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Florence Welch’s first tattoo was a bird and a heart with a banner that says “SAD SACK” on her left forearm. It honors her friend Sophie Hart-Walsh, whose nickname is Sad Sack. She got the tattoo after performing at South By Southwest in March 2008. (more…)
Taryn Manning has an owl holding a microphone tattooed on her right shoulder, which she got from artist Dr Woo in October 2011.
Franka Potente has a pair of swallows tattooed on her inner left arm
Katie Waissel’s left arm tattoo include a bird flying in front of clouds, a bundle of lavender flowers, and a peace sign.
Chrisette Michele has a pair of lovebirds tattooed on her upper right arm with the words “Hopeful Romantic.”
In a blog post she wrote: “I have the words ‘Hopeful Romantic’ tattooed at the top of my shoulder blades (I don’t talk much about my tats but I have a point). There are two love birds underneath them. Maybe my idea of romance doesn’t always involve a boy. Romance is the life I live. Daring to imagine that everyday is purposed and full of meaning. There’s a great story being told at the end of every road. Everyone has beauty somewhere if you just look for it. I’m a little naïve. It’s true. But I’m in love. All day long. Constantly dreaming. Constantly believing and always experiencing ‘Love Moments’ like this.”
Cher Lloyd has a butterfly partial sleeve tattoo on the inside of her right arm. It incorporates three previous tattoos: a bird, a peace sign, and a question mark. (more…)
Cher Lloyd got a pair of tattoos in memory of her uncle Edward ‘Boo Boo’ Smith, who died of an accidental overdose when he was only 34 years old. Boo Boo passed away in September 201o while Cher was competing on The X Factor, and she got the tattoos in March 2011 which would have been his birthday. “I got a tattoo in memory of my uncle which is a bird flying out of a cage,” she says. On her right forearm is a bird carrying a ribbon with the word ‘Boo’, and in the same location on her left arm is a birdcage with an open door. She shared a picture of the ink of her twitter with the caption “Happy birthday uncle boo, missing you. New tattoo. Xxxx”
Only two months later, she got a huge butterfly tattoo on her forearm which surrounds the bird but does not cover it.
Kristen May got a tattoo in September 2013 of beaded necklaces wrapping around her upper right arm. On the inside of her arm is a bird holding one of the strands in its beak.
Kristen May has a tattoo on her left forearm of a swan made up of swirling feathers. It was inspired by the cover art from Björk’s album Vespertine.
Jacqui Sandell got this tattoo her lower right leg in May 2012. The design is of tea being poured from a kettle into a tea cup, surrounded by sparrows and flowers. She posted the photo on the right before the tattoo was completely colored and wrote: “Fuck it I was gonna wait til it’s healed but I can’t wait bottom leg piece by @wide_eyes_tattoo can’t wait for the pink to be added!” (more…)
