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Since my backpiece was posted on instagram I will re-post it here; although the background has not been started. Done by Jill Bonny at State of Grace. The pics were taken from instagram. I may post better pics when healed. (Birds are old tattoos)

So today's Father's Day and my dad is celebrating the only way he knows best...by spending the day at the mah-jong parlor. My lady is working so that leaves me with a free day to my own devices to which I decided to mount and hang up the Horitomo cat prints I have accumulated. I love the entire series and the various ones that are not in print but posted on Horitomo's Instagram. Patiently waiting for more prints to come out and the much rumored book that collects all of the various tattoo cat incarnations. Hopefully one day I make it out to the west coast to get a tattoo cat from him...would be an awesome experience.

Got this from Steve Byrne today.

Second session on back. Not too bad, just 2 1/2 hours.

Just wanna say thanks to everyone who contributes to these boards, with your advice and discussions, definitely made me more critical (in a good way I think) and steered me towards great artists such as Stefan and Steve.

After five months or so of getting tattooed at a more or less sane pace, this month I seem to be returning to full-on insanity. Filled in the gaps on my chest with a pair of butterflies yesterday by Robert Ryan--I really love my tattoos from him, and I love going out to Electric, even if it means braving New Jersey transit.

I started a 7/10 sleeve and chest panel with Martin Lacasse about three weeks ago at Olde City. It's a samurai piece based on the Yoshitoshi print below and what he drew up floored me. He did all the line work(a lot) in about 3.5 hours for the first sitting and we just did the first shading session Friday. If I had the money I'd go every couple of days because I'm fiending to see what this looks like completed.

..you remember people from their tattoos, not their face :)

I got some love from my kids & grand kids today... I hope you're having as good a day as I am... :cool: from me & my family

I disagree completely. Using inspiration from someones work is one thing but a direct replica is another.

This is an awesome piece and I cannot wait to see when it's finished. That's when I'll vote for it. I think this contest should be for finished tattoos.

Got some Stell flash for Stell day, snake and skull off of the bad girls sheet. Pics later edit: here's a blurry instagram shot Joe Martinez, Lifetime Tattoo, Denver CO

Hi, I've been a tattoo enthusiast for a few years now and I've thoroughly enjoyed watching the artist interviews on this site so thought I'd finally sign up to the forum. I'm a big fan of Japanese tattooing and have 2 three quarter sleeves done by Diego Azaldegui in Leeds UK. I'm currently deciding on what I want for my back piece and hoping to get started on that soon.

Hey all. I'm Jen, new to posting but have been lurking for a bit. I have a few tattoos would consider myself moderately tattooed. I did body piercing for a couple of years at Fine Line in Dallas, and get tattooed at the Fine Line in Garland, Tx. My most recent tattoo is a Sailor Jerry inspired mermaid on my thigh done by Mike "Jesus" Harris. I'm a stay at home momma to 4 girls, and hubby (who has a few tattoos and a 3/4 sleeve) is a graphic designer. Excited to be a part of this forum! Everyone seems cool so far. :)

Well, I don't want Fop, goddammit! I'm a Dapper Dan man!

Same exhume, I also didnt think about having to hold the upper inside of my arm away from my body so much, looks like I'm busting the beginning of a robot most of the time at the moment.

@Lance @el twe : Definitely too be continued and I patiently wait for the next batch of prints to be available. Honestly wish some of Horitomo's earlier tattoo cats were available as prints. I loved the ones with the dragons and the rats! Thanks @Pugilist ! I can't think of a better way to christen a new apartment then by hanging up some tattoo cats! I'm saving a spot on my wall for a future @Graeme cat print!

I think my ridiculous run of tattooing is at an end. After months and months of getting work done, I am getting very close to my wedding and my attention must surely turn towards this most important day. My love would like very much if I wasn't taped up, or wounded, or healing as we head into the home stretch. I am certain she is right. So, I had a couple of little filler tattoos done to largely finish up my right arm sleeve. Look for the dice and the flower above them. It has been a great experience, made all the better by being able to share my tattooing with the great folks here at LST. But, come August, work begins on my collar.

There's also the classic scholarly skull design: That one was painted by Chris Hold, but it's after a Bert Grimm design.

You'd be a smart lady to do so. She's great. I also am a big fan of Vinse One!

I've decided I want a la-la-lady head from Nikki Lugo at Tattoo Paradise. I feel like my arms are too puny to put one there, though that's kind of where I want it. Lady heads are one thing I would consider getting in color because they look so awesome in color, but I think I'll keep sticking with all black & gray for now. Nikki has done some pretty black & gray ones -- I really like this one: Nikki at Tattoo Paradise

No one can see your Google Doc. Maybe you can upload it as a photo to your LST gallery.

They are and it has 52 cat prints in it. I can't wait to get a copy.

These are a few of my most recent, coincidently all happen to be don Nolan designs from back in the 70s Very little if any tweaks to the original designs :) Oldschool is cool :)

I believe State of Grace is releasing a book of these tattooed cat prints at the Bay Area Convention in October.

Blurry Instagram shot of the first tattoo of the trip... It's very difficult to photograph all of your toes at once, especially when your outer toes sort of round off. Tommy Ryan, Bullman's Tattoo in Limerick, Ireland.

I meant three. Clearly I cannot count.

I'm fortunate enough to still live at home with the parents and have a good paying job. Figured I'd get a majority of the work done before I move out because that's when reality kicks in and I'm not so sure I'd be able to get it done then. I figure you only live once and I might as well get it done while I can!

I think it's awesome, gives it a very "...to be continued" feel! Also, hell of a print collection.

Happy fathers day to you bud. My kids got me "Vader..#1 Dad" shirt, which I am sporting proudly as I tend to my boy who is feeling under the weather. On a random note, I found this on the interwebz, unfortunately I can't find out who the artist was to credit him.

Hah, those are sweet. My little companion of sixteen years just went to the big litter box in the sky. I have been considering a cool tattoo to honor the little beast.

I told myself no more tattoos for the rest of the year. So far, the tattoo gods are laughing at me slash torturing me because there have been so many amazing guest artists coming through (Hundahl, BHR, Boltz, Byrne, CAPILLI, etc.), plus I missed the Stell benefit, plus I'll be missing some Friday the 13th action... sigh. It most certainly doesn't help that I frequent this messageboard and still follow tons of tattooers and tattoo enthusiasts on the IG. Right now, the plan is to get tattooed on 1/1/14. I hope one of my shops will be open. I'm thinking of going in later in the day, because I don't want to catch an artist too hungover from New Year's Day festivities.

This is my take on it, I use them occasionally and I'll say that the tattoo still hurts like a mofo, you're just in a more relaxed state to deal with the pain. If it's going to make it a little easier for me and much easier for my tattooer, I'm all for it. As far as earning my tattoos, I've got plenty a sober tattoo in some painful areas so as far as I'm concerned, i've earned the right to get tattooed how I damn please.

Speed varies from artist to artist, and that includes artists who work by tebori. Horitomo's tebori technique is as fast and even faster than some artists' machine work, and I know that Horiyoshi III is considered one of the fastest tattooers around. I also understand that he works primarily by machine these days.

Done by Robert Aalbers @ Clean Solid Tattoo, Waalwijk on ME ! I Don't expect to win I'm just so proud of it !

Seeing as today is Richard Stell Benefit Day eve, check this out: For more info on the benefit (and source of this pic): Update: Richard Stell Benefit This Saturday June 15th | TAM Blog

Not so much a book as an (yet unfinished) Author tattoo . . . Jeff Ensminger

I have a tattoo that is probably fairly similar to what you're thinking of: This is Seth Wood's interpretation of the Necronomicon and it goes from my shoulder to about an inch or so above my elbow. He initially did it without the illustrations in the book, but when I was at the shop at a later date he saw it and said that it needed that little bit extra so we booked that and he put those in. I wanted the 20-sided die, the other things were his idea and freehanded in. I am especially stoked on the tiny little Baphomet. It could be covered by a quarter, total fine line madness there. Because they're so detailed, I'm not sure how well the book illustrations will age, but they're a little bonus and even when they fade and blur together they aren't going to greatly change the integrity of the tattoo. So yeah, it can be totally workable though I think you'd need to find the right artist to be able to pull it off properly.

What the hell. Chris O'Donnell. NYC. - - - Updated - - - @Graeme, I expect to see that arm up in a day or two :)

when you have a folder on your hard drive titled "machine porn" which contains multitudes of photos of beautiful/interesting/antique tattoo machines.

That's Arlen. :) Garland is actually the town that they mention in Zombieland. :)

wow, looks great. Jealous!

This looks SO GREAT and we want to do the same thing in our new apartment! I love these prints so much.

Directly from that article - - "the simple fact that an uncreative person took a creative person’s work, signed their name to it, and passed it off as their own for their personal glorification, monetary benefit and career advancement. There’s no wiggle room there. Even the thieves know that, better than the dullards who are rationalizing and defending them." Absolutely perfect. That article is brilliant.

putting this here because there were all those "parent-child" tattoo days posts recently and I don't know where else this would fit. My daughter's 18th birthday is coming up - we were having lunch the other day and I asked her what she wanted for her birthday and she hemmed and hawed a little bit but eventually says "well, since you're all into tattoos, I was kinda hoping you'd pay for a tattoo for me". Awww! Kinda sweet right? Honestly though, I'm a little bit on the fence about it. What she really needs is money. She's not working right now... she's flat broke and living on ramen noodles and canned green beans... (when I asked her what she wanted I was sure "money" would be her answer) Hmmm... I'm thinking on it... Not sure yet what I'll do.

Haven't done it YET.. but. Departing on a big trip tomorrow: Iceland for 10 days, boat to the Faroes, two days there and then boat to Denmark, train to Berlin, 4 days there and last 4 days in Prague. Will be traveling with a friend from across seas. With the same friend I just spent 4 days in Paris with (came home yesterday). Also booking London Tattoo Convention trip with my brother for this autumn, and then on to Amsterdam and then I travel alone to Serbia to meet some friends, train past Trieste (Rudy Fritsch, yeah!) and last to Florence to pick olives with my X. Probably going to Chile this winter too. 2013: the year of traveling.

I don't judge anybody for doing it, especially those who really love tattoos. if it helps you relax or get a better tattoo, cool beans. For me personally though I feel that the pain is part of earning the tattoo. if it didn't hurt to get punched in the face too many people would be doing MMA or boxing.

You have a hand of glory and a wizard tattoo, I like you a lot already. Welcome aboard!

Healing the ditch is pretty serious business, huh? Glad I only have to do it once more.

Went and visited my buddy at his shop today and he had cancelations all day so I asked him for a little foot tat, he gladly obliged :D