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Further work in progress, nearly finished, koi and Japanese maple leaves by Mo Coppoletta from The Family Business in London ...

Nice one, I am also getting a skull and snake combo on my thigh, getting mine at Hunter and Fox next month by Greg Christian.

@CABS - Yeah man, definitely worth the trip. The shop is cool as hell, and I showed up early expecting a line but ended up being the only client there for the first hour+ of the sitting. Jeff is a solid dude, I highly recommend him. Jeff and a couple other guys from the shop (including Jason) will be at the Bay Area Convention this year, too... Here's a slightly better picture from Instagram:

It doesn't matter what anyone else does. All the things everyone else does that you may not like or agree with are just distractions from focusing on your own goals. That's not limited to tattoo sales.

Bored and unmotivated at work this morning so why not day dream about something cool... Convention Website Convention Facebook Instagram: "@bayareatattooconvention" From everything I've seen this is one of the top North American conventions. Anyone else plan on going this year? I think I can convince my girlfriend that a weekend trip to SF would be romantic. And nothing adds to the romance like a fresh tattoo from an elite artist.

Next one two weeks from now. Rock of ages, with the cross up side down on the side of my thigh. By Peter Lagergren at Malmö Classic. Going to be a fun one and the last before summer. Hey, do you guys get tattoos in the summer time too? Being from sweden I can't really afford to miss out on the few months of sun bathing, swimming and outdoors skateboarding so I choose not to get anything new between late May and late August

I'm lusting after ANYTHING by Steve Bryne at the moment and would absolutely love to have my back done by him... however unless i can find a reason to be in Texas for a considerable amount of time i imagine anything i get from him will be a one shot! So in a word No, not at the moment at least. I'm going to get a tattooer to look at my back and advise me as to if theres even any point in considering i can have more than just lower back done... sorry for digressing so massively from the point of the thread!! - - - Updated - - - I'm lusting after ANYTHING by Steve Bryne at the moment and would absolutely love to have my back done by him... however unless i can find a reason to be in Texas for a considerable amount of time i imagine anything i get from him will be a one shot! So in a word No, not at the moment at least. I'm going to get a tattooer to look at my back and advise me as to if theres even any point in considering i can have more than just lower back done... sorry for digressing so massively from the point of the thread!!

Finally booked session #5 on my arm w/Spencer Briggs...coming up 5/4! ?

Well I used to run every day in Central Park. Little did I know, so did my bosses. Well I ran into them one morning and later that day, some disrespectful comments were circulating through the office. And the show I was working on only had around 10 people on staff, so it got pretty uncomfortable. It was just your typical bullshit, but it got old fast. As far as tattooers in LA I'm planning on visiting, I have Bryan Burk and Jim Sylvia high up on my list. I'm also going to the SF convention in October and plan on getting another piece from Grez.

we sure do.. it's the time of year we go from looking like corned beef to looking a milky reddish colour :)

Just booked an appointment for me and my Fiance, Im getting a lantern on my chest that im having him freehand. This will be my first experience with freehand and im excited as can be. I cant wait to see how his style come out!

THEE best show. Hands down. Always a blast.

summertime isn't an issue that affects me :)

Finished my chest piece by Nick Rutherford at Third Eye Tattoo ,melbourne on Sunday ,It hurt like all hell could'nt get the best picture of it but oh well.

I'm always paranoid that if I mention an upcoming tattoo, someone out there will call that shop and cancel my appointment. Weird, yes I know.

i'm going to ask my next client if she would rather i did it in my underwear. I do get paid extra for that though right?

Finished up the piece with Dana Helmuth a few weeks ago and I got around to shooting some decent photos of it all healed up. I'm really happy with it and can't wait for whatever is next.

Might aswell throw this in here, crossing my fingers! This month has stiff competition :)

Ed Hardy Books for sale I have doubles of all these rare and out of print books that I wish to sell. A few of them are in the original packaging others are all in good condition no tears etc but not showroom. I have priced them below what you would find them on Ebay or The Book Mistress, I can combine shipping, items will be shipped from Sacramento CA Eye Tattooed America $50 USED good condition White TattooTime Art From The Heart $80 NEW (a few copies) Red TattooTime Tattoo Magic $30 NEW (a few copies) Blue TattooTime Music & Sea $80 USED good condition Yellow TattooTime Life & Death $80 USED good condition Tattoo Flash (Big Red Softcover) $130 NEW Rock Of Ages (Small Hym book cover)$200 NEW Permanent Curios $30 NEW Tattooing The Invisible Man $200 NEW I also have a few copies of Outlaw Biker Tattoo from Mar 1993 Featuring Don Ed Hardy, Dan Higgs, Alex Binnie, Marcus Pacheco, Elio Espana, Timothy, Jeff Rasier, Kiwi Kim $12 I also have a VHS of Micheal O Stearns DE Hardy Tattoo Art Gallery from 1988 was $50 when sold then -$100 I have a few more items I will post have a new Greg Irons book but unsure of price as they are going for crazy money on Amazon Payment via Pay Pal [email protected] I will be back at my home Monday 9th July and will send any items out on Tuesday 10th once the shipping is worked out, will combine shipping. Email me or PM with any questions ~ Duncan

So last week I had a bunch of meetings and one ran late. Since uncle @Lochlan was at the house already I asked if he could pick up our 2 boys from pre-school. Then I called the school to give them a heads up that the random totally tattooed guy was not trying to kidnap my kids. I tell the supervisor who is very sweet but a little goofy that: Uncle loch was going to pick up the boys. He is a handsome guy covered in tattoos. She says no problem and Loch picks up the kids. Today at drop-off one of the teachers came up to me and said: Remember the day the boys got picked up by their uncle....the supervisor came in and told us to expect "a handsome guy in tap-shoes" and I was listening for tap shoes

I had a 20-year-old ankle bracelet of small flowers I have hated for pretty much all 20 years. Last night I went in for my cover-up. It is not finished. Here is the side that is done. I think it is done anyway. Here's the front Here's the side that isn't done where you can see the old stuff Here's where it meets in the back I lack any artistic skill so basically it was all up to the artist. My only suggestion was bigger flowers and then after he drew them and there was that empty space in the front, I suggested those red ball thingies. He's a genius as far as I'm concerned. Look at those amazing leaves! Even the leaves are beautiful. I was really scared when I saw how big he was going but oh my god, look at how nice it looks on my big fat leg! We ran out of time last night and I was getting pretty swollen and exhausted. I am really looking forward to seeing the final product. (P.S. The map and emblem of the Pacific Crest Trail were already there.)

Hello, Last Sparrow. I've finally decided to join you. I guess I heard about you guys from being linked to your artist interviews from TAM blog interviews. So far I think that this is a pretty rad forum, and seems to be lacking a lot of the nonsense and fluff that saturates a lot of other tattoo forums. I also think it's really cool that technical secret spilling is discouraged here. More attention to focus on the actual quality of art, rather than who thinks they know what. But! Forgive me for not thoroughly looking, but is there a section for critique? I'm a novice who has confidence in their potential for great tattooing, but I also feel that I have a really long way to go before that becomes part of my reality. I think one of the biggest obstacles in my progression is that I don't often get to make art in the company of other artists and don't really have a lot of people who are available to give solid and honest feedback. There are a lot of people posting here who I look up to, so I'm pretty stoked to be able to dive into the community here. I live and work in Oakland, California. I would choose no other place to be at this point in my life, it's probably one of the state's best kept secrets. Also, the caliber of tattooing that is present in the area is both astounding and overwhelming. I often find myself comparing my work to those who have been at this for (usually) 5 times longer than I have, and I still haven't made up my mind as to whether that's a good habit or a bad habit. Anyway, hello, nice to meet you all.

That's LA for ya! It is just like that here... tattoos are part of the culture.

dude, saw this on IG and tumblr. so awesome.

I'm pretty sure that's a guy named Edwin, who I know is basically covered in Conn girls.

lucozade is basically just fizzy glucose syrup in drink form.. lts like 500 calories per quarter bottle or something ridiculous like that haha.. brings the blood sugar levels up.. Irn bru is a typically scottish fizzy juice which is bright orange in colour and said to stain your insides! All exceedingly healthy things!

Second appointment this Sunday at Lighthouse, Sydney. Garth is working on a skull and snake for my thigh. Getting nervous/excited just typing about it. Driving me nuts thinking about colours, have changed my mind many many times.

I'm thinking for my 1/4 century bday I want to get a fat "Mans ruin" piece on my thigh (ironic) of a mermaid on a rock with a ship... I have no idea who to go to get it.. really debating.. wouldnt mind making a trip out of it..not sure...

is it different for ladies to get lady heads? i only have a couple right now, but wonder what my wife would think if i got 1 or 2 more. it's a little more difficult to tell my wife to sod off. =) for the most part, she doesn't care what i get... but she might have a hard time letting me get a back piece like this...

I agree with the rest of you, one can never have too many lady heads! I now have a lady from Valerie Vargas, Todd Noble and will have one from Xam on friday, and from Conn next month! And I will have many more in the future! :o

Matt Brotka is moving out to Full Circle Tattoo here shortly. That is a win for California!

Ladies?! . . . Hell, now I'm thinking about getting my nails done . . .

Haha I haven't even thought about it, I feel like if I tell him something I want and get out there i'll change my mind as soon as I walk in the door.

Art Work Rebels, Jason Kundell's shop, does half off flash on the 23rd of each month...

double post from another thread but I'm excited about this 3/4 sleeve being complete, this is my elbow ditch area on 4th day of healing:

quoting my own post from February because I'm getting excited about this appointment on May 11th!

I got tattooed by Greg Christian earlier in the year while he was in London. Such a nice guy, really laid back, and definitely one of my favourite tattoo artists - I think if anything he's a little underrated over here.

greg is rad. those are great ones.

What's a metal thread without Motorhead??

Yes, that was me. I'm in the process of getting my brewery started. And yes, I do like beer!

I finally get to compete! :) Hops done by Dutch Cooke of Immortal Ink, in Clinton, NJ. Click the pix for full size. -Joe

Better yet... Get your lovers name tattooed across your face in 5" letters. That one always sends a nice message.

Good luck with getting a spot with Rubendall anytime soon...the wait would be more than worth it though. He is, in my opinion, one of the best "Japanese" style tattooers in the world.

Iron Reagan dudes from municipal waste/darkest hour free demo and shit.

I think what this documentary is going to focus on is 'black and grey' tattooing and where it started. We have a lot of great stuff out there to watch about modern tattooing such as Tattoo Age and Gypsy Gentleman. We also have great documentaries to watch on our previous generation like the Ed Hardy and Sailor Jerry flicks, so I think it'll be nice to have a movie that helps define the birth of the fine-line black and grey style that is such a large part of our industry now. I think we'll find out that guys like Ed Hardy, Owen Jensen and Lee Roy Minugh aren't that far apart from guys like Charlie Cartwright, Freddy Negrete and Jack Rudy. I am personally really excited for this, but I guess my emotion is based on biased feelings towards my local childhood heros. Either way, I can't wait to see it.

Shannon, if I understand you correctly which be honest your past few posts is a little bit difficult. We are not judging other people by the places that they have gotten tattooed. We're saying places that we don't want to get tattooed or to get tattooed yet. Not everyone on this board has jobs that take kindly to visable tattoos, or not everyone wants tattoos that are out in the open all the time (neck/face). A cock and balls on the top of the head, yeah it's an odd tattoo, but if that's what the guy wanted alright. If I misunderstood your post forgive me, but it just seems like rantings when your drunk. So take care and have fun.

Having all one style of tattoo OR different styles of tattoos is great either way! They both look good when finished. The collectors that have all one style have a very unique tattoo that flows so nicely over the whole body. Until it would be finished I would keep looking at it (if it were me) and saying to myself, "man there so much more to go till its done". LOL With the collectors that have all sorts of different styles are lucky to have had the different artists tattoo them. Also they are really interesting to look at because its so very individual and can be so random. :)

mine are gay there on the inside and say kindness facing me. i have had them for 12 years or so franky orange did them when he worked at jinx proof god knows where he is now.. my favorite one is rootbeer which this chick named mary had in oakland and i was so jelouse i wanted to choke her

My two favorites are: SAND WICH and PLAN AHEA