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TW: BURN OUT, CAREER stuff, FEELINGS
Real talk y'all I'm so burnt from tattooing so hard for like a million years noNSTOP forever and ever and I want to keep going of course, BUT i also desperately need another sabbatical from the work so I can find my passion in the craft again.
I feel like, on whole, I can solidly stand by my body of work thus far, in terms of having tattooed some iconic stuff over the years, but I'm already like.... Almost 15 years into my career and it feels like nothing hits that hard for me anymore.
I miss the intense concentration I used to be able to muster, and I miss the way the whole process used to excite and intoxicate me, I miss the precious gift that is the insane trust that someone places in you to help them self-actualize, reassert their bodily autonomy, and GROW, by process of modification, into who THEY WANT TO BE AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT BEING. It's such a privilege to me to have been able to help so so many ppl get closer to their Ultimate self™️
I love tattooing so so much, maybe I will start an ethno-socioligical study of tattooing and tattoos, collecting and documenting? I think it would be fun to take a camera, document people's answers for their work, and take fun pictures. Idk ...
Pic for funsies cause I really like these earrings
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Hi my name is Harrow, my pronouns are she/him I’m a gnc woman and a dyke tattoo artist, illustrator and vampire king would tumblr be interested if I post my work on here?
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My favorite pictures of myself from 2017 thus far
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El Tanque Tattooer (Rome, Italy)
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Mystique sketch renard/femme, merci Chloe. #toulouse #tatouage #tattoo #tattoos #tattooed #tattooer #tattooart #tattooartist #tattooarte #tatuajes #tatuaggio #tattoogirls #instattoos #instaink #ink #inked #inkedgirls #instainked #watercolortattoos #watercolorart #sketch #artattoo #fox #renard #woman #femme #galaxie (à Toulouse, France)
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Analysis of BSD Tanizaki (Character and Theories) in Reference to Real Life Tanizaki Jun’ichirou
By popular demand of (1) person in the comments of a post I’ve made briefly touching on this subject, I have compiled all of my thoughts on the portrayal of Tanizaki Jun’ichirou—and by extension, Naomi—in Bungou Stray Dogs in reference to the works of the real life Tanizaki Jun’ichirou-sensei (who I’ll be calling Tanizaki-sensei to differentiate from his fictional counterpart). Disclaimer that I don’t have the academic background to write as an expert on this subject. I will be citing all of my sources in the text.
Tanizaki-sensei (1886-1965) was an author who was well known for writing about sexual obsession and fetishes, and the exploration of Japanese versus Western culture in his works. His female characters were particularly reputable for having strong personalities (drawing upon the dofuku - “poisonous woman” or femme fatale troupe), and frequently fulfilled the domineering role in sadomasochistic relationships with men. This recurring theme is most likely the basis for Tanizaki and Naomi’s relationship in Bungou Stray Dogs.
In a similar vein, motifs such as dreaming, delusions, and fantasies (oftentimes of the erotic nature) frequently appear in Tanizaki-sensei’s works. This could be the basis for Tanizaki’s illusion projection ability, “Light Snow”, which is named after Tanizaki-sensei’s great novel, Sasameyuki (1948), also known as The Makioka Sisters, the title of the English translation, which was changed due to the nuance of the original title being difficult to convey in English.
Going on a slight tangent here, Tanizaki-sensei also wrote a handful of works depicting blindness, such as A Portrait of Shunkin (1933) and A Blind Man’s Tale (1931). In these works, blindness can be interpreted as a metaphor for blind devotion and obsessive worship of one’s love interest, even to the point of martyrdom. For example, in A Portrait of Shunkin (1933), the character Sasuke destroys his own eyesight for his vain mistress, who did not want to be seen after an incident destroys her beauty. Tanizaki and Naomi’s deep affection for each other is reminiscent of these themes (Tanizaki’s willingness to throw away his morals for Naomi, Naomi taking gunfire in Tanizaki’s place).
Unfortunately, we aren’t given any other concrete pieces of information about Tanizaki or Naomi that can be reliably connected to something in regards to the real life author...
The Unreliable Narrator
Which brings me to my first point in regards to fan theories surrounding Tanizaki and Naomi. I have mentioned in previous posts that Tanizaki’s descriptions of himself oftentimes contradict what we are actually shown (not good for combat, cowardly and average, etc), which means that Tanizaki is an unreliable narrator of his own backstory. To what extent he is unreliable, we can only speculate.
However, the theory that Tanizaki cannot be trusted to tell the truth about himself is supported by the real life counterparts’ use of this narrative device in his works. A journal article by The Columbia Companion to Modern East Asian Literature explains that “[Tanizaki-sensei’s stories] are often told by a personified and thus not necessarily reliable narrator,” which is especially evident in both Naomi (1925), a post-hoc account of the protagonist’s marriage, and The Key (1956), two juxtaposed diaries of a married couple.
Since Tanizaki-sensei tended to employ biased narrators in his stories, Tanizaki being an unreliable narrator of his own story would be a clever nod to his real life counterpart.
Moving on, the theory that Tanizaki may be lying about himself opens a world of possibilities regarding what the truth actually is. One popular fan theory is that Naomi is actually an illusory ability construct created by Tanizaki’s ability “Light Snow”.
Sculpting the Ideal Woman
Another recurring theme in Tanizaki-sensei’s works is a character’s desire to “shape” a woman into their vision for what that woman should be. This takes a variety of forms: in The Tattooer (1910), the protagonist “[desires] to create a masterpiece on the skin of a beautiful woman”, thus transforming her into a “real beauty”. In Aguri (1922) the protagonist dreams that “he would adorn [her] with jewels and silks. He would strip off that shapeless, unbecoming kimono... and then dress her in Western clothes”. The desire to make a woman more “Western” is also apparent with the protagonist Joji’s intent in Naomi (1925), the book that BSD Naomi is named after.
However, I must caution that BSD Naomi is actually quite different from how the character of Naomi is in the original novel; BSD Naomi is kinder to the people around her, and isn’t portrayed as selfish or manipulative. The two Naomis’ do share their penchant for mischief, and their bold, tomboyish personalities, as well as their surprising intelligence and aptitude for planning.
Back to the main topic: other BSD fans have pointed out that this theme of “making Naomi” in the novel supports the theory that BSD Naomi was created by Tanizaki’s ability. Considering that this pygmalion-like desire also appears in many other stories written by Tanizaki-sensei, the connection makes sense. Notably a role reversal between the “sculptor” and the “sculpture” always takes place in such stories.
Losing Control
In Tanizaki-sensei’s stories, female characters who are transformed to fit a man’s ideal are rarely subservient by the end of the narrative. Instead, the change oftentimes pushes them into a more dominant role, where they are the ones doing the controlling, rather than being controlled. In Naomi (1925), the protagonist narrates that “I forgot my innocent notion of "training" her: I was the one being dragged along, and by the time I realized what was happening, there was nothing I could do about it.” As the alternate title, A Fool’s Love, may suggest, by the end of the book Naomi has made a fool out of the protagonist, having “made careful plans and lured [him] on”, ultimately ending up in a position of power.
This could be indicative of Naomi’s own autonomy as an ability construct: we see her arguing with Tanizaki and defying his instruction, possessing talent and knowledge that Tanizaki does not have, and making decisions independent of Tanizaki’s will. For all intents and purposes, Naomi is no different than a human being.
Of course, whether or not this theory will prove correct is a different matter. It should be noted that one variation of this theory speculates that Naomi did exist as a real person, but died in middle school. Unable to cope with the loss, Tanizaki unconsciously created an illusion in her image. This idea is reminiscent of A Portrait of Shunkin (1933), where it is said that in the years after Sasuke’s mistress and lover passed away, “he created a Shunkin quite remote from the actual woman, yet more and more vivid in his mind.” The character Sasuke was said to exaggerate his mistress’ talents to the point that his accounts of her were unreliable, and her passing contributed to his over imagination of her likeliness.
Secret Relationships
Another theory I have seen circulating the fandom is that Naomi and Tanizaki lied about their relationship, telling others that they are siblings in order to cover up their romance. In Naomi (1925), a similar ruse is hatched by the character Naomi, who goes behind her husband Joji’s back and sleeps with other men. Joji discovers this subterfuge from the character Hamada, who confesses, “I didn't know about you at all. Miss Naomi...said you were her cousin.” As such, Tanizaki and Naomi may similarly be lying about the nature of their relationship, which would be a nod to the original novel.
Of course, though I am partial to this theory, since I would be sad if Naomi turned out to be an illusion, I cannot with any confidence claim that it is more likely than the other theory I mentioned regarding her, or any other theories that might be circulating.
Return from the West
Moving on from theories involving Naomi, evidence that supports the theory that Tanizaki will change allegiances from the Armed Detective Agency to the Port Mafia can also be found with his real life counterpart. As I touched on a bit before, Tanizaki-sensei wrote about and was influenced by Western culture and traditions. However, after Tanizaki-sensei moved from Yokohama to the Kansai region in 1926, his fascination dwindled, and he completed works such as Some Prefer Nettles (1929), which “[presented] subtly and effectively the great transformation in Tanizaki's life from a worshiper of the West to a believer in the value of the Japanese heritage” as explained by Donald Keene in “Five Modern Japanese Novelists”.
One such work that compared Western and Japanese culture is “In Praise of Shadows” (1933), which associated shadows with traditional Japanese aesthetics, and light with the West. In the essay, he writes “If light is scarce then light is scarce; we will immerse ourselves in the darkness and there discover its own particular beauty.” In Bungou Stray Dogs, darkness and shadows are associated with the Port Mafia, while the light is associated with living morally upright. As such, Tanizaki-sensei’s shift from his fascination with the West (the light) to finding beauty in the darkness (Japanese traditions) could be paralleled in his fictional counterpart switching sides as well.
Moreover, although I am far from informed enough to speak confidently on this subject, I’d be amiss not to mention this meta written by bsd-bibliophile, which explains how the Port Mafia authors were faithful to the styles of traditional Japanese literature, whereas Armed Detective Agency authors were influenced by Western writing. Coincidentally, or perhaps intentionally, the comparison of Japanese versus Western traditions is the subject matter of “In Praise of Shadows” (1933), as I explained above; it would be a very clever reference to Tanizaki-sensei’s shifting interest if the theory that Tanizaki will switch sides ends up being correct.
In Conclusion
Despite knowing very little of Tanizaki’s backstory, and having limited on screen appearances of him in the story, much of what is established about Tanizaki can be traced back to his real life counterpart. We can also attempt to reverse engineer the character Tanizaki by making conjectures about his backstory and future character development based on what we know about Tanizaki-sensei. The theories that Naomi is an illusion, Tanizaki and Naomi are not real siblings, and that Tanizaki will switch sides are all supported by themes, motifs, and narratives that frequently appeared in Tanizaki-sensei’s writing. As such, I am very excited to see which theories will prove true, and how Asagiri-sensei will execute them in Bungou Stray Dogs going forward.
credits: bsd-bibliophile is a great resource for PDFs and ePubs of the works mentioned here, manga caps were scanned and translated by Easy Going Scans or Dazai Scans, highlighted passage in second visual is from the official Light Novel 3, left image in third visual is the first edition cover of Naomi novel
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A fresh and angry Gooby the Corgi 🌸🐶🌸
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Aujourd'hui, nous découvrons la splendide baby.purple87. Merci à cette très jolie femme Italienne pour son partage 😍🥰 @baby.purple87 @tatouage.model @pinkerlaci @bellesetnues_02 #tattoo #tattooartist #tattoos #tattoolife #tattooed #ink #inked #тату #dotworktattoo #tattooing #tat #linework #italiantattooed #sketch #italia #colortattoo #art #tatuaje #tattooer #tattooart #blacktattoo #tatuagem #bodyart #instatattoos #tattooist #blackwork #ttt #inkedgirls, #italiantattooartist #babydoll (à Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRixueaFpF2/?utm_medium=tumblr
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#Repost @damien_leeds (@get_repost) ・・・ I have an exciting announcement!! I am expanding my tattoo practice to include gender-affirming nipple repigmentation and reconstruction for trans, non-binary and gnc folks! This service will be offered for suggested donation of $40 for color fill/touch-up, and $100 for full reconstruction, but **no one will be turned away for lack of funds**! Proceeds will be donated to @translifeline , which provides micro grants to trans folks for transition related services, as well as a support hotline. For those of you who don’t know me, hi! I’m Damien! I am a non-binary / trans tattooer and artist, working in Seattle, WA. They/them or he/him. I am committed to making my tattoo practice a safe and inclusive space for healing, celebration and growth. My favorite thing to tattoo is portraits of inspirational queer femmes with big hair! If you’re interested in post-op repigmentation/reconstruction, or if you have any general questions about the process, send me an email at [email protected] 💖 Feel free to share this post!! . . . #transisbeautiful #translifeline #trans #transtattoo #transtattooer #qttr #queer #queertattoo #nippletattoo #nipplereconstruction #transition #transmen #transwomen #nonbinary #genderfluid #them #they #theythem #pronouns #genderqueer #transhealthmatters https://www.instagram.com/p/BxqTkgwjPdt2eUXYggNq44J91u3B5Cwj-zsCbk0/?igshid=8txg19u7kkr3
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🍩No quiero penas ni dolores de cabeza, ni confusión de ninguna naturaleza 🦃💨 . . . #postureo #sesy #peliroja #tattooer #feministtattooer #queertattooer #redhair #lesbian #bcngay #tomgirl #tomboystyle #tomboy #love #hot #like4like #likeforlike #hashtags #quepaloponerhashtags #work #inkedgirls #femme #cosas #photooftheday #clot
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Nawel
Belleville, 18h.
Je retrouve Nawel dans ce quartier cosmopolite de Paris. On se pose dans un bar pour boire un café. “J’ai toujours habité à Paris, on est parisiennes de génération en génération dans la famille. Tout le monde dira la même chose en parlant de son quartier mais le mien c’est le meilleur ! Belleville c’est vraiment l’exemple du Paris black blanc beur. Malgré l’invasion des bobos blancs provinciaux qui s’installent sur le boulevard à coup de pinte à 8€, gilet de grand père et de « nouveaux concepts super sympas », la mixité qu’on y trouve rend ce quartier populaire très charmant. Tu peux manger ton phô chez le Viet, acheter un maïs chaud au foyer de la rue Bisson et pour le dessert des petits gâteaux orientaux à Couronnes, (si tu te demandes, oui la bouffe c’est une de mes passions). N’étant pas très sédentaire et attachée à un lieu précis, je pourrais vivre ailleurs mais il me faut un endroit qui ait un esprit similaire à celui de Paris. Donc pourquoi pas Londres ou Brooklyn.”
Après un bac L, Nawel est aujourd’hui en première année de langues étrangères appliquées anglais/espagnol. “Au départ, je voulais travailler dans la mode, car c’est un domaine qui m’intéressait beaucoup. Je tiens mon intérêt pour la mode de ma mère et ma grand-mère. Je me suis tournée vers l’option « mode » pour pouvoir jouer la Anna Wintour, malheureusement ce n’est pas si facile et je n’ai pas assez de talent (et d’argent) pour pouvoir atteindre ce niveau (rires). En ce qui concerne mon avenir, je suis assez dans le flou, tout ce que je veux c’est voyager peut importe le métier qui va avec.”
En effet, le voyage est une partie importante de sa vie. Lorsque j’ai remonté son Instagram, la première chose qui m’a marqué était les nombreuses photos et vidéos de voyages qu’elle postait. Loin des hôtels cinq étoiles et voyages tout confort, ce qu’elle préfère c’est les rencontres avec les locaux. Elle voyage sac à dos sur le dos et dort parfois chez l’habitant. “J’ai commencé à voyager quelques temps après ma naissance, en commençant par la visite de la famille au bled évidemment. Mon grand père travaillait en Côte d’Ivoire, j’ai donc vécu quelques mois là-bas étant bébé. Le voyage me permet de m’évader, de relativiser, de me dépayser, de découvrir des nouvelles cultures, de m’enrichir intellectuellement et apporter aux gens que je rencontre ce que j’ai à offrir. Pour certaines personnes, c’est différent mais pour moi le voyage c’est avant tout les rencontres et les échanges que tu peux avoir avec ces personnes, et non pas la destination. J’ai eu la chance de visiter 24 pays pour l’instant, je ne vais pas te les lister mais la plupart étaient en Asie, les asiatiques étant les gens les plus accueillants que je n’ai jamais rencontrés. Mes prochains voyages se porteront donc sur le reste des pays d’Asie que je n’ai pas encore visités. Un sac à dos, deux billets d’avion et je suis partie !”
Au fil de la discussion, elle m’explique qu’elle s’est récemment fait tatouer et me montre le tatouage en question : un dessin qui rappelle les anciens tatouages faciaux berbères. “Ce tatouage est un peu le seul lien que j’ai avec ma grand mère mis à part le fait que mon deuxième prénom soit le sien. Ma grand mère paternelle, que je n’ai pas connu malheureusement, était tatouée sur le front et sur les joues : à cette époque les femmes non tatouées étaient considérées comme des hommes. Un soir en zappant les chaînes avec mon père, on est tombés sur un reportage d’Arte, d’une jeune tatoueuse tunisienne qui avait décidé de parcourir la Tunisie pour répertorier le plus de tatouages berbères possible en sachant pertinemment que cette tradition avait cessée et que les dernières femmes tatouées allaient bientôt disparaître. En regardant ce reportage je suis tombée amoureuse de mon pays et j’ai trouvé les femmes magnifiques. J’ai donc entamé des recherches sur les tatouages tunisiens et j’ai décidé de me construire un tatouage en partant de celui de ma grand mère. Je dis construire parce que c’est comme une sorte de code, chaque motif a une signification : le premier est celui de ma grand mère, il représente la déesse mère, ce qui lui est très représentatif, mon père l’a toujours décrite comme un ange tombé du ciel, une femme remplie d’amour et qui malgré la pauvreté à laissé un souvenir magnifique à ces enfants. Le second est le symbole de la femme pour représenter le féminisme. Le troisième est la force, je ne pourrais pas te dire pourquoi mais j’avais besoin de ça pour me remonter le moral et passer à autre chose. Le quatrième est une figue de barbarie, le fruit préféré de mon père, celui de son enfance.”
“Avoir une double culture peut être enrichissant mais aussi compliqué. Je ne me sens ni entièrement liée à la France ni à la Tunisie. Ce mélange fait partie de mon identité et sans l’une de ces des deux cultures je ne serai pas celle que je suis aujourd’hui. Ayant habité à Paris, je ne me suis jamais reconnue dans la mentalité tunisienne du « tout se passe par derrière » cette façon de tout cacher pour bien paraître, à cause des traditions strictes. D’un autre côté, je ne me suis jamais reconnue dans la mentalité française du « chacun pour sa gueule » : certains diront que j’ai le cul entre deux chaises mais je ne trouve pas que s’accrocher à un drapeau soit si important. On est tous citoyens du monde après tout.”
Enfin, quand je lui demande qui est une vraie meuf, elle me répond : “Pour moi la vraie meuf n’existe pas. Chacun devrait avoir sa version et être libre d’être la meuf qu’il veut être. La vraie meuf c’est pas celle avec les cheveux longs et soyeux, celle qui fait tout Paname avec ses talons aiguilles de 12cm, celle qui est toujours pomponnée et qui n’a jamais un cheveux qui dépasse. Tout le monde peut devenir une vraie meuf, à condition d’y croire.”
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ENGLISH VERSION (translated by Mathis)
Belleville, 6 pm.
I meet with Nawel in this Parisian cosmopolitan neighborhood. We sit down on a bar to drink a coffee. "I always lived in Paris, we're Parisians from generation to generation in our family. Everybody will say the same thing speaking about their neighborhood, but mine is the best! Belleville is truly the example of "black blanc beur". Despite the invasion of boho provincial people who install on the boulevard with an 8 euros pint, a grandfather cardigan and some "new super cool concepts", the diversity we can find makes this popular neighborhood very charming. You can eat your phô at the Vietnam restaurant, buy a hot corn at the household on the Bisson street, and for dessert you can get some oriental cakes at Couronnes (if you ask, yes, food is one of my passions). Not being that much settled, I could live somewhere else, but I need a place which has a similar spirit from the Paris' one. So why not London or Brooklyn."
After a baccalauréat L, Nawel is today doing her first year of applicable foreign languages in English and Spanish. "At first, I wanted to work in fashion as it is a field that interested me a lot. I got this interest for fashion thanks to my mom and my grandma. I chose the "fashion" option so I could be Anna Wintour, unfortunately this isn't as easy as that, and I don't have enough talent (and money) to reach that level (laughs). About my future, I am a bit confused, all I want is travel, no matter the job that gets along with it."
Indeed, traveling is an important part of her life. When I scrolled down her Instagram, first thing that marked me was all the pictures and videos of trips she posted. Far from the huge hotels and the high-quality journeys, what she prefers is to meet local people. She travels with a backpack and sometimes sleep at the inhabitant's house. "I started traveling some times after I was born, starting by visiting family in our village obviously. My grandfather worked in Côte d'Ivoire, I then lived there a few months while I was a baby. Traveling makes me escape, put things into perspective, break my habits, discover new cultures, broaden my knowledge and bring the people I meet what I have to offer. For some people, it's different but to me traveling is about meeting new people and sharing with them, and not about the destination. I was lucky to visit 24 countries as of now. I won't list them all to you, but most of them were in Asia, Asiatic people being the most welcoming people that I ever met. My next trips will be about the rest of the Asiatic countries that I didn't visit yet. A backpack, two plane tickets and I'm ready to leave!"
Over time we're talking, she explains to me that she recently got tattooed and shows it to me: a drawing that reminds old facial Berber tattoos. "This tattoo is kinda the only link I have with my grandmother, except the fact that my second name is her first name. My paternal grandmother, who I unfortunately didn't know, was tattooed on the forehead and cheeks : at this time, non-tattooed women were considered as men. One night, we were watching TV with my father and we found an Arte report of a young Tunisian tattooer who decided to go through Tunisia to list every Berber tattoos possible, pertinently knowing that this tradition wasn't one no more, and that the last tattooed women were about to disappear. While watching this report, I fell in love with my country and I found that women were beautiful. I then started researching about Tunisian tattoos and I decided to create a tattoo using my grandmother's one. I use the word "create" because it's like a code, each pattern has a signification : first one is my grandmother's one, it represents the goddess mother, which is very representative of my grandma, my father always described her as a heaven-sent angel, a woman full of love and who, despite poverty, left a wonderful souvenir to her children. The second one is the woman symbol to represent feminism. The third one is strength, I couldn't tell you why but I needed this to cheer myself up and move on to something else. The fourth one is a prickly pear, my father's favorite fruit, the one from his childhood."
"Having a double culture can be enriching but complicated as well. I do not feel entirely linked to France, neither to Tunisia. That mixing is part of my identity and without one of these both cultures, I wouldn't be who I am today. Living in Paris, I never recognized myself in the Tunisian mentality of "everything happens from behind", that way of hiding everything to appear good, because of strict traditions. On another side, I never recognized myself in the French mentality of "every man for himself": some will say that I fall between two stools but I don't think that clinging to a flag is that much important. We're all citizen of the world after all."
Finally, when I ask her who is a "vraie meuf" (Editor's note: a "true girl"), she replies: "to me the vraie meuf doesn't exist. Each one of us should have her version and be free to be the girl she wants to be. The vraie meuf isn't the one with long and silky hair, the one who go through Paris with her 12 centimeters spike heels, the one who is always dolled up with no hair that stick out. Everybody can become a vraie meuf, on condition of believing in it."
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Some laurels on the backs of my friend of many years, Jacqui’s, upper arms 🌿 thank you wingleburt 🌾
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This client brought an amazing concept! Making dyke dreams come true one dyke tattoo at a time 🦇🤟
If you want to find more of my work on Instagram it’s @bratking_666 I’m a tattoo artist based in London
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Hugo Tattooer (Seoul, South Korea)
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Motif de jarre antique dispo. Pas cher, beau et tatoué par un bel homme. Toi aussi tu es bel homme? Viens ! Tu es une femme? Viens également ! Tu te situes à mi-chemin de ces 2 entités? Viens en priorité ! 😝 —————————————— Antique jar motif available Cheap, handsome and tattooed by a handsome man. Are you also a good man? Come ! You are a woman? Come on too! Are you halfway to these two entities? Come first! 😝 Contact par mail pour infos/rdv : [email protected] #tattoo #rockyzero_tattoo #antique #traditional #classique #souvenir #liquide #exotica #antics #flowertattoo #tattooed #tattooer #vegetal #tattooist #floribunda #tropical #classic #frenchkiss #tattooartist #neotrad #antic #neotradtattoo #neotraditional #frenchtattoo #colortattoo #thebesttattooartists #tatouage #tattooworkers #france #nantes @charlytattoo @dob_r_man @rockyzero_tattoo @les_vilains_bonshommes (à Les Vilains Bonshommes) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1vaSjBiz_M/?igshid=oks8w0wai5qo
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dans les légendes fantastiques du Japon, le fantôme d'une femme revenue sur terre pour assouvir sa vengeance❤️ le genre de projet que j’adore 😍 #bimskaizoku #bimstattoo #bims #ink #inked #paris #paname #paristattoo #hannya #hannyatattoo #blackandgrey #demon #girl #parisienne #japanstyle #tattoo #tatt #tattoos #tattoomodel #tatts #tatto #tattos #tattooer #tattooed #tatted #tattoostyle #tattoolife #tattooartist #tattooworkers (à Ravenink Tattoo Club) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxJwH8gA2Yc/?igshid=kgrowbpde2iw
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