| One of the biggest and hottest growing trends | | | | 50's art and the all the food tastes kind of |
| in the art of tattoo design is Hawaiian arm | | | | strange. It would probably bee kind of close |
| or leg band tattoos. As this trend goes a lot | | | | or resemble what you were thinking of but it |
| of people think to themselves, well of | | | | would be missing something or a few key |
| course. At least that is what I said to | | | | ingredients. I bet this would leave you |
| myself at first. You can hardly drive more | | | | feeling a little sad and like your culture |
| then 10 minutes on the freeway in southern | | | | was not totally understood.Well, I can not |
| California where I am from and not see a big | | | | speak for you and maybe you will feel |
| SUV like a Lincoln Navigator or a Cadillac | | | | different but I was pretty sad when after |
| Escalade and not see a Hawaiian sticker. | | | | staying in Japan for 3 months I was invited |
| Things with flowers designs, or turtles, | | | | to a 1950's classic hamburger joint. When we |
| dolphins. Ya see it started off with the | | | | got there it was Elvis with a funny accent |
| sticker and then the car seat covers with | | | | playing on the jukebox and when my hamburger |
| hibiscus flowers everywhere and it just grew | | | | came it had a fried egg on top of it with |
| from there.This trend of Hawaiian design has | | | | teriyaki sauce. WOW what a surprise that was |
| then met it's match with the whole tribal | | | | for me. I kind of felt weird about being in |
| tattoo movement. Tribal tattoos have been the | | | | the place that had tried to recreate |
| hottest thing in the tattoo world since | | | | something from my own culture.So, the same |
| sliced bread or the old school WWII era Hula | | | | controversy rolls on in the world of tattoos. |
| dancer. You see these influences have been | | | | Anytime you get a tattoo design from another |
| all around us for a long time my grandpa even | | | | culture just make sure you go with a |
| has one of those Hula Girls tattoos still. | | | | professional. Do not have your friend trace |
| Granted it is a little saggy and faded now | | | | out some Kanji in a book for a tattoo and |
| but he still has one on his forearm | | | | don't go and rip some design of the internet |
| nonetheless. | | | | because it states that it is Hawaiian. Go to |
| | | | a real custom tattoo designer and have them |
| So the whole tribal tattoo and the growth in | | | | do the research and come up with some |
| interest for Hawaiian designs have combined | | | | designs. After all this is going to be on |
| to make a hot and growing market for Hawaiian | | | | your body for the rest of your life and since |
| tattoos. This is really an up and coming | | | | Hawaiian arm band tattoos and leg tattoos are |
| thing and it not huge yet. However many | | | | typically big it will be a significant |
| tattoo artists are spotting the trend and | | | | investment in pain, time and money to get the |
| jumping on it already.Of course there is a | | | | thing done. So you should consult with a |
| lot of controversy on this subject also like | | | | professional and get top notch work |
| anything. If you look on the internet there | | | | done.Chris has been running Design My Tattoos |
| is a controversy about getting Kanji and | | | | website for the last three months. He |
| Japanese Tattoos also. Anytime you try and | | | | |
| take the designs of a culture and do not | | | | likes helping people find the custom tattoo |
| depict them accurately it creates a sense of | | | | designs and where to get them done by |
| bastardization or what I call the "Disney | | | | professional tattoo artists.Check out the |
| Effect" towards the culture. I mean how would | | | | site and post a job to get your own custom |
| you feel if you were in China and someone | | | | tattoo design. If you are a tattoo artist |
| said, oh you should try this hot new | | | | |
| restaurant out it serves this great food that | | | | and would like to earn some extra income go |
| is really American. They have fried chicken | | | | ahead and sign up as an artists and |
| and apple pie that is the best." Well, at | | | | |
| first you would be excited right? Sure it | | | | make some money in your spare time. Check |
| would be nice for a good home cooked meal if | | | | out this article on |
| you have been out of the US for a long time. | | | | |
| However once you get there you see the place | | | | Hawaiian arm tattoos on the site. |
| has really tacky and awful reproductions of | | | | |