes and a Penguin

Tribal Peace Tattoo

Tribal peace tattoo. It was supposed to be a tribal peace sign. Hoiho stats they embellished the symbolism a little bit. Hoiho have had people them it looks everything from a blue boat anchored to an old man sitting in a chair. Hoiho got this tattoo done at Jack and Diane’s tattoo parlor in Biloxi, Mississippi. It was Hoiho’s first tattoo they were 19 years old. Hoiho had in their pocket this tattoo as a drawing from 14 until they got it at 19. Hoiho said they carried it around knowing it would be their first tattoo. When Hoiho had the money and was an adult they got the tattoo. Hoiho passed out while getting the tattoo done. The artist threw up while doing the tattoo. Hoiho had been walking around all day, it was super hot, and had not drunk any water. The artist puking made Hoiho nervous thinking the artist had messed up, and Hoiho passed out. It was done in July of 2000. The artist scarred Hoiho when he passed out putting the needle in to deep. You can see this on the right side of the tattoo.

Eye of Horus tattoo

Eye of Horus tattoo. This based on the Eye of Horus/Eye of Ra. Hoiho loves Egyptian art work and the movie Stargate. These things inspired some of these eyes. Hoiho came up with slightly different patterns for each eye. The blue stuff was added as it looked kind of empty without something around it. Hoihi has been told the blue under the top eye looks like a uterus.

Egyptian Tribal Gothic Eye Tattoo

Egyptian Tribal Gothic Eye Tattoo. Someone told Hoiho they should get a tattoo with a tribal look to it. Hoihi liked more of a Gothic feel. Hoihi tried to blend both an Egyptian tribal and Gothic feel. The result is this tattoo.

Egyptian Eye Tattoo

Egyptian Eye Tattoo. This one was done as a bet. Someone told Hoiho how painful it was to get tattoos on the inside of your bicep. Hoiho did it as a bet to see how bad it was. Hoiho had another design and got the tattoo. Hoiho said it did not hurt that bad.

A penguin smoking a cigarette and wearing combat boots on a bomb, while holding a pitchfork tattoo

A penguin smoking a cigarette and wearing combat boots on a bomb, while holding a pitchfork tattoo. Hoiho used to play this game called Crawl Hounds. It was a military sim game online. Hoiho’s logo in the game was a penguin on a bomb. Hoiho had a trident pasted in the back ground of the logo. Hoiho’s wife wanted to do a tattoo. It was her first tattoo. They bought a home tattoo kit. Hoiho drew a picture this picture and she did it. The reason it is so light. Hoiho kept giggling when she was trying to do the tattoo.

Superstitious not Meek

Parrot Tattoo

Parrot tattoo. Petcha’s father had a parrot on him as well. At the bottom of dad’s parrot was his initials. Petcha got this tattoo before their father died. Smith was Petcha’s name before getting married.

Coy Fish with Father Kangi Tattoo

Koi fish with father kanji tattoo. This was for Petcha’s grandfather — he liked fishing. When their grandfather died. Petcha got this tattoo. Below the fish is the kanji for father.

Lace Tattoo

Lace tattoo. When this tattoo is complete, it will look as if lace is covering Petcha’s entire leg.  There is also a cat in the lace if you look closely.

Superstitious Kanji Tattoo

Superstitious kanji tattoo. This tattoo was supposed to be the kanji for superstitious. Petcha had someone tell them in Chinese it means meek.  Petcha believes this is their first tattoo.

** Joejoe’s Note: I looked it up. I am not sure. It could be connected to the kanji for superstitious. When I learn more Chinese I may update this to confirm.

Bumble Bee Tattoo

Bumblebee tattoo. Petcha called their oldest son, “bumblebee.”

Blue Flower Stem Tattoo

Blue flower stem tattoo. Petcha’s husband drew it. Petcha liked it and got the tattoo.

Green Flower Tattoo

Green flower tattoo. Petcha’s husband also drew this one and Petcha got it.

A Shift in Halloween

Halloween Tattoo Halloween Tattoo Halloween Tattoo

Halloween tattoo. This was to cover up a Muncie four-speed tattoo. They got the Muncie tattoo when they were 18. It was boring. On Halloween night, they were at an artist’s lake house. The artist said, “you gotta cover that up.” They agreed. It was Halloween and they love Halloween, so they got a Jack o’lantern. “Halloween is awesome!”

There is a bat in the middle. The shading was not done, so a couple of years ago they had someone else do the shading. They thought the person was a tattoo artist. The friend did the bat on the forehead.

Family Flower Bouquet

Family Flower Tattoo Family Flower Tattoo Family Flower Tattoo

Family flower bouquet tattoo. Madilyn and Bryan are the children. The aster is Bryan’s birth flower. The chrysanthemum is Madilyn’s birth flower. The center flower is from their wedding. It is a hydrangea.

Tattoo Artist Shows First Rose

Rose Tattoo by Jorge at The Focus Tattoo Parlour

Rose tattoo. This was the first tattoo that Jorge ever did on human skin. For their first tattoo, Jorge tattooed a girl who had graduated from the same mentor. She did her second tattoo on Jorge. The promise was this: Jorge would do their first tattoo on her. The night before, Jorge consumed a 2-for-1 drink special at Chili’s. Jorge thought if they do it on themselves and it looks ok, Jorge won’t mess her up to bad. Jorge left Chili’s, went to the shop, and did the rose on themselves, and then tattooed her the next morning. They have matching tattoos.

Jorge is a tattoo artist at The Focus Tattoo Parlour in Warrenton, NC.

 

Jumps and Flies Free

Frog Tattoo

Frog tattoo. Abah and their best friend had box seats to watch the Hornets play in the new arena. They were underage, and thought they could drink without getting carded. This was because they had club seats. They did not get to drink. They were just watching the game, bored, and said, “let’s go get tattoos.” They each got frogs.

Flower Tattoo

Flower Tattoo. Abah was cleaning up after a shift at the restaurant they work at. Jorge walked by and Abah asked, “Do you want to do a tattoo tonight?” Jorge was like, “Sure, no problem.”  Abah went online found a design they liked. Jorge did it in just 15 minutes.

Feather With Brave Wings She Flies Tattoo

Feather With Brave Wings She Flies tattoo. Abah was in an abusive relationship. Abah had to get a restraining order, and it was a really difficult time. After everything was done with the relationship, Abah got the tattoo to remind themselves, “You do not need anything. You can take care of you, be brave and you can fly.”

Star Tattoo

Star tattoo. Abah got it cause they liked it.

Angel Tattoo

Angel Tattoo. Abah grew up Catholic and went to a Catholic school. When Abah went to collage they went to a liberal arts school. The school really opened Abah’s eyes a lot. Abah saw a lot of things with Catholicism they did not not agree with. Their way as in the tattoo. The tattoo is an angel with her back to you and a rosary down her back. Abah is still very religious but not in the strict confines of the Catholic faith. This tattoo respresented Abah turning their back on religion. It’s still there and Abah still has their beliefs. Abah kind of believes in a, “what would Jesus do” path. Abah believes in being a good person and doing the right thing. Abah stated, “as long as you do what you honestly believe to be a good person, that is all you need to be. You don’t need to prove yourself to anybody else or any church. Your relationship with god and Jesus Christ is your own.”

Family with a Bat

Bat Climbing Shoulder tattoo
Bat Climbing Shoulder tattoo
Bat Climbing Shoulder tattoo

Bat Climbing Shoulder tattoo. The bat was BDM’s first tattoo. The entire tattoo was done by five different artists. They never exactly created what BDM wanted. The bat was a family crest kind of thing. The rest is supposed to be nautical vines. The tattoo is supposed to be a connecting piece for all the other tattoos they have eventually. The bat is to represent a group of people “that did stuff that does not happen anymore.”

BDM Initials Tattoo

BDM tattoo. Both BDM’s and their son’s initials are BDM. They got this tattoo on their leg because their son is their reason for standing.

Phoenix tattoo Phoenix tattoo

Phoenix tattoo. This is for their daughter. In the tail is their daughter’s initials, EJM. The Phoenix is for her name, which is Ember (Emberlynn). BDM chose the Phoenix as they felt it best represented her. BDM got the tattoo on their ribs because, “I breathe for my daughter.”

First Insanity then Chaos Follows

Chinese Kanji for Insanity surrounded by a Chaos symbol tattoo

Chinese Kanji for Insanity surrounded by a chaos symbol tattoo. Sammy and their girlfriend at time were getting tattoos. Sammy thought the Chinese symbol for insanity would make a cool tattoo. Sammy did verify that the symbol was correct.  The first one looked small, so they decided to put something around it. The Chinese was done in San Diego. Years later, the Chaos was done in Pittsburgh.  Sammy figured chaos and insanity summed up their life.

2010 GWARbq tattoo 2012 GWARbq tattoo

2010 and 2012 GWAR B-Q tattoos. Sammy is not sure if they had one for 2011. The other years Sammy went, they were either too drunk or too grimy to get a tattoo. Sammy was going to get all of them, “but got lazy.” Sammy should have at least 4 more.

Chaos Tattoo Cory Smoot

Chaos tattoo. Cory Smoot was a guitarist for GWAR. He passed away a couple of years ago. They did a memorial show for Cory. The show was to raise money for Cory’s wife and unborn child. This was the logo Cory came up with for his solo project. They were doing these tattoos as part of the fundraiser.

Umlaut Improv Team tattoo

Umlaut Improv Team tattoo. Originally, the team was named, “Sock Monkey Murder Farm.” They had to come up with a better name. Out of a list of 200 names, Umlaut won. All of the vowels of the umlaut have the umlaut over them. All of the members of the team had the umlaut tattoo except for Greg, who did not want a tattoo. Only 4 other people that Sammy know of have this tattoo.

Dragon tattoo. In the 1990’s, Sammy got a dragon tattoo. This was because it was the 90’s and Sammy thought it would be a cool thing to do. Sammy always liked dragons. Sammy’s Chinese zodiac symbol is the dragon. Sammy now feels the tattoo is too small. Sammy stated, “It needs more stuff to it.”

T Shirt Becomes a Tattoo

Ed Big Daddy Roth Rat Fink Tattoo Ed Big Daddy Roth Rat Fink Tattoo

When they were very young, they lived near Lincoln, NE. Back then, it was difficult to find a t-shirt with a design on it. The only place you could find a t-shirt with a design was at a car show, where people created airbrushed t-shirts. (The artist, Ed Big Daddy Roth, was the creator of the Rat Fink character.) They really liked these images. They would make t-shirts in the neighborhood. They would go to craft stores and get markers and make these t-shirts. They got this tattoo on their 60th birthday as a present from their daughter and son.

Yoga Teacher and Four Birds

Tree of Life Tattoo

They got this tattoo after they went through yoga teacher training and read a book called, “The Tree of Life.” The tree has 4 birds on it, which represent their 4 kids. The tree of life has always been a grounding base for them.