Cool Tattoos

The gecko is supposed to have supernatural powers, and is regarded by Polynesians with fear and awe. It is rumored that if a green gecko “laughs” at you, it’s a terrible omen of illness and bad fortune.

In the Japanese history, a Ninja was someone specially trained in a variety of unorthodox arts of war. The methods used by ninja included assassination, espionage, and a variety of martial arts.

The Unicorn was a popular tattoo in the late sixties and through the seventies, no doubt in part to its symbolic representation of a Utopian world of peace, magic and spiritual mysticism, where all things are possible.

Native American religions and shaman priests have placed numerous spiritual associations upon the owl. The Cree believed that the whistles of the Boreal Owl was a call to the spirit world. If an Apache dreamed of an owl, it meant that death was eminent. Cherokee shamans looked to Eastern Screech Owls for  guidance on punishment and sickness.

Swallows are also closely associated with sailors and a life at sea. It is no accident that Johhny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean has a tattooed outline of a swallow on his forearm!

A fictional comic book superhero co-created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finge. Batman operates in the fictional Gotham City, assisted by various supporting characters including his sidekick Robin and his butler Alfred Pennyworth, and fights an assortment of villains influenced by the characters’ roots in film and pulp magazines.

One of the most popular and beautiful of Japanese tattoo symbols. A beauty which belies its symbolic meaning. Although Chinese in origin, the carp is now widely celebrated in Japan, particularly for its manly qualities.

A character from south park, an animated American television comedy series that is known to handle pop-culture parody, scatological humor, and satirical handling of current events.

The rose in the west is the preeminent floral symbol. It is, by far and away, the most popular flower used in tattoo artwork . That prevalence is directly related to its power as a symbol.

As a spiritual symbol, owls can be found throughout the world. Australia, China, Greenland, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia and Sweden all have cultures or mythical traditions that give considerable spiritual significance to the owl.