Latest tattoo lowdown.....

[SeeSea]

Got my rose morph today... am super happy with it

Awesome! This is one of my favorites so far - I love how the claws and thorns look almost interchangeable and are a consistent accent through the design. Congrats!

[pidjones]

My pug. Winston. Riding the red rocket. Which was really hilarious. Until I got a call 3/4 of the way through the tattoo that my mother passed away. Shout out to my pal Ollie for working like lightning to finish the tattoo before my ride showed up to go see my family. So some more to add to the arguement that a tattoo is more than just a silly picture on your skin. It's not just about "what" the tattoo is of or the "why"...but the "where" and "when" and "who" of the experience is of equal importance. A colourful timestamp for this lifetime. And now I'm left with a lot of sorrow to deal with, a good laugh and a great tattoo. Laughter is the best medicine. And my Mom really loved my idiot pug. But I think my next tattoo will be little more serious and carry a lot more weight. Peace.

So sorry for your loss. Remember that others will be stressed and emotional at times like this, and may lash out through their pain. Remember the good times and dwell on them, time will take care of the rest.

[Graeme]

This is a really terrible picture but I got this cigar smoking frog from El Monga at Aloha Tattoo Barcelona yesterday. I am super stoked that he decided to attach himself to my leg because I think we're going to have some good adventures together.

@bongsau Really sorry for your loss, and my deepest condolences. Sometimes it's the silly little tattoos that have the deepest significance.

[eisen777]

@bongsau sorry for your loss.

[bongsau]

thanks everyone. family friends and strangers showing a lot of love.

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@Zillah wicked! rose morphs and tearouts are my fave style of tattoos haha

[Zillah]

thanks everyone. family friends and strangers showing a lot of love.

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@Zillah wicked! rose morphs and tearouts are my fave style of tattoos haha

Thanks @bongsau, and I'm truly sorry for your loss.

[polliwog]

So sorry @bongsau.

[el twe]

@bongsau So sorry to hear about your mom. That is an excellent tattoo, and an incredible write-up about the whole experience; I can't think of anything better to say... Cheers to you and yours in dealing with all of this.

[Orangutango]

@bongsau sorry for your loss.

I had my ribs punished on Sunday by Andre Malcolm, who also did finished a Kirin on my brother the day before.

The sunday was one of the hardest sessions I've done, mostly due to a very enthusiastic drinking host the evening before, can't speak highly enough of the guys at Skull and Sword though, really looked after us out of towners!

Would have loved to meet up with some of you Bay Area types, but was pretty much a fly in/fly out deal. Next time!

*damn you tapatalk, see Instagram @__andre_skullnsword__

Edited July 15, 2014 by Orangutango
Tapatalk wont let me add photo...

[tatB]

@Orangutango congrats looks like it was a long day for you.

[Mick Weder]

@Graeme. That frog is faaarkin smokin'!

[Pugilist]

@bongsau - I am so sorry for your loss.

[49531]

got my second tattoo from claudia de sabe today

needless to say i'm extremely happy with it (and sore)

on the back of my upper arm

[suburbanxcore]

I'm gonna wait til I get a better pic to post, but Grez did the whole back of my leg today. Topped off with the back of my knee. One of the longer sessions I've had in a few years, but it was totally worth it. We also got to talk a little bit about my left arm, which he'll be sleeving starting in January.

[graybones]

@suburbanxcore Sounds awesome! What did he put on your leg?

[cltattooing]

@bongsau Such a bittersweet day. My thoughts are with you and your family, I hope the coming times are of little stress and much closure. Great tattoo though!

@Orangutango you are a beast, that thing is no joke. Kinda jealous that you got to spend so much time with Andre, he's a really great dude and has a great sense of humor.

[Lance]

Hey @bongsau. Sorry for your loss. My deepest heart felt sympathies to you and your families.

[SeeSea]

@bongsau - I'm sorry to hear of your loss. Prayers and healing to your family.

[CollinK]

Reallllly bad picture, but I got this lady from Steve Turner while he was guesting at Live Free. I'm super pumped on it.

[Ditch Belgium]

Vintage Bottle Poison on my bottom left leg..... Still to continue on this specifc area with famous and my favorite "THE PRODIGY" songs..

[dirbab]

haven't posted in a while. my bad, dudes! hope you are all doing well.

I recently got this guy from jason ochoa:

and here's a healed photo of a higgs design I got from mark cross not too long ago:

[gougetheeyes]

@dirbab love that little dude!!

[Guero]

A rose and a horseshoe.

From Sukre One, in Superfly tattoo, Leon Guanajuato Mexico.

[heathenist]

Got this from Steve Byrne yesterday, super excited about it:

Based on this World War I German propaganda poster about the dangers of Bolshevism that I saw earlier that day in a World War I exhibit in town.

[jimmyirish]

Oh man @heathenist, that is just so so good! Got a spot with him at the London convention in September, seeing this makes me all the more excited! Congratulations on such an amazing tattoo.