Sailor jerry tattoo sleeve

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It’s time to learn the real story of one of the men responsible for American tattooing (and rum!), Norman "Sailor Jerry" Collins.

This was for my moms mothers day card. My mom hates tattoos. So I figured I would give her a hard time. She called very angrily when she got the letter. It was totally worth it.

Sailor Jerry tattoos refer to body art inspired by one of the famous tattoo artists of all time – Norman Keith Collins. Norman was born in 1911. He had a huge

Sailor Jerry tattoos refer to body art inspired by one of the famous tattoo artists of all time – Norman Keith Collins. Norman was born in 1911. He had a huge

Jerry Sailor is known as the “Godfather of American tattoos” and is also a pioneer of the old-school tattoo style. As Jerry Sailor was also part of the navy, his tattoos were made for sailors and each of them has a different meaning. This way, just by looking at a sailor that served in World War II, we can learn more about them as people and as sailors.In this oneHOWTO article we're going to explain the meaning of Sailor Jerry tattoos. We'll go through different Sailor Jerry tattoos, their…

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People come into tattoo shops and use the word "sleeve" like they're secretly winking at us because they think that we're going to be like 'woah, this guy knows his shit'. Well, we're not impressed by it. It's actually really annoying. What's more annoying is when people ask to get a whole sleeve done in minimal time. On average, a full sleeve can take around 25 hours, depending on what the sleeve is made up of and if it's in colour or black and grey. Expecting to get a whole sleeve done in…