I thought I’d continue with the pipe theme from yesterday and post this little stunner from Amy Savage.
Everyone knows that animals in hats are hilarious, it’s science. However throw a pipe into the mix and the awesomeness increases exponentially.
Just look at him, he thinks he’s people!
By Amy Savage from Jayne Doe in Essex.
Something about pipes just translate really well into tattoos. I guess it’s more that smoke looks cool, but there is no elegance whatsoever in cigarette tattoos!
Makes me wonder why you rarely see cigars in tattoos?
Tattoo by Rachel Baldwin from Modern Body Art in Birmingham.
I generally find memorial tattoos to be a bit cringey, but this is freaking awesome.
By Phatt German from No Regrets Tattoo in Cheltenham.
It appears that it’s not just dogs that will bring a man his pipe and slippers. It does however seem that crabs can’t carry them all at once.
Tattoo by Mike Moses from Thicker Than Water Tattoo in New York.
Benjamin Fluxx from Octopus Tattoo in Derby has been putting out some very nice work lately. I find this piece in particular rather fetching.
Sometimes when I see a tattoo which includes an animal dressed as a gentleman, I find that I end up creating a name and back story for the fellow.
For instance this one is named Reginald Tarquin Crawford who was a successful government spy before retiring as a gentleram of leisure.
Tattoo by the delightfully ‘tached Crispy Lennox at Black Garden Tattoo, London, UK.
These tattoos were made for me by Kerry-Anne Richardson at Cock A Snook Tattoo Parlour in Newcastle. Kerry-Anne is a top notch lass, and incidentally, also crazy talented. Cock A Snook is a really friendly shop with some incredible artists working there, I would recommend it to anyone that likes awesome things.
Kerry-Anne has made the final 5 in the “Peoples Choice Best UK Female Artist” category of the prestigious UK Tattoo Industry Awards, you can vote for her by registering here and giving her 5 stars.
Tattoo by David Rudziński at Theatrum Symbolica in Warsaw, Poland.
I know we seem to post more traditional tattoos than any other style, which is mainly due to the fact that gentlemanly motifs seem to be more popular in traditional designs. Thankfully the wonderful Mr Nigel Kurt of Funhouse Tattoos isn’t afraid to bust out a moustache or two, realism style. Despite being known mainly for his monochrome delights, turns out Mr Kurt is pretty awesome with colour too.
