Home Sweet Home for the Holidays

The saying is, "you can't take it with you," but there is a way to carry your home with you when you move somewhere else.



Take, Adam, for example, who I stopped on Seventh Avenue between 29th and 30th Streets.



He currently resides in Pittsburgh, but he has lived in Miami and New York City.



His tattoos are a work in progress and he has had about eight hours done so far.



Adam says he has lived all over the United States and he wants, ideally, to tattoo a "piece of everywhere I've lived".



Check this out:

The Statue of Liberty clearly represents New York, and the palm trees recall Miami. All the bridges and a few of the buildings are Pittsburgh landmarks, like PPG Place

and the Highmark Building.

The "Home Sweet Home" sentiment is anchored by the multiple locations, echoing the idea that home is where the heart is.



Adam's work is done by Michael Patrick at Jester's Court Tattoos in Pittsburgh.



Thanks to Adam for sharing his wonderful sleeve with us here on Tattoosday!

Jessica Biel on the Cover of Bazaar

Jessica Biel looks stunning as she is featured on the current cover of Bazaar! The photoshoot for the magazine was anything but ordinary. Jessica brought her own personality and style into the shoot as she danced with her favorite designers wearing their work. Jessica and Diane von Furstenberg do the Charleston, then Jessica waltzes with Zac Posen, cha-chas with Oscar de la Renta, salsas with Calvin Klein’s Francisco Costa, and becomes a ballerina with Vera Wang.

During the photo shoot with Vera Wang, she exclaimed about Jessica, “She has an easy way about her and good energy, which, in Hollywood terms, is refreshing.” Jessica thought the same as Vera and declared “She really had a fantastic personality, I felt like I just wanted advice from her: ‘Anything you can think of, tell me!’ That’s sort of someone who can become a close friend of mine — fun, exuberant, and creative.”

Jessica truly enjoyed the experience of working with all of the fashion designers. “They were all so wonderfully unique,” she stated after completing the shoot.

Many beautiful models and appealing actors will be showing their skills to the agents, managers, casting directors and industry VIP's this week, who will be scouting for new faces to represent, just like Jessica did in 1994! At IMTA, she met her manager who shortly thereafter landed her the role as Mary Camden on the hit televison show 7th Heaven. Jessica didn't just stop there, but has been on the big screen in movies such as The Illusionist, Next, and Home of the Brave ever since. She has even started her own production company called Iron Ocean Films, in hopes to venture into an entirely different world in the movie business.

When interviewed about her IMTA experience, Jessica said "You will meet people who can change your life and make your dreams come true!" To read the full interview, check out the archived page here.

That IMTA Blog will be on hiatus until after the IMTA Convention in New York City! Have a great week and we will see back here on the blog soon!