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Angel tattoo designs are gaining popularity

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Angel tattoos are probably the most common designs for women worldwide. Angel tattoos can be versatile and may be used to create unique designs in a lot of different ways. Angels are thought to be one of the most beautiful heavenly creatures and represent different ideas to different individuals. Professional tattoo studios typically have a number of angel tattoos to pick from and each might possibly be altered into whatever design you'd like. Angels have represented beauty, purity, and spirituality in several different cultures throughout history. The character of a angel has often been employed to symbolize someone's transformation to a higher plane of existence, either physically, mentally, or spiritually. Most angel tattoos have a great amount of detail so the attractive nature associated with the design and style and the intricate aspects of a design can match the loveliness associated with the angels which have been depicted in literature and art. Angel tattoos are easily...

Kathryn McMurray on the Tattooed Poets Project

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Today's tattooed poet is Kathryn McMurray: In the picture above, we can see two tattoos, both done by James Real at American Beauty Tattoo Parlor  ( @americanbeautytattoo ) in Sunset Beach, CA. Kathryn elaborates: "The piece on the arm above my head is a design by Angelique Houtkamp  ( @angeliquehoutkamp ) of Amsterdam ( I got her permission to use the design), but James Real augmented it to put his and my own own stamp on it. Houtkamp’s style is vintage and many of her designs are an homage to old-school tattoo styles from the early 20th century. I selected the design because the face reminds me of Dorothy Parker , a hero of mine, so to make the design custom, we added a book beneath her owl body. Owls have traditionally represented wisdom. The tattoo on my right arm is an image taken from a 1950s film festival poster. The original artist is René Gruau , a French-Italian artist who became famous for doing artwork for the Moulin Rouge and fashion sketches and artwork for f...