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Strawberry

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Shannon Larratt

This great strawberry tattoo is (I think — I’m really sorry if I mixed this up but I doubt it) is on iam:strawberry and was done by Joy Rumore who’s tattooing at Twelve 28 Tattoo in Brooklyn, NY. Incidentally, that reminds me that I know a Smorf that has a sacred strawberry tattoo on their back that I’m quite fond of.

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23 responses to “Strawberry”

  1. Scott Avatar
    Scott

    SWEET SHIRT!

  2. Warren Avatar
    Warren

    definately awesome tattoo!

  3. Lexci Million Avatar
    Lexci Million

    I’m thinkin’ it’s time to take a trip to see this Joy Rumore who seems to do the most eye-catching, striking tattoos I see here.
    Everytime I see a great tattoo *I’d* get I’m all “WOW! Who did that!?” And it’s Always Joy. Yay!

  4. joy rumore Avatar
    joy rumore

    is now a good time to mention that twelve 28 is *my* shop??

    p.s. lexci, come visit!

  5. tracybaer Avatar
    tracybaer

    beautiful!!!! attah-girl joy!

  6. stormy Avatar
    stormy

    I really like this

  7. bobbin Avatar
    bobbin

    very sexy! 🙂

  8. frogger79 Avatar
    frogger79

    i love it! It looks delectable… so yummy you could eat it! and the strawberry too…. heheheheh

  9. strawberry Avatar
    strawberry

    I adore you, Joy.

  10. Summer Avatar
    Summer

    WOW thats beautiful and so colorful! I love it 🙂

  11. Strawberrysummers Avatar
    Strawberrysummers

    That is just gorgeous. I love strawberries (well, duh) and … aw I just wanna take a bite.

  12. kt Avatar
    kt

    It’s Mel C! 😉

  13. rori Avatar
    rori

    what the hell is a smorf?

  14. Caroline June Avatar
    Caroline June

    Yay, gorgeous Claudia

  15. Jacqz Avatar
    Jacqz

    #12 I wondered that too 😉

  16. gillian gamine Avatar
    gillian gamine

    i would lick it.

  17. Shannon Larratt Avatar
    Shannon Larratt

    Rori – I’m not sure, but they’re the smorfiest.

  18. Ennui Zero Avatar
    Ennui Zero

    AAH! Someone else put fruit between their boobs! that’s so awesome.

    i love my apple. her strawberry is also, quite fabulous. good work joy.

  19. Kinky Avatar
    Kinky

    I’m glad it wasn’t just me that noticed the Mel C tattoo. 🙂

  20. Angiebabynz Avatar
    Angiebabynz

    Thats Mel Cs armband as well as the Angel tatt. Someone really really likes Mel C, haha.

  21. vixstar Avatar
    vixstar

    gorgeous photo, gorgeous ink and a very gorgeous wonderful person

  22. allana Avatar
    allana

    claudia! RIDICULOUSLY nice tattoo!

  23. tattoodfreak206 Avatar
    tattoodfreak206

    Beautiful tattoo on a beautiful girl. :oD

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