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.

Gladiolus for Strength

Jay Wheeler at Eternal Tattoos in Livonia, Michigan did these great floral tattoos showing how bold a tattoo can be even without outlines — excellent use of white in both of these.

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Comments

16 responses to “Gladiolus for Strength”

  1. Rhiannon Avatar
    Rhiannon

    This is a lovely tattoo, but what are the chances of the ink bleeding over time?

  2. estrojenn Avatar
    estrojenn

    i’m a little obsessed with flower tattoos…and i *love* these.

  3. Stigmatic Avatar
    Stigmatic

    Those are great tattoos.
    But am I the the first one who thought the middle flower in the left picture, looks like “girly parts”?
    Just had to get it off my mind.

  4. shitzu Avatar
    shitzu

    I swear….at first glance when I scrolled down, I thought “Well finally, it’s been a while since the last vagina tattoo”, haha.
    It’s pretty though.

  5. nope Avatar
    nope

    well flowers and vaginas do have a long history of symbolism and connections and such 🙂

    i really like the blues and purples together. pretty combination.

  6. Kelli Avatar
    Kelli

    Agreed, Stigmatic. I think it’s really interesting that most no-outline tattoos look like body paint more than anything.

    Can anyone tell me why tattoos without outlines would bleed more than those with?

  7. rachel Avatar
    rachel

    Yay, Eternal! They’re very pretty, I hope they don’t bleed much.

  8. Kat777 Avatar
    Kat777

    sooo pretty 🙂

  9. KayKay Avatar
    KayKay

    If you didnt tell me it was a tattoo i would have thought it was body paint. Personally i dont like it that much but its definitely quite out of the ordinary which i can appreciate.

  10. Allahkat Avatar

    Oddly enough, I too have no-outline tattoos that were also done by someone from that shop; Doug Bickle.
    I have plum blossoms on my wrists done in a sumi-e style.
    Must find camera…
    Awesome shop by the way. LOTS of great talent there. Like, lots and lots.

  11. Giles Avatar

    Now THAT is stunning body modification.

  12. cyber_android Avatar

    Lovely flowers, I love colourful work without outlines, it looks so “right”!

  13. Elizabeth Avatar
    Elizabeth

    LOVE the white gladiola, in life and on skin. Beautiful.

  14. Airi Zombie Avatar

    Those are beautiful. My only concern is the ink fading because it almost seems too beautiful to be true!

  15. Maryann Avatar
    Maryann

    Absolutely beautiful. Very jealous…

  16. Mike Moore Avatar

    Eternal Tattoos represent:) nice work Jay

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