Jonce Shares His Permanent Wedding Band

I met Jonce on Broad Street while leaving work yesterday. I stopped to talk to him when I noticed his hand and the name tattooed on it: Jonc...

The Tattooed Poets Project: Megan Burns

Our next tattooed poet is Megan Burns, who sent us this beautiful work of body art: Not only is it a big tattoo, but it's on the ribs, o...

The Tattooed Poets Project: Terri Witek's Pessoa

Our next tattooed poet is Terri Witek, who shared this photo: Terri tells us this "was inked by Ron Nelson of Mission Street Tattoo , i...

The Tattooed Poets Project: Teresa Mei Chuc's Cross-Cultural Ink

Our next tattooed poet is Teresa Mei Chuc , who has had all of her tattoos done at Shogun Tattoo in Pasadena, California by Andrew Moore . ...

Tattoos I Love: Melanie's Tribute to Our Family

How is it possible that my lovely wife Melanie, who celebrates her birthday today, has a tattoo that hasn't graced these pages? It just ...

Tracy's Owl for Jamie

I ran into Tracy last month in a drugstore in Penn Station. She agreed to share this tattoo on her arm: The name "Jamie" refers to...

The Tattooed Poets Project: Sarah Certa

Today's tattooed poet is Sarah Certa . Sarah's tattoo is simple, but powerful: Photo by Sarah Certa She even sent along a collage of...

Laura Brooks Shares Her Parents Names and Her Toe Knuckles

I met Laura Brooks outside of Macy*s on 34th Street last month. She has a lot of tattoos (she estimates 60% of her canvas is covered), so I ...