Jesse is the man, and this is his new Where the Wild Things Are tattoo. He came in 3 days we did the third session on the koi on the opposite side of his calf. I really like using the needle as if it were a pen, and the neuma makes it comfortable for me to do. Jesse says it hurts a bit more though. Lucky him, I’m not using a coil machine or it would hurt a lot more.
Lucky Jack has a beautiful new Claddagh tattoo outlined on the back of his left calf. Jack’s family is Irish and the Claddagh is a traditional Irish ring design. His mom and sister are getting their own claddagh’s very soon as well. I’ve seen a few claddagh tattoos that were very basic and decided to spice it up a bit with some realism. We’re scheduled to finish this coming Tuesday and neither of us can wait.
It’s me again, you may have noticed. A few days ago I begun posting regularly to my site (again). I kicked it off with Shawn Barber’s new tattoo inspired book of his amazing paintings, Forever and Ever, some solid 90’s tv show theme song videos, and found a beautiful flight jacket that I’ll be sure to pick up once the dollar makes some gains in the European markets. Anyways, I’m glad to be back. I miss you. Something tells me there is a personal revolution happening in all of us, and we’ve just begun to notice. I love you all.
I’ve started a new gallery for photos I take with my iPhone, and Master tattoo artist Jim Hayek (disclaimer: I am Jim’s apprentice), has already finished about 10 hours on my new right arm sleeve in one week!
I don’t know about you, but I’d really like to pick up one of these WWII flight jacket re-issues.
One of the best phrases to ever come from my childhood: “Now get it right or pay the price”.
Some other childhood favorites, Reading Rainbow, Hey Dude, Gummy Bears, Tailspin, Ducktails, Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers, David the Gnome, Pinky and the Brain, Doug, Inspector Gadget & Tiny Toons.
More! [Added April 2]
Our new coffee table book at the studio, Forever and Ever by Shawn Barber. 250+ pages of tattoo awesomeness.
Shawn Barber is an amazing painter and is apprenticing to tattoo with Mike Davis at Everlasting Tattoo in San Fransisco. This is his newest book of paintings and every page has something interesting on it, which is more than I can say for most tattoo inspired art books.
Quickview is my favorite part of Leopard but it’s limited to photos and quicktime movies out of the box. You can also view folder contents with this Quickview Plugin
