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Snake and kewpie on my thigh from Christopher Ayalin at Liberty Tattoo in Seattle.

TITS! what is she doing for you? tell her I love my thighs and molest myself frequently in a mostly non sexual way

Starting my back piece with Valerie vargas next Thursday.

I highly recommend getting tattooed by Freddy.

April 8th - Nathan Kostechko (starting my left arm grime inspired sleeve, just lines) April 13th - Seth Wood (The giant gator on my side is getting some black jammed in for 3 hours) May 3rd - Seth Wood (some more black in the gator and maybe color) i am stoked!

I have to take my young son to swimming lessons for the next two months so the tattoo I got last week will be it for awhile, all other works in progress will have to wait. But to celebrate when the lessons are over and I can get tattooed again, I booked an appointment with Matt Arriola in late June.

Enjoy! Interview: Mike Rubendall Talks the Legacy of the Bowery and Tattooing Off the Body | Complex

Wait, I don't have to buy sunscreen in a 55 gallon drum anymore? The wonders never cease.

Started mine with Valerie yesterday, it's looking great so far, I don't want to put pics up yet until the lines works finished but the design is awesome! cant wait till it's finished! the old love handles sting like hell :D

thanks for posting! I'm hoping to get a one shot tattoo from him at the Montreal convention.

A quick little jammer from Micheal Bennet would be rad as well...

To quote the late-great Lenny Bruce... "thrill hammer". Rob

That's why I hate tattoos in the summer. I love taking my daughter to the beach so I'll be done after June for a while unless someone awesome guest spots who I can't miss. I think in May me and my wife will be picking out each others (not as sweet as you think, we're both assholes) and getting that. We've decided wall flash only, no drug related art, no words. We'll probably hit Taylor Street again since they're fun and down with that sort of crap.

I took this pic of a tattoo on a work colleague of my wife , he's a London fire-fighter and he said he got it around 30 years ago from Jack Zeek in Hayes .Jack Zeek - DERMOGRAFIX TATTOOING Zeek Collection | Old Ink

@spb420 thanks, i thought i read that somewhere but wasn't sure. now delete your post so no one else will know :)

call june 1 for 2014

so, I had my appointment today and I have to admit that the tattoo studio was impressive. 5 floors, a lot of employees, very nice environment it really really looks good. so firstly I met a guy who does the "first meetings" for discussing. I explained him that I want to cover my mark with some tribal-like black'n'grey. After watching at some pictures he understood what kind of tattoo I like and we went to the specific artist who does the style I like (he's a guest artist from england named "Rod Medina"). He told me that he's able to cover the mark with a black'n'grey tattoo of his style. I will have another appointment in May for defining the exact tattoo and for inking. I'm very excited :)

Seattle represent! Awesome piece @Hands On, thanks for sharing.

Its a nautical piece, mermaids ship and what not, loosely based around a Bert Grimm design, what you getting? she was saying she hadn't done a back piece for ages then loads have come a long at once :D

A good friend of mine tattooed in Tulsa for five years after it was made legal...he lives by me now so I will try to get some tips on who to see in Tulsa from him.

Hi vPooch, I am an older gal (45) that just got her first tattoo a couple of weeks ago and I wanted to give you some advice about your appointment. I don't know the driving age where you are but try to have someone take you and pick you up. It's an exhausting yet exciting time for you and you will just want to breath when it's done. Take bottled water with you and drink it during your session. I had to lie down for mine and the water gave me little breaks and kept the dry mouth away. Try to eat a decent meal before you go so nerves don't get to your tummy. Listen very carefully to your artist when you are done so that you know how to take care of your tattoo when you get home. Try to get that care in writing if you can so that you don't have to remember exactly what he said. I wish you nothing but the best, you sound like a great kid with a solid head on your shoulders and I am proud of you for being brave about coming on here and being polite in regards to what these fine folks said to you. They only mean the best for you. Be safe and share your experience with us.

Oh no! So sorry to hear it. Good luck!

It is usually best to search for other threads before starting new ones so we can continue the already started conversation.

should have been on here last night.... was soooooo drunk it's ridiculous. thank god for my youth, and the fact i wasnt hung over this morning.

Looks like I'm gonna have to take a little trip to Tulsa the next time I'm in town! Providing the shop is open, of course. I'd love to see what other talent is coming out of - or in the Stells' case, moving into - the state. Next internet wormhole :).

Just back from San Francisco and no new tattoos for me or @DJDeepFried :(! We were thinking of just stopping by 2spirit to check out the place...but were only in the neighborhood while they were closed. Would have gotten something small from Paul Dobleman, but he was out of town. We were only there for a long weekend. Had fun anyway!

I'm *technically* a resident of the state right now. But, with the way my job works, I spend very little actual time there. (Like - less than 8 weeks of the past year.) I lived there for part of my high school/college years too, but that was awhile back. Richard Stell is opening up a shop in Tulsa really soon - May I think? And there's some good tattooers scattered here and there. I'm not actually there enough to keep up with things.

@slayer9019 Sorry I didn't look back a year in posts! I did, however look at the board and scroll to see if it was mentioned recently ...

It's not size, it's technique.

I love those Hooper Haeckel-inspired mandalas. I can't wait for mine to be shaded.

@ IAN incredible sir! congratulations! waiting for those appointments w/ jeff to become available

From last Friday. Done at the Paris Convention by Nathan Kostechko. i love it!

I haven't...I really don't want to. I just pretend to be a lot tougher than I really am.

Thomas Hooper finished my forearm

Yeah I hate helpful people, too..

"We would appreciate it if you did not rock out with your cock out while on school property."

Im going to second Duncan X. Incredible work.

I guess I've been living in the country too long... I was thinking "what's wrong with rooster tattoos? Lots of people have them!"

You should really try and make it happen, even if it's just a little bit of lettering, getting tattooed by Freddy Corbin is a not-to-be-missed good time. How about a little something for the wife?

I like tattoos beacuse, well because I like tattoos. Fuck all worrying about culture and trends and who has what. I get what I like and that's that. Just me. And the "before and after" pic above, I believe there is a whole thread devoted to that in here somewhere, and there was some quesiton about it's provenance.

I'm more of a thrash guy, but have been getting into doom lately. Conan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPoIlknNd5o Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats Summoner http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9MB6jBzt_Y

7th session. 7 hours of snake scales

We are, indeed - a homely bunch. :rolleyes:

Hey man, no problem. On my lowerleg i had 2 sessions, then it was bright enough for him to cover. since the last lasertreatment on the leg, i waited like 4 or 5 months. on my arm i had in january the 5th session. oh and markus lenhard is doing the new piece, he is from berlin. www.luxaltera.com

Right on man, thanks for sharing! I've got a few questions if you don't mind answering, how many laser sessions did you get before the old tattoo was ready to be covered up? How long did you let the last session heal before you started the new tattoo? Last, who's doing the cover up? I'm not a huge bio fan but that's a sick piece on your leg :D Here's my laser journey :D http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/tattoo-removal-coverup/1663-my-laser-chronicles.html Thanks for sharing yours! :D

1stly, your reason for getting a tattoo is not that unusual. Go for it. Good that you're doing plenty of research. I'm not personally a real fan of most tribal, but at least Pascal in that particular shop seems to be doing better than average. A picture of the actual mark and scars would help the tattooists here make an opinion of how hard this might be. Lastly, don't worry about "not being creative". That's part of what a good artist is being paid to do. Go with your ideas, references and deposit and discuss what you want in detail. He will draw something up and you two can tweak it if/as needed.

Advert for a Ed Hardy guest spot , thanks to Paul Sayce for allowing me to share .