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.

Splendor Solis


Last week, we saw Deluxe Tattoo‘s Tim Biedron’s grisly barnyard zombie torture porn romp, but this time around, things are a little more wholesome. Continuing our recent trend of righteous wildlife tattoos, here are a bunch of happy forest critters having a wholesome tea party! Hey, cute. Many more shots, after the jump.

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50 responses to “Splendor Solis”

  1. Nik Avatar
    Nik

    WOow 🙂

    amazing colours ! looks very pretty

    nice tee party 😛

  2. Lilee Avatar
    Lilee

    This is ridiculously cute and really well done. <3

  3. LilBear Avatar
    LilBear

    Amazing, I love that the colours blend so seamlessly, its like something out of the best childrens book EVAR!

    Alos, teacups and frogs would make an excellent name for a prog-metal band.

  4. Bob-o Avatar
    Bob-o

    i love the yellow jacket on the foot!

  5. soeppel Avatar
    soeppel

    If you don’t like this sleeve you are lying to yourself 😀

  6. Lindsay Avatar
    Lindsay

    o i love it

  7. Sara Beth Avatar
    Sara Beth

    I. Heart.

  8. DuckieVamp Avatar

    Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
    They needs biscuits ^^

  9. Shaolin Fox Avatar

    Hooray for more amazing artwork! It’s like he stole a painting and wrapped it around this guy’s leg.

  10. heidi Avatar

    I love everything about this.

  11. Jojo Avatar
    Jojo

    This is GORGEOUS! I absolutely love it.

  12. rdza_spi Avatar

    Amazing, any the frog blew me away:)

  13. Stefunee Avatar

    Normally I really don’t enjoy wildlife tattoos, but this one is very well done & I love it.

  14. Kalinkina Avatar

    I love this so much!

  15. alouicious Avatar
    alouicious

    froggie and teacup = awesomeness! omg

  16. trailerparkjesus Avatar

    this tattoo is absolutely ridiculous. in a good way of course.

  17. VOMIT Avatar

    This is absolutely adorable! And tea rocks!

  18. London Avatar

    im normally not a fan of woodland creature tattoos but this is great, especially the quality!

  19. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    Thanks for all the compliments! The zombie tattoo is my husband’s, and my tea party is going on just over one of the hills on his farm. 😉

  20. Katy Prost Avatar

    Gaa this just makes it even harder to wait till the end of May when I get to go to deluxe 🙂 the work coming out of that shop is never a disappointment.

  21. Nikki Avatar

    :O
    This is just beautiful! I love the bee on her foot.

  22. The sky conspires to swallow me. Avatar
    The sky conspires to swallow me.

    This is so adorable & heartwarming! And wonderfully executed, too.

  23. eros&me Avatar
    eros&me

    This tattoo makes me so ridiculously happy. I want to look at every morning so my day will go right.

  24. Pan Avatar
    Pan

    Love that big frog. It’s got that vacant-eyed look- awesome!

  25. Chris Avatar

    Stunning work. It really makes me think of the Frog and Toad books. I really like how your piece is such a contrast to your Husband’s.

  26. Dangerbitch Avatar
    Dangerbitch

    Fantastic! Reminds me of The Wind In The Willows 🙂

  27. marc Avatar

    SO FUCKING GOODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

  28. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    Does that one deer have a teabag in it’s mouth? =)
    Just a wonderful, artful piece all around. Perfect in every way.

  29. andrea Avatar
    andrea

    absolutely gorgeous! i normally shy away from obvious black outlines on more painterly pieces, but this has been pulled off soooo nicely! it really is like a childrens book 🙂

  30. Will Avatar
    Will

    Superb. Magical. Love it so much. Agree with Dangerbitch #26 – it pushes a lot of my memory buttons and takes me back to childhood days and The Wind in the Willows, and I never thought a tattoo would do that.

  31. presley Avatar
    presley

    its perfect! i love it 😀

  32. aivi Avatar
    aivi

    Just love it, and I agree with all of the above comments 😀

  33. Bettie Cracker Avatar
    Bettie Cracker

    WOW.

    WOW.

    Amazingsauce to the maximum.

  34. Lucky Avatar
    Lucky

    Wow. Tim Biedron, please visit Europe.

  35. -LEO- Avatar
    -LEO-

    Looks awesome!
    I’m glad you explained the scene happens on a hill near where your husband’s tat’s scene. I was goin to point out that the sun ans clouds looks the same

  36. Invincible Avatar

    TEA! 😀
    3 sugars please

  37. BeccaTheCyborg Avatar
    BeccaTheCyborg

    I love the colours, I love the animals, I love tea! Therefore, it should only be obvious that this tattoo rocks my socks right off.

  38. MilaMarques Avatar
    MilaMarques

    I love the colours, i love evreythings in this tattoo
    Amazing!!!!

  39. xochi Avatar

    I got the back of my calf done a few weeks ago, so I can empathize with how much that tattoo probably hurt like a bitch. Ahh the things we do for artwork…

  40. heretic138 Avatar
    heretic138

    WOW

    ill get back to you i have something shitty to say…

  41. .divljakusha. Avatar
    .divljakusha.

    aawwwwwww frog <3 <3 <3 <3

  42. sazmatazz Avatar
    sazmatazz

    the colours are acemazing.

  43. Luke Avatar
    Luke

    I love canadian rock bands from the 90s. Just putting that out there.

    I suppose the tattoos are worth a mention.

  44. javiera Avatar
    javiera

    that is so freaking pretty!!! beautiful 🙂

  45. guesting00h Avatar
    guesting00h

    Amazing work and what a superb idea – two sugars for me…

  46. Jessorz Avatar

    everythings so sharp and vibrant! love it!!

  47. KyuuketsukiKurai Avatar

    Absolutely gorgeous!
    I have to agree with Chris (#25), this completely reminded me of the Frog and Toad books that I used to read as a kid.

  48. Molberts Avatar

    this is just about the coolest thing ive ever seen!

  49. Madi Avatar
    Madi

    Very nice. I think that deer has a tea bag hanging out of it’s mouth, but my mind is telling me it’s a tampon… 😐

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