As part of our ongoing effort to bring you the absolute best in both knuckle and cephalopod tattoos, here’s some hand-work by Asa Rogers at Art With Heart in Denver, Colorado. It’s common knowledge that I can’t help but find endearing stylistic mishmashes, and this Asian lettering/”Book Worm”/sea-creature battle just plain does it for me. (The brilliant coloring doesn’t hurt.)
And before anyone pipes in with a worry or complaint that they either (1) already have “Book Worm” on their knuckles or (2) were planning on getting it and this just ruins their day…cheer up. If there’s a fine club of which to be a part, I think this would be it. On that note, what’s everybody reading this summer? Let’s hear your recommendations, ModBloggers. Oh, and of course, the other hand of above set is conveniently placed after the jump.
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So painful and so gorgeous!
So painful and so gorgeous!
I like this a lot more than knuckle text tattoos on their own. Nice work!
Zombi… get a grip and put things in perspective. Why do you even care if tattooing becomes ‘trendy’? Does it make you feel less special? If so, then maybe you should re-evaluate YOUR motivations for getting tattooed before judging everyone else.
I like this a lot more than knuckle text tattoos on their own. Nice work!
Zombi… get a grip and put things in perspective. Why do you even care if tattooing becomes ‘trendy’? Does it make you feel less special? If so, then maybe you should re-evaluate YOUR motivations for getting tattooed before judging everyone else.
I have a list of about a dozen books that I’m planning on reading during the summer, including Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein, The Age of American Unreason by Susan Jacoby and the Iliad (by Homer). Oh, and rereading at least the Silmarillion (Tolkien) :p
And now I might have to add a book by Gaiman (seen his works, heard praise about them, but never read one myself).
Nice to see some none-traditional knuckle work.
I have a list of about a dozen books that I’m planning on reading during the summer, including Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein, The Age of American Unreason by Susan Jacoby and the Iliad (by Homer). Oh, and rereading at least the Silmarillion (Tolkien) :p
And now I might have to add a book by Gaiman (seen his works, heard praise about them, but never read one myself).
Nice to see some none-traditional knuckle work.
Pretty. If I were to get a book related tattoo….hmm. It’d probably be some dark landscape from Cormac McCarthy. Or something hilarious from “Geek Love”. Maybe thats because I read them lately and loved both.
Pretty. If I were to get a book related tattoo….hmm. It’d probably be some dark landscape from Cormac McCarthy. Or something hilarious from “Geek Love”. Maybe thats because I read them lately and loved both.
Almaxaquotal….thanks for trying to put words in my mouth….but it doesn’t make me feel less special at all, i love my mods and what they mean to me. I would rather see and talk to people who get modifications because they love the experience and the journey of modifying their body…..not because its ‘trendy’ or ‘cool’.
so maybe YOU should re-evaluate your motivations for getting your mods
Almaxaquotal….thanks for trying to put words in my mouth….but it doesn’t make me feel less special at all, i love my mods and what they mean to me. I would rather see and talk to people who get modifications because they love the experience and the journey of modifying their body…..not because its ‘trendy’ or ‘cool’.
so maybe YOU should re-evaluate your motivations for getting your mods
Books I’d like to have done (or started) by the end of summer:
The God Delusion – Richard Dawkins
On the Shoulders of Giants – Stephen Hawking
Godel, Escher, Bach – Douglas R. Hofstadter
Books I’d like to have done (or started) by the end of summer:
The God Delusion – Richard Dawkins
On the Shoulders of Giants – Stephen Hawking
Godel, Escher, Bach – Douglas R. Hofstadter
Is it just me or does it look like that guy has no knuckles..
Is it just me or does it look like that guy has no knuckles..
zombi – i bring it up because i get that comment a lot. ive got my hands done and my neck done and not so much else. i dont care its where people can see them, its just that i had solid ideas for those places and decided to start there. interestingly, by having my hands done i was able to formulate my ideas for how i wanted my sleeve to look on one side (part of my hand tattoo goes past the wrist onto my arm and now flows into the start of my sleeve).
Plus, that is some amazingggg work that this person has on their hands so at the very least we should just enjoy that 🙂
zombi – i bring it up because i get that comment a lot. ive got my hands done and my neck done and not so much else. i dont care its where people can see them, its just that i had solid ideas for those places and decided to start there. interestingly, by having my hands done i was able to formulate my ideas for how i wanted my sleeve to look on one side (part of my hand tattoo goes past the wrist onto my arm and now flows into the start of my sleeve).
Plus, that is some amazingggg work that this person has on their hands so at the very least we should just enjoy that 🙂
#16 – Absolutely; I’ve already started mine. ^__^
Gorgeous work, and on the hands nonetheless. Perhaps it’s just me, but I love seeing the whole space utilized and this is a fine example.
#16 – Absolutely; I’ve already started mine. ^__^
Gorgeous work, and on the hands nonetheless. Perhaps it’s just me, but I love seeing the whole space utilized and this is a fine example.
lol i think it would be fun to see someone with non-tattooed arms but heavily tattooed hands. not sleeves, but GLOVES. lol
lol i think it would be fun to see someone with non-tattooed arms but heavily tattooed hands. not sleeves, but GLOVES. lol
I’m a proud member of the NERD PRIDE club, probably gonna read some more china meveille books this summer along with more phalnuik,vonnegut (hoosier pride bitches!), and some more randoms
I’m a proud member of the NERD PRIDE club, probably gonna read some more china meveille books this summer along with more phalnuik,vonnegut (hoosier pride bitches!), and some more randoms
Alex – UGH I hate myself right now.
— poor Verne must be rolling in his grave; I totally left my mind when writting that comment, as TWENTY thousand leagues is definitely one of my favorites….
Definitely an amazing tattoo though – nerds unite!
Alex – UGH I hate myself right now.
— poor Verne must be rolling in his grave; I totally left my mind when writting that comment, as TWENTY thousand leagues is definitely one of my favorites….
Definitely an amazing tattoo though – nerds unite!
dennis- I bought the god delusion soo long ago but I still haven’t gotten around to reading it. -_-
dennis- I bought the god delusion soo long ago but I still haven’t gotten around to reading it. -_-
beautiful display of colors
beautiful display of colors
langoliers?
langoliers?
Currently reading Brave New World, as well as Walden, and got about 15,000,000 other books lying around I need to get into it!
Currently reading Brave New World, as well as Walden, and got about 15,000,000 other books lying around I need to get into it!
Book Worm, and the worms are from Dune. EPIC.
Book Worm, and the worms are from Dune. EPIC.
d’oh! i think i’ve restarted dune about nine different times. i always get bored when they end up in the desert… which really isn’t that far into the book. fear is the mindkiller, indeed. 50 pages discussing the importance of reclaiming one’s sweat so they don’t dehydrate is the mindkiller.
other than my prejudices towards dune (and my family very nearly disowned me over it), i like the tattoos.
and i also thought his hands looked rather knuckless, but i think part of it might be the intense coloring makes them look a little flatter…
d’oh! i think i’ve restarted dune about nine different times. i always get bored when they end up in the desert… which really isn’t that far into the book. fear is the mindkiller, indeed. 50 pages discussing the importance of reclaiming one’s sweat so they don’t dehydrate is the mindkiller.
other than my prejudices towards dune (and my family very nearly disowned me over it), i like the tattoos.
and i also thought his hands looked rather knuckless, but i think part of it might be the intense coloring makes them look a little flatter…
I’m reading The Picture of Dorian Grey and The Little Friend right now…on-deck is Slaughterhouse Five and Frankenstein….I really should be reading Only Revolutions, but it’s a really weird book to keep into. I might reread House of Leaves again, and I’m constantly rereading Alice In Wonderland/Through the Looking-Glass, A.A. Milne, and Beatrix Potter as some sort of counter-therapy to the last time I read it.
I’d totally high-five anyone with book worm knuckles/gloves.
I’m reading The Picture of Dorian Grey and The Little Friend right now…on-deck is Slaughterhouse Five and Frankenstein….I really should be reading Only Revolutions, but it’s a really weird book to keep into. I might reread House of Leaves again, and I’m constantly rereading Alice In Wonderland/Through the Looking-Glass, A.A. Milne, and Beatrix Potter as some sort of counter-therapy to the last time I read it.
I’d totally high-five anyone with book worm knuckles/gloves.
Very nice tattoos from two wonderful storys… Both absolutely to recommend.
Very nice tattoos from two wonderful storys… Both absolutely to recommend.
Oh hey, my hands.
Yes I have knuckles. And, the sleeves are underway. I just figured I’d do them backwards. Everyone always layers down. I prefer to do the opposite.
And the lower knuckles aren’t asian lettering. It’s graffiti. You have to lace the fingers to read it.
But hey, thanks for the kind words!
Oh hey, my hands.
Yes I have knuckles. And, the sleeves are underway. I just figured I’d do them backwards. Everyone always layers down. I prefer to do the opposite.
And the lower knuckles aren’t asian lettering. It’s graffiti. You have to lace the fingers to read it.
But hey, thanks for the kind words!
Shai-hulud sees all
Shai-hulud sees all