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Thursday, August 4, 2011

Marisa Shares Some Vonnegut

I love a good literary tattoo, especially when I recognize the text and the author.

I met Marisa after I spotted these six familiar words below her neck:

The quote "Everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt" refers to an epitaph inscribed on a tombstone in Vonnegut's classic novel, Slaughterhouse-Five.

This is Marisa's one and only tattoo and she explained why she chose this particular quote:

"I was going through a hard time and it helped me out a lot - it's just one of those quotes, so meaningful ... that I just needed to have it on me."

Marisa and I share a mutual appreciation of Vonnegut's work and, despite the greatness of Slaughterhouse-Five, we both liked Cat's Cradle better.

The word were inked at High Roller Tattoo in Hicksville, New York.

Thanks to Marisa for sharing this classic literary tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

And remember, you can see more literary tattoos at Contrariwise and The Word Made Flesh.

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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

From The House of Donna FLora Meet Babette .. with twilsss

A little Retro Journey .. if you please ..

Wearing The newest Release from The House of Donna Flora .

*Babette*

hair and jewels Donna Flora as well ..

The Popular Sunset Set Jewelry

Hair Lia in Blond

*Perhaps the Best of Shade of Blond on the entire Grid*

Breezy's humble opinion there ...

This is the Glitter fun creative of Donna Flora

http://slurl.com/secondlife/garman/203/86/102/

High Fashion is Wonderful .. Classic Vintage Couture is Where so Many of our hearts are At !

The House of Donna Flora, with her original Textures and Dynamic styles nails it every time !

Breezy thinks of this Dress Being timeless .. From a Retro Summer Party .. to a Night at the Discos

To a Modern Night of Hot Tangos and Samba..

Babette just covers them all ..

http://slurl.com/secondlife/garman/203/86/102/

Fabulous Poses and Props from Virtual Props and Poses

Visit this wicked Cool Sim and her Shops Soon ..

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Endless%20Death/26/107/24

Yes Breezy looses herself in her private time doing these blogs .. grins .

No Drama here folks .. Just sleek, saucy wicked fun Creative ..

Speaking of Classics and the such .. In the Summer and Fall Breezy often puts her

little real life convertible top down

and often cranks up the tunes as she listens to the Grand Sounds of Earth Wind and Fire ..

Seeing them many many times in real life ..

Imagine After 4 decades and they are still smoking !!

Earth Wind and Fire

formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969 by Verdine and Maurice White.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire

Maurice is still active . either singing .. percussions always in the back round

who can not know Vedine the Dancing Base Player

Always with a huge Grin on his face as he dances and spins ..

Add Philip Bailey Voice to the mix .. along with perhaps One of the Best Horn sections

In the World You have the Big Sounds of the One and Only

R and B Group Earth Wind and Fire

http://www.earthwindandfire.com/

* perhaps Meatloaf should take note ... "Get yourself in Pristine shape" to do any tour circut ..

Indeed .. It is the summer .. smiles....

As Breezy goes to enjoy some of hers .. Hope all are doing the same ..

thanks for stopping by .. See ya next time ..

Michael and his Misfits Ink

I met Michael in Bay Ridge, at 92nd and 3rd Avenue, and he offered up these two tattoos on his forearm:

I recognized the top piece as a Misfits tattoo and asked why he chose it.

He responded:

"They are my favorite band of all time and when I say the Misfits, I mean the 1977-1983 Misfits. That to me is one of the greatest bands of all time and Glenn Danzig is my favorite singer of all time."

He credited Mark Harada, currently at East Side Ink, with tattooing this back in 2002.

The Danzig skull below the Misfits piece was done, he told me, by Chris Torres at Inborn Tattoo NYC in 2010.

Here's a little classic Misfits to get you going today:

Thanks to Michael for sharing his tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Alex Shares Three Elements of an Amazing Sleeve

I'm not sure why it has taken so long to post Alex's tattoos - when I met him at the end of May in K-Mart @ Penn Station, I was totally stoked by his ink. Perhaps I was just letting the photos simmer as I waited for the right time to share them. Nevertheless, here they are, finally.

What we're seeing are three portions of Alex's left arm sleeve, beginning with this segment which is the most impressive part of the work:

As Alex explains, this tattoo is

"inspired by the carvings in Cambodia in Siem Reap ... it's one of the temples of Indra, Indian god of thunder ... he's also the god of change and progress ...

... He's very human-like because he messes up a lot ... he's somewhat of a womanized, so it makes him very original from the rest of the Indian gods..."

At the top of Alex's arm is this symbol:

He told me that this is the logo of a hard rock group from Brooklyn called Life of Agony.

You can check out their website here or peruse their Amazon catalog here.

In the photo above, you get a glimpse of the third and final segment of Alex's sleeve which we're seeing today, which features this familiar face:

That's the symbolic face of Steeplechase Park on Coney Island.

Compare to this tattoo, which appeared here last year.

Alex explained about his connection to Coney Island:

"...Basically, I grew up there ... I grew up in Bensonhurst, but [Coney Island] is kind of where I became myself, adolescence and all that stuff - that's the old Coney Island..."

Alex credited all of his work to a tattoo artist named Seth Wood who is currently working out of Saved Tattoo in Brooklyn.

Thanks to Alex for sharing this amazing work with us here on Tattoosday!

The Curious Seamstress Presents Penny a Darling 1920s Day Dress

Grins .. Now this is a Fun One !!!!!
Special Kudos to Lady Kembri for these amazing creative Delights !!!

Meet Yet Another One of Several Delightful New Releases From The Curious Seamstress

This Is *Penny* a Darling 1920's Day Dress and really a Must Have for you

of the day Genre Gals .. Twirlss Endless Twirls in and For this Ensemble,

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Isola%20Gavia/233/129/22

"This 1920s Day Dress, Penny. The real dress is in a private collection. I was asked recently for more day dresses of the 1920s era. There are a lot of different styles to choose from because 1920s fashion was such a changing thing! There was sleekly elegant, romantic, fun flapper things, and even avant garde or Egyptian inspired outfits. It was a lively time for fashion. This particular dress reminds me of garden parties or tea in a friend's home, or church on Sunday morning."

-Lady Kembri Tomsen

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Isola%20Gavia/233/129/22

Hummm Looks Like Breezy has Hopped in Her Nix Sands Gorgon Motors Vehicle

and taken a Spin In This Heat ... to ...
The Dynamic Seraph City .. The City of pure Diesel Punk Genre.

1920's to 1940's genre waiting for you .. Weeeee there she goes ..

Wearing her Brand new Curious Seamstress Penny Ensemble ..

oh Lady Kembri has a shop In Seraph City as well @ The Carrington ..

blushes at Shameless Carrington Plug ..

But also Available at Lady Kembri's Main Store

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Isola%20Gavia/233/129/22

*Penny* like each Curious Seamstress's Ensembles is quite Thoughtful
Two Hats .. With or with out Flowers ..
Two pairs of hoses .. darling under garments .
*Also just Adorable special designed Shoes Included with this one ..
Please note .. Breezy is not wearing the shoes in these photos .
The Design of Penny is just beautiful from every view !!
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Isola%20Gavia/233/129/22

As we all go through the Heat of August .. It is a nice surprise to Log into World
and know These Most Special Creative ensembles are waiting for each of us to purchase !!
Penny is Like a tall glass of Pink Lemon aid ((mmm yummy yum ! Breezy's Favorite !))
It quenches ones own desires to Look and Feel Special on The Grid !!!
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Isola%20Gavia/233/129/22

Do make a point to Visit The Curious Seamstress today In her Main shop
Or on located on some lovely genre sims as well as Market Place ..
http://gwd-greenwooddesigns.blogspot.com/
Each of her Detailed Ensembles
((inspired by real life )) are a true testiment of her own love and passion
Of Histoy .. Purchase Penny Soon .. You shall be so glad You Did !!!
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Isola%20Gavia/233/129/22
^Hair and Jewels From The House of Donna Flora Designs^
The Music *grins* Sorry Breezy is a Miami Vice gal from way back
((owns this CD)) heh .. and this Song .. is Hot !!
*wink*

Monday, August 1, 2011

Introducing Seastar From The Curious Seamstress

Once upon a Time long ago .. In what was thought of a Grand New Exciting World to so Many ..

Ah The Dreams The Opportunities That Waited for All in This Brave New World ..

The Place .. American !

It Still is Home to Land of The Free and Brave ..

Meet Seastar .. From The Curious Seamstress

As always each of Lady Kembri's ensembles start with Lovely Under Garments.

Breezy Just Loves Loves This Esemble !!!

5 Stars Plus Indeed !!!

http://gwd-greenwooddesigns.blogspot.com/

Breezy so often writes of Second Life and The Fantasy and Creative .

Seastar is Prime example of just that .. A journey if You please,back in time in design.

"Sailor dresses of one form or another have been around starting in the early 1800s and continue to be a popular style of dress to the modern day. The real day suit, Seastar, is made of a linen fabric, good for walking around on the beach or boat deck. Though I have to say, it's nothing I'd want to be caught in the water in! It could have as easily been on the Titanic as it could have been on the boardwalk or a yacht."

*Lady Kembri Tomsen*

Kembri encloses a Note Card with vivid details to each of her emsembles she brings to Grid

Please make a point to read them for the history is rich in detail !

http://gwd-greenwooddesigns.blogspot.com/

Special thanks to Virtual Props and Poses The location and Sim where these Photos were taken .

Home to some of the Finest Virtual Props and Poses Creative in it's fine Shops.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Endless%20Death/26/107/24

"This Edwardian Sailor dress, Seastar. It's based on a dress from about 1906 that currently resides in a private collection. It would have also been called a yachting costume by the ladies of the day. The hat and gloves are true to the period. I'm enclosing a drawing from a magazine of the time showing an outfit much like Miss Seastar."

-Lady Kembri Tomsen

http://gwd-greenwooddesigns.blogspot.com/

Some Like to be A Virtual Super Model .. Some a Furry or Cyber Queen ..

The Virtual Lists are endless for who and what one can be ..

Then there are some of us that Just adore to travel through Time .

Classic in Virtual Fashion Delights

Enjoy and wear your Fantasies..

Visit The Beauty and Authensity of The Curious Seamstress today !

http://gwd-greenwooddesigns.blogspot.com/

Liberty and Justice, Courtesy of Alex

I met Alex a few weeks back in Penn Station. I spotted this familiar face on his right calf:

I say a familiar face, because it is clearly the profile of the Statue of Liberty, but something looks slightly different. Alex explained why:

"It's the right side of the face, [which] is really hard to find because the arm for the torch is in the way ... I had to research forever and then I found two photos which I matched up ... one was when it was under construction, someone got the right side ... the crown part we had to reverse and put onto the picture ... I'm pretty particular - it actually took two weeks to come up with a good design..."

Alex says he got this tattoo a few years back "to commemorate President Bush leaving office." He was living in Portland, Oregon, at the time and is originally from Albany, New York. The collaboration on the tattoo was with an artist named Ron at a shop whose name he doesn't recall.

As happy as I was to take this photo, Alex was more keen on showing off a newer piece, done by Chris Reynolds at Albany Modern Body Art. He raised his shirt up to show me this tattoo on his right side:

Alex explained that his ink had a very Northeastern slant to it. This tattoo fits in with the general feel of that theme.

He wanted to be sure to praise the guys at Modern Body Art and was really very proud of this work.

Thanks to Alex for sharing his tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!