kylegrey Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 LiveLeak.com - Nonagenarian tattoo artist. Delicious, Graeme, cibo and 15 others 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Shit Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 That would be a cool experience getting tattooed in such a beautiful place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cltattooing Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 What a precious lady. I would love to get tattooed by her. So much respect, I mean to tattoo for the vast majority of your lifespan is a pretty huge thing. Her arms are so beautiful, too! I really love (real) tribal tattoos, they're so impacting. Awesome video, thank you for sharing. I'm going to see if I can find any more articles or documentation on her. Graeme, hogg and gougetheeyes 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injek Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 I'm amazed how perfectly straight her lines are, considering she's pretty much hammering it into you. I mean, granted, you do anything for 64 years solid and you'll get good at it, but even when the ink was obstructing the tattoo she still knew where she was and where the next part goes. There's only one explanation; she's a wizard. It makes me sad to think that one day this form of tattooing might be gone forever. I never had a bucket list before, but I just made one and getting a tattoo like this from someone like her is at the top. Well, okay, it's the entire list, but that' not the point. MadeIndelible 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironchef Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Thanks for posting this. Except for the tattoos, she physically reminds me of my grandmother who passed away in 2009. She had a huge hand in raising me and I miss her dearly. hogg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnawa Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 I appreciate your posting this. She's a wonderful subject, and it would be nice to see an extended piece on this woman and her community. Her arms are spectacular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Shirley Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 this is what's cool....thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfartart Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 @kylegrey: Thanks for posting this. I love videos like this that give you a different perspective of tattooing and what it entails. For her to be 92 years old and still as active as she is is great to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delicious Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 i was pretty stunned at how good her arms looked at her age. tattoos still fairly good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cork Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Great video, thanks for sharing. Looked like that guy was in a good amount of pain at the one point, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steveni Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrixieFaux Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 She is so cute. I love little old ladies, especially little old tattooed ladies. I love her plan to live to over one hundred and keep tattooing the whole time. I hope she is able to train her sister's granddaughter to follow in her footsteps. cltattooing and Delicious 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
introspect Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 What a great video, and a fantastic woman. It would be an honour to be tattooed by her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semele Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Here's a little piece on her I dug up a few weeks back when the video was posted. It did make me want to go to the Philippines. JULIE TOLENTINO & BATOK TATTOO polliwog and Graeme 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylegrey Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 Here's more on Whang, some really amazing photos - Exposure.ph » Behind the Scenes: Art of Batok MadeIndelible and SStu 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SStu Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 that portrait of her is tattoo worthy material all by itself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutOfIdeas Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 I watched a YouTube video on her (not sure whether or not its the one mentioned above) and it was really really cool. So awesome to see her working; so vital still at that age. It would be so cool to get a tattoo from her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polliwog Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Here's a little piece on her I dug up a few weeks back when the video was posted. It did make me want to go to the Philippines. JULIE TOLENTINO & BATOK TATTOO Thank you so much for sharing this. I also liked this short essay from the same website. A well-written thing that I intend to pass on to a number of people in my life who are baffled by my interest in getting tattooed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Steverson Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Glad I came across this! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadeIndelible Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Awesome. My grandpa lives in the Philippines. Maybe an excuse to visit him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I haven't had a chance to fully read it yet ( because it's 12am and I'm getting tired and lazy) but it looked interesting and runs along a related line to this post: BBC News - Reviving the art of Filipino tribal tattoos Anak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anak Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I haven't had a chance to fully read it yet ( because it's 12am and I'm getting tired and lazy) but it looked interesting and runs along a related line to this post:BBC News - Reviving the art of Filipino tribal tattoos Interesting read. My wife is from the PI. We are planning on going back next year. May have to get a tatto there. I wonder if I could take the pain...:)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeSea Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Online campaign wants 95-year-old Wang-Od to be recognized as a National Artist | Kicker Daily News "A campaign pushing for Wang-Od (Fang-Od) to be recognized as a National Artist has been circulating on social media sites. "Alongside Wang-Od’s portrait is a text which reads: “Whang-Od is the last Ancient Kalinga Tattoo artist. In the past years, the silence of this ancient art was broken because people from around the globe pay homage to this remaining artist and take pride that they were tattooed by her. “'It is my personal advocacy to let the Filipino community realize that it is now time to recognize her world-class contribution to the art of tattoo-making that is genuinely Filipino.' “'She deserves to be one of our National Artist,' it said with a hashtag #WangOdNationalArtist." Hands On and SStu 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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