Swallow tattoos

[Zillah]

Post your favourite swallow tattoos. I saw one today that I loved from Capilli Tupou:

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[omeletta]

I think this is quite sweet (by Andrea Giulimondi):

[omeletta]

And just came across this pretty cool one by Civ:

[deadsp0t]

And just came across this pretty cool one by Civ:

Civ does some rad tattoos!

[Piha]

Post your favourite swallow tattoos. I saw one today that I loved from Capilli Tupou:

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Capilli is an amazing artist. Love his stlye

[Tesseracts]

Ron Henry Wells.

tattoos + tutus | Ron Henry Wells @the_hyena

Electric Tattoos | Ron Henry Wells

Electric Tattoos | Ron Henry Wells

M.F.S., 72 Dart

I really like this little bird rose thing.

Electric Tattoos | Ron Henry Wells

[polliwog]

Greg Christian does beautiful swallows. There's a newer one on there in a different style that's equally beautiful.

[Zillah]

Ron Henry Wells.

tattoos + tutus | Ron Henry Wells @the_hyena

Electric Tattoos | Ron Henry Wells

Electric Tattoos | Ron Henry Wells

M.F.S., 72 Dart

I really like this little bird rose thing.

Electric Tattoos | Ron Henry Wells

Some of those look like they are having a huge dust up, is that the idea? They are really unusual and awesome.

[Tesseracts]

Some of those look like they are having a huge dust up, is that the idea? They are really unusual and awesome.

I don't think it's dust, because he uses black fuzzballs to do things like shading and clouds on a lot of his tattoos. Well... fuzzballs probably isn't the right word, but I can't think a better one right now. It may be dust though. I saw the LST interview with him, and he said he used to do graffiti, so he's probably emulating the look of spray paint when he does this. To me it looks kind of like the void of outer space, or some sort of dark magic that sucks out the light.

[Zillah]

I don't think it's dust

Sorry I meant dust up as in a fight!

[gougetheeyes]

Here's one of mine, redrawn from the Bowery book and tattooed by Sophie at Eight of Swords last year, a very nice birthday gift from the one and only @MrsGougeTheEyes

[irezumi]

Awesome

[CultExciter]

a very nice birthday gift from the one and only @MrsGougeTheEyes

[Zillah]

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[wonderbhoy1888]

was my very first tattoo on my shoulder blade when i was 18,im now 42 so have had the wee fella for a few years,got it done in my home town in a small room on top of a building run by 2 brothers

[El Dolmago]

Mario Desa's folk birds are amazing. Instagram

[polliwog]

Yes, those are high on my list. Apparently he will be coming closer to my part of the country this fall. It's tempting to get a pair of them!

[suburbanxcore]

My buddy (@huggernaut) has a folk bird from Mario. (I believe it's in his gallery). I'm hit or miss on them, but the ones I like I absolutely love.

[tatB]

Yes, those are high on my list. Apparently he will be coming closer to my part of the country this fall. It's tempting to get a pair of them!

how close?

[polliwog]

Well, nothing has been finalized, but I asked and he said he's trying to come to NYC this fall. Here's hoping. I don't think he's an active member here anymore?

(I don't know about you, but somehow going to New York from Boston always feels like an effort, even though it's really not that far. I'm trying to get over that because it's a bit silly.)

[tatB]

@polliwog it is an effort but it is always worth it for a tattoo.

[Mark Bee]

Well, nothing has been finalized, but I asked and he said he's trying to come to NYC this fall. Here's hoping. I don't think he's an active member here anymore?

(I don't know about you, but somehow going to New York from Boston always feels like an effort, even though it's really not that far. I'm trying to get over that because it's a bit silly.)

I kinda enjoyed taking the train between NYC and Boston.

[polliwog]

Oh it's a pleasant enough journey, and if you and the Montreal contingent on here can make it to NYC semi-regularly, then someone who lives in MA doesn't have an excuse (other than the city's ability to make money disappear). Guess I'll just have to get tattooed twice while I'm there to make the best use of a trip. It's a hard life.

[Graeme]

Oh it's a pleasant enough journey, and if you and the Montreal contingent on here can make it to NYC semi-regularly, then someone who lives in MA doesn't have an excuse (other than the city's ability to make money disappear). Guess I'll just have to get tattooed twice while I'm there to make the best use of a trip. It's a hard life.

Oh, we're crazy though. But that's no reason for you to not go to NYC to get tattooed, even if you have to get zapped twice in a trip to make it worth your while.

[polliwog]

Re: Mario Desa's birds, he mentioned that he'd be at Smith St in October the other day. tagging @BrianH though you probably already saw this. I was lucky enough to grab a spot. Thinking maybe I'll try for a walk-in at Smith St earlier that week.