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Eh. I have dragon heads on both knees and a dragon on my left forearm. I have a snake on my elbow/right forearm, a massive snake on my back, and a snake (with a hot stuff head) on my shin. Four girl heads so far, three spiders, four birds, three skulls, four hearts, and countless flowers. I'm probably missing a few in the previous counts, but you see what I'm getting at. There will be nothing remotely bummer about a huge tiger from Bryan Burk. Nothing.

damn, haven't been on here in a few weeks. haha, let's hang! @gougetheeyes need pizza tattie asap bro - - - Updated - - - got this guy 2 weeks ago from a very pregnant mia graffam. the cross looks like an X in the photo but it's a cross I promise.

Just went into town and got these two from Ben Fraser of Good Luck Tattoo (melbourne), the dudes a cool cat and the shop is nice aswell, the walls are dominated by awesome Steve Bolts and Scott Sylvia flash. - - - Updated - - - sorry for sideways flick

2 Bryan Burk Tigers = Double the awesomeness !!

This ^^^^ I have several skulls, a couple of anchors, at least four birds, a few hearts, and like Hogg, more flowers than I know what to do with! I wouldn't worry about having similar images - focus on getting really high quality tattoos. By the looks of it, that isn't going to be a problem for you. Anyway, just my two cents.

got this classic filler from chuck donoghue as a final souvenir from a us-road trip. across the sea i got tattooed by him an stuart cripwell (posted a genie lamp a couple of weeks ago).both experiences and environments were different...but both in a more than positive way!

In what could be considered small (town) man syndrome I will post my largest tattoo directly after my close neighbour to the north (@bongsau) most recent entry. Done by Ryan Gagne, Classic Tattoo, Red Deer, AB

Hello everyone, I'm Flo. I have up until now only been a (mostly) passive tattoo enthusiast, but i guess that will all change now! I decided to join LST after watching Scott Sylvia's Interview, which was awesome. Don’t you think? It did however make me think about how I got into being so interested in tattoos... I got my first tattoo from Nikki Balls only three years ago at the Brighton Tattoo Convention after watching the ‘True Love’ documentaries’ which I found on youtube, and decided she would be a good place to start. At the time i didn't have any flash books so trawled through pages of the internet on sites like flikr to find something I liked. I understand what Scott is saying about a lot being lost in the meaning behind tattooing due to the widespread popularity from the internet but at the same time some good things have come from it. Surely this forum is proof of that? If it wasn't for the internet, in many way's I don't think I would have been able to make an informed choice of who to get tattooed by and what to get. Anyway, that was a long hello! In case your interested, here is Ball's Tattoo: https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/167128_1766530373631_6101647_n.jpg

A nice gent got me a gift certificate to Off the Map Northwest down in Oregon. I should have enough for a good sized piece by early next year: so now I just need to figure out which one of their many guest artists/or resident artists with availability to get work from. It's like being a kid in a candy store, wheeee!

Ever since I became aware of what the world of tattooing is, I've also been aware of the closely guarded secrets and the policy of not sharing the gold. And it's a good policy. Not everyone deserves to see the end of the rainbow. And then there's other times where I see that keeping everything to yourself or the immediate close circle isn't always necessary, or that it's more like brass not gold. I also scanned the Rudy interview from the same old copy of TA that I scanned and posted the VyVyn article from in that other thread. I tried to make the scans less crooked this time. Seems to be the best place to post this.

halloween plans: tiger with water on my thigh by henning at kings ave long island... very surprised to be lucky enough to get an appointment with him!

My smallest tattoo to date. This lil kung fu mantis is about the size of a loonie (that is a dollar coin in canaduh eh). Tattoo by Bryan Turnbull (from Gov Street Tattoo, Victoria BC) and was made at Shades of Grey Tattoo in Edmonton, AB during his recent guest spot visit. God damn this tiny zapper makes me laugh DON'T BUG ME EH

Hey fellas, hope you don't mind me entering since I'm new :O Tattoo done by Nathan Herbert out of Austin, TX

Kids at at their grandparents , I've been out for a curry and have pretty much tanned my way through a bottle of vodka.

More funny stories, please.

@Hospitelli I contacted him through his email and was put on his waiting list back in in May. And another LSTer with a lot of work from Henning put in a good word for me and I think that helped alot.

no spam posted this in another thread.. gypsy head by Dru Bias at Saints and Sinners. Overall happy with the piece just having a tough time trying to decide what to put around it. Bugging me having a floating head haha.

You lucky dog as that is awesome for you! Sadly, I'm still waiting to hear back from him about doing a tiger on the ribs. Originally, I had wanted him to do my arm but switched ideas and location cause I wouldn't mind having my ribs in progress for an extended period of time. I don't know if the change up in ideas turned him off or he is just really busy (most likely) but it sucks waiting to hear back from him. How did you go about contacting him via e-mail or Kings Ave? I'm hoping to hear back from him but I'm not sure how much longer I will hold out for.

I don't like talking about money either and call me old fashion...or just plain old, I prefer to bring gifts. Books, bottles of alcohol, some type of food or treats. Sure cash can be king, but this works for me and the artist always seem to appreciate it.

Cash is the best tip.

And if you want a tattoo that's easy to conceal you can get, oh I don't know, A BACK PIECE. You can get your thighs tattooed, your ribs, your torso, your shoulders, and you can easily cover those with clothing. Wanting or needing to keep your tattoos covered in a professional setting, when you're with your family who doesn't approve of tattoos, or whatever, doesn't mean that you can't get pretty much covered with great tattoos.

Hey everyone, haven't posted much lately but finally have a reason to. Despite the new baby, found some time for a new tattoo. Artist Ryan Gagne, Classic Tattoo, Red Deer, AB. Thanks for checking it out.

No gloves...it's funny, I was thinking about that the other day, I remember when the big deal at CTC was the autoclave...NO ONE wore gloves. Sitting getting worked on by Dale, both of us smoking. Cigarettes, yeah, that's the ticket, cigarettes...

Update on my 3/4 and chest panel by Martin Lacasse. It seemed like SO much black but now that we're into the color it seems much brighter. Marty only does two hour sessions, which is fine for the wallet and the sessions are a breeze(except collar bone, that was awful). Probably two more sessions of color to go. Crappy pic, kind of difficult to take yourself.

I posted it in the Tattoo of the Month contest but I got this one done by Adam Warmerdam a week or so ago. Some of the best lady heads out there right now, I'm sure it helps having Chris Conn upstairs.

Ok guys, I know we fail hard at this in the Northeast, but I spoke with Mr. @gougetheeyes and we found a day that it will be happening! We just need to pick a location, feel free to throw out suggestions. Date: Sunday, Oct 20th Time: 2:30pm - whenever Where: Angelina Cafe - East Village I made reservations for 10 people (gave some leeway for an extra or two) under the name John Members confirmed: @gougetheeyes @slayer9019 @ironchef @HaydenRose @Fala + 1 @dirbab Below I've mentioned anyone who responded to the other meetup threads. @ironchef @HaydenRose @G.Uristti @Jack @ShawnPorter @dirbab @Our Endless Days @Bunny Switchblade @Fala @CultExciter @Joe Shit @

Hey everybody, I'm Sweety, been tattooing a little over 7 years. I work at Rivington Tattoo in New York City. Stoked to be here.

I am an American living in Europe. I'm an artist formerly known as Cool-Aid but now that I'm older I just use my real name Scott Irwin, I have nothing to hide anymore. I've been tattooing since 1995 and have been in the front seat of a wild ride called tattooing. Even though I've been tattooing so long I feel as if I just started gaining momentum. I'm here to surround myself with like minded artists. I couldn't have stumbled across Scott Sylvia's interview at a more perfect time. Like all things there are highs and lows, and there are new beginnings. I am very thankful to be a tattooer and couldn't imagine it any other way.

Just curious, does that stand for Huge Mother Fucker In Charge? I hope so, haha. Also, what a dickhead.

How could I forget?!

so i have a weird question. i already have a bryan burk tiger, right? well i am 100% having him do my back but honestly the more i think about, i just want him to do a another bigger tiger on my back, with background and maybe other elements. is that weird to have 2 similar tattoos from the same person on you?

My nephew.. Was unable to go, and I am working 70 hour weeks until mid November. Which means we can afford a house next year (and more tattoos), but I'll have to miss the convention. Sad panda, but I shall live vicariously through you guys until the next one :). Make it rain (Dick's) while you are there and get a good walk up!

@beez , pimpin out the Dicks. Have fun at the convention!

Sounds like you owe someone a bottle of fine Scotch!

I think he does good solid work. I just wouldn't put him in the "truly talented" category because I was interpreting "truly talented" as being in the elite artist category.

Melissa Etheredge and the Indigo Girls? I was pretty psyched when I was up at Spider Murphy's over the summer that within the first 10 minutes of my tattoo, I heard an old Bowie song and a BRMC song... two of my faves. Always comforting to hear some of your favorite music while getting tattooed. Seemed like they probably had pandora on, I don't know. There was some Black Sabbath, Black Keys, and some "classic rock" at my last session here in LA and that's all fine with me, too.

don't really care what machines the artist working on me uses....but i do prefer coils since the quiet rotarys kinda creep me out because the simple fact they don't sound alot! i need that sound to zone out.

^ I feel like my last post came out wrong. We have a kind of sarcastic way of communicating a lot of the time, the "dumb shit" remark was said laughingly. By "dumb shit" he means whatever "unladylike" things I want, and that was clarified at the time. He really is incredibly nice, to a fault almost. With everything else, he's a pushover, this is one of the only things he feels strongly about. I only mention our limits matching up to show that maybe we were actually on the same page all along, and just not understanding each other because we assumed something different about each other (alas, communication). Once he heard from me that there were things I would never do and get, I think that put him much more at ease. I would love to get to the point where we're both excited about things I want to get (and maybe even both getting tattooed, haha), and maybe that will never happen, but I think he will at the very least be tolerant of it. He came to my last appointment right after he got off work and was there to support me, but as soon as I mentioned getting another I got the whole "You already have 2, do you need more?" lecture, and have been getting it ever since from him. Him actually participating in my brainstorming (and not just moping and trying to convince me not to do it) was a big step for him. And so far, it does seem like once I actually get something, he's fine with it...it's the planning stage that seems to get to him the most. We're having a tough time right now in general because of a lot of changes in both of our lives, and I think the tattoo disagreements have just pushed everything over the edge and got us both kind of riled up. He did very clearly say during our talk that it's my body and I can do what I want, and he won't love me any less.

Scott Sylvia...BOOM!

Matching tattoo pigment to skin tone so the tattoo isn't noticeable? Some people shouldn't get tattooed. That shit is retarded.

Martin Robson here also .

I'm going to throw my Bert Grimm special into the mix this month. It's by Tim Pausinger at The Pearl Harbor Gift Shop in Toronto. It may not be the most complex or largest tattoo, but I think Tim really nailed it.

I'm getting really pumped for this. It'll be my first year attending. My wife's got some appointments lined up with a few of the Frith Street crew and I'll be fighting the urge to get a walk-up from about 20 different people...

hhmmmm....Bill Salmon , GTC ,Martin Robson ,PJ English, Fip Buchanan, cant remember his name at Doc Webbs(no gloves) 88'ish.....and yeah I think freddy C started right around that time. I started in 89'....

Tengu on my leg By Chris Garver, London Tattoo Convention last weekend. Freehand and 4 hours

OCTOBER!! Convention month is here!! Preparing for my appt. with Jondix and Freddy Corbin, getting some background/filler/patterns/whatever Jondix decides to design. Can't wait!

It is good to see someone talking up Vinse. He is a great tattooer and a great dude. I just got my ninth tattoo from that dude last weekend.

Atom at Artcore is one of my favorites Atom at Artcore Studios