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Finally finished up with Seth wood the other night. Here she is, the gator!

Giving this a shot. This is my alligator tattoo done by Seth Wood who works at temple tattoo in Oakland California. We finished at Saved Tattoo in Brooklyn this Monday the third of march

Nipple is gone, 14 hours planned for today:)

I'm gonna arse up the RHW month combo with another Valerie Vargas piece! Even though most people know this, both Valerie and Stewart are seriously awesome people. If I had infinite skin and infinite money I could very happily spend all day getting tattooed and listening to their stories!

Hey! So my mom and her choir are singing at Carnegie Hall this spring (rad!) and I'm coming along to be there with her for this major accomplishment, and to spend some time in the Big Apple. We'll be there May 31st through June 5th. I won't be working, but I do intend on checking out some of the incredible shops located within the city, and see some of the better things that NYC has to offer. If anyone would like to meet up and get dinner/beer/whatever, let me know! Also, I've gotten a few suggestions as to the fun non-touristy things to check out in the city, but would love some more suggestions. I am contemplating bringing stickers/prints/originals with me if anyone wants anything while I'm in town. Cheers y'all!

I'll throw mine up as i've posted it in the 'latest' thread. Done by Frank Carter, not a bad 30th bday present to myself. - - - Updated - - - As a side note, the inside of the forearm is such an awkward bitch to heal. I'm constantly leaning on the fuckin thing

@OutOfIdeas congrats, that's great!!!! Saturday night I got to hang out with the wonderfully charming and badass miss @beez after she finished her apt with Junii at Diamond Club. 9 hours in two days! What a beast! Got tacos, coffee, walked around the Mission, talked tattoos and life. Really fun time. Sunday I tattooed @MadeIndelible after being interviewed for his zine project. That was a really interesting experience. I've never been interviewed before and I feel like I word vomit a lot, haha. Anyway, I'm not trying to circle jerk here, but I really recommend anyone take up the opportunity to kick it with LSTers off the board. Every single one of you that I've met so far has been really awesome. Like genuine quality folks.

Our office just instated a new "work from home" policy where we get one a day a month to work from home (big whoop... lol) BUT now I don't need to take a day off the day after a tattoo... I can just hobble around my house instead :) ...and save vacation days for something better HA

Collar wrap is all done and healed! Lion & Snake were made by Shawn O'Connor in Oct 2013 and Jan 2014, respectively. Eagle was made by Chris David :cool:

Frank William from when i was in chicago last week.

May we introduce you to this thread: http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/general-tattoo-discussion/152-non-tattooers-opening-shops.html

You'll love it. Very much. I'm pulling the trigger on tickets to SF here in a couple days.

Everyone's tattoos are so awesome! This thread is killing it. Here's a pic of mine from yesterday's session.

Well, we didn't manage to make it 5 hours, I gave up after 3.5 hours :) But we did cover a lot of skin in those three and half hours, so I think we did OK :) Next session in two weeks... can't wait ;-)

Got this done by Frank Carter yesterday, nabbed the picture from his instagram as i'm too lazy to take one myself.

And likewise I had an awesome time with @cltattooing! She was very nice to me as I choked on ceviche. It takes a lot to be graceful in that situation, hah! Looking forward to next time :) Also I got tattooed and it was awesome and I'll post pics when I get some proper ones. Much agreed with @cltattooing - so far all of the LSTers I've met have all fallen under the category of "good people" - so here's a round of back patting for us all. :p ALSO I had some really good news that I don't quite want to voice just yet, but suffice it to say that some seriously awesome stuff is happening lately and can't wait to share it when I can do so without jinxing. :D

If you are interested in some tattoo history then hit Brooklyn and stop by and get tattooed by Mike Perfetto and even Tony Polito is tattooing again (for now) on Saturdays! Smith Street is a definite need to stop by as well! Many good shops and awesome tattoo artists.......you'll have a blast!

Yeah actually I need to get tattooed by Mark Cross. That's a thing that needs to happen. (calling the shop tomorrow?)

I got the job I was hoping for! Wont make very much hourly for the first three months, but after that I should make good money. And the company offers an awesome profit based bonus system, which will most likely lead to my car being paid off quickly, a Triumph motorcycle, and some rad tattoos. Not necessarily in that order. I may be thinking a bit far ahead, but damn im happy now!

Even though I was never actually good at it, skateboarding is probably one of my biggest and earliest influences in life. In the late 80s or early 90s during the summers in the shitty little town where I grew up, the curling rink was converted into an indoor skatepark with half pipes and even though those ramps were terrifying and I couldn't actually skate them for the life of me, that skatepark is where I first heard punk rock. Thrasher magazine was like a bible: I read about Youth of Today in there, it was through Thrasher that I was introduced to artists like Pushead and Jim Phillips, there were the Skate Rock tapes and the Sessions ads always selling t-shirts with the Misfits skull on them. I treasured those magazines. Actually skating went in and out of my life and I don't think I've actually been on a skateboard since high school. I think about starting again from time to time, but then I remember that I'm old and my body hurts at the best of times as it is. But even so, I like going on Youtube and wasting away hours watching skate videos. Anybody else? What are your favourites? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rVLguwR5o8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHj-nlam4C4

This is going to sound snobbish but does anyone else have a really difficult time having an enjoyable conversation about tattoos with a non-tattooed person? It seems like they always push the conversation towards: laser removal, their super meaningful/personal tattoo design idea and the long story behind it, reality tv, infection/disease, or other similar non-sense.

Was recently at a party uptown in NY and had trust fund / rich / spoilt girls genuinely ask me how i support myself / live whilst having tattoos. No joke.. When i asked why they hadn't got tattoos themselves they simply said, because ' father would cut me off and not pay my rent' i looked blankly for a second then walked off.... They lived a 20 minute train ride to Brooklyn and had never been, even though they had lived in NY their entire life. Blew my mind for a couple of minutes then just thought how lucky I was to not be them.

I often wake up and feel that i want to get tattooed that day so i just head over to smith st or green point and go and pick a recent painting from one of the guys, or ill have a time space booked and turn up and just talk until we decide on something...some of my best and favorite tattoos have come from approaching it like this, I don't feel there should be a correct process or time frame to getting them, i just love it!!! haha

@CABS @MadeIndelible It'll be June 29th through July 5th. We definitely need hangage. I'll start one of those fandangled threads soon. - - - Updated - - - That or Chuck. Chuck is a real nice fellow.

Carolyn you gotta get tattooed out there!!

If it's not an infection, let the tattoo heal more... give it some time. Healing tattoos can do all sorts of wacky stuff before they are fully healed. I think (and correct me if I'm wrong) that it takes 3 months to completely heal a tattoo. Usually after a month it's mostly healed and you will know if you need a touch-up. Have some patience! If you're still worried, contact your artist or the shop where you got the tattoo.

Tomek, at Read Street, does some very nice work as well! Seth Ciferri turned me onto Tomek a couple years ago......def one of those people you don;t hear about much but does great work! I think Nikki Balls is still at the Wheaton Tattoo Paradise location as well! Like I said.....you named a lot of great shops...... Hunter Spanks is working at Have Fun Be Lucky in Baltimore.....saw CultExciter mention the shop....again, another solid shop!

Tim Lehi flash by Cody Miller. Blackheart Tattoo, Sunday Walk-In Day. SF, CA. (For those that really don't know)

A photo would be helpful. Check with a doctor if it seem suspicious.

Absolutely none of these nonsense topics are worth discussing. It is actually embarrassing to be an active member of a forum that gets so easily side tracked by complete shitheads. Lets all (myself included) make a better effort to talk about good tattoos and only good tattoos. Ignore everything else.

Hey, welcome! Your life sounds awesome, haha. Can we see some pictures of your tattoos? Also, if I were in your neck of the woods, I'd be getting tattooed by Maurius Meyer on the weekly.

We can't forget about Alpoko Don

I said hot damn!

Welcome! What are you looking to get? Have you checked out Kings Avenue Tattoo? It's in Massapequa and is one of the best shops anywhere.

Scrappy's House of Pain Tattoo Company, WOW! What a fuckin joke

I just respond "It's an overworked/underpaid thing, you wouldn't understand." And, as Eddie Murphy would say, "No baby, that's just jokes."

Avoid Manhattan is the best advice you will receive, just go in to the specific tattoo stores then get out ASAP haha. NYC is brilliant though for sure

When I got my first tattoo I was worried about clearly expressing what I wanted. My solution was print examples from that artist's online portfolio so I could point and say I like this style of waves, flowers, koi, etc.

I'm interested in trying this, but honestly, I'm pretty turned off from it from the way that some of you are posting about it like you're getting paid a commission from the company.

It's because they didn't get a panther.

Ha! Alright then, here's my RH Wells from last year (march-ish I think).

Got my first tattoo wednesday, by Dotwork Damian at Blue Dragon, Brighton. Took around 6 hours. I'm incredibly happy with it, and will be extending it :)

Walk in day at blackheart. Get tattooed by Jeff Rassier within an hour. no big deal.

Looks great Peter! Ugh anxiety. I have my next appointment in a couple hours. I'm always afraid I'll tap out after 45 minutes, haha. UPDATE From Dana's Instagram and then a closeup from my wife's personal collection. ;)

I got some more great work from Mike Aul. The skull, scimitar, arrowhead, and cloud filler are all from today print screen windows I also got a coral snake eating a frog wrapped around my elbow. I'll post a picture tomorrow.

Seconding and thirding Lil Dave. Awesome dude, great attitude, solid tattooer.

A healed shot of my Back piece:)

Oh what the hell. My leg, done in November by El Monga Sasturain.

Sessions 1-5 by Aaron Bell...16.5 hours on the clock so far. - - - Updated - - - Killer Don Nolan design! I remember getting this design sheet when I was just starting to assemble some equipment from spaulding rogers back in '90...anyone know what year it was drawn?