Jessy's Sugar Skull (Tattoorism)

In what I refer to as tattoorism, today's selection is a reader-submitted tattoo that comes to us from Jessy, in Denver, Colorado.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLaUZGpjv3GEVPTmLM5Hbd9yddXjN6VFXJ1CkxzolSEBIaJNzBjgqDyMlAQAVJQ70c2lmL75YpkyzgCGqPmYmYW2LdtogOvxLZHXbMToBe94pddyfmZqNXgzhmFPX0DbpBxnToiYGm/s1600/jessy+sugar+skull.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLaUZGpjv3GEVPTmLM5Hbd9yddXjN6VFXJ1CkxzolSEBIaJNzBjgqDyMlAQAVJQ70c2lmL75YpkyzgCGqPmYmYW2LdtogOvxLZHXbMToBe94pddyfmZqNXgzhmFPX0DbpBxnToiYGm/s400/jessy+sugar+skull.jpg" width="331" /></a></div><br />Jessy writes:<br /><br /><blockquote>"I was looking at your blog, and since you love sugar skulls, I thought I'd share mine with you...I had it done in Santa Fe by <a href="http://www.lostcowboytattoo.com/">Guido Baldini</a> [As of publication, Mr Baldini's site is not connecting, but he is tattooing at <a href="http://www.inbornnyc.com/www/">Inborn NYC</a> in Manhattan through July 2, 2010, according to <a href="http://www.myspace.com/inborn">the shop's MySpace</a>]. A bit of a story behind it... at the time, last September, I was just developing a chronic pain problem that was mainly in my left arm. The pain was (and still is) so excruciating that while on vacation with my family, when I should have been out to dinner and having fun (it was a bit of a reunion) I was instead in the hotel room, eating <a href="http://www.drugs.com/percocet.html">percocets</a>, and just miserable and crying and pissed off and not understanding WHY this pain wouldn't leave me the hell alone. So the next day my brother and I wandered into a tattoo shop [most likely <a href="http://fourstartattoo.com/home.html">Four Star Tattoo</a>] and a couple hours later I emerged with this - my 1st tattoo!  It was meant to kind of scare the pain away while also reminding me of a (otherwise) great trip with my family to a town I fell in love with. I think Guido did a great job. I love my sugar skull. I plan to go back to Santa Fe soon and have him add some more flowers to it."</blockquote><br />Those of you regular readers with good memories may recall that I recently ran into the artist's cousin and he shared <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/05/dan-hosts-lady-liberty-like-youve-never.html">this piece</a>, inked by Mr. Baldini in New Mexico.<br /><br />Thanks to Jessy for sharing this cool sugar skull with us here on Tattoosday!

Jessy's Sugar Skull (Tattoorism)

In what I refer to as tattoorism, today's selection is a reader-submitted tattoo that comes to us from Jessy, in Denver, Colorado. Jessy...

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