Traditional Tattoos

Jasmine Villegas

Jasmine Villegas has a huge tattoo covering her right side. It has seen many iterations and been worked on by multiple artists. She initially started with a cluster of music notes which together formed a harmony. In October 2012 artist MeNaCe added a large ribbon banner weaving through the notes, but Jasmine wasn’t happy with it.

“I didn’t really like the scroll too much, how it made my side look,” she explained in an interview. “So to cover something big you kinda gotta go a little bigger! So I put big colorful roses on my side.” Artist Romeo Lacoste added the flowers. Rather than totally covering the music notes and scroll, he incorporated them into the final design and filled in the ribbon with purple ink.

After all of the alternations Jasmine tweeted “Not gonna lie…I wish I would’ve thought my side tattoo through more. dad you were right !! #dadsknowbest”

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Sierra Kusterbeck

Sierra Kusterbeck has a traditional-style heart and banner tattoo on the inside of her left ankle which says “Older Men.” She explains:

Yea so I never really told you all about this tattoo because it’s an inside joke. Oliver Peck has been trying to give me this tattoo for 2 yrs. He has “younger girls” in a sacred heart on his knee. I was in Dallas on a day off after Warped Tour and I went to my friends place and realized Elm Street Tattoo was a block away. That’s Oliver’s shop. I ran there to say hi and ended up, somehow, finally getting this tattoo. I love it and it always reminds me of Oliver and Monkeybird. Some of the best people I’ve ever met. Plus, I love older men :)

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Sierra Kusterbeck

Sierra Kusterbeck got this tattoo of an apple core on the back of her right ankle while on Warped Tour 2010. It was an impulsive decision – when asked when she decided to get the tattoo she responded “right now. I’m not the type of person that’s going to go to a shop and make an appointment and go get this tattoo. That’s why I think I’ve gotten all my tattoos on tour, just spur of the moment.” As for it’s meaning, she explained “Everybody’s kind of a rotten apple in a way. No one’s perfect.”

Juliet Simms

In September 2010 Juliet Simms got a panther on her right shoulder blade. It’s done in a Sailor Jerry style, and Juliet says it was her first traditional tattoo. “The meaning behind it is that it’s clawing its way up my back. I got it at a point of my life where I was clawing my way to the top, basically.”

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Melissa Marie Green

Melissa Marie Green shows her love for her father with this “Daddy” tattoo on the back of her right hand. Artist Mikey Tedesco used the American traditional style technique and color palette for the design, which features a red heart with a banner and two yellow flowers with black leaves. This is the first large piece on Melissa’s hands, added in April 2015, and it is connected to her existing full sleeve with dots and stars.

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