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Okay so I am biased. What can I say? Scotland is the land of my ancestors, including my not-long-passed-from-this-earth-Granny. She was a spitfire, all 90 lbs of her, and her Scottish brogue was music to my ears. Well obviously I am not the only lover of all things Scottish. Some of them even have it inked into their skin!
Great likeness of Mel Gibson as William Wallace. However, for the record, it is highly unlikely that the real William Wallace looked much like Mel at all.
This is a Scottish Lion tattoo and the most elaborate and huge I’ve ever seen. The Scottish lion symbol is an ancient one.
I’ve always thought there was something noble in the simplicity of the Scottish flag.
Scottish pride is always great to see! Apparently this Scot also has some fondness for the Welsh symbol as well.
Another take on the scottish lion. This one with a twist of the Wales symbol by showing it to the side!
All in all those who sport tattoos of their home countries are only doing so to show a sense of pride in their heritage. This has always been of great interest to me and whenever I see a tattoo that seems to show ancestral interest, I always enjoy asking the wearer about their ink. You should too!
In the 1800′s European artist began returning from visits to the South Pacific with sketches of the copperline engravings or tattoos, that the native Polynesian Islanders adorned themselves with. Indeed, Queen Kamamalu herself had a tattoo put onto her tongue to show her deep and lasting grief when her mother in law died in the early 1800′s. As a missionary at that time, William Ellis watched as the procedure was performed. He commented to her that it looked to him that she should be in great pain. To this the queen replied “He eha nui no, he nui roa ra ku‘u aroha” or Great pain indeed, greater is my affection. 
Some of the earliest European explorers to the islands found that both men and women of these tropical paradises wore tattoos for a wide variety of reasons. They learned that although some of the tattoos were purely decorative but also found that some of the men were heavily tattooed on only one side of their bodies. An explorer wrote that they looked like men who had been half burnt, or dipped in ink from the tops of their heads to the soles of their feet. A Hawaiian historian by the name of Samuel Kamakau also noted that this solid black tattooing was known as Pahupahu and was commonly applied to warriors.
Oral history tells of warriors whom after being defeated in battle were than taken prisoner as well as beaten and tattooed. As the final disrespect their eyelids were turned up to have the inside tattooed. This form of tattooing was called Maku Uhi. Even some outcast who were born into slave caste were permanently marked with either the curved line on the bridge of the nose or a circle tattooed in the middle of the forehead, with curved lines as brackets on either side of the eyes.
Hopefully, some of the tattoos that you see today, such as the Maku Uhi can now be more easily understood than just, “that guy with the face tattoo!”
Spiritual or religious ink is also a top selling skin art idea. Everyone from celebrities to mobsters are proud to sport their religious ideas in permanent ink. Now, personally, I am not a follower of any organized religion, but of course have my own spiritual views. For this reason I think any tattoo that reflects someones deeply personal views on all things religious is a bold and respectful move.
This Last Supper tattoo looks incredible in my opinion. This isn’t the average face of Jesus tattoo. This is an actual work of art, converted into an actual work of skin art. Fabulous! Judas even has red hair! Awesome work!!
This piece is incredible. I think the artistic value rates up there with just about any well known Renaissance artist. Something about the eyes seem a bit off, but otherwise this is an incredible likeness!
The ever present Ten commandments, I included this one because of how detailed the font is to be so small.
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