black and gray
custom black and gray tattoo
Mar 8th
Nelumbo nucifera, known by a number of names including Indian lotus, sacred lotus, “flower of Hindus and Buddhists bean of India, or simply lotus, is a plant in the Nelumbonaceae family. Botanically, Nelumbo nucifera (Gaertn.) may also be referred to by its former names, Nelumbium speciosum (Wild.) or Nymphaea nelumbo. This plant is an aquatic perennial. Under favorable circumstances its seeds may remain viable for many years, with the oldest recorded lotus germination being from that of seeds 1300 years old recovered from a dry lakebed in northeastern China.
A common misconception is referring to the lotus as a water-lily (Nymphaea), an entirely different plant as can be seen from the centre of the flower, which clearly lacks the structure that goes on to form the distinctive circular seed pod in the Nelumbo nucifera. It should also be noted that water-lilies come in various colors, whereas the lotus has flowers only in hues of pink, or white.
pisces tattoo
Mar 8th
As the twelfth and final sign of the occidental zodiac, Pisceans make comfortable followers. Pisces people don’t find their direction easily. They are not self-propelled and they feel a certain distance from the rest of the human race. When things don’t go their way, Pisceans may surrender to self-pity.
Pisces is the soul of sensitivity. Nothing escapes his notice. The faint rustle of a falling leaf that kisses the earth sounds, to a Pisces, like a huge truck smashing into a brick wall. Baby’s whimpering in his crib is, to a hyper-susceptible Pisces, the wail of a thousand hungry infants. Pisces is born this way. Overly, tenderly, pricklingly, unrestrainedly sensitive. Pisceans tend toward all that is beautiful, gravitate to loveliness and crave the artistic. Pisceans are the sleepy, languorous, irresistible creators of whom we frequently don’t hear a syllable. Not power-hungry, Pisceans are mostly humble and modest about achievements. They are not interested in fame. If fortune comes their way, they’ll accept it. But Pisceans usually don’t go after glory. tattoo done by luigi in morbid tattoo shop in cash and carry manila.
philippians 4:13
Mar 1st
villegas coat of arms
Feb 15th
I discovered the Villegas family crest during the last Grand reunion in the year 2000. According to the family:
“The VILLEGAS spanish linage origin came from the mountains of Santander Spain, it [got its] nobility several times under the orders of Santiago, in Calatrava (1703 y 1784). Alcantara (1639 y 1641). He Proved it under the Orders of King Carlos III in the Royal company of the Navy Guards. It’s very old and clear.”
The idea of identifying myself as part of the family through permanent tattoo was a decision that came clearly. The crest is of an armored helmet and shield with a cross flourished with sand, and 8 cauldrons—supposedly representing the fore-fathers as royal cooks, and two serpents supposedly rewarded to the Villegas family by royalty.
“VILLEGAS CREST. In a field of silver, a cross with [flourished] sand and, surrounding it, 8 cauldrons in sand, with holdings of two snakes from Sinople which the Orders of the Santiago and King Carlos III bestowed to the VILLEGAS FAMILY.”
The only problem was that I did not have the original family crest. I took what was replicated from the reunion t-shirt and inculcated a little of my design into the sketch. Seeing as Morbid tattoo is known for their dragon designs (an idea I got from a Bedan friend—Ken’s close friend—who happened to know Luigi), it was my intention to have the tattoo designers craft their dragons into the tattoo (thanks, Drew!). As soon as Rj (one of Morbid’s best tattoo artist, if I may say so) and Luigi showed me the final design, the only thing that seemed to be missing was how they intended to have the design come alive through shades in grey and black.
Approximately three hours of enduring the pain proved more than worth it. The original idea of a palm-sized tattoo of a simple family crest came out as a half-back-sized design of attitude and skill blended by both design-meaning and artist passion. Pastilang, pachada-a sa imong gibuhat, RJ!!!
I guess staying up until 3am throwing tattoo ideas with my baby turned out to be the best lack-of-sleep I have had for ages. JJJ
I discovered the Villegas family crest during the last Grand reunion in the year 2000. According to the family:
“The VILLEGAS spanish linage origin came from the mountains of Santander Spain, it [got its] nobility several times under the orders of Santiago, in Calatrava (1703 y 1784). Alcantara (1639 y 1641). He Proved it under the Orders of King Carlos III in the Royal company of the Navy Guards. It’s very old and clear.”
The idea of identifying myself as part of the family through permanent tattoo was a decision that came clearly. The crest is of an armored helmet and shield with a cross flourished with sand, and 8 cauldrons—supposedly representing the fore-fathers as royal cooks, and two serpents supposedly rewarded to the Villegas family by royalty.
“VILLEGAS CREST. In a field of silver, a cross with [flourished] sand and, surrounding it, 8 cauldrons in sand, with holdings of two snakes from Sinople which the Orders of the Santiago and King Carlos III bestowed to the VILLEGAS FAMILY.”
The only problem was that I did not have the original family crest. I took what was replicated from the reunion t-shirt and inculcated a little of my design into the sketch. Seeing as Morbid tattoo is known for their dragon designs (an idea I got from a Bedan friend—Ken’s close friend—who happened to know Luigi), it was my intention to have the tattoo designers craft their dragons into the tattoo (thanks, Drew!). As soon as Rj (one of Morbid’s best tattoo artist, if I may say so) and Luigi showed me the final design, the only thing that seemed to be missing was how they intended to have the design come alive through shades in grey and black.
Approximately three hours of enduring the pain proved more than worth it. The original idea of a palm-sized tattoo of a simple family crest came out as a half-back-sized design of attitude and skill blended by both design-meaning and artist passion. Pastilang, pachada-a sa imong gibuhat, RJ!!!
I guess staying up until 3am throwing tattoo ideas with my baby turned out to be the best lack-of-sleep I have had for ages. JJJ
coat of arms
Feb 15th
A coat of arms, more properly called an armorial achievement, armorial bearings, or often just arms for short, in European tradition, is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people) and used by them in a wide variety of ways.
In the heraldic traditions of England and Scotland an individual, rather than a family, had a coat of arms. In those traditions coats of arms are legal property transmitted from father to son; wives and daughters could also bear arms modified to indicate their relation to the current holder of the arms.









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