“Broken, but not Beyond Repair”

Published on November 3, 2015November 3, 2015 by admin

Sometimes you have to get creative. Liz and I did our shoot in the backseat of my car when the timing of our shoot didn’t quite work out as I planned. Her thigh tattoo was done by Jesse O’Neil at Sacred Harp Tattoo in Salem, MA. Yeah, so you know, jeans had to be rearranged, and whatever impression that might have made with passers-by, Liz was a phenomenally great sport about poor planning on my part and we made some art. Liz is a tried and true theater person, the iconic subject of her tattoo being Thalia (Comedy) and Melopmene (Tragedy). It should be no surprise that she is open to improvisation and making the best of things both on stage and off, in all aspects of her life. Liz generously provided her own explanation of her tattoo and also provided answers to some questions I had asked.

She begins “Broken, but not Beyond Repair”:

My love for theatre coincided with me growing into the bubbly and friendly person you can see today.

Alexander

Published on October 20, 2015December 1, 2015 by admin

Alexander Smith’s tattoos were done at Addiction NYC by two different artists at different times. His Sun & Moon tattoo was done by Liz and his Hawk was done by Tom Solomon. Alexander is a professional copyeditor and a poet. His poetry has been published in Frequency Writers anthology, Missing Providence, and can be found online on Get Well Soon Zine. ZO Magazine has accepted his graphic poem for the 2015/2016 Poetry Exposés, which goes live on 1/2/16. His book, For Poets Must Love: Poem Compilation, is available on Amazon — go get it!

Alexander had provided his own story of his tattoos:

I’ve traveled 3,000 miles to get a needle stuck in my arm hundreds of times. More than once.

Juliet

Published on September 10, 2015October 1, 2015 by admin

Juliet FLAMETHROWER Loranger’s tattoos were done by Doc Don Lucas of Doc Don’s Tattoo Studio, New Orleans and Robert Kane of Squid’s Ink Tattoo and Piercing, Hanover, MA. Juliet is the owner of Yoga on Union in New Bedford, MA. As our very own tattooed Flamethrower, she brings the soul of rock and roll into harmony with heartfelt yoga practice. Check her out in handstands, arm balances, Hanumanasana, and all over her studio. On August 28th, Juliet posted her memories of her experience in New Orleans during and in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which she agreed to post here:

Juliet begins: On Facebook today I’m going to recognize the 10 years of time passed since Hurricane Katrina with random posts that are my memories from the storm. I have my Katrina story, it’s ghostly filled surreal world in my head.

Infrared Tattoo Photography by Eric Steinhart

Published on September 10, 2015February 21, 2016 by admin

Eric Steinhart, a professional philosopher and accomplished photographer (his Flickr) recently took photos of my tattoos with an Infrared camera. Eric specializes in Infrared photography. We were curious to see how tattoos look in Infrared, and these eerie, luminous shots fantastically bring my tattoos into relief. My back tattoo is in progress (a third session is coming up) and was done by Dennis M Del Prete of Providence Tattoo, RI, as were the other two shoulder tattoos.

All in the Family: Three Generations of Tattooed Women

Published on September 2, 2015January 19, 2016 by admin

All in the Family Tattoos: Grandmother (my Mom), Granddaughter (my niece Haley) and me. My Mom’s tattoo was done by Ron at Island Tattoo, SI. My niece still hasn’t texted me back with the name of her tattoo artist, but I’ll update this post when she does. By some **cough** coincidence, Haley’s tattoo macros share a resemblance to mine.

Jason

Published on August 7, 2015September 5, 2015 by admin

Jason Rookie Nadeau
Of the Hotrod Workshop, Pawtucket, RI

Back Tattoo by Joel Mejias. Bambu Tattoo, Providence, RI

Jason declined providing any commentary about his tattoo, which isn’t that he has nothing to say (he’s a talker), but that he’s not saying it here. He did, however, give me permission to make up stuff about him. I asked him, “Are you really sure?” and he affirmed. “Maybe I’ll tell the truth,” I warned. “Whatever.”

Well, then…

RJ

Published on August 7, 2015October 9, 2015 by admin

RJ’s tattoo was done by “The Man” at Skin Deep Tribal Tattoo, Hookset, NH

RJ, a Harley Davidson riding Economist, agreed to do a written interview about his tattoo to share on this site.

You told me the meaning of the Maasai shield source of your tattoo, but I can’t do justice to it — could you explain it for us?

The Maasai Warriors are protectors of the tribe and the spear and shield are the symbol of that role. Typically younger warriors are allowed to use black, grey and white dyes on their shields while red is reserved for more experienced warriors. At times tribal chiefs give permission for red to be used.

Christine

Published on August 7, 2015August 23, 2015 by admin

Christine Maguire’s tattoo was done by Dave at Federal Hill Tattoo in Providence, RI.

Now, this was an unusual shoot. You know how they say, “You start out going to the 7-11 and you end up at Bonnaroo”? This shoot was something like that.

Jen

Published on August 7, 2015August 27, 2015 by admin

Jen Rowland’s tattoo is a Sailor Jerry by Bryan13 at Mystic Marks Tattoo, San Marcos, TX

When I asked Jen if she would like to provide her perspective in her own words for this gallery of her photos, she was happy to contribute, explaining her understanding of being “body-proud.”

Caroline

Published on August 7, 2015August 28, 2015 by admin

Caroline Pope-Peavy’s tattoos were done by her husband Dave Peavy of Federal Hill Tattoo.

Caroline is a yoga instructor at Providence Power Yoga and is an ambassador for Lululemon. She and Dave have two kids and that’s another dimension in her life.

Of course, I had to ask her what it was like being tattooed by her husband, and she told me that it brought them closer together. I believed that already, just looking through the lens at her tattoos.

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