Mel's Star Shines from Down Under

Earlier this month, I ran into Mel coming out of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Station_%28New_York_City%29">Penn Station</a>.<br /><br />She has amazing work, and it was soon clear why. Mel was visiting from <a href="http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx">Melbourne, Australia</a>, where she works as a tattoo artist at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Oakleigh-South-Australia/Get-Smart-Body-Art-Tattooing/274500058582">Get Smart Body Art</a>.<br /><br />I was drawn particularly to one of her newer tattoos, this dot-style Tibetan-inspired design:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGW4uVS8I-jZrbMobbp287dPwAh4sXnPK771qIDU2zl_ae_a77BFUm4VZUs9tdIGeLnQTw68aMcliaLby4qyQ4RKRvFiAQGASxjdvJF8FPx0iJr9_ea0hNsVAg2efwEkIOd6gbKXi/s1600/mel+star.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGW4uVS8I-jZrbMobbp287dPwAh4sXnPK771qIDU2zl_ae_a77BFUm4VZUs9tdIGeLnQTw68aMcliaLby4qyQ4RKRvFiAQGASxjdvJF8FPx0iJr9_ea0hNsVAg2efwEkIOd6gbKXi/s320/mel+star.jpg" /></a></div><br />I told her it reminded me of the style of <a href="http://meditationsinatrament.com/">Thomas Hooper</a>, an artist at <a href="http://www.nyadorned.com/tattoo/index.htm">New York Adorned</a> whose website (<a href="http://meditationsinatrament.com/">here</a>) showcases some astonishing work, including tattoos made from the dot-style technique.<br /><br />Mel noted that it was an original design that was inked using a rotary tattoo machine, with the purpose of achieving this effect. Thomas Hooper's style, she acknowledged, inspired her to attempt this ambitious tattoo.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTFKW5EbHeudIVZvU7RaSzF_H9mPA406zLjRfNwM-j7bXVX4cns4CQ2uxGE60lBBcGVD6SpWJhPd01ZdpjswgkcLXggjbsJSuN2j23pfodYVdEA_feu0Xf9-i8mI1sfm4Cy-FOAwA/s1600/Mel+star+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTFKW5EbHeudIVZvU7RaSzF_H9mPA406zLjRfNwM-j7bXVX4cns4CQ2uxGE60lBBcGVD6SpWJhPd01ZdpjswgkcLXggjbsJSuN2j23pfodYVdEA_feu0Xf9-i8mI1sfm4Cy-FOAwA/s320/Mel+star+detail.jpg" /></a></div><br />In all fairness, she collaborated with Mick Kelly, at Get Smart Body Art, who did the actual tattooing.<br /><br />Thanks to Mel for sharing this lovely tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Mel's Star Shines from Down Under

Earlier this month, I ran into Mel coming out of Penn Station . She has amazing work, and it was soon clear why. Mel was visiting from Melbo...

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