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This colorful mandala tattoo uses butterfly wings to create the form of the sacred geometry, symbolizing flight, freedom, spirituality and beauty

Mandala Animal Tattoos will Merge Nature with Your Soul

Mandala animal tattoos combine the meaning of mandalas with totem animals; animals that reflect a person’s personality and act as their spiritual guide. Animal totem tattoos have a powerful meaning because of the link between the tattoo wearer and the spiritual nature of that animal. Popular animal totem tattoos include lions, elephants, eagles and owls. […]

September 5, 2014 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
A tribal dragon tattoo uses three dragon heads to create an ever moving cycle of power

The Symbolism and Styles of Dragon Tattoos

Dragons are mythological creatures that appear in legends, fairy tales and modern fantasy stories. They are often depicted as having a lizard’s torso, head and limbs, with bat wings to allow them to fly. Some types of dragon have been described as being snake-like, wingless or having multiple heads. Dragons are a popular tattoo design because […]

August 31, 2014 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
A human heart becomes a master art work in this watercolor painting by Gene Coffey

Artistic Tattoos by Self-taught Artist Gene Coffey

Gene Coffey is an American artist who currently works at the Tattoo Culture Studio in New York, USA. Although Coffey began painting at a young age, he received little formal training and created his own style through trial and error. In his late twenties, after designing tattoos for friends, he began exploring a future as […]

September 24, 2013 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse

Time-lapse Video: Opie Ortiz Tattooing an Owl on a Skull

Opie Ortiz from the Still Life Tattoo studio in California, USA, shows us the process of one of his tattoos, from design through to the finished product in this tattoo time lapse video. If you would like to learn more about the meaning behind a design like this one, you can read about the symbolism […]

September 23, 2013 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
Tattoo artist Dodie adds spiritual symbolism to this tattoo of a deer by adding mandalas and feathers

Tattoo Artist Dodie Delights the Ladies with Lacey Animal Tattoos

French tattoo artist Dodie combines symbolic animal totems, lace patterns and even paisley designs with flowers, skulls, feathers and other organic elements to create artistic, meaningful tattoos. Dodie’s designs are very popular with women as they are feminine without being flimsy. Each of Dodie’s designs contains strong shapes, bold outlines and a careful attention to […]

July 3, 2013 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
This amazing peacock tattoo across the hip and leg can be hidden under clothing and revealed only to an intimate loved one

Inspiration and Ideas for Peacock Tattoos

Peacock tattoos are both beautiful and highly symbolic. The peacock has been used in art around the world for centuries as a symbol of wealth, beauty, royalty and spirituality and has become a popular tattoo design for the same reasons. Peacock tattoos can be of the entire bird with full plumage, or simply an artistic, […]

May 8, 2013 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
White tattoo ink really makes this tattoo of a cat sleeping stand out from the skin

Inspiration and Ideas for Cat Tattoos

Cat tattoos can symbolize many things or simply be a fun body art design. The meaning of a cat tattoo often depends on which culture the tattoo owner belongs to. In some cultures, cats are considered mystical, able to travel between the worlds of the living and the dead. In other cultures, cats are considered […]

April 18, 2013 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
Jukan Tattoos Abstract Watercolor Awesomeness

Jukan Tattoos Abstract Watercolor Awesomeness

Jukan is a German tattoo artist who currently works at the Stilbruch Tattoo shop in Berlin, Germany. Jukan’s body art works are intriguingly abstract and yet they contain symbolic forms that are recognizable in the real world. Human hearts, animals, hourglasses and houses are all recognizable symbols that appear in Jukan’s tattoo designs. By representing […]

April 17, 2013 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
A lion, mandala and impossible object illusions combine in this pointillism tattoo by Gregorio Marangoni

Animals, Illusions and Dot work Tattoos by Gregorio Marangoni

Gregorio Marangoni is a tattoo artist based in São Paulo, Brazil. Working only in black tattoo ink, Marangoni creates tattoos that have intricate details and lots of texture. To create the textures and details, Marangoni uses a combination of line work and dot work, using smooth lines to create and then shading and texturing the […]

April 3, 2013 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
The tattoo artist has perfectly recreated this lions confident gaze

Lion Tattoos that You can Wear with Pride

Lion tattoos symbolize pride, majesty and courage. The lion has been used in art for centuries as a powerful, masculine symbol and as a result, images of lions have found their way into modern tattoo art. The art medium may have changed, but the meaning of lions in art and tattoos has remained the same. […]

March 11, 2013 Catherine Nessworthy Mayhem & Muse
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