Marc Johns

text from "pipe-smoking rabbit" tattoo - Kerstin from Luxemburg

Who: Kerstin

From: Luxemburg

A tattoo of: The text from the pipe-smoking rabbit drawing

The story: "As many other people, I also got a tattoo of one of your drawings. Well actually, it's not the complete drawing, it's just the sentence from a drawing, and the font is different too."

"Let me explain. Two years ago, a friend of mine posted this sentence on her Facebook account and I immediately fell in love with it as soon as I read it.What I love about it is this touch of mystery, it's like a fairy tale and it influenced my imagination. I choose an old German font for the quote, like the ones old books were written in because it reminds me of a fairy tale I read during my childhood."

"I thought about it for a month, then I finally went to NY Ink and got it as a tattoo. I absolutely love it and my friends do as well!  It's all about imagination and I liked the idea that everybody could imagine the rabbit in their own way, that's why I just got the quote. I like to imagine all kinds of things and I like to inspire people to do the same because in my opinion, imagination rules the world. And because I got the tattoo in New York, it reminds me that I've been there! :-) I hope you like my version of your quote!"

Thanks for sharing this, Kerstin!

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"you anchor me" tattoo - Kurt from Wollongong, Australia

Who: Kurt

From: Wollongong, NSW, Australia

A tattoo of: you anchor me

The story: "I really liked this drawing so I got it on my side/ribs. I got the tattoo sort of as a way to remember my schoolies trip to Bali, and just because everytime I look at one of your drawings it makes me happy, and now I can look on my skin and always be happy!"

Sounds good to me. Thanks for sharing, Kurt!

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Pipe smoking a pipe tattoo - Meghan from Savannah

Who: Meghan

From: Savannah, Georgia

A tattoo of: a variation/elaboration of badass smoking pipe

The story: "this is my twist on one of your illustrations :) Incidentally, he resembles walter from the Big Lebowski. People worship this tattoo. At my last job, I was referred to as 'PSP' -- Pipe Smoking a Pipe. It's definitely my favorite tattoo I've gotten so far."

I like the added twist. Thanks so much for sharing this Meghan!
(I did a pipe that's smoking a cigarette once.)

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"Do a little dance" AND "world famous drawing" tattoos - Molly from Seattle

Who: Molly

From: Seattle, Washington

Tattoo of TWO drawings: let it do a little dance and world famous drawing

Tattoo artist: Alexis from Two Birds Tattoo

The story: "I'm a photographer in Seattle and I fucking love your work. Always brings a smile to my face. I got two of your drawings tattooed on my feet. I've always loved your 'World Famous Drawing' sketch, and then a few days ago I saw your 'Let it do a little dance' pie drawing and that was just the one! Just wanted to say thank you for making me laugh, I think you're rad."

Your feet are rad, Molly. TWO drawings tattooed at once! Awesome. Thanks for sharing!

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"Jeffrey was fed up" tattoo - Reagan from Aukland

Who: Reagan

From: Aukland, New Zealand

A tattoo of: Jeffrey was fed up

Tattoo artist: Gemma Pallat

The story: "Jeffrey has now become a permanent part of my life! To me he represents solving problems, not following the status quo, but still getting results - while still managing to be a little bit lazy ;) This is the one tattoo I've wanted for a long time, so to finally have it is a good feeling. I can't wait to make another one of your creations permanent! Thank you for bringing Jeffrey into my world."

Terrific, Reagan. Thanks so much for sharing this.

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"portrait of a man with antlers" tattoo - Hannah from Christchurch

Who: Hannah

From: Christchurch, New Zealand

A tattoo of: portrait of a man with antlers

The story: "I just adore your art and I've wanted to get a tattoo for a while so when I saw this guy I thought, yup this is the one. I dont have a deep meaning behind getting it, I guess it's just quirky and I like to think of myself as so, and I wanted something that fits in well with my personality."

Sounds good to me. Thanks so for sharing, Hannah!

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"Jeffrey was fed up" tattoo - Rachel from Melbourne

Who: Rachel

From: Melbourne, Australia

A tattoo of: Jeffrey was fed up

The story: "As soon as I saw the 'Jeffrey was fed up' picture I knew I had to have it but it took me months to finally get around to it. I loved it not only because it's a really beautiful picture in itself but it's a nice reminder to move on and be excited about trying new things!"

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing, Rachel.

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cubic zirconia with antlers tattoo - Sirpa from Brighton

Who: Sirpa

From: Brighton, UK

A tattoo of: cubic zirconia with antlers, a drawing from a series of things with antlers

The story: "As much of a fan of your work as I am, [the reason I had it done] was to have a tattoo made in honour of my awesome mum. I have one on my other wrist to commemorate my dad who sadly passed away, so I wanted to pay tribute to my mum while she is still around. She looks very fragile but is tough as nails, so much like diamonds you really can not break her. And her initials spell out 'elk', which is why the antlers were the perfect addition."

Great story, Sirpa. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing! Here's to all the mothers out there. And here's to honouring loved ones while they are still around.

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camera with antlers tattoo - Marijn from Amsterdam

Who: Marijn

From: Amsterdam, the Netherlands

A tattoo of: camera with antlers, a drawing from a series of things with antlers

Her story: "I worked as a model for more than 10 years, always enjoyed it a lot but never made it my life goal. I always kept in mind: enjoy the modeling but don’t take it too seriously. I think this drawing says is all."

It's fantastic, Marijn. I love it. Thanks for sharing!

See more tattoos. If you've got a tattoo of one of my drawings, send it along! Email me at marcjohns [at] gmail [dot] com.

For the non-commital: get temporary tattoos of some of my drawings over at Tattly.

triangles tattoo - Lix from Korea

Who: Lix

From: Korea (currently living in Vietnam)

A tattoo inspired by this drawing: if I tell you these are mountains, you will imagine them as such

Her story: "I am originally Korean and just recently moved to Saigon. I stumbled upon your website and your art work. I KNEW that I was going to get a tattoo of one of your drawings when I first saw them. I just had my 26th birthday, so I decided to get my second tattoo and I chose your 'if i tell you these are mountains....' drawing and had it tattooed on my wrist. it's still healing but it looks great :) and coincidentally the amount of the triangles I got around my wrist is 26 in total."

She has a couple photos on Flickr of getting it tattooed.

I love it, Lix. Thanks for sharing!

See more tattoos. If you've got a tattoo of one of my drawings, send it along! Email me at marcjohns [at] gmail [dot] com.

For the non-commital: get temporary tattoos of some of my drawings over at Tattly.