[Leica] Monday Misc.

[Jasse Chan]

I spent years trying to find a tattoo design - visiting artists in
Copenhagen, London, Geneva, Zurich, Denver, New York, San Diego, West Palm,
Aberdeen.

My Dad is Hindu, and my Mom was Presbyterian - so I had several
tattoo artists come up with designs with the Hindu OM and the Cross.  The
artists found it difficult to combine something as organic as an Om, and
something as stark as a Crucifix.

After more than a decade of my side hobby of visit tattoo parlors - I found
an artist in Calgary of all places that had apprenticed in Tokyo!  we had a
few chats, and he designed a tribal tattoo that combined both those
elements along with a tiger motif (I was born the year of the tiger) and we
decided to do a full sleeve!



SO - I humbly suggest that there isn't really a tattoo culture - and there
is no secret membership.  I've found that people with Tattoos LOVE to talk
about them - and everyone has personal reasons for what they designed.


My 2 cents.

jasse

On Tue, Jul 26, 2022 at 10:54 AM Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <
lug at leica-users.org> wrote:

> The most intricate tattoos I have seen are in Thailand - they are actually
> religious and spiritual motifs in Buddhism
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Tue, Jul 26, 2022 at 2:57 PM Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Jayanand, I don't understand tattoo culture at all.  All levels of
> society
> > indulge in it and the parlors are very common to see.  On the other
> hand, I
> > would like to set up a "IN the American West" road show and photograph
> full
> > body shots of the tattoos as many are very intricate and extend far
> beyond
> > normal clothing cut off's.
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 9:45 PM Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <
> > lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> >
> > > The first one.
> > >
> > > What is it with tattoo culture? Is it some sort of secret membership
> > > requirement?
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > Jayanand
> > >
> > > On Mon, Jul 25, 2022 at 3:37 PM Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Greetings to all.  Keeping things mixed up I will start with some
> > > > Austinites and their tattoo's:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/tattoo+knuckles+to+neck.jpg.html
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/tattoo+symbols+on+back.jpg.html
> > > >
> > > > Next, some abstracts one of which is a fan which is invaluable when
> > temps
> > > > hit 45C:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/fan+as+friend.jpg.html
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/ponting+the+way.jpg.html
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/airstream+abstract.jpg.html
> > > >
> > > > Last, an image shot from my driveway of a typical morning as the
> mom's
> > > walk
> > > > their babies of all fur status:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/airstream+abstract.jpg.html
> > > >
> > > > The snark is that my neighborhood seems to be split between
> traditional
> > > > families and singles who find emotional fulfillment taking care of
> dogs
> > > > exclusively: OK, sometimes a cat or reptile.
> > > >
> > > > All the best.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Don
> > > > don.dory at gmail.com
> > > >
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> >
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-- 
Jasse Chan

jassechan at gmail.com