Just got this update from Richard Baggett. I had taken his picture at the Lonestar Round Up and he wanted to add his story to his knuckles:
I’m an Artist Blacksmith in Fort Worth,Texas.
I’ve allways worked with my hands. A skill I thank my grandfathers for. Working with metal has always been my favorite medium. Several years ago a great guy introduced me to Blacksmithing.
Now I build hand forged sculptures. Hence the tattoo “HAND MADE”.
Here is Cody White, and here is his story:
i work in body shop full of mexicans and i’m the only white dude there. they call me milkweed refering to the character in blood in blood out. when my mom called me milkweed for the first time i knew it was time to get the tat done.
i had them done at diablo rojo by doug curtis, in austin texas.
Here is a set of knuckles about life’s ups and downs. But don’t take my word for it. Here is what John Huber has to say about them:
My name is John Huber, and I’m a professional yo-yo player out of Seattle, Washington. I’ve been playing with yo-yos for going on 8 years now, have won a couple of contests, and even managed to land a clothing sponsorship. Yo-yos aren’t just a toy to someone like me. It’s an art form. It’s how I meditate. It’s what I was put here to do.
If you want to see a couple of my videos, you can find them on my MySpace page.
http://www.myspace.com/johnnynamelessAnd for the record, if it wasn’t for me watching Tommy Smothers when I was a kid, I don’t think I would’ve picked up a yo-yo when I got older. The Yo-Yo Man made it look like it was the cool thing to do.
Lain Johnson sends us these from the heartland:
tatu tattoo, chicago, illinois-summer 2006
born and bred in the midwest-i had to represent
Jack Moff sends us these knuckles:
these were done by my sister traci hancock at her studio bearing the same name. hope you like
BOOM TOWN TATTOO
This great sentiment just came in:
My name is Nikki Lynn and these were done by Mark @ Exotic Ink in Conyers, GA.
The story behind them is 2 years ago when I was at a concert at Six Flags, there was a booth selling merchandise with “free hugs” on it. I bought a hat and t-shirt from them and wore them around the concert along with a few other people. There were tons of people that kept running up to me asking for hugs and it was so exciting. I still have that hat and shirt and occasionally wear them because I love getting hugs! I figured that if someone else was having a bad day, they could always use a hug, too. So I decided to get “free hugs” tattooed on my knuckles as a kind of permanent symbol since I can’t always wear my hat or shirt. :)
Samantha L. sends us these knuckle tattoos with the story as follows:
Attached are pictures of my tattoos on my thumbs, they’re a Bass Clef and a Treble Clef. I got them because music is my life and im going to music school. It was done at Homeward Bound in Redwood City, CA.
Photo Credit: D’Elle Photography
Jason Burton sends us these killers. Perfect for a Friday:
my name is jase 23 from good old upper hutt in wellington new zealand not really much of a story just everyone is getting tats these days so i wanted to do something not many people i know have done, so i got my knuckles done, i choose HELL YEAH cos its a good way to describe things that you like and looks good in photos haha. so many people have said how stupid i am getting it done but fuck them.
Shane E is a carpenter.
Leslie sends us these crafty knuckles, here is her story:
My hands were made to make crafts. A couple years ago, I got into knitting. This is my tribute to the craft.