Dream Life

In 1882, the young Duke of York, later to become King George V of England, got a tattoo of a dragon while on a visit to Japan. He was a midshipman on the H.M.S. Baccante at the time and traditional tattooist Hori Chyo executed the work. Whether perceived as creatures of air, fire, land or water, dragons have been popular across many styles of tattoo designs for a long time. In Eastern traditions, dragons can be powerful allies and protectors as well as creatures of menace. They are often seening clutching or chasing the Pearl of Wisdom. Japanese tattooist often execute them across an entire arm or leg, where their twisting body shapes wrap well around limbs against backgrounds meant to symbolize wind or water. Western dragons are often perceived as a threat, and tend to do battle with knights and wizards. They more often have wings in these interpretations and are often seen breathing fire. As with any creature or animal worn as a tattoo, many people wish to take on some of the qualit...

As there are numerous tattoo artists who design thousands of tattoos, the question arises where to find awesome tattoo designs . It is wiser to get the tattoo one requires after careful thought as these tattoos cannot be removed easily and removing them is very expensive too. So, to get awesome tattoo design, the easiest way is to browse through thousands of tattoo designs available. This can be done by visiting online tattoo galleries which makes searching for awesome tattoo designs easy. The online tattoo gallery can save valuable time and a person can select the tattoo design required by him from the comfort of his home. There is no need to visit a studio and flip through numerous pages of tattoo designs. One can select tattoo designs based on numerous themes like astrology, Aztec, demon etc. You can also select tattoos of animals, birds, and other living creatures. Tattoo designs are available based on famous days and festivals too. So, searching through online tattoo gallery, on...

Flower tattoo designs are as old as the art of tattoo-making itself.As more women decide to get tattoos, flower designs continue to rise in popularity. They are fashionable and are trendy all over the world. The best thing about flower tattoos is that there are many different colors and types of flowers, providing many different meanings as well. The flowers can mean a few different things although specific types of flowers such as the rose and the lily, may have a more specific meaning. The rose is one of the most popular of the flower tattoos, along with baby's breath, which symbolizes a pure heart, the buttercup and it's symbol of riches, the carnation and it's meaning of love, etc. In addition, many find the daisy to be a favorite among flower tattoo designs as it symbolizes innocence. The sunflower, also a popular tattoo choice, symbolizes beauty and the tulip with it's meaning of enchantment. As you can see, each flower tattoo is not only different in appearance,...