Cornucopia Ink

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This gorgeous tattoo comes from the Flickrstream of my_new_wintercoat and is licensed under Creative Commons. (To see another cool tattoo from my_new_wintercoat, go here.)

This tattoo was inked by Mike at Black Cat Tattoo out of Boise, Idaho.

The word "cornucopia" means "the horn of plenty" and is most closely associated with the Greek goddess Copia, a goddess of prosperity and plenty, who carried it with her. She belongs in the posse of the goddess Fortune, goddess of fortune and luck. There are various versions of its origins. The most popular one states that the cornucopia was originally a goat's horn from which the god Zeus drank as a child. To protect him from his father Chronus, who was eating all of his children to prevent them from usurping him, Zeus was sent away to live in a cave. The story goes that either the goat herself tore off her horn to nourish the infant Zeus or that he, jerk that he could be, tore it from her head. Now, you might ask, how does a horn, from the head of animal, provide milk to feed a child? I don't know, I really don't, I just work here. To read more about the cornucopia visit The Flower Shop Network.

More Froud Ink: Crumb

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This amazing tattoo, a take on Brian Froud's Crumb, comes from reader Daniel who says:

Watching over me...still to be joined to some dog roses and vines.

Thanks to Daniel for sharing this tremendous tattoo!

P.S. Be sure to check out the comments on this post! Daniel chimes in with some more background about this tattoo. The artist who inked this tattoo is Lisa Schmoldt of Otherside Ink out of Florida.

Athena: Watchmen Style

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This gorgeous Athena tattoo comes from the Flickrstream of Ohnocriso and is licensed under Creative Commons.

This tattoo is based on original art by Dave Gibbons from the comic The Watchmen.

Cat People Tarot

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This fabulous tattoo comes from the Flickrstream of tattoo artist Shannon Archuleta. The fabulous original artwork comes from the later, great Arizona artist Karen Kuyendall.

Snowflake

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This lovely snowflake comes from the Flickrstream of Augrust and is licensed under Creative Commons. This was created by the artists at Dejavu Tattoo Studio out of Chiangmai, Thailand.

Just a pretty little welcome to winter!

Boar

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This supercool boar was inked by the fine folks at Mod Tattoo out of Stoughton, Wisconsin and belongs to reader Richard. He had the following to say about it:

The boar is a totem spirit of mine and represents my connection to the Earth and also protection, particularly my role as protector of my family.

Thanks to Richard for sharing his tattoo!

Snake Oil Ink

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This nifty tattoo comes from the Flickrstream of Opacity and is licensed under Creative Commons.

I guess this is technically an advertisement but it's so cool I don't care. The oil refers to a product of the Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, which just happens to be one of the coolest stops for your aromatherapy and other witchy needs. What I like most about this tattoo is it's similarity to old fashioned hoodoo items.

Mandala Back Piece

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This gorgeous mandala comes from the Flickrstream of tattoo artist Shannon Archuleta who works out of her shop in San Francisco.

Sugar Skull

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Here's another tattoo, this time a sugar skull, from the Flickrstream of Opacity; it's licensed by Creative Commons.