Jenn's Ink Celebrates a Seventies Vibe

On a day that found me unsuccessful with inkspotting the <a href="http://brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=43&id=35976">5th Avenue Festival</a> in Bay Ridge, Fate walked me past Jenn, sitting outside a laundromat a block away from my home.<br /><br />She happily shared the work on her upper left arm:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0oBHEZ7f_bHVUTdXuhJs0MfBl1aNNnCMYFJ_NOBmWGtSCJ3d9zlJbyITHIXRzQLRlVKREhLgbb-xdGF_AKaa_1mEBsJqAatJKw3I58FCPa5b1lxHrGYet-kbnXxDBt1F-TwkSxo_/s1600/Jenn+Sleeve.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq0oBHEZ7f_bHVUTdXuhJs0MfBl1aNNnCMYFJ_NOBmWGtSCJ3d9zlJbyITHIXRzQLRlVKREhLgbb-xdGF_AKaa_1mEBsJqAatJKw3I58FCPa5b1lxHrGYet-kbnXxDBt1F-TwkSxo_/s640/Jenn+Sleeve.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><br /><br />These stunning colors encircled her biceps.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLOHzryOSWE1nFPLqYve0ds6LxXNiHNyd5k8Baa-Nv5tghKd1mXI9-OYf26oKLlVStmNjjdbxueOGuxXhZrCCmdw0o-g3f-2J9xh5HIo5W9wLkTbRbO4VKB4hRFzpAKN3YKeEjdKt/s1600/Jenn+70s+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLOHzryOSWE1nFPLqYve0ds6LxXNiHNyd5k8Baa-Nv5tghKd1mXI9-OYf26oKLlVStmNjjdbxueOGuxXhZrCCmdw0o-g3f-2J9xh5HIo5W9wLkTbRbO4VKB4hRFzpAKN3YKeEjdKt/s400/Jenn+70s+collage.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><br />She said this piece, inked by <a href="http://kustomkultureink.com/artgallery.php">Jared Stomber</a> at <a href="http://kustomkultureink.com/">Kustom Kulture Ink</a> in Baldwin, New York, is an "ode to 1970's fashion". This is one area of interest to her that moves her artistically and she wanted to express it through body art.<br /><br />Fictional character <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhoda_Morgenstern">Rhoda Morgenstern</a> (from<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mary_Tyler_Moore_Show"><i> The Mary Tyler Moore Show</i></a> and spin off <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhoda">Rhoda</a></i>) was among the cultural icons that inspired the design. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rXCjIEPJFHHPLC6l4y0yMsDevnI5aDB-xYFGKk6EfXJtJiFQpnUDHhg08V3rJg1llzBpByQeKBYG980ePKP_JbW7_E2WY3MKJJhdUlHuthpyAJNKh6bVMf21KM55eRhAsBEHMxGc/s1600/14235__rhonda_l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rXCjIEPJFHHPLC6l4y0yMsDevnI5aDB-xYFGKk6EfXJtJiFQpnUDHhg08V3rJg1llzBpByQeKBYG980ePKP_JbW7_E2WY3MKJJhdUlHuthpyAJNKh6bVMf21KM55eRhAsBEHMxGc/s320/14235__rhonda_l.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGEBL8d9qtJ_2oNvuXYBhyphenhyphenoEyOTITeXFP7EaQpz_JbQ0xvF-980fyohmBpfD-tvMx81olyT1XlpZ1I7XTgUb5nzL1usxiy7gKnFQHPlfrEkvbEciUjAf3rMdLED3Y6tB1g0y1SRq-/s1600/Jenn+Sleeve+-+Rhoda.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGEBL8d9qtJ_2oNvuXYBhyphenhyphenoEyOTITeXFP7EaQpz_JbQ0xvF-980fyohmBpfD-tvMx81olyT1XlpZ1I7XTgUb5nzL1usxiy7gKnFQHPlfrEkvbEciUjAf3rMdLED3Y6tB1g0y1SRq-/s400/Jenn+Sleeve+-+Rhoda.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><br /><br />The inner part of Jenn's arm also features artwork that recalls the animated birds from the opening sequence of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Partridge_Family"><i>The Partridge Family</i></a>. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFNn6YbR4P3VrIfWS8dEm_9b1CQPZNmKFtb50B24onke0fs6hABWJ5YDwNHS0KXko-BTqmDHO5jQRP1gqYyZyXTUEytvCvU_5b1cTzAzE1pGneqPagG6P15Mp4ikD25Wc4Mv9UZLg/s1600/Jenn+Sleeve+inner+bicep.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFNn6YbR4P3VrIfWS8dEm_9b1CQPZNmKFtb50B24onke0fs6hABWJ5YDwNHS0KXko-BTqmDHO5jQRP1gqYyZyXTUEytvCvU_5b1cTzAzE1pGneqPagG6P15Mp4ikD25Wc4Mv9UZLg/s400/Jenn+Sleeve+inner+bicep.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br />Although her birds are much more elaborate.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4Q7jtKCJgHibNwxFcX-WHR9Mp9qIaKz4uzIcC3cOaV67vjb79U_2f8Ot1oSxFzIrXO-0-jx-SeDH104CDbZUjfNRjhDZWUWQV6QrqMx41_FRnFpRL6P8TZIkIxDfxZXdJEYVRQEI/s1600/key_art_partridge_family.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4Q7jtKCJgHibNwxFcX-WHR9Mp9qIaKz4uzIcC3cOaV67vjb79U_2f8Ot1oSxFzIrXO-0-jx-SeDH104CDbZUjfNRjhDZWUWQV6QrqMx41_FRnFpRL6P8TZIkIxDfxZXdJEYVRQEI/s320/key_art_partridge_family.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Thanks to Jenn for sharing this amazing tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Jenn's Ink Celebrates a Seventies Vibe

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