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Took a half day off....drove downtown...looked at flash...walked out: So fun. My oldest tattoo and newest!

Ok fools, he put a photo up on his blog, so I suppose I'll share it here as well. Buffalo head on the shin, by Bailey H. Robinson. Shiny photo. There's a skull hiding under there, too, and will almost definitely add some stuff in a few months. Tatonka.

Count on it, Iwar! Im planning to bring my camera to share pix of the event with you guys that aren't able to attend :) Thanks!!

Appt. With Thomas Hooper tomorrow! Then Jondix the next day! So excited!! :D

This guy makes me both wanting to do my palms and scared shitless about it at the same time...... must earn my palms first by running out of room everywhere else so it must wait.

Posted this in the album under my user name, forgot this thread was here.. Whoops :-p Just finished this and finally got a healed picture of it :) Ps: Love the tiger and snake side piece that is just wicked, bad picture or not!!

rare cloud formations overhead yesterday, theyre called undulatus asperatus here a link to ones in our area and here some others from different places Storm Clouds from Stanley Ave | Photos | WHIO

Got this outlined on Friday. Only had about an hour and a half of tattoo time available before had to get ready for next appointment or would have started the shading.

I will be the guy with a shaved head, beard, Vans and sleeves. (I'll stand out because my hands and neck aren't tattooed.)

I will take animals in top hats riding unicycles smoking pipes with monocles and mustaches over people coming in with pictures of the cast of Jersey Shore as reference material. I am just saying things could be worse.

just finished on friday...done by Scott Sylvia... my first splash of colour :)

Bit more on my half sleeve. Japanese happy/sad mask, tattooed by @Stewart Robson , yesterday. Popeye arm today.

Since Chicago Tattoo has been on the same 2 blocks for almost 40 years we get alot of people who come in with old work from Cliff Raven and Dale Grande so i try to take photos of these tattoos to document them. I often see old timers walking around the neighborhood or in the grocery store and see their tattoos and try to ask about them and photo them, there is just something about talking to old dudes about their tattoos that gets their attention and for the most part gets them into talking about where they got in and when and sometimes they can remember who it was. Im sure we all do this so i wanted to start a little thread and put up pics of old tattoos that we have all documented. The first three tattoos where done at Cliff Raven Studios (Chicago Tattoo) by Cliff Raven in approximately 1970.. since i cant figure out how to make these images larger you can click on them to get a better look. i look forward to the pics Nick

you'd think so, right? :D HEaded to SFO tomorrow morning, I hope I can fall asleep tonight! :D :D

Yep, they are. One of the many games that got me into video games.

I can't wait for Freddy Corbin Tattoo Age! Should be amazing.

How can you ever stop making these? You cant. Please dont. They all have great relaxing pace and you are drawn to the people. Really nice series. Best out there.

He looks like one of those guys you fight in the game Double Dragon on original Nintendo. But his hair is only the beginning of his problems. Some guy was taking like five minutes to pull up a picture on his iPhone and this is what he came up with. I said "you wanted a star so you showed me a picture of the guy from the Jersey Shore? Why would you want to look like that guy?" I try to be a nice guy but for some reason this dude set me off, He left and I am sure I offended him but I was beside myself that day.

where are you staying? (in creepy voice)

here's a Filip Leu/Kurt Wiscombe collaboration that I found on a facebook profile...

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA NOSES - Page 1 of 9

@cfgsteak, I never carry cash but I used to enjoy making a trip to the bank on the way to the bike shop. It was part of the ritual. I guess it will be my tattoo ritual too. Another good reason to use cash is wife doesnt have to know EXACTLY how much you spent at the tattoo shop.

I have been working in a collective for 2 yrs now.I have found it to be way better than working for other people as I haven't worked for the most "awesome" people in my career. If they weren't tattooers they were opinionated ones. There are 5 of us - it started with 3. All bullshit & ego's need to be put aside and addressed as soon as possible. It's all about communication. Open lines of communication and the feeling you can share whatever's on your mind - no matter what others might think. Being proactive with shop duties needs to be addressed by all parties - you organize cleaning - partner 1 does the phone bill and does the website upkeep, etc. We all pull together and different times and address any issues as soon as they arise. We have all been working in this industry for a minimum of 11yrs, so i think that is also key. Experienced artists have more to offer & less bullshit to deal with. We all have different strengths and weaknesses with our work and push each other with constructive criticism in a proactive manner. There is a lot of variables you need to weigh before the simple yes or no. My experience has been great. I'm by no mean's "rich" in a monetary means but rich with experiences and life is too short not to live it to the fullest. Money shouldn't be the focus of going into a collective I think. If you want to make a "decent living" - does that mean making more $? You get what you put in - Hope this helps?!

NSFAnyone.. Jesus.

I just watched the last show.. I hope the hoff as hogg posted earlier is in it more. He makes a great porn star. "She made me realize I was more than a GREAT COCK." or something along those lines.

I'm getting to know names around here, but awesome back pieces started by the actual members who posted their own work. Asradin, that looks like a great start. This thread makes me want to get started on a back piece immediately. Too bad that's not going to happen within the next 2 years. I do want something full back, and it'll probably be Kanga Yaksha Myo-o. He is the god protecting the North. 3 Faces, 6 arms, you know... the norm, haha. How can there be a full back piece thread that has gone 11 pages without a single mention of Hiroshige?!? Or did I miss that page? Anyhow, these are some of my favorites of his.

From when Tim Lehi was sitting in at Kings Ave.

Does it still count as a unicorn if the horn is coming out of his eye socket?

after living in Brooklyn for a period.....I hate hipsters! Check out the site to go along with the book! Look at this fucking hipster

apparently, that slouching model with no tattoo's is Tattoo Dex and the propieter of this shop, which appears to be just as horrible as any other shop owned by someone who seems to be in the business for the money and not the trade.

+1 on UFC tattoos, also major league athletes and celebrities. Shit tattoos on people with money doesn't match...or maybe it does?

The entire UFC is a big advertisement for what not to get when getting tattooed.

Tattoo Artist Magazine posted this recently on their blog:

Here is my eagle. It was done by Matt Arriola.

when I first started tattooing a lady came to me with a terrible photo of a man- in the distance , behind a kitchen table. She wanted a portrait of him. Well, I did it to the best of my limited ability - which at the time was really limited. When it was done, she looked at it in the mirror and said " I hope my husband doesn't recognize him!"

I like to work.

about 7 years ago, when i worked at deluxe, i was doing a kanji on this chick's lower back. she was doing ok, then got a little light-headed. so, we stopped, i let her sit down, got her some water, her friend gave her candy. waited about ten minutes, she was feeling better, chatting, color came back in her face. she seemed totally fine. so, we decide to finish up( there was literally one minute left on the tattoo.) she takes a final swig of her water and takes two steps toward the trash can, to throw out her cup. SHE PASSES OUT STANDING UP. !!!CRACK!!! she hit the floor unconscious, no reflexes, face first. it sounded like a bat hitting a baseball. it was the scariest sound ever, and we were stunned. for a second we all just stood there with our mouths open, then the silence was broken by the chick's eerie moaning. blood was pooling out around her head and she seemed REAL confused and in a lot of pain. she was crying and not getting up. so, i called 911, they show up pretty quick, paramedics come in and i tell them what happened. in the most non-challant way, dude glances at her, then back at me and pulls his sleeve up to show me an old armband..."hey bro, how much would it be to fix this up?". i repeated that she was bleeding and in pain and he says "she'll be ok, probably just broke her jaw." his buddy is behind us looking at flash! so, they finally take her out on a stretcher and off to the hospital. i start cleaning up the blood, and notice her teeth left an indent in our floor. SHE HIT HARD. so, her friend is on her way out and is quietly giggling, and i ask what is so funny? she says "well, in the last week her boyfriend dumped her, her car got stolen and she got fired. she was hoping this tattoo would turn her luck around." it was the kanji for "lucky".