Latest tattoo lowdown.....

[Tornado6]

Here's my Tim Beck iris. He's super tall, so this is a little wonky angle maybe, but he filled that weird spot just perfectly.

Freedom Ink is a super cool shop, very chill, very neat, and we listened to Bowie all day.

Oh, modesty napkin ;)

[Michaelshane]

I had a two month wait to get this by Chris Partain at Star Tattoo,Alb. nM

[JasonTO]

One half of my haul at the Montreal convention. By Tim Pausinger.

[guitguy]

Sunday Funday ! It started out as a planned group skydiving adventure. The weather, unfortunately, did not permit. BOO ! So my friend and I decided a quick, unplanned and for no particular reason, trip to Toronto was in order and we ended up at The Pearl Harbor Gift Shop. YAY ! I spent my skydiving money. Maybe next year lol

Unlike my friend, I had no real intentions of getting tattooed today but it was kinda like 'when in Rome...' . Glad I went with it. I have wanted a panther head for a while and now I have one. Stoked ! And it's from Bill Baker flash which is really fucking cool to me.

Done by Franklin Reeves. Franklin is a super nice dude. Lots of positive energy and laughs. Good times.

And getting tattooed is way less dangerous than jumping out of a fucking plane ;)

[RoryQ]

Tomo's new studio, Silk Needle, continues the Yellow Blaze tradition of being somewhat hard to find without GPS / phone map.

The sign is 'blink and you'll miss it'.

Nagaoka is a morning shinkansen's ride from Tokyo... 1.5 hours. The new studio is super comfy and Tomo seems to be planning a lot of conventions in Europe and Canada soon, he's energised.

We did 5 hours, which finished off my front after (I think) 4 years and about six sessions? All in Japan bar one. My bank account is glad that's done.

Drank some awesome Echigo beer on the way home and zoned out till I ate a restorative giant ramen. I lived on ramen this trip: All kinds! Soya base, extra fatty pork base, fish base... Cheap, tasty and hydrating.

Flying home tomorrow but this morning I had a consult with Shige and, all going well, getting a small piece from him at a convention in Europe in next while.

[UglyButProud]

From Saturday... Bottom of shin/top of foot

Jeff Zuck @ Name Brand

Saturday night, went to see Motorhead for probably the last time. Fun and sad at the same time as Lem seems every bit of his hard lived 69 years of age. I've seen them almost 20 times and this was kind of a teary goodbye for me.......

[CABS]

Drank some awesome Echigo beer on the way home and zoned out till I ate a restorative giant ramen. I lived on ramen this trip: All kinds! Soya base, extra fatty pork base, fish base... Cheap, tasty and hydrating.

Thumbs up on the Echigo!

Tattoo looks great! Congrats on finishing!

[el twe]

Wow @RoryQ that is a phenomenal tattoo (and delicious looking ramen)! Sounds like a great experience all around.

[Lance]

Absolutely stunning @RoryQ. Well worth the time it took. What do you have planned w/ Shige if you don't mind sharing? Oh and that ramen is a beautiful thing too. It has me craving for some.

[polliwog]

Holy hell @RoryQ. Scrolling by that thumbnail, I thought it was a silk painting at first. @UglyButProud, I love that!!

[Shaun1105]

Went to the Montreal convention looking to get a walk-up. Jebb Riley was available, and he put this candle in a long space on my right bicep.

[tatB]

Went to the Montreal convention looking to get a walk-up. Jebb Riley was available, and he put this candle in a long space on my right bicep.

I saw you but I was physically and mentally incapable of saying hi or waving while Henning was tattooing my ribs.

[Shaun1105]

I saw you but I was physically and mentally incapable of saying hi or waving while Henning was tattooing my ribs.

Yeah I could tell that. Looked like you were having a great time ;)

My tattoo ran past midnight so I missed any chance of coming by when you were done.

[tatB]

Yeah I could tell that. Looked like you were having a great time ;)

My tattoo ran past midnight so I missed any chance of coming by when you were done.

did you witness the really fun parts when i covered my face with my shirt?

[RoryQ]

Thanks everyone.

Absolutely stunning @RoryQ. Well worth the time it took. What do you have planned w/ Shige if you don't mind sharing? Oh and that ramen is a beautiful thing too. It has me craving for some.

I don't mind. I said I'd like to get something I could see and enjoy from him. I've always loved his stuff so I didn't want to get something really tucked away.

The plan at the moment is to fit something in at the top of my chest panels and going around the back of my neck. The neckline on my chest panels is pretty low so there is a decent enough space.

Probably ojuzu or a small wrapping dragon or both. But we'll see, I could see that he measured up and was already thinking a lot about it. He was keen on the ojuzu because I think he really likes doing the buddhist imagery.

[GlaryMilberg]

One more session on this Martin Hildebrandt tribute, by Rich Hardy. Damn did that lower torso session suck.

[UglyButProud]

@GlaryMilberg Dang... That's nice!

[GlaryMilberg]

@GlaryMilberg Dang... That's nice!

Thanks! He was a pleasure to work with. Really pumped on how it's taking shape.

[CABS]

did you witness the really fun parts when i covered my face with my shirt?

That's my method of choice as well. Or a beanie pulled over my face. Or just dying.

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One more session on this Martin Hildebrandt tribute, by Rich Hardy. Damn did that lower torso session suck.

Looking awesome! So jealous!

[peterpoose]

Had this done today, red raw, should look great healed once the different tones can be seen

Tha finishes that leg off now apart from the foot :)

[marley mission]

little sum sum from Sheila Marcello @ Electric Tattoo in Asbury Park NJ

[sighthound]

little sum sum from Sheila Marcello @ Electric Tattoo in Asbury Park NJ

looks most excellent - you've been on quite the splurge lately

[marley mission]

looks most excellent - you've been on quite the splurge lately

i need to slow down lol

but how...how:confused:

[Getinked]

Hi Everyone,

This is my first post. I am GetInked....

I thought I would share this video I found of cool Tattoos for introverts which are very subtle and easily hidden.

What are your thoughts?

Look forward to interacting with other body art enthusiasts.

Let's GetInked!

[pidjones]

Not a fan of the three dots.