And finally I decided to get a sleeve. This is a mixture of a lot of meaningful things for me. I was inspired by Bad Religion’s video for “Los Angeles is Burning.” A lot of the video’s imagery was directly translated or inspired in the images of the tattoo. The burning Los Angeles skyline is up top. Below some of the flames (in negative space) are film rolls with atomic blasts. The seagulls in the tattoo came from my own photo collection and down below is a camera. Photography is a gigantic part of my life and even though the message of the song lyrics and images in the video weren’t of celebratory nature towards media messages, it was important for me to switch this up a bit for my own art. The back of the tattoo can be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shana_kraynak/5873496316/It features a broken Hollywood Sign, a flipped car, burning palm trees, and—most importantly—Nite Owl and Silk Spectre II from Watchmen, my absolute favorite panel from the book. Ultimately, this seemingly random mix of photography, literature, and punk rock is perfectly suited for my first half sleeve. :)

And finally I decided to get a sleeve. This is a mixture of a lot of meaningful things for me. I was inspired by Bad Religion’s video for “Los Angeles is Burning.” A lot of the video’s imagery was directly translated or inspired in the images of the tattoo. The burning Los Angeles skyline is up top. Below some of the flames (in negative space) are film rolls with atomic blasts. The seagulls in the tattoo came from my own photo collection and down below is a camera. Photography is a gigantic part of my life and even though the message of the song lyrics and images in the video weren’t of celebratory nature towards media messages, it was important for me to switch this up a bit for my own art. The back of the tattoo can be seen here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shana_kraynak/5873496316/

It features a broken Hollywood Sign, a flipped car, burning palm trees, and—most importantly—Nite Owl and Silk Spectre II from Watchmen, my absolute favorite panel from the book. Ultimately, this seemingly random mix of photography, literature, and punk rock is perfectly suited for my first half sleeve. :)

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