State of Grace Convention

[Pugilist]

That's totally gorgeous, @Reyeslv ! You must be so stoked.

[Reyeslv]

that's totally gorgeous, @Reyeslv ! You must be so stoked.

i am very stoked!!!!

[Lochlan]

@Reyeslv nice meeting you and seeing that awesome backpiece in person!

Also who was the other LSTer there Friday night wearing a LST shirt? I was getting tattooed and you walked by twice but I couldn't introduce myself.....

[Reyeslv]

@Reyeslv nice meeting you and seeing that awesome backpiece in person!

Also who was the other LSTer there Friday night wearing a LST shirt? I was getting tattooed and you walked by twice but I couldn't introduce myself.....

Great meeting you as well. This convention far exceeded my expectations.

[CABS]

No walk ups available, but I still had a blast. Got Thom Devita to sign his book in India ink and a brush.

[hogg]

No walk ups available, but I still had a blast. Got Thom Devita to sign his book in India ink and a brush.

As did I. Was Chris Grosso at his booth today, too? That was another highlight: chatting with the man behind the Tattoo Age series. He's a great guy.

[Scott R]

had a blast meeting Ian reyeslv Ross hogg and rubarb ursula, cyportgvee ,Scott sylvia valerie and stuart. Update this is my first time online in days and delayed at airport only halve 30% of battery and 1.5 hrs of wait ahhhhhhhhhh

[MadeIndelible]

So not happy that I missed this weekend. Can't wait until we get to see all the tattoos people got.

[Reyeslv]

Here's my latest from Stewart.

[Reyeslv]

I took some pics and video of Scott R. Don't want to post without his approval. So I will be sending them off to him and he will get them out. I will say that his back-piece from Scott was awesome and his 2 from Valerie are just perfect!!!

[hogg]

Fantastic, @Reyeslv! When he adds color to those cherry blossoms, it's gonna change everything. So, so great.

[CABS]

As did I. Was Chris Grosso at his booth today, too? That was another highlight: chatting with the man behind the Tattoo Age series. He's a great guy.

I didn't see Grosso. That sounds awesome though. Seems like a legit dude.

I got to the convention around noon. I could have gotten some time with Julian Zeff but I had to jet.

[cvportagee]

Had a great time at the convention this weekend. It was nice meeting and talking

with @Scott R, @Reyeslv, @Stewart Robson, and @Valerie Vargas. My wife was super

excited about coming away with this from Valerie:

Sorry for the crappy iPhone pic and my lack of ability to take good pictures.

[hogg]

@cvportagee, that's gorgeous!

[cvportagee]

@cvportagee, that's gorgeous!

Thank you! It is amazing and even better in person. I will try to get some pics to post with a good camera after it has healed.

[Scott R]

Thank you! It is amazing and even better in person. I will try to get some pics to post with a good camera after it has healed.

thats a great gift for your wife @cvportagee

[cvportagee]

thats a great gift for your wife @cvportagee

Thanks. I can't wait to see pics of all your great work.

[Reyeslv]

Had a great time at the convention this weekend. It was nice meeting and talking

with @Scott R' date=' @Reyeslv, @Stewart Robson, and @Valerie Vargas. My wife was super

excited about coming away with this from Valerie:

Sorry for the crappy iPhone pic and my lack of ability to take good pictures.[/quote']

On wow, that is just amazing. Is your wife still smiling??? Great to meet you guys!

[cvportagee]

On wow, that is just amazing. Is your wife still smiling??? Great to meet you guys!

She is. Last night I caught her on numerous ocassions just staring at her arm. I was nice to meet you as well. Your back is looking great and your friends foo dog turned out awesome.

[ian]

What an absolutely INSANE weekend! Got to chat with @hogg, meet @Reyeslv and watch @Stewart Robson work on his AMAZING back piece, got to meet @Scott R and see his insane 11 hour back piece as well as watch @Valerie Vargas work on his thigh pieces, chat with Valerie while getting tattooed with Jondix, Hang with @Tim Hendricks while he tattooed my Wife and much more!

Here are some highlights...

My Wife and I with Jeff Gogue, such a mellow down to earth guy!

the tattoo he made on me

Jeff drawing it on

Jeff tattooing my Wife

the finished piece

pic from Jeff's Instagram

Tim drawing on my Wife's foot, another super down to earth guy and a blast to hang with... Freddy Corbin also hung out for half the tattoo... needless to say, a memorable experience :D

Tim with my Wife and the finished piece

Pic of the tattoo from Tim's Instagram

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My Wife and I with Jondix, the coolest most humble guy I'll ever meet and an absolute pleasure to be in his presence...

his AMAZING banner

The stencil for my stomach

lined out

and after 6 hours of tattooing, the finished product of which a photo does NO justice

here's the tattoo he made on my Wife

Jondix shared his booth with Deno and I took this pic for a friend but I'll post it for you guys, this was some original artwork that he was selling

words can't describe how amazing this weekend was but hopefully these pictures attempt to paint a picture :D

[hogg]

I've been waiting for you to post your stomach, @ian. That's even crazier than I thought it would be! I really enjoyed the conversation I had you with you and @Hrubarb, aka the No-Hand-Tats Crew. Congrats on your new additions (and best to your wife, too).

[Scott R]

@Valerie Vargas thank you so much

[CABS]

I think what I like most about the convention is the aftermath, and all the guest spots at the local shops going on. It's interesting to see where people are guesting at.

[Lance]

Great show as always! I'm jealous of all of you who got tattooed! Thanks for posting photos. I'm living through you. It's a constant battle for me going to this Convention as there are always so many fantastic artists to get work done from. Alas I'm still holding on to the idea of cohesive work by Jill Bonny so walking the floors with that awesome vibe in the air tempts and tortures me. That said, I'm happy I was able to walk away with a few new prints and reading material. I was hoping to score an original ink on handkerchief drawing from Mary Joy at Tattoo City but I showed up too late. There's so much good stuff there it's crazy. Can't wait till next year.

@hogg, I saw you a couple times at the show, but you were busy talking to people so didn't want to interrupt. Sorry, I didn't get a chance to say hi. Ha ha, I really need to get better at introducing myself to people since I didn't get to meet more LST people ;-)

[Scott R]

@Lance so many good prints, I dont have any but found myself wanting to by a lot.