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Got tattooed by Adam Warmerdam last week. So I'll throw this in the mix.

Headed up to San Francisco with the homie @Iwar for an appt with GRIME on September 19 :D

Matt started this tattoo last weekend. Pretty much every other tattoo that you can half see in the photo is by Matt as well. Sorry it is showing up sideways, but I am absolute shit with a computer.

I was lucky enough to get tattooed by Valerie Vargas the other day as planned. Left arm. Elbow upwards. Should be finished early September.

It doesn't matter what you call yourself or what others call you........just get good, solid tattoos....and enjoy yourself while you are doing it!

I was riding the bus to work this morning and even though the bus was full and people were standing, there was one empty seat...the one right next to me. I believe it was @CultExciter who once said on here that the purpose of visible tattoos was to attract mates and deter foes, so I'm halfway there.

How horrible that you got a tattoo taken from the highest selling book series of all time and other people got it too. But yeah, claiming to understand things on a much deeper level than everybody else isn't hipster behavior at all.

grez is seriously such an amazing tattooer, and versatile is a very apt word to use in describing his work.

It's funny because I was thinking of the people I've been tattooed by that it might be Seth Wood who I would get all my work from. His tattoos are great, I love how he's doing more and more large scale work and that it is completely fucking awesome, and I really like him as a person. He's funny, easy to get along with, incredibly smart, and he always adds a little bit extra to his tattoos that really set them apart. The tattoo I have from him is only a couple of years old but it's solid as fuck. I'm glad that I don't have to choose only one though.

I dream about being tattooed by Shige, Horitomo, any of the Horitoshi family, Wendy Pham and a whole slew of other artists. But I am very happy with the tattoo artist who started me on my journey, Henning Jorgensen. He's introduced me to a world of great artists who are as genuine and humble as he is. He's given me beautiful artwork that I'll treasure for a lifetime and just an awesome guy to chat with about life in general. Henning loves tattooing and that's something that I admire about him, his passion for his work. Mike Rubendall is the same way, hence why he and Henning are such good friends. Same minds gravitate to one another. I'm lucky to have work from both and will continue that trend.

Hi guys, my names Ross, I tattoo fulltime at Body Language Tattoo in Fife, Scotland I am a big fan of the LST interviews and finally decided to join the forum. Thanks for having me.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the lotus crown and the pearl!! fucking brilliant!!

Getting my left thigh done by Horizakura in September, gonna be a bird (dark eyed Oregon Junco) and a peony or lotus, leaving that up to him since I already have a lotus elsewhere.

@Avery Taylor incredible. One of my best friends and coworkers moved here from Seattle, and he has amazing work from Matt. I need to jump on this boat.

Goddamn! I saw that one on Instagram and lingered a long while. I absolutely love that collar and lapel flip. It totally makes it.

I'm hobbling around right now like a penguin... and I'm trying to dry heal this tattoo completely, but its so hard to resist the temptation to put some lotion on it. I must persevere! :/

Hoping to get a walk up from Aaron Coleman at the Boston Convention at the end of August. Maybe Jay Cavna too...

Getting my chest done by Capilli Tupou in September while he's guesting at Dan Smith's new shop. Beyond excited!

If it was just on who's work you like the best at this time,I would also say Seth Wood.I love his style.And I love Regino Gonzales Japanese work,& b&g work.I wish I could start over with a blank canvas,I would like to get a bodysuit from these two guys.

If I were to stick to just one, it would only be if I were doing a full Japanese bodysuit. That being said, it would be a very difficult choice between Stewart Robson, Mike Rubendall, and Horitomo... I'll say Stewart, though. Once my front is finished and my back is at least outlined, I plan on having Stewart and Mike each do a leg from thigh to knee, so I hope to have at least have a good chunk of tattooing from each of them.

Yikes! Just booked an appointment with Mario Desa at Great Lakes! This is turning into such a great summer.

Got this Grimm tiger yesterday from Fergus Simms. Here is a pic of the three thigh tattoos I have off him so far taken after the appointment. Safe to say I am very happy with all of it.

Tebori by Horimasa Tosui in his private studio in Amsterdam. The baku was done at wednesday and the pictures are taken today (sunday).

Tattoo conventions are for anybody interested in tattoos, and I think going to one is a great idea because you'll get not only to see plenty of people's portfolios and their tattoos in person and in one place, but you can talk to tattooers and get their opinions on your cover up, you can get a sense of their personality and so on. You can get tattooed too if you want.

If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck. but its ok, some ducks are fun to hang out with

If a reputable tattooer refers to you as a collector its not a bad thing, its self proclaimed turds that get tattooed by like 3 different people in their hometown that give it a bad name.

Welcome! Do you have an artist lined up yet? I recomend checking out Josh Arment at The Aloha Monkey. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.352660617569.155993.352646707569&type=3

In my case at little rearranging not complete blank canvas! Regino is crazy good at huge japanese tattoos! Maybe if i ever do a back piece i'll have him do it!

You're right. I suppose the real problem is saving up enough cash.

http://tattooforrest.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/20130714-162850.jpg I don't know if this is going to work (never posted a link like this before) but I just got this from Forrest Cavacco's blog and thought I'd post for the LST community. I'll be in Brooklyn, NY that weekend, but for folks who'll be in Dallas, have a great Friday the 13th weekend!

I finally got to use the machine and it's great. I did that ToF tattoo and put some work into a back piece. It pushes 7rds into difficult skin with ease. @cltattooing Well, despite the massive pic which makes it look like it weighs five pounds...I don't know actually. It feels substantial but not heavy in use and well balanced, for what it's worth. I could use it all day.

Zombies!!

Lucky you. I wish I could un-know sometimes.

Thanks, really appreciate encouragement and the advise. Usually I spend time trying to get the drawing to the point where I am happy on with it on paper, then I trace it onto the watercolour paper with the help of a light box. Usually I do one design at a time with an idea of what I want on the sheet then try to draw things to fill spaces. Definitely will take on your advise, really enjoy doing these paintings keeps me off the computer and away fro the TV.

easy, I'd pick Grime. I have a piece in progress from him and I have no room for anything else. I'd like to have Jeff Gogue do my whole head because he's accessible to me but if I could have anyone in the world do it, it would be Filip Leu since Jeff has already tattooed me...

Get tattooed by Lucas Ford and welcome to LST.

Welcome to LST! So my apprenticeship experience was not too different from what it sounds like you're about to get yourself into. Solid advice: jump ship now, get like 10-20 more tattoos, paint your ass off, and try a better shop. Ideally, a street shop with walk-ins, tons of flash, and artists versed in several styles who do large and small work on a regular basis. I understand that this is rough advice to hear, but I can guarantee that you will have a much easier and much more fun time in your tattoo journey if you take that advice. I fully get what it's like to be young and hungry for it(still am), but you will benefit tenfold throughout the rest of your life if you start out the right way with the right information at your foundations. Or you can do what I did, which is apprentice at the first shop that will take you, start tattooing right away, fuck a lot of people up, not learn shit about your craft, leave half way through your apprenticeship, and then get another job at whatever shop will take you as you figure out how you're going to get good information and further yourself on your own. In the end, whatever you choose to do, it is all going to be difficult. What it mostly comes down to is are you willing to spend the time right now to learn the right way, or do you want to spend the next 5-10 years unlearning what you've been taught and figuring out what's what. Having someone tell you that they will teach you how to tattoo is the most exciting thing in the world! The fact remains that the time spent in a shop for 2 tattoos is not enough time to let you know if it's really something you're ready to be a part of for the rest of your life. Anyway.. sorry for being so preachy. You will decide what's best for you and your life. I wish you the best of luck on this incredible journey that is tattooing and getting tattooed.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love Stephanie and I love that fucking dragon.

Done by Tim Pausinger @ Pearl Harbor Gift Shop in Toronto on july 2nd. Who knows, maybe people will really like this one!

Here it is, my naked self on a cold winters night...finished and healed pics of my back by Dean Sacred.

Dusty Neal says he still need's one more pass on this one:

Adam Shrewsbury made this one on me last week.

I thought Season 2 was brutal to watch at times... The kind of 'characters' they got this time around was awkward to watch. Especially having a name like "tatu baby". It hurts to even write it...

someone could be coming in to just get an estimate, actually get tattooed, see about an appointment, take walk in time, buy a t-shirt, (depending on the shop) get a piercing, or in some cases be asking for directions or to use a bathroom. they may even be trying to sell you a product of some kind (some guy came in where i work selling some next level Windex stuff recently). plus, some variant on "can i help you?" is about the best way to start off a customer service conversation, which is what the counter person's job boils down to. i'd much rather have that than be ignored or treated poorly, which has happened at shops i've gone into.

hey, I'm totally looking for some leadbelly records, mp3's, whatever....anyone have anything?

He's all "well shit, I know I left my cock somewhere ... "

OMG and LOL. What's going on with his face? What's he thinking? "What the hell is going on? What the fuck happened to me?"

Dari are you crazy?! I would tattoo you any day of the week any week of the year. I LOVE doing super detailed stuff, and btw you sat fine but my memory isn't what it used to be... so maybe you didn't...

There is no such thing as the best rose. Its not a competition, more of an appreciation, repulsion, or somewhere in between. My personal fave is Henry Goldfield, He rules the rose in SF His chest piece is a giant rose from Oakland's Shakey Jake done in the early 60's I believe. Many tattooers and their families wear Henry's roses. I don't have photos available right now , but I wear one and my wife has a 3/4 sleeve of 3 roses from Henry. When I got mine, he gave me the drawing which proudly hangs in the shop. Next to the rose it says" Dean, here's your rose. Follow the rose in life and you'll never go wrong. Good luck to you." Most of the roses I see today are very well done in a variety of styles. I like rose tattoos with a black outline made by people over 50. But hey, whatever you're into, there's room for it all.

I'm scared Tim Hendricks won't ever tattoo me again after the tattoo he did on me that involved a tiny 2 inch by 3 inch world map with all the teeny tiny latitude and longitude lines. And I sat terribly that night as I had done a 3 hr handstands and arm balances yoga workshop with Ana Forrest that day. Terrible timing - what was I thinking? My hands were shaking when I wrote the words down that I wanted written on it, and that was before we even started. I had bruises on my arm for days from him having to hold me still 'cause I was jumping all over the place, trying to get away. He'll probably never tattoo me again. :(