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A little bit of filler today, Snake & skull. :) Tony Nilsson Blue Arms Tattoo Oslo, Norway

Last pic before I head up to San Francisco on Tuesday to start the cover up Wednesday. Left pic was Dec. 9, 2012 and the one on the right was tonight, Jan. 10, 2013

Yes it is, Androosh. The man is a master! I'm fortunate to live within driving distance of CTC, so take advantage of that whenever possible. Heading there in a few hours-it's my youngest son's 18th birthday, so time for the traditional tattoo.

Skull and Roses from Grant Cobb at Spotlight Tattoo

@Dan S, my favorite part about both of those is how the peeps are like "yeah, it's a fucking big cat, whatever though, I'd rather be eating peanut butter." Whereas the cats are like "PLEASE, GOD!! WHY WON'T YOU LOVE ME?!!?"

Well, what the hell...this month is in the bag already, but might as well toss one in just to keep in practice. Tattooed by Nick Colella @ CTC this past summer, a little family action.

Since I will lose anyways...lemme post up my snake/skull/dagger just for shits and giggles to see how it fares.. Regino Gonzalez - - - Updated - - - I love the black flames!

Aaron Coleman, three sessions.

A traditional tradition, something I can get behind.

"Every day that I stand up and walk on my own two feet is a gift." Ya kno...just reading yer sigline, I think every day you're up and walking is a gift to US!

I log back in for the first time in months to see this... GOD DAMN!

Tetanus in one arm, steroid shot in the other. Both are fine, but just in case of reaction an empty space is best. Ironically, the free space on my Poseidon tattoo is his arm...which is also my arm....arm-ception

5th session. 5 hours of arse and hamstrings background. Im glad I only have one arse crack and that I don't have to get it tattooed again,its a fun spot.

hah. Protein bars and water, my friend. Clean living. I was good until we started outlining (the outlines of the Monk were already there, it was just a color session until we finished the main part and decided on the halo) near the armpit. By that point I was hitting a wall. Still... finished it up. Until we work on the background. I DID take my glaucoma medicine once I left the shop, so that helped a bit. ;D

Six hours, @ShawnPorter? I hope you were nibbling on Vicodin and sipping on whiskey.

If you live in the same city as a shop, you really should just stop in for a consult. Emails really are for people who are coming from out of town, and they could possibly get the idea that you aren't that serious about getting tattooed if you aren't willing to come in person. Calling is a little bit better,but ultimately at some point you will have to stop in anyway so might as well be right off the bat. Not trying to bust balls just trying to give perspective.

My favorite name is for the paper towel that goes under the saran wrap at the very bottom of a large piece, the "gravy tray."

By the by- David did around six hours on my ribs on Tuesday, and we used Nibble and Sip; Maybe its an overall improvement because of fitness/diet changes, or maybe its because of N&S, but... there was a noticeable difference in my tolerance over the last time I had my ribs worked on.

Don't know why, but the second one, the cat-n-bones, wasn't nigh as painful as the first, and it's durn near healed..go figger.

Here's an illustration from George Burchett's book of the Duke of York being tattooed. Apologies for the glare on the page.

Haha. Seriously... @else, pleace consult the nearest medical professional..

I got a wifi hotspot!! WooHoo!! Seriously, being this far from home in a town where I know no one - I gotta stay connected to my people - 5 days without internet was wrecking me. (And now I can "like" posts again. I really missed that!)

Horiyoshi III

So I got tattooed two weeks ago and am due for another session on my back at the end of the month, so I have really not been in "need" of new work lately, but a local shop had a fundraiser yesterday for a family affected by domestic violence, and I could not resist stopping in to get something for a good cause. I got this tiny but awesome little flower that magically fit perfectly between the two larger pieces on my thigh, like it was fate! Done by the fabulous Eilo at MTL Tattoo here in Montreal. I love it. (Please pay no attention to my torch, which is still healing and majorly flaky!)

I guess I'll post my latest... by Johannes at Good Faith in Boston.

I was a huge Aquaphor fan but decided to try and dry heal this piece I got from Greg Christian Tuesday night. So we're on day 3 and my forearm is still a bit swollen and tender. The skin has that funny fuzzy texture just before it flakes off. I feel like I'm getting a lot of scabbing compared to when I used Aquaphor, though. But I didn't have ANY weeping (when I use Aquaphor, I get SO MUCH of that crap).

Thank you. My back is turning out way better than I ever imagined, I look forward to posting more progress!!

Grime is doing the cover up, yes. I"ll definitely ask him if I can post a pic or 2 but I kinda doubt he'll be cool with it. We'll see :D

Armpit!

Hey take it easy man, there was no ketchup involved so I should get a pass. Second the least they could do is have munchies available, then I would be okay with it.

King Edward was tattooed by Hori Chiyo who tattooed many royal personages . His sons , the Duke of Clarence and the Duke of York , later King George V also sought out Hori Chiyo when the two brothers served as midshipmen aboard H.M.S Bacchante which visited Yokohama in 1882 .

Horiken at State of Grace also tattoos via tebori. Taki does from time to time, but only small pieces (or so he's told me). If you really want some tebori, you should get some! It's a pretty awesome experience. And @David Flores, I am a huge fan of Dan Gilsdorf's Japanese work.

I had a flu shot last year. The doctor told me he stuck the needle right into the eye (of my Hannya tattoo). I think he quite enjoyed doing that.

http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/gallery/showimage2.php?i=12970 This thread needs some more photos!

If one of those demon beasts stepped foot in my domain I would burn my house down.

Hello all! Tim from Melbourne, Australia. (166 Tattoo) I've been tattooing for 2 years, learning everyday! Hope to improve my skills in a bunch of different styles before my time is through.. Instagram; @tinytimtattoo Website; Tiny Tim Tattoo Hope to meet plenty of you someday, Happy new year! -Tim :)

Found this one of Tony D'Annessa on Getty Images. They say the photo is from 1955, but Tony started tattooing in 1958 so who knows exactly when the photo is from. And one of Tony from the 4th of July this past year, posted by Dave Cummings on his instagram: That also answers the question about what a tattoo will look like with a scar through it: hard as fucking nails.

I fucking love Grant's work. Have you seen the burning stuff he's been putting on instagram lately? It's mindblowing.

Seems like there's a book to be published or a documentary to be made.

Heading into Spotlight Tattoo tomorrow! Had an appointment this weekend but I had to change it! Can't wait to see what Grant Cobb cooks up!

Horitada Shige

So, this was an apology, or...

Those eye sockets are rad, @slayer9019! So is the snake. And the dagger. And the whole tattoo.

As an academic who does interview-based research, and who spends a lot of time teaching people how to do qualitative research, I have to agree with many of the concerns raised in the last thread, and question the logic of trying to do this online in this rushed way. I did my own masters in the UK and I know masters courses are short there and make it difficult to engage in sustained, profound research.As this seems to be the case for you, that doesn't mean you can just do the same research project, but accelerated. It means you need to think about what you can accomplish with the time/restrictions you have, and what knowledge you can genuinely generate from that. Thinking you can ask fairly complex questions and answer them through message board focus groups is like the opposite of rigour. You need to find a research question that can be answered in the time and with the resources you have.. At my university, we strongly encourage our students to do literature based masters projects as it is unfair to both researcher and potential subjects to take on something so ambitious is so little time. Message board research feels lazy. The only time I have seen it done effectively has been when that's the subject of the actual research- I.e. how social media is used in x community. IT CANNOT BE A REPLACEMENT FOR DEEP QUALITATIVE RESEARCH just because you don't have time. Focus groups are great for gathering easier-to-access info--you want to talk about identity? Meaning? Gender? You need to sit down with people. If you have read all of this research literature, then you know that qualitative research is about building trust, relationships, etc. And that there is no research without it. I am a total self-hating academic so I get why so many folks in the tattoo world are so skeptical of researchers. We can be a really tonedeaf bunch. Many researchers take without giving back. But I just want to be clear that as someone who is very much embedded into this world, the above would not be ok with me, either. In fact, much of my career has been spent trying to push people to rethink what it means to work with people, similar to the stuff @Lochlan has been talking about. And to the OP: I get that as an MA student this may be some of your first attempts at doing original research, and so this strong reaction may be really painful. I encourage you to listen to it carefully; I have learned some of my own important lessons about how I present myself, why I do what I do, what I hope to gain from my work, and what I'm asking of other people, in these kinds of tense encounters. I encourage you to think about what the goal of this project is beyond it being interesting to you (you want others to share personal moments of their lives with you? That's not enough.) and think especially about what useful, respectful, rigorous research can actually be done with the time and resources you have. If a message board conversation is all that you are able to do right now, it's not enough to credibly try to answer the questions you are asking with the depth that they, and we, deserve. Research with people takes time. I empathized with how painful such a strong reaction like this must be for you, especially as your supervisors clearly signed off on this plan and no one appeared to realize the problems with it, but I have to say that this: Pretty much removed any good will I felt for you. The above is basically a threat. If you do, indeed, believe in "ethics", then such a nasty statement would never have appeared in your message. Whether or not our posts are publicly available, threatening us that you could use them if you wanted to, but you're just too nice not to, is a dirty, dirty thing to say. Think about what ethical means.

Thank you for your apology though I must question, "limited time scale"....going into grad school you know you need a thesis so by a good advisors advising you should be encouraged to begin developing your thesis at the beginning. Of course it is going to take different shapes and forms while being modified as you go through your lit review and intro classes though people tend to stay close to their original thoughts and reason for seeking a higher education...ie you think your work contributes to a specific missing element, a unique pov, etc so you seek to add to the subject. I do not know the specifics to your program/department so don't know how long your program is but I do know your university and some of their work so believe you have longer than a "limited time scale" unless procrastination got the best of you? Or other variables which I am not privy to..... Once again welcome to the site and hope you find it useful if you decide to stick around and you can contribute as other LSTers have. You can always PM me or respond here or elsewhere. LSTer are truly a unique, devoted, and caring bunch in the world of tattoo forums and in person (at least those I have meet) and we are blessed to have them here! Online research is a new thing where very few researchers have seen desired results and those who have, have had to put large amounts of money into it. The ethics and ways of doing it are still developing, it's in its trial and error phase if you will. I have found your joining the site useful for me professionally (not LST) as I am currently out of the country for a few months working on furthering a research infrastructure we have used successfully with large research funds to become available at an affordable price for the everyday person including grad students. So thank you for teaching me and helping me further my desire to be a better researcher that I am grateful for.

Some weak shit this month... not

Tebori by Nakamura Toshikazu - http://shisei2011.web.fc2.com/index.html

That dagger is on one of my best friends. I think I know where you got that. She got pissed that her nip was in the pic haha. Hopefully she wont see that I posted it on the internets a while back.

Nibble and Sip: tattoo nutrition and my experiences with long distance cycling My friend David's take on tattoos and nutrition.