Latest tattoo lowdown.....

[MissMetal]

I've got some work in progress by Badj at Black Eyes Tattoo. Some pictures that were taken after my last session.

Thought dinosaurs would be a fun addition to my collection.

[smalltownVA]

Bearded lady from George Archer at the RVA convention yesterday (picture courtesy of George's IG).

[sighthound]

Here we go, done by Darcy Nutt at the RVA convention this weekend.

Couldn't have asked for a better experience, she is top class in every way possible!

There's some weird shadows and lighting in the pics, cause they do the piece no justice at all.

[hogg]

I got my first-ever hand-poked tattoo last night from our own @cltattooing:

It's also my first scorpion. Let's be honest: I needed one.

[Mark Bee]

I got my first-ever hand-poked tattoo last night from our own @cltattooing:

It's also my first scorpion. Let's be honest: I needed one.

Very cool. It looks great and fits really nicely. How did you "enjoy" hand poking?

[hogg]

Very cool. It looks great and fits really nicely. How did you "enjoy" hand poking?

It was a total breeze! And a very interesting experience to have no sound at all. I've had quite a bit of tebori done, which is far quieter than a machine, but not at all silent.

[TrixieFaux]

It's also my first scorpion. Let's be honest: I needed one.

Absolutely.

[Pugilist]

I love that little scorpion, @hogg and @cltattooing ! Chill dude.

I feel like you have all already seen this on the 'ole Instagram, but I had the great pleasure of getting a couple of peonies from Brian Kaneko this weekend. It was a great experience to get zapped by such a nice, funny and talented person, and it was also our first time at Adorned, which was also very fun! What a lovely space. Can't wait to go back there, and will definitely be getting more work from Brian!

You can peep the tattoos on his IG here: @truenaturetattoo

I am of course in love with the peonies, which I've been wanting forever! It's such a treat to look down and see them there. They are healing like a dream so far. I have to say, I love this finally tattooing my arms business - soooo much more pleasant than all that back/thighs crap I started with.

[Lance]

Oh shit @Pugilist! That's you? Didn't recognize you from his posting and perhaps I missed your post too. Wow! That's cool. Just really cool. Love it when people cap shoulders with flowers. Congratulations! There must be an LST Brian Kaneko Peony Club started.

[Pugilist]

Hahaha - the first rule of the Peony Club is that you don't talk about the Peony Club.

[Bunny Switchblade]

Well.....I went to Virginia Beach the Thursday night before the Richmond Tattoo show and woke up Friday morning to go to Ancient Art Tattoo (VaBch) to be tattooed by Scott Sterling!

What was going to be a small banger to palm size tattoo.....turned into this........

Due to a lot of weight loss....I do have a roll on my side.....Scott used the fact that I have this and made it so the mouth opens and closes.....LMAO!

Very fresh photos....sorry the photos isn't better!

[SeeSea]

Haha @Bunny Switchblade - my back flaps are conveniently hidden in the rippled dorsal fin of a moray eel. Great artists use the canvas to the best advantage, right? ;) Looks great!

[titforatat]

Well.....I went to Virginia Beach the Thursday night before the Richmond Tattoo show and woke up Friday morning to go to Ancient Art Tattoo (VaBch) to be tattooed by Scott Sterling!

What was going to be a small banger to palm size tattoo.....turned into this........

Due to a lot of weight loss....I do have a roll on my side.....Scott used the fact that I have this and made it so the mouth opens and closes.....LMAO!

Very fresh photos....sorry the photos isn't better!

Did you get any work done at the Richmond Convention?

[Bunny Switchblade]

Did you get any work done at the Richmond Convention?

Yes, I did......I got the tattoo below from David Bruehl......and I got another piece to my snake (no photo of it) by Mike Fite!

Mike Fite and I have an agreement....

He started a skin tear snake head on me about a year and a half ago sooooo......every time we see each other....he adds

another piece of the snake on my body somewhere as a filler piece....LMAO! :D

[polliwog]

@Bunny Switchblade, love that panther. I love seeing full back pieces make creative use of back-flaps too - there's a Thomas Hooper one where the eye socket of the skull fits into those folds perfectly. Back fat: the possibilities are endless! (I hope to adorn mine someday.)

[marley mission]

little sumtin...for da kids...

[SStu]

@Bunny Switchblade = f*ckin' awesome. Absolutely love the teeth and ears on that panther.

[Bunny Switchblade]

@Bunny Switchblade = f*ckin' awesome. Absolutely love the teeth and ears on that panther.

I've been talking off and on for 7 years with Scott Sterling about tattooing me but I just never seem to have the right time to make the trip down! the timeing was perfect and he had the drawing all ready for me.....I am so stoked to have this tattoo finally! :D

[Rawok]

Just got a purrdy bird from Brent McKenzie, picture stolen from his instagram

About 7-ish hours divided on two sessions.

So happy but damn the thigh hurted like hell, I was a complete baby about it.

[sophistre]

Congrats, Bunny! I imagine finally getting that tattoo after seven years of waiting is a very satisfying feeling.

Greg and I didn't get to two tattoos last night, since we got an unavoidable late start. We did go with the creepy Lo Pan hand holding a dragon that we were joking about the last time I was there. It's pretty much all a result of talking about Big Trouble in Little China with he and his coworker when I was the last one in the shop on my last appointment.

[Cork]

Greg and I didn't get to two tattoos last night, since we got an unavoidable late start. We did go with the creepy Lo Pan hand holding a dragon that we were joking about the last time I was there. It's pretty much all a result of talking about Big Trouble in Little China with he and his coworker when I was the last one in the shop on my last appointment

Great tattoo for an awesome movie.

[ironchef]

I LOVE James Hong and Big Trouble in Little China! @Cork @sophistre

[Breakme]

Little quacker from Clare Hampshire, pic stolen from her IG. Wraps around to outer forearm.

[sophistre]

I LOVE James Hong and Big Trouble in Little China! @Cork @sophistre

Me too! It's a classic. Never gets old.

[Jynarik]

One more session to go and filling in the blank spot underneath.