There are some poor souls who spend their days slogging through the rocks, mud and rubble, hauling their loads atop their backs, driving a plow, or typing away in a cubicle like some diseased fowl. But you have found freedom. You are a man of the sea. With the salt spray bleaching your whiskers, the setting sun lighting your pipe,...
The Death Star is so much more than a movie prop. It's the avatar of the adventure that started it all, the beginning of the franchise that awakened millions of hearts and minds across the world. As a tattoo, it's an unmistakable mark of a true believer in the ever-expanding Star Wars universe. When artist Colin Cantwell designed the original...
In the tarot deck, the Magician represents creative power, and the energy required to embark on a new lifestyle. It signifies mastery of the universe, and the ability to bend all elements to your will. A magician tattoo will help remind you of the powers and uncanny abilities you keep hidden up your sleeve. The process of Alchemy—the defining ability...
Emojis are the modern hieroglyphs. It only makes sense to memorialize this exciting era of technological advancement and social media with emoji tattoos. The number 100, underlined twice. Crying laughing face. Dollar sign. Poop. Your text messages would be dry without emojis. Your most-used emojis directly reflect your personality, which make them perfect tattoos. They're small enough to squeeze anywhere...
Practically all classic tattoo designs are tied to the sea, coming directly from our sailor forefathers. Pay homage to them and their badassery with a battleship tattoo. Battleship tattoos began their popularity as a symbol of the challenges that sailors had faced; indeed, the ship was the single most important image for these sailors. They used their tattoos to tell...
Telescopes are always pointed away from their user toward the "beyond," making them inspirational symbols of adventure and curiosity. Telescope tattoos are also ideal for those who don't take a second look backwards, moving continually toward the next courageous exploit. We generally think of one of two kinds of telescopes: the old-fashioned spyglass that accompanied the most seasoned of pirates,...
Life is rife with hardship and struggle, and having a reminder that you are capable of surviving it is powerful. This is why the phrase "refuse to sink" makes for such a compelling tattoo. In the case of this phrase, "sinking" is a clear allusion to maritime culture, where the fear of sinking to the dark abyss of the ocean...
Mysticism, extravagant fantasies, and three of your deepest desires: genie lamps represent all of this. The juxtaposition of the unknown power held in a genie lamp and your whimsical desires makes a genie lamp tattoo a superb option for an ageless tattoo. Genies have long been a part of Arabic mythology, being a special kind of spirit that coexist with...
Who would think that a mundane household object such as the envelope would make for such an interesting tattoo? It turns out that, because of the many ways that an envelope can be transformed, envelope tattoos are among the most expressive, trendiest tattoos of the moment. An envelope is most often a symbol for a letter, and a letter can...
Ambition is an impressive, persuasive, compelling word, making it a top choice as a single-word manifesto tattoo. Ambition evokes the image of someone who is determined to succeed, who puts forth the effort to make it happen, and as such, becomes the envy of his fellow man. Ambition is an innate quality, and if you have it, there is nothing...
