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.

Mermaids, Mermaids, Meeermaids!

I must admit the first time I saw this tattoo (by Stephanie, Electric Chair Tattoo, Houston, Texas) I immediately thought of this brilliant song by Flight of the Conchords..

Do you have mermaid parties beneath the sea? Am I invited?

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Comments

25 responses to “Mermaids, Mermaids, Meeermaids!”

  1. trixie Avatar
    trixie

    creative tattoo… unfortunately all i can see is that the bottom of the mermaid’s torso looks like it’s blobby and fatty and curdled >p negative (or positive?) space playing with my perception i guess

  2. presley Avatar
    presley

    the whole thing is kinda too much for me, but it is creative, so i like it! the nipple tattoo (the sun) is great!

  3. kt Avatar
    kt

    LOVE flight of the conchords. not so crazy about this tattoo. i guess it’s good because it’s not easy getting so much detail at this level.. but it just seems to me like something that is going to blend in a not so pretty way eventually… thinking of the future is important.

  4. Lynx Avatar
    Lynx

    It actually makes me thing of a different song called the mermaid
    “Twas Friday morn when we set sail
    And we were not far from the land
    When our captain, he spied a fishy mermaid
    With a comb and a glass in her hand”

    or maybe I’ve been to one to many Renn Faires
    the rest of the lyrics are here:
    http://shanty.rendance.org/lyrics/showlyric.php/mermaid2

  5. Lynx Avatar
    Lynx

    makes me “think” not “thing” sorry for the typo

  6. SkullKing Avatar
    SkullKing

    wow, i really like the nipple sun!
    I know the modblog signature is part of the game, but i would prefer have it out of the picture sometimes.

  7. oppositronic Avatar
    oppositronic

    la sirena

  8. Sarahfina Avatar

    Kudos for creativity. 🙂

  9. oppositronic Avatar
    oppositronic

    @Lynx: wait, renn faire like reed college, portland oregon? i’ve been to that, fucking sick!

  10. oppositronic Avatar
    oppositronic

    @Lynx: wait, renn faire like reed college, portland oregon? i’ve been to that, fucking sick!

  11. Gemmer Avatar
    Gemmer

    Hahaha, the name of the picture made me chuckle.
    “Mermaids murmur into my nipple” Hahaha. Good one 🙂

  12. gdp Avatar
    gdp

    Yay Flight Of The Conchords.
    “It’s business time”

  13. kiff Avatar
    kiff

    do they smoke seaweed? (if so then how do they light it?)

  14. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    SkullKing – Tough 🙂

  15. Lynx Avatar
    Lynx

    oppositronic:
    like the NY Renaissance Faire, MD Renaissance Faire, PA Renaissance Faire, NJ, CT, and occasionally some SCA events http://www.sca.org

  16. serpentsss Avatar
    serpentsss

    the nipple piercing is such a lovely touch!

  17. Za Avatar
    Za

    Adorable!

  18. liz Avatar
    liz

    “MERMAN!!!… MERMAN!!!” – zoolander

  19. Vombie Avatar

    I quite like this overall, although it bugs a a little that her head doesn’t continue far back enough.

  20. Wybe Avatar

    Oooh oooh, Electric Chair Tattoo! I know where that place is! That’s where I got my first piercings. Man, that was a long time ago.

  21. Angie Avatar
    Angie

    this is really neat!

  22. castine Avatar
    castine

    i actually didn’t even notice the nipple piercing at first…
    too busy thinking “ooh. pretty mermaid.”
    and re-planning my own future mermaid tat.

    when i noticed, i actually went through this face combination:
    o.o
    o.O
    O.o
    ^___^

  23. tRiSha Avatar
    tRiSha

    This is fantastic. I’d like to see a shot from further back though, to see how it looks on this person. Love the blend of tattoo, piercing, and body 🙂

  24. Shitface Kelly Avatar
    Shitface Kelly

    Sea Slut.

  25. DethKok Avatar
    DethKok

    very olde-skool, not very original.

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