Latest tattoo lowdown.....

[peterpoose]

10 hours now on this piece, more to add!

[Guero]

the subtle use of white in that piece is amazing. nice work

[peterpoose]

Sorry double post!

[Joe Shit]

Pure awesomeness ! Memoir is such a great shop I think if I won the lottery the first thing I would do , would be to book a flight to see Shawn Barber his work is just mind-blowing.

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Got my wife to take some photos of my latest tattoo all healed. The photos are a bit glarey cos of the flash. Tibetan Skull by Ema Sweeney at Custom Inc .

I met Ema and her husband in Brooklyn last year at the smorgasburg.Nice people,and she does beautiful work.

[Diehardonvhs]

Healed from the London Tattoo Convention - by Chriss Dettmer

[Graeme]

Thanks, yeah I love Memoir. Shawn is great, as is Brendan Rowe. Shawn came up with the idea to frame my little forearm owl in a playing card instead of covering it up.

Your Tibetan skull is so good.

I love the way she framed that owl. Incorporating old tattoos into new tattoos is rad.

[Jnvlv]

I got a cobra wrapped around an ankh on Dec 29,2013 by Christine Vallieres at Old Town Ink in Scottsdale, AZ

After my first tattoo, I thought about this one and what I wanted it to be. For me, it symbolizes rebirth of life and protection. I think snakes get a lot of bad rep but I think they are awesome creatures. I consider myself pretty spiritual so the Ancient Egyptian symbol of life fits with the snake imagery. Some people think it's an evil snake but it's not :p

This tattoo, along with the one on my back of a scorpion and some Arabic script do mean quite a lot to me. I got them a year after I had a near death experience. I was hospitalized for a long time and lsot my job and almost had to return to living with my parents back in Connecticut. I beleive that I was given a second chance and was being watched over somehow. It made me think how precious my life is, how strong I actually was and how much people cared for me.

[TrixieFaux]

@Jnvlv there's a lot of love for snakes here, you are preachin' to the choir!

I'm from CT, too--Southern CT. Although I have not lived there in many years.

[keepcalm]

Had my consult with Dennis at Providence Tattoo on Saturday. Such a nice guy. He seems excited about my idea, and I am DEFINITELY excited. Just bummed I have to wait til August to get it done! He's booked solid til May, and I'm busy this summer.

Is it too early to start a countdown? :/

[Jnvlv]

@Jnvlv there's a lot of love for snakes here, you are preachin' to the choir!

I'm from CT, too--Southern CT. Although I have not lived there in many years.

Aww that's good to hear :D

I haven't lived in CT (central) in 6 1/2 years and never going back!!!

[MadeIndelible]

@Diehardonvhs Always loved Chris Dettmer's skulls. Very nice tattoo.

[rads]

Yep, what @suburbanxcore said!

[titforatat]

10 hours now on this piece, more to add!

Great work! Who's the artist?

[Diehardonvhs]

@Diehardonvhs Always loved Chris Dettmer's skulls. Very nice tattoo.

Cheers! Yeah I have been looking at his work for years, was a great experience to finally get something from the man, he is the nicest, most polite tattoo artist I have ever met too!

[smiling.politely]

Not one on myself, but one I put on a good friend recently. He came home for New Year's to surprise his family, and drove three hours to surprise my fiancée before she went home to Ireland. I was the only one who knew of his plans, and thankfully he avoided all the snow issues. Inside of the knee/thigh... or the No Fun Zone.

[SStu]

@Gregor Love that Tibetan Skull!

[Gregor]

@Gregor Love that Tibetan Skull!

Thanks Man!!

[Gregor]

I met Ema and her husband in Brooklyn last year at the smorgasburg.Nice people,and she does beautiful work.

Yeah Billy and Ema are good friends with Mike Nomy at South Shore and guest there every so often I think. I will definitely be getting more work from Ema in the future

[chrisnoluck]

not the best picture but i got this from Josh Adams yesterday while he was guest spotting @ Old Soul

[Omar]

Finished my first tattoo 4 days ago. Second session was a nice 5hours of colouring.

Sort of a bio-organic thing :)

By Yliana Paolini

[peterpoose]

Great work! Who's the artist?

Victor Portugal:)

[Colored Guy]

3.5 hours in the chair last nite at Studio 69 on Long Island, NY. The artist is Gina Sherry.

[polliwog]

I got some blackberries, leaves, branches, and another rose added to my arm yesterday (Kim Saigh at Memoir).

Not to sound too creepy or anything, but I'm always ridiculously jealous every time you post pictures of your arms.

[TrixieFaux]

Not to sound too creepy or anything, but I'm always ridiculously jealous every time you post pictures of your arms.

haha thanks! So many pics on here induce instant envy.

[ClintonStitch]

Done today by Paul Slifer at Red, Hot and Blue Tattoo in Edinburgh,