Horitomo Tattoo Cat Prints

[TrixieFaux]

Well this has been a great experience! When I contacted SOG in March, I emailed some ideas/elements I wanted to incorporate along with a photo of my black cat and my leg. I referenced a couple of elements from his book like the cat's expression on one page, the skinny snake from another page, and peonies. When I got there today I finally saw his drawing and it was just perfect immediately! Love at first sight. He used machines only which was fine by me. I love the way the cat and snake seem to be eyeing each other suspiciously with narrowed eyes... And here I am on the hotel bed with my feet kicked up watching ET. Stella is beside me wearing her new monmon cat (t-shirt) nightgown.

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[JoshRoss]

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Well this has been a great experience! When I contacted SOG in March, I emailed some ideas/elements I wanted to incorporate along with a photo of my black cat and my leg. I referenced a couple of elements from his book like the cat's expression on one page, the skinny snake from another page, and peonies. When I got there today I finally saw his drawing and it was just perfect immediately! Love at first sight. He used machines only which was fine by me. I love the way the cat and snake seem to be eyeing each other suspiciously with narrowed eyes... And here I am on the hotel bed with my feet kicked up watching ET. Stella is beside me wearing her new monmon cat (t-shirt) nightgown.

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I love peonies and this might be my favorite Monmon Cat so far. Congrats!

[growltiger]

That is just fantastic, so beautiful @TrixieFaux. I like that an awful lot.

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[Breakme]

@TrixieFaux I saw this on IG and had a feeling it would be you!

Congrats, this is just so beautifully perfect, you lucky duck!!!

[Iwar]

Awesome monmon @TrixieFaux! Congrats!

[HaydenRose]

@TrixieFaux yes!!! It's sooo good. I was on the fence, now I want one. Maybe he would do a monmon dog? Haha

I love the placement and how big it is. Very nice.

[tatB]

@TrixieFaux Maybe he would do a monmon dog? Haha

I thought Horitaka would have spoofed Horitomo by posting a monmon french bulldog by now.

[Fala]

Wow @TrixieFaux!!!!!!!!!!!! That is fantastic!

[SeeSea]

@TrixieFaux - awesome! This one is really special - I love how the snake and cat look at each other. How long did the entire session take?

[graybones]

@TrixieFaux Beautiful!!! Agree with SeeSea, I really like how the cat and snake are interacting.

[ironchef]

@TrixieFaux MonMon cats by Horitomo need to be the LST standard for members who are cat lovers. EPICLY AMAZING! I need to get on my game and try to get a monmon cat. Otherwise I can't maintain my rep as a crazy cat person. Cheers @TrixieFaux! Looks STELLAR on you!

[Fala]

I like that @ironchef - standard for the cat lovers at LST! I'm totally a crazy cat person, I'm not ashamed.

[Pugilist]

Anyone who is ashamed of their cat-loving predilections does not deserve a monmon cat. :)

[Fala]

Speaking of crazy cat people, have you all seen this? Cat And Lynx Become Inseparable Friends

[TrixieFaux]

@TrixieFaux - awesome! This one is really special - I love how the snake and cat look at each other. How long did the entire session take?

The only thing keeping me from being an actual crazy cat lady (or, well, having more than 2) is my sensible husband. But I sure am crazy about the 2 I have and all the ones in my past.

I was in the shop from 11am-4:45pm. The tattoo itself probably took 4.5 - 5 hours with one short break in the middle.

Team LST! Anyone on the fence, get off the fence and get to SOG!!! I couldn't even picture how the design would look with all the stuff I had mentioned and he found a way to put it all in and make it so elegant and beautiful. What a talent.

@Fala, I thought of you and felt bad about getting mine first... but you will get there!

[Fala]

It's okay @TrixieFaux - it was meant to be. We'll be in CA again in 2015 for my husband's tattoo, I'll get it done then :) The sketch was so perfect too, all I did was send him a list of "things about Norton" I felt he should know, and photos. Sigh.

We almost took home a cat I found in a triangular on/off ramp space in upstate NY last year. My husband refused to let me take him home (a little orange male kitten) so we brought him to the local shelter, he was gone within a week to a new home.

[a1steaks]

@TrixieFaux the cat looks great! My wife is planning on getting one from Horitomo and I may even throw one on my foot once he is done with my front piece.

Did he do any Tebori or was it all by machine?

[TrixieFaux]

@TrixieFaux the cat looks great! My wife is planning on getting one from Horitomo and I may even throw one on my foot once he is done with my front piece.

Did he do any Tebori or was it all by machine?

Machine. At one point @DJDeepFried stopped by to visit and asked Horitomo, "So just machine today, no Tebori?" Horitomo looked at me and said, "You want Tebori?" with a little grin... I was like, "Nah, I'm good!" I would have gone either way, he chose machine and I am more than happy with that.

[Pugilist]

Machine. At one point @DJDeepFried stopped by to visit and asked Horitomo, "So just machine today, no Tebori?" Horitomo looked at me and said, "You want Tebori?" with a little grin... I was like, "Nah, I'm good!" I would have gone either way, he chose machine and I am more than happy with that.

This sounds like exactly the kind of thing @Graeme would do, and then I'd shoot him a dirty look. And he wouldn't notice.

[TrixieFaux]

This sounds like exactly the kind of thing @Graeme would do, and then I'd shoot him a dirty look. And he wouldn't notice.

bearded trouble makers

[Graeme]

@Pugilist has a story about how when she was getting her back worked on I asked Stephanie about tebori, because she's getting her back done by Shinji, and Steph then proceeded with an impromptu tebori demonstration with a machine on Pugilist's kidneys. I still haven't been forgiven for that one.

[Breakme]

I am absolutely, unashamedly a Crazy Cat Lady too.

My fiance and I have been wanting to travel to California for a few years now, I think I'm going to have to try to tee up an appointment at SOG when we do.

[Fala]

I don't know, I really liked tebori... Though, I understand why @Pugilist would have been unhappy about it.

[El Dolmago]

@Pugilist has a story about how when she was getting her back worked on I asked Stephanie about tebori, because she's getting her back done by Shinji, and Steph then proceeded with an impromptu tebori demonstration with a machine on Pugilist's kidneys. I still haven't been forgiven for that one.

Ha she told us that story when we met up last month!

As for kitties we just about came home with brother and sister kittens today. They did their very best to charm @Mark Bee

[polliwog]

Beautiful tattoo, @TrixieFaux!

This, however: Instagram DO NOT WANT.