Latest tattoo lowdown.....

[Rob I]

So many great tattoos!! Haven't been on in a while, so it was pretty awesome to go through a whole bunch of pages on this thread and see so much amazing shit going down!!!!

@mmikaoj OMG!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!? Jaw dropping...just stunning man.

I just finished my big arm panther and roses with Jebb Riley. I'll post pics soon. Super happy with it.

[joakim urma]

@Rob I

Not kidding man, it's real life ;) Thanks! Looking forward to seeing your new piece!

[KBeee]

Aw man @marley mission, that tattoo makes me happy. Whyyyy are frog tattoos so great?!

[Scott R]

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My never-ending front piece by Tomo...

wholly great tattoo wickedness plus beauty

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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 ;)

pretty sure i told you this on instagram but this is fantastic

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Jealous of all these amazing tattoos! I want to go to the best artist around but should I expect a top notch amazing artist to be willing to do a small ~an hour's worth of rework/adding to piece that is quite a bit lower than their quality? Some of the research I've done has taught me the best artists have a 3 hour or more minimum...I'm just not looking for that big of a tattoo. How does a person get a really top notch small tattoo? And now I'm looking at a rework or add on which makes it more difficult to find the right tattooer in my mind.

Richard and @Jennifer Stell are in tulsa at Pair O dice tattoo and I have seen some awesome reworks and add ons from them.

[Rob I]

here is my finished panther and roses tattoo by Jebb Riley, done at Congress St Tattoo in Portsmouth, NH. (finished last friday)

I keep forgetting this is actually a coverup. The butt / thigh covers up an originally well done celtic knot that was touched up HORRIFICALLY by another artist after I moved from miami to NY in 1995. Lived with it for almost 20 yrs before covering. Not sad to see it go.

Very difficult to photograph as it wraps around my arm and starts at the top of my shoulder, ending below the ditch in my elbow. Jebb did a nice pic stitch so I stole this from his instagram. Still, with the glare, and the bleeding, this pic doesn't even come close to doing justice to it.

Started in July of 2013. Panther outlined right before my second and last session on my chest with Chad Koeplinger (he was running late, so why not?). Sessions were spaced very widely apart due to me starting my backpiece with Chad last year. Jebb has been very understanding. Total time on this is about 9.5 hours.

Jebb Riley is a super great tattooer and and even nicer dude.

Super stoked with how this all came together.

[PackMan]

Few hours of shading progress yesterday by Will Lollie at Empire in Asheville.

[someotherguy]

I had my favorite tattooer in the world, Erick Lynch do this on Friday at Redemption in Cambridge Ma. My girl and I have been together for 7 1/2 years and got married in October…. So, I got her name finally :-) I'll have to repost this when it heals.

[marley mission]

I had my favorite tattooer in the world, Erick Lynch do this on Friday at Redemption in Cambridge Ma. My girl and I have been together for 7 1/2 years and got married in October…. So, I got her name finally :-) I'll have to repost this when it heals.

the most taboo of the taboo ;)

nice tatt

[pidjones]

the most taboo of the taboo ;)

nice tatt

Add an S, turn the H into a Y (MISS YA), put a crack down through the heart - fixed! (Hope it never comes to that, it's a great tattoo and hopefully a great marriage.)

[Zillah]

Got my lemur rose morph yesterday... it's a partial cover up, I'll get another soon with background to cover the rest. Also, the tattooist is going to go over the purple in a darker shade once healing is done in order to fully obscure the design underneath it.

[SeeSea]

Love the tail tail tail, @Zillah!

[Zillah]

Thank you!

[el twe]

Just got this blaster today by Ron Henry Wells while he's in town at Lombard St. Tattoo. A somewhat new take on his drippy wolf designs - I'm so happy with it!

Photo taken by Ron and stolen from his IG - Instagram

[polliwog]

I love those. Congratulations.

[Rob I]

@el twe super nice wolf! Was admiring this on Instagram last night. Ron does some fantastic wolves. I love mine.

[suburbanxcore]

I saw that too. It's definitely a neat new take on it. I also like my wolf from Ron.

[scubaron]

Just got this blaster today by Ron Henry Wells while he's in town at Lombard St. Tattoo. A somewhat new take on his drippy wolf designs - I'm so happy with it!

Photo taken by Ron and stolen from his IG - Instagram

Nice. I like the no outline.

[el twe]

Thanks for the kind words, everyone. Now on to the wonderful world of healing...

[graybones]

@el twe awesome, love the snarly teeth.

[ItsNewport]

That wolf is the tits! Really like it

[JasonTO]

Franz Stefanik from the Okey Doke in Toronto.

[motsimus]

here is some from my trip to the states in September that i haven't posted yet , titty grabber by Hilary Fisher white , Cherub by Jason Ochoa and the witch by Dan Santoro. Ive haven't been on Last Sparrow that often lately but its good to see you guys and girls are still getting sick tattoos. also sorry for the sideways flicks

[Metfly]

Franz Stefanik from the Okey Doke in Toronto.

One of my favourite artists!! Love his work.

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Carried on to Italy from florian Karg to Silvano Fiato today :)

What a true gentlemen and artist!

Just came out from his studio.

I only went to join the face to my knee but he insisted on working on me for 5 - 6 hours for free including the knee joining.

He always thought the first piece I had done by him was very plain and didn't push his skill level and wanted to at least do as much with her as he possibly can.

So he reworked her face some, blended it into the new piece, ready for the final piece at the back next year.

Personally i liked the previous one but now that he has added more shading and depth I much prefer the new piece. Once the swelling goes down and redness it should look awesome.

He went over the house in places to make it darker but he couldn't continue or put any white in her eyes, lips or house as my skin is too raw. He will see it all healed next year and add more to it.

To be honest I have had enough of being tattooed, feel really drained and tired. I am going to make my new appointments for late next year and take a year out, I think my body needs it :)

He didn't touch the train as he said when this settles and heals it will be the right shade.

Personally I love the depth he has given her.

Holy s**t!! What a difference. What is it with italy and amazing artists?

[hallious]

Another session on my sleeve done by Mike Stockings on Thursday. Couldn't be happier!

[suburbanxcore]

Finally started my left arm with Grez at King's Avenue NYC yesterday. We got most of the outline done, but there are still some spots to finish lining next month. I'm doing at least one sitting a month, unless they can squeeze me in elsewhere. We'll see.

I'll probably post little detail shots along the way, but not really the whole thing until it's done (or close to it).