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BlahStuff Jake 36, Male Denver, CO, United States: JakoBlah; Share

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When do you become "heavily tattooed"?

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Please describe your bodyart:: Scottish family crests, traditional Americana (Primary artist: Fish @ Th'Ink Tank in Denver)

Relationship Status:: Married

Website:: http://blahstuff.com

Describe your profession:: Web Developer

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Greenman: Ta-Da!

Totally psyched!

Up next: A traditional Americana gypsy profile on my right upper arm.

Posted on December 16th, 2007 at 2:47pm — 2 Comments (Add)

Greenman Status

The greenman on my left upper arm is about 80% done.

Pardon the blurry phonecam mirrorshot, but if you look closely you can see the awesome color blend from greens/yellows to olive/brown to orange to red. It blows me away every time I study…

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Posted on November 12th, 2007 at 10:46am — 1 Comment (Add)

I finally get to go back in for the shading on my greenman this Saturday.

Very excited, even if I'm not really looking forward to jumping right into shading with no outline time to set the tone, as it were. Those big needle groups don't feel so hot on unsuspecting, whole flesh. ;^)

Unrelated: I wonder how many Rockies tattoos Denver area artists will be cranking out this year.

And another… Continue

Posted on October 14th, 2007 at 11:48pm — No Comments (Add)

Greenman: Day One Is Outline Day!

So, yeah... My new greenman is FRIGGIN' HUGE and EFFIN' AWESOME!

So huge and so awesome that we only managed to get the line work done in the first four hour sitting. Lots o' lines in this puppy! I was a bit surprised, actually, b…

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Posted on August 26th, 2007 at 7:20pm — 2 Comments (Add)

One. More. Day.

Tomorrow, I get to spend 4 hours or so with one of my favorite people in the world (Fish at Th'Ink Tank in Denver) while he etches a Green Man on my left upper arm.

Yay!

I imagine I'll be posting pictures of the process to my Flickr page as it happens.

[Side note: What's with holding up tattoo shop… Continue

Posted on August 24th, 2007 at 11:04am — No Comments (Add)

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At 12:40pm on November 12th, 2007, BlahStuff Jake said…: Thanks, Dana.
I only assign sort of a loose meaning to the greenman: To me it's a "protective spirit" and harkens back to my supposed Celtic heritage.
Mostly it's just a motif I've always loved.

Here's some info from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_man):
Primarily it is interpreted as a symbol of rebirth, or "renaissance", representing the cycle of growth being reborn anew each spring. Some speculate that the mythology of the Green Man developed independently in the traditions of separate ancient cultures and evolved into the wide variety of examples found throughout history.

At 12:35pm on November 12th, 2007, Dana said…: I like the way your greenman is coming along! I've seen greenman tattoos a few times and was wondering if there was a meaning attached to it. Is there?

At 12:33pm on July 17th, 2007, BlahStuff Jake said…: Not looking for a cover-up. Just hoping the existing design can be incorporated into the green man piece.

At 11:22am on July 17th, 2007, Marisa_DiMattia said…: The Green Man idea is a classic and could work well as a cover up. Th'ink Tank is a great studio so they have the skills to do it. Good luck!

At 5:08pm on July 13th, 2007, Marisa_DiMattia said…: Your comment on the death of Ladies Night is hysterical. I was just reading about the law involved the suits this morning. The end of an era for drunken sorority girls.