
Image name: African-inspired Sleeve
Comments: This is a detail from a sleeve and shoulder piece that is African inspired.

In the west, it is a greedy, fire-breathing, cave-dwelling, and fear-inspiring creature that jealously guards its hoard of gold. In the east, however, it symbolizes something far different. In fact, Occident and Orient couldn’t be further apart than in their interpretation of one of the most powerful of all mythic creatures and tattoo designs, the dragon.
Although they do not have wings, as in the west, Oriental dragons are equally at home in the air or in the water. In fact, the Chinese imperial dragon was the emblem of the emperor himself, symbolizing his power and authority to intercede between heaven and earth. Like the dragon, the ideal emperor embodied wisdom and strength, manipulating the very forces of the universe for the benefit of the people. Often times in Oriental designs the dragon is seen wielding the pearl of wisdom, essentially the essence of the universe, in order to control the winds, rains, and even the planets.
As early as the Han dynasty (206 B.C.E. – C. E. 220) the phrase “dragon’s pearl” referred to the perfect thoughts and commands of the emperor while “dragon’s face” was used to refer to the emperor’s face. But the face of the oriental dragon is not actually the face of one creature but rather many. The eyes are those of a demon while the ears are those of a cow. Although the neck is that of a snake, the dragon wears the horns of a stag. Finally, it has the overall head of a camel but with a sort of lump on the top, without which it could not fly. With saliva that was like perfume and a voice like the musical ringing of a copper basin, the Oriental dragon was the bearer of profound blessings. Like other Oriental tattoo designs, the choice of a dragon is sometimes an aspiration to these same qualities of great goodness, wisdom, and power.

Arm tattoos are a great way of showing off your tattoo as they are either inked on the forearm or upper arm or wrist. Such arm tattoos are clearly visible to others and hence many people opt for it.
From times immemorial Bulls have been associated with strength, resurrection, productiveness, masculinity, supremacy, and empathy, also the bull is represented in the Zodiac as ‘Taurus’. It is exactly this symbolism that has made bull tattoos such a wild rage. Most tattoo bearers see associate the bull with power or aggression and the same fact also shows in their designs.
How many times have you seen someone’s tattoo and exclaimed, “That’s awesome...!” Well even you can get that awesome tattoo if you just make a few right choices.
Known for its traditional meanings, bullseye tattoo is used in modern sense throughout the world by youths; men, in general, flaunt with bullseye tattoo by mixing a contemporary fashion and attractive arts into it.
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Lavigne and Whibley were seen getting matching tats at Tattoo Mania in Hollywood over the weekend. Needless to say, neither of them looked sober as they exited the tattoo parlor in the very early morning hours. It may very well be a drunken hookup for old times sake that ended in bad judgment and matching tats, but it's a sure sign that there's still something left between them.


Praying hands tattoo can be a tribute to your loved ones or just to show your religious side to the world. People have such tattoos to add up to their spiritual side. Praying hands tattoo is really sacred and looks very enchanting.
Worn in dark pursuit of pure love, Black heart tattoo represents sorrow or the dark nights of the soul. Black heart tattoo celebrates the common agony of the human kind out of breach of relationship and distress.
Hello kitty is a very famous cartoon character created by a Japanese company which is famous all over the world. Due to its popularity people started using their designs in various accessories which also gave rise to Hello Kitty tattoo.
Cherry tattoo is one of the oldest designs but it is still in fashion. The best part about Cherry tattoo is that they can be placed almost on any part of the body due to its small size.