Melanie Martinez has a few tattoos of drawings by Masami Yanagida, but this one on her left calf was the first.  It’s a little girl jumping in the air but her head is cut off and roses are spilling out of her neck.  The girl’s blouse says “For Joy” as a reference to the expression “jump for joy.”  Melanie went to artist Gary Royal in October 2015 who turned the drawing ink permanent body art.  They made some changes to the colors, most noticeably making the skirt pink.

???bloody new baby??? Art by @yanagidamasami ? Ink by @garyroyaltattoo ?

A photo posted by Melanie Martinez (@littlebodybigheart) on Oct 2, 2015 at 1:47am PDT

あまりなウレシサに薔薇を撒くキャサリン #illust #instacool #instagood #instagram #illustagram #instadoodle #illustration #ラクガキ#イラスト

A photo posted by masamiyanagida (@yanagidamasami) on Jul 24, 2015 at 2:59pm PDT

薔薇の行く先が気になるカトリーヌ #illust #instacool #instagood #instagram #illustagram #illustdoodle #illustration #ラクガキ#イラスト

A photo posted by masamiyanagida (@yanagidamasami) on Oct 4, 2015 at 3:37pm PDT

この世のトキメキの数だけ薔薇を詰め込むカトリーヌ #illust #instagood #instacool #instagram #illustagram #illustration#イラスト#ラクガキ

A photo posted by masamiyanagida (@yanagidamasami) on Oct 12, 2015 at 3:11pm PDT

Celebrity: Melanie Martinez

Subject:Portrait Rose

Placement:Calf

Theme:Happiness

Style:Traditional

Tattoo Artist:Gary Royal

posted by Linda on November 11, 2016