Le Petit Prince

Little Prince Half Sleeve

May 15, 2012 by Jen Leave a Comment

This is Brett’s The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) half sleeve.

I just love the book and always wanted to do a half sleeve. Â I tried to incorporate as much of the story as possible.

on ne voit bien qu’avec le coeur

March 21, 2012 by Jen 2 Comments

This tattoo belongs to Monique van LoonÂ in The Netherlands, who says she was “inspired by Victoria Beckham’s back tattoo and loved the book Le Petit Prince“.

“Voici mon secret. Il est trÃ¨s simple:Â on ne voit bien qu’avec le cÅ“ur. L’essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.“

English translation: “And now here is my secret, a very simple secret;Â it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.”

-Â Le Petit PrinceÂ (The Little Prince) by Antoine de Saint-ExupÃ©ry

l’essentiel est invisible pour les yeux

May 26, 2010 by Jen 16 Comments

This tattoo belongs to Maria Carlos.

“Voici mon secret. Il est trÃ¨s simple:Â on ne voit bien qu’avec le cÅ“ur. L’essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.”

English translation: “And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.”

– Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince) by Antoine de Saint-ExupÃ©ry

it is only with the heart that one can see rightly

September 23, 2009 by Jen 9 Comments

Hi, I’m back. I’ve been away for most of the summer, and just got back from working in Quebec. On to the tattoos. Two a day for the rest of September!

“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.”

– From Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince) by Antoine de Saint-ExupÃ©ry

This tattoo belongs to Cassie Niemeyer.

The Rose Garden

November 12, 2008 by Jen 4 Comments

Artwork from Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince) by Antoine de Saint-ExupÃ©ry.

Kathryn submitted this on behalf of her friend, who says:

The tattoo artist said that this is one of the weirdest tattoos he’s ever done and goes against everything he’s learned about tattoos–no solid lines, no strong blocks of color. But I think it’s absolutely perfect (albeit still a bit swollen in this picture), after two hundred dollars and two hours in the chair. “People where you live,” the little prince said, “grow five thousand roses in one garden… yet they don’t find what they’re looking for…” “They don’t find it,” I answered. “And yet what they’re looking for could be found in a single rose, or a little water…” “Of course,” I answered. And the little prince added, “But eyes are blind. You have to look with the heart.”