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.

Octopus’ garden

It’s one thing to get a cute octopus tattoo, it’s an entirely different thing to get one on the back of your knee.  I haven’t yet hit that spot on my body, but if it’s anything like the ditch on my arm, that couldn’t have felt good.

Naepier Jenkins from First Blood in Sydney is the artist of this piece.

Comments

14 responses to “Octopus’ garden”

  1. chron Avatar
    chron

    i thought my arm ditches and knee ditches were one of the easier spots to get tattooed!!! ribs and armpits on the otherhand….

  2. chron Avatar
    chron

    i thought my arm ditches and knee ditches were one of the easier spots to get tattooed!!! ribs and armpits on the otherhand….

  3. Mr Andy Avatar
    Mr Andy

    awesome…. yeah, the knee pit sucked big time

  4. Mr Andy Avatar
    Mr Andy

    awesome…. yeah, the knee pit sucked big time

  5. lish Avatar

    hah, i had a piece put on the back of my knee just this year. it was a VERY unique sensation for a tattoo – it hurt, but not in a way that made me grind my teeth or grimace, & felt generally like lightning shooting up my leg & into my shoulder. very odd indeed.

    the healing was horrible & it swelled for several weeks after initial healing, but it did heal down perfectly with no loss of ink or scarring. mine’s much smaller than this one; must’ve been fun.

  6. lish Avatar

    hah, i had a piece put on the back of my knee just this year. it was a VERY unique sensation for a tattoo – it hurt, but not in a way that made me grind my teeth or grimace, & felt generally like lightning shooting up my leg & into my shoulder. very odd indeed.

    the healing was horrible & it swelled for several weeks after initial healing, but it did heal down perfectly with no loss of ink or scarring. mine’s much smaller than this one; must’ve been fun.

  7. naepier Avatar

    Eeeeek that pic is so bloody! For prettier pics check out my website or http://www.firstblood.com.au
    🙂

  8. naepier Avatar

    Eeeeek that pic is so bloody! For prettier pics check out my website or http://www.firstblood.com.au
    🙂

  9. Joeltron Avatar

    For a higher-res (and much clearer) picture:
    http://firstblood.com.au/gallery:215:Naepier:image:6092

    There’s also heaps more cool stuff in her portfolio:
    http://firstblood.com.au/gallery:215:Naepier

    Rob: If you could please update the credits to include the studio URL. x0x0 🙂

  10. Joeltron Avatar

    For a higher-res (and much clearer) picture:
    http://firstblood.com.au/gallery:215:Naepier:image:6092

    There’s also heaps more cool stuff in her portfolio:
    http://firstblood.com.au/gallery:215:Naepier

    Rob: If you could please update the credits to include the studio URL. x0x0 🙂

  11. janice Avatar
    janice

    oh oh ive been in that shop , so many hotties work there , and they do amazing tattoos!

  12. janice Avatar
    janice

    oh oh ive been in that shop , so many hotties work there , and they do amazing tattoos!

  13. kendall Avatar
    kendall

    That’s my no-no spot, I don’t even let my girlfriend put her hand on my knee when we’re on the couch, I don’t know why.

  14. kendall Avatar
    kendall

    That’s my no-no spot, I don’t even let my girlfriend put her hand on my knee when we’re on the couch, I don’t know why.

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