A L O H A !
“ People take
different roads
seeking fulfillment
and happiness.
Just because they’re
not on your road
doesn’t mean
they’ve gotten lost. ”
Dalai Lama
"I never feel age...
If you have
creative work,
you don't have
age or time."
Louise Nevelson
Rollo was running the shop
while I was driving my taxi
through these streets.
See my Hawaii taxi & life novel
HERE
Tattooing
was invented in Polynesia
and sailors were the first westerners
to get tattoos as mementos of their voyages.
Honolulu Town and her Harbor have been
Crossroads of the Pacific
since the 1700s,
especially for sailors.
A key figure in modern tattoo art
is Sailor Jerry
[Norman Keith Collins]
and he worked his iconic magic
right here in my town.
Down in Chinatown,
just off of Hotel Street,
Sailor Jerry tattooed many
many people, and his art
traveled around the world.
Much of what is familiar
about 20th Century skin art
flowed from his pen.
WWII insured that his
tattoos would "die"
in virtually every battle
of the Pacific,
and live
in every state of the USA.
[And Beyond]
Today, "his" shop
is still working it's art
albeit under a different name.
Do YOU have or want
a tattoo? Of What?
Fondly,
your tattooed lady, cloudia
different roads
seeking fulfillment
and happiness.
Just because they’re
not on your road
doesn’t mean
they’ve gotten lost. ”
Dalai Lama
"I never feel age...
If you have
creative work,
you don't have
age or time."
Louise Nevelson
while I was driving my taxi
through these streets.
See my Hawaii taxi & life novel
HERE
was invented in Polynesia
and sailors were the first westerners
to get tattoos as mementos of their voyages.
Honolulu Town and her Harbor have been
Crossroads of the Pacific
since the 1700s,
especially for sailors.
A key figure in modern tattoo art
is Sailor Jerry
[Norman Keith Collins]
and he worked his iconic magic
right here in my town.
Down in Chinatown,
just off of Hotel Street,
Sailor Jerry tattooed many
many people, and his art
traveled around the world.
Much of what is familiar
about 20th Century skin art
flowed from his pen.
WWII insured that his
tattoos would "die"
in virtually every battle
of the Pacific,
and live
in every state of the USA.
[And Beyond]
Today, "his" shop
is still working it's art
albeit under a different name.
Do YOU have or want
a tattoo? Of What?
Fondly,
your tattooed lady, cloudia
18 comments:
Hi tattoo girl, I love it.
Wonderful photos! Exquisite capture leave on the first!
Saludos
I don't have any nor want one
LOVE the Dalai Lama quote… tattoos are simply not my road.
I used to consider tattoos but never found one I felt like I wanted to live forever with.
I loved the Dalai Lama quote!
A great post, with pictures and quotes.
No, no tattoos here.
That first quote reminds of the wonderful Robert Frost poem on the same subject.
I'm not a tattoo kind of gal, though I don't mind it on others. If I could wash them off and start again after a couple of years, it would be another matter.
I know some folks who love Sailor Jerry's rum.
~
Yes! The rum, ha ha!
Thanks EACH of YOU
Cloudia the tattooed lady! Have a great weekend!
Love the Dalai Lama's wisdom. And am still considering what tattoo I could live with forever - and where...
Tattoos make me laugh when the host gets old and the tattoo becomes distorted.
Merle..............
Sailor Jerry must have been quite a character.
No, I don't have any tattoos.
What jolly & thoughtful pals I enjoy!
Thanks EACH of you
i do not...though i appreciate the art for sure...almost got one once...i still may have the opportunity...smiles...love that quote on each having our own pathes...
aloha from va
nice quote. thanks for sharing.
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