Latest tattoo lowdown.....

[CABS]

By Jason McAfee at Temple Tattoo. Oakland, CA.

B&G arm is almost done. Got a couple more gaps to fill. So stoked.

[Iwar]

By Jason McAfee at Temple Tattoo. Oakland, CA.

B&G arm is almost done. Got a couple more gaps to fill. So stoked.

Very cool!

[beez]

Hi guys!!

For those who have not seen on Instagram, I was a dumbass and scheduled three days of getting zapped on my last trip to SF. That shit is hard on the body!!!!!

@cltattooing made an awesome stabby skull for me, and then we hung out w @CABS, who is an alright type of guy (understatement of the season!).

Junii added color to my froggy, some shading and background and outlined a peony on my thigh.

We started the first snake!

Matt (dr claw) started on my serene butt snake. Shad will be starting the mean back snake in October, and Junii is doing the thigh snake (I think?!)

I was not the only one getting my butt drilled (word choice?) in the shop that day. I had the pleasure of watching Drew Flores begin one of the backpieces that is part of the 108 heroes of LA project. How cool is that?!?

Also @petiloi was in the shop getting some work done by Bill Salmon. Hi!!! I did not identify myself bc, you know, tattoos. But it was cool anyway!

Pics attached. Warning: Butt ahead!!

(Nice asp, I know. Tips hat to @CultExciter for that one).

[Eilin]

Finally finished this backpiece by Valerie Vargas at FST :)

[petiloi]

No shit @beez it's a small world. Butt snake all the way, I also really enjoyed watching Junii work on your leg. My wife has a big peony piece on her side by Junii and if all goes well might be her apprentice soon. I consider myself very lucky to be getting a sleeve from a living legend like Bill Salmon. And Bill and have built a friendship over the last few years so it makes it that much more meaningful. Matt aka Dr claw will be finishing my thighs piece and start into my inner leg with I think a big geisha spider. Its goona be rad. Looking forward to see in ya at the convention @beez. I'll be doing another few sessions on my leg woth Matt Deverson, if you haven't seen his work check it out and hopefully I'll be getting my chest done by Myazo. What's your plans

[SeeSea]

@beez - so amazing! You have got some really great work, and wow, three days of sitting? Pretty impressive. How many hours did you sleep after all that?!? LOL. And nice butt hearts :-) I think I'm gonna steal that idea when the time comes.

[beez]

@SeeSea thanks so much! Sleeping was difficult, I was under attack from Mosquitos most nights, super unpleasant combined w tattoos and that I was sleeping on a couch! Sooo apparently I'm just a masochist.

@petiloi that's incredible for your wife; congratulations and good luck to her! I have really enjoyed my time with Bill and Junii at Diamond Club as well, they are such pleasant and welcoming people. I am so stoked that Matt is in on the project now, too!!! A GEISHA SPIDER WOULD BE SO COOL BTW!

I was looking at the Matt Deverson piece on the back of your calf while at the shop, truly beautiful! Very graceful in it's placement, I thought. Did you get that at the last convention?

Junii, Shad, and Matt are doing my back and left leg, and I believe I'll be talking to Junii about my right arm. My right leg and front I am reserving for pieces from sooo many different artists I don't even know where to begin :p. lemme think on that and put a list together :) :) :)

Definitely see you at the convention!!

[Graeme]

@beez Speaking as somebody who recently acquired a butt snake of my own, BUTT SNAKES FOREVER! Also, you're completely nuts for getting tattooed three days on a single trip.

@Eilin That is superb! I love it!

[beez]

Finally finished this backpiece by Valerie Vargas at FST :)

It looks great @Eilin! I bet you're glad to have knocked that one out! What's next for you?

[beez]

@Graeme does that make is butt snake buddies for life now? BTW there is a #buttsnake tag on Instagram and so far as I saw, there was only one actual butt with a snake on it (MINE), which has to make you think....who else is tagging *anything* butt snake...and why?!

Also, about the butt.....OWWWW am I right?

[Graeme]

@Graeme does that make is butt snake buddies for life now? BTW there is a #buttsnake tag on Instagram and so far as I saw, there was only one actual butt with a snake on it (MINE), which has to make you think....who else is tagging *anything* butt snake...and why?!

Also, about the butt.....OWWWW am I right?

We started the session on my butt and I thought it was okay as far as spots on the back go, though it certainly wasn't nearly as hilarious as a lot of people think that ass tattoos are. I was much less into the part where the ass joins the thigh, the tailbone going into the asscrack (WHY am I getting tattooed into my asscrack, what the fuck is wrong with me?), and the kidneys and love handles. Me and my wife were wondering after about how the tramp stamp was ever a thing because you potentially hit all the bad spots in one tattoo there.

[beez]

We started the session on my butt and I thought it was okay as far as spots on the back go' date=' though it certainly wasn't nearly as hilarious as a lot of people think that ass tattoos are. I was much less into the part where the ass joins the thigh, the tailbone going into the asscrack (WHY am I getting tattooed into my asscrack, what the fuck is wrong with me?), and the kidneys and love handles. Me and my wife were wondering after about how the tramp stamp was ever a thing because you potentially hit all the bad spots in one tattoo there.[/quote']

....I see I have a lot to look forward to....

"What the fuck is wrong with me?" Popped up several times in my head over this last week, also.

When he was lining my right outer butt I could feel it on my left outer knee, and vice versa. Weeeeird pain referral spots.

[Mark Bee]

By Jason McAfee at Temple Tattoo. Oakland, CA.

B&G arm is almost done. Got a couple more gaps to fill. So stoked.

Dude - you are killing it! Such a great collection.

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@beez Another LST'er killing it. Great work and you are a champ sitting for those. Also, the butt-hearts are awesome. Someday I too will have butt-hearts.

[petiloi]

@beez I thought Matt Deverson did an incredible job of place my snake skull chrysanthemum on my leg. I really really liked that about him though, it was one of the reasons I chose him to do my more visible part of my leg, He seems to have a natural eye for placement. And yes the Geisha Spider is gonna be dope, Ive given Matt (Dr. Claw full artistic liberty, so I know it'll be bad ass. Your quite the beast getting that much work done in such a short span of time. I don't think I could handle that. After a long sitting I need a week of break to gather myself back up. As goes pain referral leg are very strange. Ive got most of my butt done and god damn it sucked, One of the worst Ive done yet. @Eilin that is a wonderful piece, Not my style but solid work. It always amazes my when somebody can transcend a style with the quality of their work

Heres a pic of Matt (Dr Claws) work so far

Matt Deverson's piece and my wifes arm with work by Deverson also

And finally a little sumthin sumthin by the boss man himself Bill Slamon

[hogg]

@petiloi and @beez, such great work on both of you! I love Diamond Club. I was lucky enough to see Bill and Junii yesterday at the Japanese National Museum in Los Angeles.

I also got this in LA from Horisuzu:

Perfect fit. I'm so happy with it.

[Therinx]

Crappy photo, but just got this done at Kings Ave. this Sat. - by Phil Slzosek.

[petiloi]

Very nice @hogg, thats an awesome gap filler, and thank you, I can see you are quite the collector yourself, Compliments from those who understand the value of tradition and legacy in tattooing are the best. You should try to get yourself into Diamond Club. Its my favorite place to get work done, Best atmosphere ever. And of coarse seeing Bill Junii and the gang is always a blast.

[hogg]

@petiloi Bill and Junii tattooed my feet about 4 years ago. I love them! My wife also has some beautiful flowers by Junii!

[Lance]

Wow @beez! You are a trooper! Can't say I've ever tried or wanted to try 3 days of consecutive tattooing. I bow to your stamina. It's all looking fantastic. I like how your tattoo has organically turned into a quasi-3-way collaboration piece. I knew you were going to get Shad to work on a snake but not Dr. Claw too (Or perhaps I forgot?). Was this part of your plan? Or did it just pop into your head one day? I dig his work. Really nice guy too from what I could tell, chatting briefly with him, when I picked up the Horitoshi book from there last year.

Drew's work is crazy good! Lucky you, getting to see him work on a Suikoden piece. He and Chris Brand are blowing my mind with their interpretations.

That skull is awesome too! Some good stuff there @cltattooing. Really good. Stabby indeed.

[Izcariel]

http://imgur.com/93pGHLl

My new tattoo by Toni Donaire at Blue cat tattoo (barcelona)

We did the whole shin in about 7 hours. The pain was completely bearable but man was i tired by the end of the session!

We finished at 00:30. The guy is a young promise who has only been tattoing for 5 years. Really nice guy

[hogg]

You must be limping today, @Izcariel. That thing is super bold.

[OutOfIdeas]

You must be limping today, @Izcariel. That thing is super bold.

I think I would need crutches...

[Izcariel]

Not as much as i thought. I guess tomorrow morning is when the real swelling will kick in

[petiloi]

I didn't find my shin to be that bad, actually it was my calf that was much more painful. I found the vibration a bit wierd but not much pain. My sitting was about 7 hours. My leg swelled up real bad though. I had a kancle for about two weeks

[beez]

@Izcariel the face I made when I clicked on the link....owwww! I feel like when that starts hurting...ow.