tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post5138491072559256504..comments2024-02-03T06:46:13.585-07:00Comments on manhandled threads: feliz dia de los muertosJoe Madlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00689856999523884499noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-85438901388364117732011-11-04T15:47:07.014-06:002011-11-04T15:47:07.014-06:00Love it all! I've itched to work on a skull, t...Love it all! I've itched to work on a skull, too. You had the itch a little stronger, I think. You're both making and being made. Wonderful tattoo. xoPeggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071261854957363637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-84878340576752784872011-11-03T19:31:22.898-06:002011-11-03T19:31:22.898-06:00i'll get a couple scanned or photo'd and g...i'll get a couple scanned or photo'd and get them up!Joe Madlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689856999523884499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-44280756822415351792011-11-03T15:14:00.707-06:002011-11-03T15:14:00.707-06:00Snow lions! Love it! Can we see a sketch?
>...Snow lions! Love it! Can we see a sketch? <br />>^..^<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-69493640902157066982011-11-03T02:24:01.953-06:002011-11-03T02:24:01.953-06:00thanks, valerianna! wait until you see the snow li...thanks, valerianna! wait until you see the snow lions! ha!<br /><br />namaste'Joe Madlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689856999523884499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-28725662959461868242011-11-03T02:23:27.902-06:002011-11-03T02:23:27.902-06:00thanks tallulah! really, the pain isn't so bad...thanks tallulah! really, the pain isn't so bad as to be prohibiting. to be honest, i fell asleep three times while he was working on it. but, then, it isn't my first ink either. ha!<br /><br />the wrist mala is a shorter version of longer, more traditional malas. in most buddhist traditions, the longer ones are generally 108 beads long (there are many, many reasons offered for the number 108, though in the tradition this one follows, there are said to be 108 virtues to cultivate and 108 defilements to avoid). a wrist mala is a shorter mala but nearly always made from a number that is a division of 108. but, whatever the physical manifestation and whatever the practitioner's intentions, malas are generally used to count mantras, or prayers. <br /><br />namaste'Joe Madlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689856999523884499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-112273666435620842011-11-02T20:54:55.412-06:002011-11-02T20:54:55.412-06:00Wonderful collection... from beads to arm bling, c...Wonderful collection... from beads to arm bling, cool.Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-1888295975108484952011-11-02T16:45:16.199-06:002011-11-02T16:45:16.199-06:00I love the beads and am totally in awe of your tat...I love the beads and am totally in awe of your tat, I wish I was brave enough, body art really intrigues me. Going to find out what a wrist mala is...Hoola Tallulahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329088395765574328noreply@blogger.com