Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Awesome Tattoo Ladies

Who knew that losing oneself in Buzzfeed could contribute to productivity (kind of)?

Recently found this fascinating post of Vintage photos: http://www.buzzfeed.com/maceyjforonda/17-kickass-vintage-photos-of-women-with-tattoos
I had no idea women did this so long ago! Tattoos aren't really my thing, yet I can't help but admire these gutsy ladies for lending their bodies to art.

The first pic is of Maud Wagner from 1907, which inspired me to draw this:

I wanted to focus on her face and could not presume to tackle the illustrations on her skin, but had so much fun, I might do more :)