[Leica] Monday Misc.

[Jasse Chan]

weird - I thought I had sent this . . . sorry

On Tue, Jul 26, 2022 at 11:08 AM Jasse Chan <jassechan at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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>> > --
>> > Don
>> > don.dory at gmail.com
>> >
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>
>
> --
> Jasse Chan
>
> jassechan at gmail.com
>


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