All the way from across the sea come this set of knuckle tattoos:
hi, I’m from The Netherlands and I got this tattoo in Amsterdam by Inkcrowd tattoos.
The reason behind the tattoo is simple, in real live you got some giving to do and so now and then some taking. that’s how I’m living to, I treat people the way the treat me !
greetings, Marcel Van Broekhuijsen
The Netherlands ( Europe)
This is Nicole Williams a learning leader Adviser at the Northwest Hair academy in Everett, Wa:
My name is Nicole Williams. These are my knuckle tattoos. It literally means “to love now” in Tibetan. I am a Tibetan Buddhist and I wanted the writing to match the Tibetan I have tattooed on my chest. I got this one to remind me to live in the moment because anything could happen and that I should love life and everyone around me now because they may not be there later.
Elisabeth B. from Cortland, IL sends us these knuckles. Check out her stuff on etsy, listed under 13 stitches:
These tattoos were done by Kristie Lundgren at Proton Tattoo Studio in Cortland, IL. I got them done on Feb. 8th and they are still healing. I’d wanted my knuckles tattooed for a long time, and I am so glad I finally did it! I chose Amor Fati (Latin for “love of fate”) because I strongly identify with the concept of accepting one’s destiny and viewing all things that happen in your life as ultimately good.
Here is a set from Maikel Leenders:
the story behind it that here it kinda controversial to have tattoo’s on knuckles our other visable places so that’s why i ask them whith my tattoo sick boy? our not?
and also cuz im an borderliner u know the phychosomatic diseace so it means two things to me
i embrace who i am and ask people to think about all their pre-judgements
Rich S. sends us these knuckles:
I got this tattoo after serving a year in jail for drunk driving. I got hard luck because of the situation and the circumstances pertain to my incarceration. Life’s a bitch and I have HARD LUCK.
I had just got out of jail and it was the first time i had drank in a few months so it just seemed appropiate. Ya know i drove down the wrong road at the wrong time. I have always said too that i have had hard luck. I always seem to learn the hard way so i guess it just fit for me.
These are the knuckle tattoos of Bob Sleg, a FleshTransfixer who owns a shop in Lille, France called COLD FLESH, THE BODY PIERCING CRYPT in Lille (FR).
This FUCK/LOVE tattooed in December Y2K by WILL TATTOO from Angoulême, FRANCE (EU), represents a lot to me.
First of all, it says all together FUCK LOVE, ‘koz ‘am a bloody heart-sensitive Dude and I wanted to “protect” myself against other heartbreaking love stories…
Second, the LOVE one is on my left hand, the one of the heart. And the FUCK one his on the right hand which represents the military salute and the fighting fist to me.
Third, when I reverse my hands (left/right) or put’em in front of me, it says LOVE FUCK, ‘koz Hell yeah ‘am heart-sensitive but I still luv’ action !
Fourth, I always had in memories the Robert Mitchum’s LOVE/HATE “tattoo” I saw in The Night Of The Hunter when I woz a child…
There’s sum’ other meanings for my knukles’tattoo to me, like FUCK is my favorite word in the world; bu’ I keep’em for my LOVErz..!
-Bob SLEG.
Check out his shop at: www.myspace.com/coldfleshpiercing or www.twisted.fr
These come courtesy of Emily H:
Doll Face was Inked on by Mr Rossi. I chose doll face as although it’s not completely original lots of my friends/family liken my face to a china dolly – its a term of endearment and I want to be able to always look down at my hands and remember when I was a Doll face, looks fade people change, i will age but hopefully i will always remember everyone i was special too that ever called me doll face when i look at my knuckles.
These beauties are on the hands of Victoria and here is her story:
This was my first tattoo and i recieved it when i was in traning for the Army in South Carolina from a tattoo parlor called 5 Points.
Because technically were not supposed to have tattoos on our hands i got a white ink tattoo.
The message tattooed is “GOLD LION” which is the title of a song by the band Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
This picture was taken about 15 minuets after i recieved the tattoo, since then it got infected and scared over. Some of the lettering is un readable, but i love it. Its true what everyone says, once you get one tattoo your gonna want more. Now i cant stop getting more tattoos.
These knuckle tattoos come courtesy of Keith T of Atlanta, GA
These are were done last weekend at TIMLESS TATTOO in Atlanta GA. I have been thinking about what to get for the better part of the last 4 or 5 years…Im sure I may not be the only person with LONG-SHOT on there knucles but I havent seen em but then again its a big world! The words have two meanings to me….for one life in general is a long shot an two I am ‘into’ guns an firearms aswell! I like the ‘O’ in each word being a crosshair. Anyway, in short…heres mine and im happy with them!
Em, we are sorry to hear you are love sick, but those are some rad knuckles:
my name is em, i am 23 and i got my knucles done by nick at f u studio in santa cruz. my second choice was KNOW-LOVE, but i chose this cuz i am and it is.