Knuckle Tattoos

Tag: love

  • LOVE MORE

    Jazu Maxwell sends us these knuckles and the story:

    love more is my advice/request/mantra/projection to the world. i always admired the classic ‘love hate’ knuckles, but never wanted the hate bit. when i decided it was time to get em inked, i was still stuck, what is there besides love? oh yeah, nothing, just more love.  i am a lover not a fighter, always have been, always will be.  never been in a fight, not that i plan on changing that, but really, how could you use love knuckles to hit somebody?  and when i turn my fists in on myself, which does happen from time to time (figuratively), i am reminded that all i need to give myself is more love, not a hard time.  also its a nod and a guilty smile to my inner gluttonous heathen. i love the good stuff, food, sex, art, drugs, music, and lots of it.  want some more? hell yes. i always love more.  considering color, not sure yet…

  • ELLO LOVE

    I met Will at the Shangri La in Austin, TX. When I asked him why he got “ELLO LOVE”, he replied “Because I was young and dumb.” He claims to have never picked up a girl using the knuckle tattoos, but I’m skeptical.

  • LOVE LIFE

    Nina sends us these knuckles:

    I got these done in September and i’ve waited 6 years for this. My hands are Finally beautiful! Gotta love life!

  • GIVE LOVE

    I met Lauren at the Red Eyed Fly during South by Southwest. She was great and let me take photos of her knuckle tattoos. When I asked about the meaning behind them, this is what she sent me:

    My knuckle tattoos are rather ironic, and pretty straight-forward. Love is a concept everyone should be able relate to, and I live strongly by the word. I suppose it’s more of a personal statement to society. I’ve never been in a fight, nor would I ever want to inflict harm on another person. I got my knuckle tattoos not only for myself, but as my own way of being an open book to society, as well as having an easy gateway to outside conversation.

  • PAIN IS LOVE

    Tony Belfiore sends us these knuckles with this note:

    pain and love on the knuckles and the thumbs say is. got that cause love isnt pain pain is love

  • FREE LOVE – SHIT HEAD

    Hot damn, we’ve got a set of double deckers in store for you today. Nathan W. says:

    I have good combination of “hippie” tattoos and “punk” tattoos.  I figured you couldnt get any more hippie dippie than free love, and not much more punk than shit head.

  • TRUE LOVE

    Proud father Jason W. sends us this set of rockers:

    When your 3yr old son is named True,  it’s hard to resist putting TRUE LOVE on your hands for life . . .

  • LOVE CAKE

    My name name is Aedan Wolton, I’m from the UK. I got this tattoo March 2009 at Vibes Tattoo, Amsterdam, NL.

    I was originally going for ‘Hold Fast’ but our trip was pretty messy and I was soon persuaded otherwise by the boys. I’m glad I was! It’s always a conversation starter and never fails to make people laugh. There are no finer things in the world than Love & Cake (apart from Sex & Chocolate, but I don’t have enough fingers).

  • ONE LOVE

    Leah P. sends us these knuckles and the note:

    ONE LOVE on my knuckles
    Story Behind It: Chose this saying as a tribute to one of my alltime favorite artist Bob Marley.
    The Red, green, and gold are rasta colors. Bob Marley has always been a big influence in my music tastes and my life.

  • I ♥ BEARDS

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    This one goes out to my pals in the Austin Facial Hair Club. Although I can not grow a beard of my own, it is important to support those who can. Lauren Ray of Pensacola, FL sends us these knuckle tattoos:

    i got this tattoo because well, i LOVE beards. Everyone knows it, so i decided to truly show how much i do by getting it tattooed on my knuckles. The thumbs were a last minute idea and i love them. Tattoo courtesy of 3 Saints Tattoos, Pensacola, FL.

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