Old School Tattoos

Cherry tattoos symbolise sensuality and sex.  The redness of the fruit being compared with the redness of a lovers lips.  The juice of the fruit with the juices of passion and the sweetness of the flesh as being just that.

Dagger tattoos depict death by combat as well as protection.  Although they are most popular with men, some softer elements can make this a dramatic tattoo for the ladies.

Mermaids are a sign of fertility and of death.  The lovely maidens would draw the men of the ocean to their deaths, with beguiling looks and promises of passion.  For women it symbolises the perfect feminine with a hint of mystery, for men it is the weakness of the flesh and the wonder of the unknown.

The rose tattoos is a staple in the tattoo chronicles.  The rose is probably the most popular flower of all time and like the lotus in the east, the rose represents love and purity in the west.

The different colors of the rose depict different emotions with the yellow rose being the symbol of joy, white is for reverence and pink is considered the rose of sympathy and admiration.  The white rose was considered the rose of purity in medieval times and was such given to ladies who had not yet lost their virginity.  The red rose is the rose of love and covers all aspects of love from romantic gestures to sacred love of family and faith.

We have collected a few old school tattoos with a new school feel.  Anchor tattoos have always been nautical theme tattoos, but when you look at the tattoo meanings, you understand why they are still popular in these turbulant times.

When it comes to the classic old style tattoos of the sea, there are no better than the sailor jerry tattoos.  The sailor jerry tattoos had humor and included a lot of the elements that went into a sailors life from the drinking to the ladies.  There was a tongue in cheeck approach to the tattoos and the ladies looked lovely.

The most popular designs include our dark haired pin up, the jolly roger, some hearts, stars and lots of rum.  Today you can achieve a much more artistic tattoo, but hold onto the humor of the old school tattoo.

Dagger tattoos have been around as long as their have been tattoos.  A sign of combat as well as a symbol of honor, the sword, knife and dagger have a long tradition with war.  In this day and age where firearms have taken the one on one element out of combat, the dagger is considered an honourable sign of respect for your adversary.

Daggers are generally included in other aspects of a tattoo and can simbolize power and sacrifice.  The Aztecs used the dagger to sacrifice to their gods and the association with the power of the gods and the dagger continue through mythology right up to the modern day.

The skull tattoos cover a variety of different genres.  The old school skull included the nautical tattoos of the jolly roger.  The skull and crossbones was depictive of pirates and the lawless of the ocean.  That same lawlessness has followed through to a more modern day skull tattoo genre, but the art of the new skull tattoos is epic.

The skull is a sign of human triumph and a warning to future vanquishes.  Whatever the choice, it is fair to say that death is an ever present aspect of our existance and something that we are all facinated with.

Heart Tattoos are a symbol of love and love lost.  For centuries the symbol of a heart was etched into the skins of men leaving their loved ones behind when they went to wage war.  During WWII servicemen again inked their bodies with the names of their loved ones in hearts.

Recently the heart, which never goes out of fashion, has become a memorial tattoo due to the great loss of life in the war that is now waging abroad.