A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

A Teacher’s Tattoo

“I’m the envy of the faculty lounge,” writes Mr. Sowers about his tattoo by Drew Rash at Kadillac Tattoo in Philadelphia, PA.

Comments

30 responses to “A Teacher’s Tattoo”

  1. carolyn Avatar
    carolyn

    #2 pencil FTW!

  2. moddoctor Avatar

    That’s awesome. Score another modified professional.

  3. Catherine Fertel Avatar
    Catherine Fertel

    Yes! Teaching is sexy.

  4. Tamy Avatar

    awwww, that’s SO sweet ^^

  5. jessica Avatar
    jessica

    that is fucking AWESOME. A+!

  6. leebee Avatar
    leebee

    awwww! so awesome!
    maybe the only tattoo my teacher mother would aprove of! lol 😛

  7. mmmaybebaby Avatar

    I have such a thing for teachers! If only I could find a tattooed teacher my dreams would come true. So hot.

  8. n Avatar
    n

    AMAZING! the idea, execution, and the sentiment behind this ink just makes me smile from ear to ear.

  9. trinityva Avatar
    trinityva

    I just want to hug him.

  10. Zille Avatar

    Like “n”, above, this just makes me smile from ear to ear!

  11. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    No fair, I have to keep EVERYTHING hidden. Maybe that’s because I am only a student teacher and therefore pretty low on the food chain and still trying to make a good impression. I always figured I’d wait for tenure to be a little sloppy about hiding tattoos…

  12. mkb Avatar
    mkb

    the only thing that could possibly match this is mr. ray from finding nemo 🙂

  13. Invisshadow Avatar
    Invisshadow

    How much you want to bet he made damn sure it got spelled right?

  14. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    It’s old-school as well! (Pun intended.)

    Beautiful.

  15. Emily Avatar
    Emily

    You get a gold star, dear! A+

  16. Collision Theory Avatar

    That’s really cool that he’s passionate about what he does. The tattoo is really well done, too.

  17. goomy Avatar

    that’s so awesome!

  18. J Avatar
    J

    Awww that’s so cute.

  19. BigAL Avatar
    BigAL

    This is so cool!
    If they´d hassel you for this tattoo they´d shoot themselves in their own leg (german saying..dunno the english version,sry. ).

    A+ 😉

  20. Ka Crow Avatar
    Ka Crow

    Goddamnit! Why didn’t I think of this first!

  21. Lunah Avatar

    That rocks!!

  22. Lauren Avatar

    Wow, this is awesome. 😀

  23. ookumbubbleoo Avatar

    Awwwwwww I wish I had a teacher like him…

  24. gimpy Avatar
    gimpy

    ohmygod that’s awesome! love it

  25. sarah Avatar
    sarah

    hahahahahaha…

  26. Melissa Avatar

    This is awesome. I hope there’s a time when I don’t ahve to cover up my tats while teaching. 🙂

  27. L1ZZARD Avatar

    More teachers need to have body modifications. This tattoo is stunning, and if anyone in the facility ever discriminate him for this tattoo, then they are really fucked up. I forwarded the link to my teacher friend and he said it was great.

  28. CZ Avatar
    CZ

    I am, for the first time ever, at a district where I am required to hide my tattoo and hate it. Didn’t think I had to ask a discriminatory question like “Do you have an anti-tattoo policy” in my interview.

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