Latest tattoo lowdown.....

[Mark Bee]

Got this one today from Bastien Jean at The Okey Doke in Toronto:

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Got this one today from Bastien Jean at The Okey Doke in Toronto:

Edited September 14, 2014 by Mark Bee
Including a better photo

[Dumpleton]

This thread rules! Makes me want to get tattooed every time I look through it.

[hogg]

My latest was so much fun I had to write my first LST blog post about it.

[Mick Weder]

Shark slam back of neck this morning. Shithouse picture, and this is not complete. We need to back fill to tie in, dark water, blood pool and a little between the top fins, but anyway, here's the start.

[Dumpleton]

Shark slam back of neck this morning. Shithouse picture, and this is not complete. We need to back fill to tie in, dark water, blood pool and a little between the top fins, but anyway, here's the start.

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Who is doing that one for you? love a good shark!

[Mick Weder]

Cheers. CP, Brisbane Australia @Dumpleton has been tattooing me for a few years now.

This will be so much better back filled. The floating stamp doesn't give it any effect ATM.

[SeeSea]

This will be so much better back filled. The floating stamp doesn't give it any effect ATM.

I'm with you on that one - floating fish stickers! Looks cool - like the placement. Looking forward to the finished product!

[Patrick Bateman]

I decided I wanted another Tattoo. Went over to see Luke Wessman and got this done yesterday.

[keepcalm]

I sat for Dennis at Providence Tattoo for about 4.5 hours on Saturday afternoon. It was a bit shorter of a sitting than I thought it might be, and thank god. I was still miserable the last hour, and I'm pretty sure Dennis wanted to kill me, haha. But I LOVE the result, and of course it was worth it! I have been waiting for this tattoo since January, and really for even longer than that.

There are two shops, and we were at the one on Atwells Ave, which is just a beautiful shop -- I love it. Dennis was fantastic to work with and so kind. We had a really fun chat, and he even drove me back to my AirBnB when we were done! (I was visiting Providence to get the tattoo.)

I posted a photo from my phone as well as the shot Dennis posted on Instagram. It's swelling a lot more than any of my other tattoos ever have, but I'm thinking that's because it's on my thigh. Otherwise, it seems to be healing fine. I'm so stoked on it!

[hogg]

That's so beautiful, @keepcalm! Congrats.

[Rawok]

Amazing! Is it on the front or on the side? Really pretty @keepcalm

[keepcalm]

Amazing! Is it on the front or on the side? Really pretty @keepcalm

Thanks, guys! :) It's on the front of my right thigh.

[pidjones]

Very nice! Is the blush on her cheek your skin tone or his work? It adds another dimension for me.

[keepcalm]

Very nice! Is the blush on her cheek your skin tone or his work? It adds another dimension for me.

Thanks! Yeah, Dennis did the blush on her cheek. It's a bit bleedy in that photo so is a bit unclear I suppose, haha. She is such a babe, though, and I love her more and more every hour! (This is also the first tattoo I've gotten in a location that I've been able to look at more regularly, so I think I am just enjoying that aspect, too, haha!)

[SeeSea]

@keepcalm - that is really beautiful!

(It looks like he photoshopped a little of the bleedy out!)

[pidjones]

Thanks! Yeah, Dennis did the blush on her cheek. It's a bit bleedy in that photo so is a bit unclear I suppose, haha. She is such a babe, though, and I love her more and more every hour! (This is also the first tattoo I've gotten in a location that I've been able to look at more regularly, so I think I am just enjoying that aspect, too, haha!)

I've thought that if I ever get a back piece or anything not at least mirror viewable, I'd get a good web cam and admire it. I even prefer photos of my small breast piece to looking in the mirror, to avoid the reverse prospective. I'm sure with yours so easily seen for you that it is proving to be a distraction for you.

[keepcalm]

@keepcalm - that is really beautiful!

(It looks like he photoshopped a little of the bleedy out!)

He did get rid of the redness in the photo, yes! I can't wait til it's calmed down in real life, haha.

I've thought that if I ever get a back piece or anything not at least mirror viewable, I'd get a good web cam and admire it. I even prefer photos of my small breast piece to looking in the mirror, to avoid the reverse prospective. I'm sure with yours so easily seen for you that it is proving to be a distraction for you.

Haha good idea! Yeah I'm kind of sad that I can't see the two pieces on the backs of my shoulders, because I'm quite fond of that pair. I will be staring at this one until it's too cold out for anything but pants! :)

[polliwog]

That's super beautiful. My thigh swelled a lot too, but it healed really fast - good luck!

[losParanoyas]

Got back on Saturday from my latest session with Kore Flatmo. We added all that color to the dagger, snake, and flames. These pictures do not do those blue jewels justice. Next time we're adding black and grey work to the bottom shin area, the knee, and back of thigh. Had a great time up there as usual.

[Iwar]

Looks awesome @losParanoyas!

[Fala]

Nice @keepcalm!!! My thigh swelled like crazy too, super easy heal though.

[losParanoyas]

Looks awesome @losParanoyas!

Thanks! I can't wait to get back up there!

[49531]

couple of recent ones:

made by Dave Condon (who is also currently working on my stomach)

from Curtis Pettigrove

[Bunny Switchblade]

While I was up in Brooklyn, NY this past weekend I also added a tattoo from Peter Giaquinto of Pete & Cubo's Tattoo in Queens!

Pete is the 100th tattooer to have tattooed me!

(yes I have kept track at several peoples request in the craft)

I am not sure whether it was posted or not on here BUT it seems I got to be tattooed by and visit with Peter Giaquinto just in time!

Peter was laid to rest last weekend!

He was very welcoming to me and told me some really cool stories as well as sharing with me a few things on tattooing!

:(

[ironchef]

Most of you saw this going down via Instagram but here's an AMAZING peony I got from the fantastically talented Wendy Pham aka Wenramen. This was on my inner thigh and it connected my Henning front thigh piece to my Rubendall rear back thigh backpiece. I don't know what possessed me to have my inner thigh brutalized but the results were OUTSTANDING. I'm so happy with how this turned out and Wendy is just AWESOME!!!

ASIANS....still smiling even after the beating I took ;)