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Had to dig up this thread to post this amazingness. Tim Lehi (in progress):

A consultation with Jordan at Frith Street this Saturday. I'm looking to get a couple of dragons to fill a bit of space on my back. @Jade1959 has got a consultation with Valerie Vargas as well. No new work during November & December for me. I'm getting the shakes.

Merry Christmas! Ed Hardy’s TattooTime - Hardy Marks Publications and Don Ed Hardy Archive

We should rename this thread to "the enabling thread".

I really never considered this a traditional tattoo site, but more a quality tattoos site. Traditional is the sense maybe that we talk about people who have established themselves in the tattoo world, more than recent trends in tattoo design. Although some would say getting traditional tattoos is kind of in style right now, others would say they never go out of style. But ultimately I think people who do quality work in any style get a fair amount of respect here. But I guess this site can be a lot of different things to a lot of different people and regardless of how we see it, we all seem to be a fan of some of the stuff discussed here.

my brother has a really bad collection of tattoos. he recently told me that he wanted to go to a local shop on long island to get a samurai tattoo done. i quickly talked him out of it. i'm getting him a gift certificate to kings ave for christmas. so excited for him to get it.

Got this one yesterday from Alex Strangler, who was guesting here in South Florida @ Rockabilly Tattoos:

Do you need any more brothers?

Have you guys seen this? It's hilarious: Look at this Instagram (Nickelback Parody) - CollegeHumor Video

Best picture I could get of my knee at the moment. Only one more rose to fill in before it's done. Again all credit goes to Matt Brotka at Salvation Gallery.

Just finalized plans for an out of town getaway with the mister to celebrate finishing my PhD which will, of course, including a celebratory "Phd, fuck yeah!" tattoo. Cannot wait!

got this guy yesterday from Lowercase J @ Tattoo Marks in State College, PA

Done by Eric Inksmith. He's a great guy.

Long time lurker. First time posting and introducing myself. My name is Tron. I just recently moved away from NYC where I worked with my friends/tattoo family at Thicker Than Water in the East Village. I just moved to Portland, OR and am currently looking for a new shop to call home out here as well as some new people to befriend and paint/hang with. I've been tattooing for a little over 2 years now and always trying to push on and move forward and learn as much as I can. I don't do much but paint all the time. I'm into punk, bicycles, motorcycles, weird shit, funny shit, hopeless romantic shit, science, nature, the occult, coffee, and Morrissey. I'm technologically retarded and have no clue how to post pics of my stuff so... My website is here: LOSINGSHAPE In the words of Boy George: I'll Tumblr for you - Losing Shape Follow me on Instagram and Twitter: @LosingShape

I've heard of and seen more allergic reactions to these "specialty" tattoo healing products than the good ol trusty ones of lotion.....so I stay clear, just my experience.

Hi my name is Tony, and I'm a relatively latecomer to the world of tattoos, not getting my first until earlier this year aged 43. Have always liked tattoo's and am fascinated by the skills of a really good artist. To draw on paper is one thing, to get incredible artwork into living skin still blows me away. I have a Polynesian style piece on my right calf, which was just extended slightly yesterday. Overall only about 5 1/2 hours of tattooing so far. The first pic is my initial tattoo, about a 3 1/2 hour sitting. The second shows the extension done yesterday, just under two hours. Artist: Katie a Go Go at Tattoo a Go Go in London Love the site.

It is now!

There can only be one @jade1955. :) Welcome! Hope you enjoy LST.

So I was poking around on Instagram and saw that Henry Lewis was posting a bunch of funny pics of people as Futurama characters, low and behold I found the app for Iphone and started making some of my own. I did my close friends, family, guys at the shop, then the thought occurred me to make some of my favorite tattooers into Futurama characters. So I will start with the attached guys from Chicago Tattoo Company. I know that some of them aren't the best, but it is an app so there are only so many choices, but thought it would be fun to see how many of these we could do. I would advise that any one of these I make is for pure fun, and I would never create something that I wouldn't be willing to show the person in question in person. Let the games begin.

most definitely! i got tattooed by timmy a month or two ago so i figured it was time to get something from J. he did this cool spider & web on my girlfriends elbow as well last night.

Finally got in to get my first "since LST" tattoo, by Ryan Gagne at Classic Tattoo in Red Deer, Alberta Canada, awesome artist, awesome shop.

Plus one for dragons on women. Bonus points for dragons on fat women.

Hows that different than any other tuesday night?

= My nekkid ass is on your coffee table. :)

Welcome to LST -- please don't beat me up.

Oh yooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu're jack_trouble :D

exciting to see another cool tattooer posting on her. Welcome!

Hahaha yes, this. Last got tattooed in late October, next getting tattooed in late January and I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN MAKE IT THAT LONG. It's like I'm a junkie for tattoos.

Hey @LosingShape, cool to see you on here. I got a cool little tattoo from you in October 2011 at TTW: Anyways, enjoy LST!

Although I don't have any relevant tattoo-shop experience I have experienced a similar situation in the world of physical therapy/rehab. I'm a speech therapist, there's A LOT of money in rehab now and it's been this way for about a decade or so. Once upon a time pretty much all the rehab companies were owned/run by actual therapists. But when business-people saw how much money could be made running a rehab company a lot of new companies were started up with nobody with any real rehab experience at the helm. Those companies SUCK to work for. They don't understand what we really do in our day to day practice and there's a constant push to work in ways that push the boundaries of our ethics. The pursuit of the almighty $$ becomes more important than providing the best quality of care for our patients. Right now, with the changes happening in Medicare/Medicaid, it looks like in the future there may be less money to be made in rehab. And although it's likely to affect my own pocketbook to some degree, I will be glad if it forces changes in the way rehab businesses are run.

Very cool to see your tattoo on that site. It's a great looking tattoo.

Is this a "Highlander" reference?

haha i have a few of those bubbleclouds myself

[x] In. As a contestant, you should play the virgin tattoo customer that has no tattoos.

Welcome dude, love hearing about folks who found tattoos later in life.. Wonder if we've got another @jade1955 on our hands :D

It would be cooler if it was some kind of traditional tattoo ;)

a good artist/tattooer can make anything fancy ,or pretty. make sure you like the style of your artist ,this is almost always overlooked in street shops,by the customer. How about some shrimp squidpants,hehe. actually research is the key. Everyone gets the tattoo they deserve. If you look at the "water" issue of Tattootime,@85ish, there is a photo of a woman with shrimp and blossom sleeves. Ive always thought of that image as a good example of how what one could think of as a strange idea ,but it is beautiful. research.

Off topic, but this blog/article has the best line ever: "I don’t like stepping in dog shit but I wouldn’t go around demanding that all dogs have their assholes sewn shut."

His point of view would hold water if he had the chops in his background to shore it up. Without a proven foundation it just means he can't draw to begin with.

Needles and Sins posted a link to an interview with Fuzi, the guy who did the Scarlett Johansson tattoo: Interview: An Exclusive Chat With 'Ignorant Style' Pioneer FUZI UV TPK | Complex From the interview: Totally unique, except for on craigslist. What a choad.

Favorite part was when Rubendall asked that guy if he knew what the koi he was tattooing represented Tattooer: "No" Rubendall:"It means strength" His look of disgust was so great.

good tattooers are too busy tattooing

by the way, i was taking the piss when i sayed bert ripped off charline

i just got I love tattoos today for my birthday, so good!

It looks like Hardy Marks is going to put out a 30th Anniversary printing of all of these later this year. It should make a nice Christmas gift to myself.

The Tilt book is fucking great! Havent got the second one. I bought it on a whim because it was so cheap, but it is worth the money. Love looking at the stuff!