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Corey Feldman braved St. Patrick's Day at T-Man Tattoo in Studio City, CA, as Howard Teman - tattoo shop owner and artist - applied color in the second phase of Feldman's newest tattoo. Feldman chilled with family and friends, listening to the sounds of John Lennon as Teman worked his magic in ink.

The new tattoo has a bittersweet sentiment behind it. Positioned on Feldman's upper left arm, the tattoo illustrates a hot air balloon rising up to the heavens. Feldman's son's name - Zen - is scripted on the basket of the hot air balloon, and Zen's bright blue eyes appear in the sky below the balloon. The number 222 is positioned to the left of the basket, in honor of Feldman's lifelong friend and his son's Godfather, the late Corey Haim. In the background, blue tones deepen as the balloon rises up through the clouds, and an arc of stars cuts into negative space, creating the top border.

The body art signifies both a tribute to Corey Haim and a hopeful celebration of life. While Corey Haim will be greatly missed by the Feldman family - much more than words can say - the innocence of Zen's eyes guide his spirit to heaven in this custom tattoo.


READY TO ROLL: After several hours of intense color application, Corey Feldman
took a moment to admire the custom tattoo work done by Howard Teman at
T-Man Tattoo in Studio City, CA. Photos by Lynn Marie Greaves for Tattoo.com.

About the Artist: Howard Teman, T-Man Tattoo

Howard Teman came to Los Angeles in 1984 to pursue his art career. By the age of 23, Teman was recognized as one of the top rock n’ roll t-shirt designers with the merchandising company Great Southern. He designed for acts as Cher, Bon Jovi, Iron Maiden, Lynrd Skynrd, Cypress Hill, and designed a world tour t-shirt for The Scorpions, which became Great Southern’s all time best seller.

In the early ‘90s, Teman became renowned in the Hollywood circuit for his series of lithographs reflecting pop culture of the 20th and 21st centuries. These intricate pen and ink reproductions contain likenesses of Hollywood film legends, rock stars, horror and sci-fi, comedy, sports, television, politicians, and infamous serial killers. Each of these lithographs are provocative and filled with social content.