Edward Gorey's Insect God Graces Katie's Arm

So yesterday I met someone with two lovely tattoos based on the art of Edward Gorey, but you're going to have to wait to see them.

Rather, meeting those tattoos reminded me I had another Gorey tattoo to share, one that I met a month ago today in Penn Station.

Katie has seven tattoos and is a fan of Mr. Gorey. It was this piece on her right bicep that caught my attention:

From the Gorey book of the same name, this is the "Insect God". This cool tattoo was inked by Chrys Goldberg at Bushido Tattoo Studio, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Thanks again to Katie for sharing her insect deity with us here on Tattoosday!

Bald Head Tattoos

If you haven't already had your fill with the lifetime supply of head tattoos we've featured in the past, your will certainly enjoy these wacky pictures of bald head tattoos, most of which are rather eerie and focus around a face or eyes theme.

I think its safe to say that head tattoos in general are labeled under the highly regrettable section of artwork, and i imagine that these type of designs are very painful to remove, if you ever have second thoughts...

Angry evil face with skeleton on neck.

Man with mustache idea.

Freaky single bloody eye art.

Green eyes with eyebrows picture.

Evil looking skull monster idea.

Off centered ink.

Back of Head Tattoos

We have featured some pretty freaky head tattoos in the past, but this picture collection is strictly for head tattoos on the back portion of the cranium.

Naturally it seems like the most common of all back of head tattoos is the creation of a face, often very sinister and evil looking, or perhaps something less morbid like the state of Texas or maybe ever a funny design like a small lawnmower like we see in the picture below.

Scary face with multiple eyes and arms.

Funny idea photo.

Tribal, butterflies and two surprised eyeballs.

Evil face with tribal and dragon designs.

Scary skull on guy with pierced ears.

Red, white and blue with made in Texas saying.

Freaky zombie face idea.

Baby Head Tattoos

Feast your peepers on this adorably cute picture gallery of gorgeous little baby head tattoos, which often seems to be preferred appose to the entire baby body.

Be careful and try your best to select a quality artist while getting a baby tattoo, because we've all seen the bone chilling scary infant head tattoos gone wrong, floating around the internet. And nobody wants to be a victim of that mishap.

Super cute with pudgy cheeks.

Sleeping while sucking thumb idea.

Big beautiful eyes and bow in the hair.

Cute smile and cool haircut.

Serious toddler not impressed.

Tribal Hand Tattoos

Much like any other area of the body, tribal tattoos are also quite prevalent on the hand as well. These tribal hand tattoos are often smaller in size an include designs such as animals, the sun and other combination's of arcs and curves which sometimes stretch down the fingers as well.

Get a of the great looking tribal hand tattoo ideas for both men and women alike.

Matching dragons on thumb webbing.

Long curling design idea.

Sun design and index finger artwork.

Thumb artwork picture.

Henna Tattoos

Henna tattoos are an ancient form of artwork which was commonly used among Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Christians and Zoroastrians, as a form of celebration during marriage ceremonies by adorning the bride and groom with henna artwork.

Henna itself is actually a flowery plant which has been used for ages to dye the skin, hair, nails, as well as materials such as leather and wool.

Checkout this picture gallery of beautiful temporary henna tattoo ideas.

Tony's Celtic Fish, Swimming Up His Calf

Last month, I spotted Tony on the R train after leaving the 14th Street/Union Square station.

About thirteen years ago, his girlfriend was getting a Celtic dog tattoo, and he decided to get inked as well:

These works of art on his left leg derive, he told me, were inspired by illustrations from the Book of Kells.

Book/Manuscript: Book of Kells
VII Century, Ireland / ScotlandPage (Folio): 188v
initial letter I with lion and fish
(from http://www.art-imagery.com/)

Tony explained that he is a SCUBA instructor, so these fish from the mackerel family are a nice link to that vocation.

Not only have these tattoos held up over the years, they are noteworthy because they were inked by Pat Fish in Santa Barbara, who is regarded as one of the premiere artists working with Celtic designs.

I also love the coincidental nature of Fish by Fish.

Thanks to Tony for sharing these amazing tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!