Latest tattoo lowdown.....

[bulldog]

The worst part about healing the ditch that I remember was when I woke up the next morning and my arm was bent and stuck to itself. Peeling that fresh tattooed skin from fresh tattooed skin and straightening out my arm was the BEST!!!

That sounds like so much fun...! For the other side if not done already?

Posey Arm Splint - Assist Ireland

[reverend1]

The worst part about healing the ditch that I remember was when I woke up the next morning and my arm was bent and stuck to itself. Peeling that fresh tattooed skin from fresh tattooed skin and straightening out my arm was the BEST!!!

This made my skin crawl.

[Graeme]

The worst part about healing the ditch that I remember was when I woke up the next morning and my arm was bent and stuck to itself. Peeling that fresh tattooed skin from fresh tattooed skin and straightening out my arm was the BEST!!!

I'll be hitting the ditch soon and I think I'll be keeping the tattoo wrapped overnight! Thanks for the heads up because that sounds gnarly.

[missStark]

I do not have my other ditch done yet but I will definitely be wrapping it over night!!

[else]

Love your latest additions @else & @Erica !! You guys should pop those in the February contest thread.

I've already got my panther in the contest thread... I don't want my big cats to have to fight it out with one another!

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@else Awesome tattoo by an awesome tattooer! I'm hoping to get my elbow done by him at the SLC convention (have yet to hear back from him about setting something up but fingers crossed). Enjoy that cat!!

He was so easy going and fun to get tattooed by too! And seriously, gentle as a kitten, I was scared about the knee but it wasn't at all bad. I think the Chad Koeplinger panther hurt more. I would go back to him ALL THE TIME if I lived near Austin permanently.

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The worst part about healing the ditch that I remember was when I woke up the next morning and my arm was bent and stuck to itself. Peeling that fresh tattooed skin from fresh tattooed skin and straightening out my arm was the BEST!!!

Oh Lord! That sounds AWFUL!! You poor thing!

[mahaprana]

Great tattoo else!

[Erica]

Love your latest additions @else & @Erica !! You guys should pop those in the February contest thread.

Done & Done! Thanks for reminding me!

[MGblues]

@else Way to go. That is one cool tiger!

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Poorly lit, poorly shot selfie...

Filler traditional roses back of the arm, armpit area done in between doctor appointments today, because I don't think you can have too many roses.

[Avery Taylor]

@else Did you get that this weekend? Steve tattooed a panther head on my hand on Sunday.

[10PieceNuggets]

Ditch isnt too hard to heal, it gets swollen like a muh though. I think im going to go with a moth on my right arm ditch...we'll see how that goes.

[RoryQ]

Drove my girl down to All Star in Limerick yesterday. She had an appointment to get tattooed by Forrest Cavacco. Ended up with a really nice chrysanthemum and leaves on her ribs.

Forrest = a super nice guy (wouldn't mind getting tattooed by him in the future myself, just because of that- although I love his Japanese style anyway).

I'm back in All Star myself next week, cannot wait now. Awesome selection of original flash and paintings on the walls by some of the greats, old and new.

[else]

@else Did you get that this weekend? Steve tattooed a panther head on my hand on Sunday.

I saw him Friday night :)

[MJH IV]

Another cat and another ditch. :)

Mikael Harrstedt guesting at Blue Arms Tattoo.

The picture is right after Mikael was finished. So it's still a little bloody. I'll post a healed one in a few weeks.

[BrandonGermain]

@else your knee looks awesome!

Since Steve Byrne is the topic of conversation lately, I think it's time I stop lurking and contribute with my first post. I got this from Steve on my elbow a few months ago while he was in California at Port City. Great guy. Loved getting tattooed by him. Definitely plan on getting more tattoos from him.

[CultExciter]

@BrandonGermain yes, that is a quality first post. incredible!

[CaptCanada]

The worst part about healing the ditch that I remember was when I woke up the next morning and my arm was bent and stuck to itself. Peeling that fresh tattooed skin from fresh tattooed skin and straightening out my arm was the BEST!!!

That's why you either wear a long sleeved shirt or don't move your arm and run it under some warm water to get rid of that dried up plasma.... If it's stuck to your shirt then just wear it in the shower until it loosens up.. thanks to @hogg for that tip, helped me a few times with my back.

[else]

@else your knee looks awesome!

Since Steve Byrne is the topic of conversation lately, I think it's time I stop lurking and contribute with my first post. I got this from Steve on my elbow a few months ago while he was in California at Port City. Great guy. Loved getting tattooed by him. Definitely plan on getting more tattoos from him.

Really nice! I remember seeing that on IG.

I'll get tattooed by him again too (booked in March!)

[hogg]

@BrandonGermain yes, that is a quality first post. incredible!

Your elbow is fanfuckingtastic!

[CercleRouge]

Pattern fill-ins from Thomas Hooper today. One more session to go.

[Iwar]

@CercleRouge Incredible! How many sessions to get to where you're at?

[CaptCanada]

Awesome work, but damn that's a lot of lines. Good thing they are all short.

[CercleRouge]

@CercleRouge Incredible! How many sessions to get to where you're at?

That's two so far with one more to go.

Awesome work, but damn that's a lot of lines. Good thing they are all short.

As it was happening, I started to realize that longer, continuous lines would've actually been preferable to the short start-and-stop lines. The heaviest pain/shock is within the 1st second the needle touches my skin!

[hogg]

@CercleRouge, that is an interesting take on roses. And by "interesting," I mean "gorgeous."

[David Flores]

Got this outlined the other day, by Josiah Laughlin at Imperial Tattoo, Going to do a big mum on the ass cheek, maybe a hannya on the other cheek, back of knee not very fun, but glad that part is done.

[RoryQ]

Consult with Mo Coppoletta today in TFB for bringing down my left arm sleeve. It was good to see him, felt like I was going back to my tattoo collecting roots, because he was the first guy to do big work on me! The shop is still cool as ever.

Roll on The first Friday in March so the work can begin...