What does your wolf tattoo mean?

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

What does your wolf tattoo mean?

Wolf Tattoos

Wolves hold a long history of symbolism associated with cultures, religions, and myths. From the association of the 'lone' wolf to the brother (and sister) hood of the pack, few animals create as much of an emotional response as the wolf.

Although the wolf is largely associated with Native Americans, it was only the hunting tribes who considered wolf a good omen. Agricultural tribes saw the wolf as a predator. Most tribes held the wolf in a position of respect as a valuable guide.

In Norse mythology we see great depictions of the wolf as Fenrir and his children Skoll and Hati. Fenrir grows too large for his bonds and devours Odin according to the myth. He is later stabbed by Odin's son. In similar Norse myths however, Odin had two wolf pets Geri and Freki who were considered good omens.

Even the Bible mentions wolves at least 13 times, and always as signs of greed and destruction, or the perils Christ's followers would face on their paths.

Perhaps the most popular stories about wolves are found in our fairy tales like Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, and The Boy Who Cried Wolf. In each instance, wolf is portrayed as a trickster, or predator, who must not be trusted and must be guarded against at all costs.

Although wolf tattoos have always been quite popular, it is only with modern werewolf stories and cinematic references that the wolf has come to have a more romantic symbolism attached to it.

Visit Inflicting Ink for your wolf tattoo, and remember to subscribe to our blog for more great tattoo meanings.

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Jeff Goyette Bio

Jeff Goyette was born and raised in Massachusetts where tattooing was illegal, and to this day is only allowed on a per community basis, with each community deciding for themselves whether to allow it or not. Jeff still wanted to be a tattoo artist, and so learned his trade and took it on the road with the tattoo tour where he continued his tattoo education through coursework and tour experience.

In 1993 Jeff opened Inflicting Ink Tattoo Studio in Portsmouth RI as a way to get out of touring and establish some roots in the community. He has been in this location for 17 years. After a few years in the shop however, he wanted to use his traveling experience to be able to bring tattooing to people who might not have the chance to get to a brick-and-mortar shop.

So he built the Inflicting Ink Traveling Tattoo truck, over 73 feet of truck housing a state of the art, sterile, mobile tattoo facility ~ there is nothing else like it on the planet, literally, as the Guiness Book of World Records has named it the largest tattoo facility in the world, but simply has no category to place it in.

The truck travels to fairs, events, concerts, and even does private parties, drawing large crowds and those who do not have access to a local tattoo studio for their body art. Jeff loves when he can give back to a community, and often simply brings the truck to draw in numbers at charity events whenever possible, whether any tattooing will be done or not.

He and his artists model their work on the belief that a customer should always feel that they have received a quality piece of art, that the work is consistent, and that they can be proud of their tattoo as well as where it came from.