Comments on: History of the Tattoo… Polynesian ~

By: Tracy Westerholm

Tracy Westerholm — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:14:33 +0000

Cool ! Thanks Marotea! Love his designs!

By: Marotea

Marotea — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:04:52 +0000

Dwayne Johnson’s left shoulder tatoo is from the Islands of Marquesas (Enua Enata), in French Polynesian.

By: Tracy Westerholm

Tracy Westerholm — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:52:33 +0000

Thanks for the comment Bridget, my advice to you is to be really sure of what you do want, its permanent! I took a very long time too, I always knew I wanted one as well but until it felt like ‘this is it!’ I never moved forward, just kept looking.
I love Polynesian style too and there are so many symbols to choose from. Try to find one that makes sense to you and has meaning to you. I also like the African symbols which all have unique meaning. It doesn’t have to have life long meaning, it can be where your at right now.
If you look into our archives you will see my Tara Cronica tattoo.(look under tattoo category Tara Cronica Inked at Genesis Designs Tattoo) I chose my tattoo because it was a time in my life where everything changed, and Tara has such meaning for me. I am on a road to enlightenment. (read our about page) I had the artist draw this after we had a conversation of what it meant to me, he came up with branches coming out as growth. So if you keep working with it, it unfolds and becomes what you want. I also designed double J’s for both my kids Jess and Jordan on my left wrist which is very small, they didn’t look right going in the same direction so I had them mirror one another and it too looks like a symbol. Good luck and let me know what you decide, I’d love to feature it in our Gallery! Tracy

By: Bridget azpeitia

Bridget azpeitia — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:49:39 +0000

Thank you for the video and for detailed lesson on tattoos. Very much appreciated. I have been wanting to get a tattoo for quit some time now I’m just not sure what to get. I know for sure I would l would like it to be a Polynesian tattoo, of course I want it to be meaningful but at the same time go with my body and who I am as person.
What would u suggest for me being that I am a women interested in the art of the Polynesian tattoos.?
PS I’M A HUGE FAN OF DWAYNE JOHNSON he was my first crush with a tattoo

By: Tracy Westerholm

Tracy Westerholm — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:09:11 +0000

Dwayne Johnson as two tattoos, one on his right upper arm (a bull) which is symbolic of his Taurus zodiac sign and a beautiful Samoan design covering his left shoulder. The Samoan design was done by a Hawaiian artist that is dedicated to his family. T