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Angel Tattoos in Tribal Design Style

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

love_angels_tattoo001The demand for angel tattoos is immense in the recent years as a religious symbol and a form of protection for the bearer. Angels are the messengers and guardians of god, and they struggle between life and death as well as good and evil.

Angels are found in Christianity, Judaism and Islam, and wearing angel tattoos signify the faith and devotion to God. A person who passed on is believed to have transformed to an angel. Thus, an angel symbol may be worn to remember the loss of a loved one.

The design appears in many forms and shapes, from a small and simple pair of wings and folded hands, to a large and intricate design.  Tribal angel tattoos are among the famous styles. The popular placements for large designs will be the full back, and smaller artworks will fit your upper back, upper arm, shoulder, and back of neck perfectly.

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Tribal Sun Tattoos: Why Sun Tattoo Designs So Popular?

Friday, July 30th, 2010

sunflower_tattoo001The sun was worshiped as the principal goddess by the ancient people across various religions and cultures. Today, the sun is still a sacred figure to many, and some people marked a sun emblem to show their great reverence to the deity. Others wear the sun tattoos solely for embellishment. However, the sun symbol has other significance. The meaning and the sun pattern are unique for different cultures. The most common connotations associated with the symbol are light, protection, vitality, fertility, power, and immortality.

Since the olden time, the sun has been seen as a symbol for life. If you’re contemplating and looking for sun tattoo designs, you can pick a traditional or a modern work of art. Both versions can be made very creative with colorful patterns, or they can be designed in a simple and monochromatic way.sun_tattoos001

Depending on your preference, you can pick an artwork blended with the tribal or Celtic elements. Tattoo in black ink will look superb in a tribal design. You can also combine the sun with a moon, or carved the name of your loved one at the core. The combination of moon and sun depicts the yin and yang relationship of the man and woman.

The tribal sun tattoos usually have a human face at the middle of the artwork. It is believed that the emblem has the power to protect its bearer from any harmful situation. Some of the popular tribal sun tattoo designs are the Maori and Hawaiian patterns with intricate curves and lines that form into the shape of a sun.circle_tattoo001

You could ink the sun tattoos on any part of the body, but the popular spots are the back of neck, upper back, arms, ankles, stomach, chest and shoulders. While the sun is characterized as masculine, the women can chose to blend the sun with a moon, or a star to bring out the feminine features.

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Different Types of Cross Tattoos: Tribal, Gothic & Celtic Cross

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

cross_flower_tattoo001Most people think that cross tattoo is a religious symbol. If you’re in the same line of thought, you are absolutely correct as cross symbol is usually associated with Christianity. However, depending on how the emblem is being designed, a cross tattoo can have a completely different meaning with no religious connotation. The symbol can actually be sported by anyone who admires it.

Celtic Cross Tattoos
Celtic cross is among the most wanted cross emblem with divine connotation. The Celtic cross tattoos are unique for their knots and looping that symbolize continuity of life cycles, and faith in life as a Christian.

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Gothic Cross Tattoos
Gothic cross tattoo is different from the religious emblem. The most distinct difference is the barbed wires, or a snake that tangled around the cross creating a negative image. The tattoo symbolizes anger, darkness, and pain. With this obvious difference in design, Gothic cross tattoos can easily be differentiated from the Christian symbol.

Tribal Cross Tattoos
To revere the ancestors and traditions, some people who have relationship with a particular tribe may choose to sport a tribal cross tattoo. Others may want to ink because of the particular meanings that the tattoo carries, or they are simply attracted by its unique beauty. The tattoo often appears in black ink and broad strokes.

Cross tattoo is usually sported on the upper arms, shoulders, and upper back. Since the artwork can be scaled up or down in different size, the cross can also be placed on the hands, ankles, back of neck, full back and chest.

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Beautiful Curves of Ta Moko Maori Tattoo Designs & Symbols

Monday, July 12th, 2010

Maori is the indigenous people of New Zealand who are originated from Eastern Polynesia. When the ancestors of Maori tribe migrated to the new land between AD800 to 1300, they brought along the unique Polynesian cultures and arts–Ta Moko, or tattoo, custom.

ta_moko_maori_tattoo_designs001The amazing Maori tattoo designs have been sported by the tribe over many generations. Today, the beauty of the work of art has attracted many non-Polynesian in the world to ink Ta Moko tattoo designs.

Maori symbols are popular for their unique spiral lines and curves that are carved on the body. A traditional tattooing instrument, usually a serrated and sharp bone chisel, is used to carve and insert pigmentations into the skin. Although the inking process is extremely long and painful, it is a very sacred event to the Maori tribe. The tattooing is normally accompanied by traditional performance of poem chanting and flute music.  It is believed that this will help the bearers to reduce pain while their skins are repeatedly carved to make spiral patterns. After getting the Maori tattoo design, the wearers will have to stay away from solid foods because any minor movement of the body will cause excessive pain to them.

Ta Moko tattoo designs are visual symbols that are used to convey the tribal identity, ancestry, spirituality, social status, and family ranking. Only the prominent Maori tribe has the privilege to ink. For people who do not sport any Maori symbols are deemed to have no social status, and this practice has been there for a thousand years. If you fancy Ta Moko designs, you should pick an artwork that does not carry any attributes of the Maori tribe.

Traditionally, the Maori tattoo designs are sported on the face, thighs and buttock for the men. For women, the visual symbols are limited to the chins and lips.  Due to the traditionally long and painful way to acquire Ta Moko, the symbols signify bravery, sacrifice and respect.

Maori symbols are beautiful and creative with intricate spiral patterns. The modern Ta Moko tattoo designs are often combined with Celtic element to form another type of unique artwork, and the tattoo looks great to be sported on the shoulders and upper arms.

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As Ta Moko designs have very unique characteristics among all tribal artworks, Maori tattoo designs have won a very important place in the tattoo industry around the world.

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Unique Lizard Tattoo Designs – Tribal Gecko Tattoos

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

lizard_tattoo_designs001Gecko is the most popular type of lizard use in tattoo artworks.  In fact, those lizards often found in the indoor buildings at tropical regions are coming from the same species. This slimy creature has the ability to change its skin color to match with the surrounding, grip on any surface, generate clicking noise to attract other geckos, and break its tail when confronts with danger.

Many men and women fancy the uniqueness of lizard tattoo designs just like those who like to keep lizards, or iguanas as pets. Lizard tattoos carry a wide variety of symbolisms in different cultures. The Greeks and Egyptians relate lizards with good luck and divine wisdom. In Native American mythology, gecko tattoos are linked to the dreams. The Polynesians and Maoris revere lizards as god while the little reptile is attributed as devil in early Christianity. As lizard will hibernate during winter, it symbolizes both death and rebirth-regeneration to the Romans.

Lizard tattoos usually appear in the form of cartoon, and the designs can be both large and small. The common geckos are in green color with mixture of blue and yellow patches on their legs, tails and eyes. You can also be very creative with the colors by adding red, purple and pink to the motifs. Gecko tattoos are usually combined with flames, flowers, or they can be a pair of lizards chasing on each other. Some people like their tattoos in tribal style with simple or intricate lines and curves. Lizard tribal tattoos are usually made with black color lines that spiral in to many branches.lizard_tattoo_designs002

There are many celebrities who are wearing lizard tattoo designs. Some of them are Joe Elliot of Def Leppard, David Bowie, Nicholas Cage and Alissa York. The popular locations to ink lizard tattoos are the upper arm, chest, upper back, lower front and foot.

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Beautiful Tribal Flower Butterfly Tattoo Designs

Friday, February 5th, 2010

butterfly_tattoo_designs002There are over 25 thousands butterfly species in this world. As such, butterfly tattoo designs have the most variations among all tattoos, and the artworks can be very artistic with all kinds of patterns and colors. The delicate wings are very attractive making butterfly artwork as one of the most wanted designs today.

You can ink a standalone butterfly, or a group of 3 to 4 butterflies. Very often the tattoo will be designed in tribal style. If you prefer a big motif to fill a large body area, a pool of butterflies with flowers and a hummingbird will make a great design. Some people may want to inscribe the names of their loved ones next to the motifs.

There are many symbolic meanings associated with this colorful flying creature. Butterfly has a short and amazing life. It experiences transformation from an unsightly caterpillar to a beautiful butterfly. In general, butterfly tattoo designs depict reborn, peace, and the joy in a person’s life. You can place butterfly artwork in your shoulders, upper back, lower back, hips, trunk, neck, arms, stomach and ankles. The design indeed can fit almost anyway on your body as you can stretch the butterfly tattoo design in any angles to suit your body figure.

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