RoryQ Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Yeah, it won't go any further down than in the pic. Recovery has been grand. I did a day, then rested, then another day for the sittings in Belfast. Then when I started flying out to Milan (which I did twice) we did two days back-to-back. Not quite full days, but 3-4 hours and 4-5 the next. I'd have preferred to leave a day in between - that worked really well. Back to back sessions are more gruelling - the swelling was noticeably worse. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=16#findComment-22357 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Right calf- Steve Byrne-Rock of Ages Tattoo, Austin TX There are some really nice purple flowers along the outside border, but they're hard to get in the picture- overall, super powerful :D ChrisM, gougetheeyes, Gregor and 15 others 18 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=16#findComment-22382 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougetheeyes Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Kev, that is a great goddamn tattoo. As if this thread wasn't motivating enough already! Kev 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=16#findComment-22388 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylegrey Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Perfect Kev, absolutely spot-on mate. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=16#findComment-22393 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogg Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I have about 3 spots left for decent-sized tattoos. One is saved for a Rock of Ages. I hope mine will be as nice as yours, Kev. Thanks so much for posting it! Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=16#findComment-22409 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Tom Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I've got some orange and yellow flowers in my piece from Steve just like those. Great piece would be honoured to have it. Kev 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=16#findComment-22411 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 A big part of my decision to go with Steve Byrne is his way of taking traditional designs that have been done thousands of times and making them fresh. Plus, I was surrounded by a truly incredible array of vintage and original flash and art from Higgs, Roberts, Malone, and Stell. Focusing on those images while I was going through 4.5 hours of heavy work took it to the next level = ) hogg 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=16#findComment-22413 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texkota Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 A big part of my decision to go with Steve Byrne is his way of taking traditional designs that have been done thousands of times and making them fresh. Plus, I was surrounded by a truly incredible array of vintage and original flash and art from Higgs, Roberts, Malone, and Stell. Focusing on those images while I was going through 4.5 hours of heavy work took it to the next level = ) Hey Kev, if you're ever in Houston go check out Virtue Tattoo. They have a ton of original Malone flash. What a freaking awesome shop!!! Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=16#findComment-22419 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmidt Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Got this one in tokyo this summer by Ganji at Mad Monster(now closed). First post btw, hello! Tight-Lines, Kev, MadeIndelible and 15 others 18 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=16#findComment-22422 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoryQ Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 That Rock of Ages is amazing - A really nice take on it. I have considered that as an image and wondered how it would look sized like that for the calf or back of the thigh, most of the other versions I've seen have been back or chest pieces. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=16#findComment-22450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Shit Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Steve Byrne does some nice clean work.He was a guest artist at Daredevil Tattoo in NYC a few years ago.He's one tall dude.My friend was going to get tattooed by him,but didn't have enough cash.Did you ever see Jon Reed Tattooer He does real nice traditional work.I remember seeing his work in the magazines years ago.I believe he used to work in Rhode Island. Kev 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=16#findComment-22452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch626 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Getting this on Sunday, inside of my left arm, which is all mostly Irish stuff. Told Amber that this one was all on her seeing as I had worked with her on my last two she did which were both some what larger pieces. Told her I wanted something Irish, perhaps a banshee, as my highschool rugby team was the "banshees" so she threw this together and texted me the image this morning.. jayessebee, Lochlan and gougetheeyes 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=16#findComment-22482 Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Flores Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Hey Kev, if you're ever in Houston go check out Virtue Tattoo. They have a ton of original Malone flash. What a freaking awesome shop!!! Lana Gooding did the Rollo monkey I use as my avatar. Really nice people, would love to make it down that way and get tattooed. Kev 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=16#findComment-22483 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Just found out that Marcus Kuhn will be back in town at the beginning of January, I'll finally get the color done in my sleeve! Been waiting since May :D Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=16#findComment-22489 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texkota Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Lana Gooding did the Rollo monkey I use as my avatar. Really nice people, would love to make it down that way and get tattooed. I went in to get some work done by Lana but she was out on maternity leave. Next time I make it up to Houston I'm gonna have her hook me up with a traditional anchor on my calf. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=16#findComment-22490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougetheeyes Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 @Schmidt, nice! And not bad for a first post, damn. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=16#findComment-22510 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eisen777 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Just found out that Marcus Kuhn will be back in town at the beginning of January, I'll finally get the color done in my sleeve! Been waiting since May :D I hope you post that when its done! Ive been thinking about getting something from Marcus! I know he also works in Maine and that's not too far from me. For my other arm its been a choice between Chris O Donnell and Marcus....both just make great sleeve tattoos...but I lean toward Chris because he does hands down my favorite snakes in all of tattooing. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=16#findComment-22549 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Better pic of my ROA tattoo in my gallery now: http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/gallery/newimages/8734-steve-byrne-rock-of-ages.html Lochlan 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=16#findComment-22552 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeRnDoG Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 My dragon from Shige, completed in 4 session , 2 trips to Japan and 30hours tattooing. Tight-Lines, Shadow, Gregor and 12 others 15 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=16#findComment-22660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogg Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I'd suggest not covering that up, @WeRnDoG. Just my 2 cents. So the average session length was 7.5 hours? Damn, dude. Shige's a harsh taskmaster. Something tells me you had a few sessions that were even longer than that. What was the breakdown? Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=16#findComment-22667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
truejew Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 My dragon from Shige, completed in 4 session , 2 trips to Japan and 30hours tattooing. Wow the man the myth the legend. I hear stories about getting tattooed by shige. I Wonder if they are true. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=16#findComment-22670 Share on other sites More sharing options...
truejew Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 My dragon from Shige, completed in 4 session , 2 trips to Japan and 30hours tattooing. Wow the man the myth the legend. I hear stories about getting tattooed by shige. I Wonder if they are true. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=16#findComment-22671 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jade1955 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Getting some more work on my arm from Stewart Robson tomorrow. I thought I was going on my own but wife managed to bag a last minute cancelation appointment with Valerie Vargas. To say the missus is very excited has to be the understatement of the year. hogg and Duffa 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=16#findComment-22675 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Benway Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 I saw that on Twitter. Well snagged :-) Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=16#findComment-22685 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeRnDoG Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 @Hogg Yeah man the last two session were particularly difficult. I had back to back days of color going over parts tattooed from the previous day, I was feeling good going into it and when your getting tattooed by Shige and have traveled half way round the world you just do it, I have always found when I travel for tattoos I sit heaps better because you know its not that easy to return. Shige said he would usually do a piece this size in six session,I was stretched pretty financially with the tattoo and two trips to Japan so he made it happen in four for which I was very grateful. the pics don't show the backside of my leg but he has continued onto my calf between my two Grime pieces. Petri Aspvik, hogg and Duffa 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/12-latest-tattoo-lowdown/?page=16#findComment-22690 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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