Mommy’s Little Monster, Megan, sent in these knuckle tattoos:
its my nickname.. I got that tattoos at Syncier tattoo in Las Cruces New Mexico by Diana
My name is Megan I live in Las Cruces New mexico and lil monster is my nickname
When I asked her how she got her nickname this is what she had to say:
well DUURR~!! cause im a terrioizer.. im a lil demon..
brusied, used , and tattooed!
Ryan and from Minneapolis Minnesota sends us these knuckles:
I’ve always been a huge simpsons fan so i decided on this because it just happens to be eight letters and its not even a real word. for those of you who dont know the founder of springfield said “a noble spirit embiggens the smallest man”.
Well, one of the good folks I met at SxSW got back to me already, here is the story behind Bada Bing from Karen Bellavia a piercer Custom Tattoos from The Soul on 6th Street, and Amillion Tattoos:
My story is pretty simple really, I got “Bada Bing” because my friends used to call me that as a nickname (long before the Sopranos). They also used to call me “Grape stomper” but that wouldn’t fit. I’m italian so I thought it was fitting. My last name is going on my lower knucks soon so it will say Bada Bing Bellavia!
Hello gentle readers,
Last week was the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas. I spend most of the week at Beerland working the door and taking photos of knuckle tattoos. I didn’t get the details on most of them since I was kind of busy. Hopefully some of them will contact me and I’ll be able to update with their stories.
See the whole set after the jump.
This double set comes all the way from Sweden from a guy named Wanker Inferno. He wants us all to “Keep the Rock ‘n’ Roll flag high!”
So keep rocking kids, the Swedes said so.
David Beil sends us these hands from Norway:
Here is a knuckle tattoo from Norway. It is done by Birdie from personal art tattoo.
For me TRUE LOVE stands for the love that Jesus has for all of us.
But also the love between my wife and i.
For me it stands also for the love we need to have for each other in this world, in your own family and for your friends!
God bless knuckle brothers
God bless the knuckle brothers all over the world, my friend.
Britt C. sends us these lovelies
The Story:
Babydoll is a nickname that I got during my apprenticeship, it just kind of stuck with me, so I thought it would look good on my knuckles.
The Artist: John Marshall @ Automatic Robot Tattoo Bakersfield, Ca
Wesley He just got his knuckles done and thought you’d like to see them. He lives by the motto: “When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade.” To top it off he also got his thumbs in on the theme!
These knuckles come straight out of my hometown, Austin, TX on the hands of Adam H. Here is the reason behind them:
I picked good and evil, because i consider myself a little bit of both, i didn’t want my wedding ring to be on my evil hand, but i decided fuck it, its just a tattoo right?
I also discovered i could make “god” and “devil” out of the letters, and i thought that was badass too.
They were applied by Mike Iacono from the Pirate Galley Tattoo Shop in sunny Round Rock, TX.
Artist Michael Todoran of Las Vegas, NV sends us this set of knuckle tattoos. Check the link at the end to see his art work. It is really great stuff. Looks like his HARD WORK is paying off. Here is what he has to say about his knuckles:
Tattoo by: Brian (Owner of Mastermind)
Shop:
Mastermind Tattoo
3111 S Valley View Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89102Significance:
I am a descendent from a Romanian father and Yugoslavian mother. Both of them were raised in the ‘old country’ in Europe, and both of them are from hard working farmer stock.
Born and raised in Los Angeles I was fortunate enough to not have to work as hard as my family just to survive.
When I finally was on my own I joined the Coast Guard. First, doing two years of Search and Rescue on the Oregon Coast, and then two years working on a Buoy Tender in Hawaii. Both jobs required a tremendous amount of work, and by willing to commit to that I was able to advance and get to work on all the cool jobs.
When I was done with my enlistment, I used my G.I. bill to get an art degree at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) and that is where I really applied a hard work ethic. I spent countless all nighters’ working on my drawings, and honing my skills. The work got noticed by my professors, and it made it that much easier to work with them on a more personal level.
Often, I have felt that I am not as naturally talented as I would have liked but I heard the saying a long time ago, “Hard work beats talent, if talent doesn’t work hard” I’ve proven this several times over.
So, as a professional artist, curator, and future architect I decided to remind myself of how I got where I am, and what I need to do to get where I’m going.
“HARDWORK”