Family Ink
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Tuesday July 31st, 2007 @ 5:13 PM
Filed under: Body Modification, Tattoos
In this photo you see four family members — a father, an older brother, and twin younger brothers — all of which have a Roman Numeral “III” tattooed on them. If you look carefully you can see that the shading is slightly different on all of them. The father has all three digits tattooed black. The oldest brother has the first one tattooed black, and the older twin has the second digit black, and the youngest twin has his third digit tattooed black. What a wonderful way to record ones’ bond in flesh.
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33 Responses to “Family Ink”
I really like that idead
Stephanie on July 31st, 2007 at 5:15 pmthat is awesome. very different!
crowe basalt on July 31st, 2007 at 5:55 pmCute idea :)
GotPierced on July 31st, 2007 at 6:20 pmawesome! not only has this family embraced modification as a way of expression, they are able to celebrate it together…way to incorporate a great tradition into western society :)
Venusimpelz on July 31st, 2007 at 6:21 pmLOVE IT!
MarmaladeMagpie on July 31st, 2007 at 6:29 pmnow thats what i call family bonding :)
lilangel311 on July 31st, 2007 at 6:41 pmThat is a really cool idea.
Steve on July 31st, 2007 at 6:49 pmgreat! i love how other than the different shading, you can definitely tell which one is the dad because of the pale, hairy calf.
emily on July 31st, 2007 at 7:03 pmAwesome! :D
Kristin on July 31st, 2007 at 7:21 pmApparently our family tats weren’t cool or interesting or unique enough…? At least they’re posted to BMEink for the wider community.
http://www.bmeink.com/A70705/high/bmepb548150.jpg
FYI, my daughter is on the left, she chose the dancing penguin; my son is on the right, he chose the Celtic shamrock with the Irish flag colors.
ChillyMama on July 31st, 2007 at 7:23 pmChillyMama, do you have any idea how many photos get submitted to BME every day? Shannon picks one or two to put on here, I wouldn’t take it personally if I were you.
Dungbeetle on July 31st, 2007 at 8:24 pmI really dig that idea. At first I chuckled at seeing four legs w/ a 3 on them, but after I read the description it all made sense.
smurf on July 31st, 2007 at 8:26 pmThat is spectacular. I’d love to know how heavily modded the four of them are otherwise; for some reason it’s cooler to me if these are their only tattoos.
MBL on July 31st, 2007 at 8:37 pmthe first son’s tattoo looks 3d to me due to the shading
Zar on July 31st, 2007 at 9:26 pmvery cool!
those look so nice! Including ChillyMama’s too. I love family related tattoos
goomy on July 31st, 2007 at 9:39 pmAww so sweet!
Chillymama - Honestly, those tattoos don’t even match so greatly. Te penguins look pretty badly done and only two of you have the celtic shamrock. Don’t be insulted anyway…Shannon posts what appeals to HIM, not what he thinks will be the most interesting in terms of getting views.
Alice White on July 31st, 2007 at 9:40 pmsuper sweet, i love family tattoos =]
shuggabee on July 31st, 2007 at 9:56 pmI REALLY love the design on these.
Who ever thought of it gets a mad thumbs up.
jOELTRON on July 31st, 2007 at 10:35 pm_
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(thats meant to be a thumbs-up, btw)
jOELTRON on July 31st, 2007 at 10:36 pmHonestly, the first thing I thought of was how white the dad’s leg is in comparison!
mmmaybebaby on July 31st, 2007 at 11:22 pmAlso, I’ve apparently been posting my link incorrectly! :(
mmmaybebaby on July 31st, 2007 at 11:26 pmSorry folks, BAD DAY. No offense Shannon, I know you get tons of submissions every day.
BTW, Alice White, I’ll let Jon know how you feel about his work.
ChillyMama on July 31st, 2007 at 11:54 pmChillyMama, the submissions go up every few hours, if you’re not in this one you might be in the next, you know? :-)
rosie on August 1st, 2007 at 5:05 ami love that!!
top26 on August 1st, 2007 at 8:13 ammakes me wish my dad was still alive…
and that he liked tattoos!!
That’s really cool :)
av3ry on August 1st, 2007 at 9:24 amAwesome idea as well.
absolutely the best generational tattoo i have ever seen. awesome entry, shannon!
brute on August 1st, 2007 at 4:31 pmCute idea :-)
Squibbles on August 1st, 2007 at 9:19 pmx
brilliant concept!
coffiend on August 1st, 2007 at 9:59 pmsweetest fam tat ever! Ha, I’m a twin, that’d be cute to do.
sareruhlicious on August 2nd, 2007 at 1:28 amLove it, what a great idea!
Sassie_L on August 2nd, 2007 at 6:07 amWhat a great idea. At first, I thought it was a frat tat, but a family one is so much sweeter!
Chaq on August 2nd, 2007 at 12:43 pmbriljant idea…
MissDuveaux on August 4th, 2007 at 7:21 amvery original with the shading
Wow ;o I like!
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