Hoot of Gold

Ryan Hadley. That's the 300th post on this blog. Lordy.

Hoots On Fire

A quick reader submission round-up coming up...

Miles sent in the above, not bad for a first tattoo! done by Ronnie Grizard of Modern Body Tattoos in Sacramento CA.

Thank you Kitty!


Aaron, sent in the above, saying 'Mine was inspired by Pigwidgeon from "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban". My owl is delivering an envelope from Sirius Black to Harry Potter.' It was done by Zac Vining of Absolute Art in Richmond, Virginia.

Finally, Chyna sent in the above done by Patt Whelan at Sick Creations Tattoo in West Deptford, NJ.

Aztec Tattoos

Nice collection of top notch quality Aztec tattoo artwork designs.

At its pinnacle Aztec culture had rich and complex mythological and religious traditions, as well as reaching remarkable architectural and artistic accomplishments. A particularly gruesome element of Aztec culture to many was the practice of human sacrifice.

Colorful design.

Amazing warrior tattoo on back.

Have A Hoot

Dan sent this submission in - the Kepora Gebora Owl from Zelda, done by Mikey Sarrat at High Noon Tattoo, Pheonix, AZ.

Hoot Rod

Julius sent in this excellent submission, can't have been easy to sit through. As he explains, 'this is a tattoo on my ribcage of and illustration of Hegel's quote, "The Owl of Minerva only spread's its wings at dusk". It was done my Bill Keiffer at Eden Tattoo in San Diego.'

Hoot to Trot

Di sent in this owl, done by by artist Chad Weigert of Why Not Tat2's, Kirksville, MO

Hip Hip Hootay

Reader submission from 'Harsh', from Kazan in Russia, done by his friend 'Leprechaun'. We're certainly not in Kansas anymore...

Bear Tattoos

Great gallery of excellent bear tattoo artwork designs, most of these are pictures of grizzly bears, some of which are quite scary looking but very cool styles.

Deer Tattoos

Deer tattoo designs are a strikingly beautiful choice of animal tattoo artwork.

Deer tattoos are most commonly seen on those who enjoy hunting them for food, while animal lovers simply enjoy their unique beauty.

Here we have a great picture gallery of some high quality dear tattoos, to help you in your search for the perfect deer tattoo artwork.


Frogs are quickly gaining popularity in the world of tattoo designs, and why not? Frog are often thought to symbolize harmony, life and rejuvenation, in fact the ancient Egyptians saw the frog as a protector and guide to the afterlife.

Here we have some cool examples of frog tattoos, for you to browse though and enjoy.

Lonely Hoots

Sorry I've been a bit lax on updating recently - here's the first batch of reader submissions to catch up on...

This superb piece comes from Anne. Great choice for a first tattoo!


next is a tattoist submission from Earl Funk of Trinity Tattoo.


The above owl was sent in by Sandy.


Another tattoist submission, from Kristin Young.


And finally, Kim sent in this cute thing.