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Finished my leg by Marius Meyer yesterday, we managed to finish it in only three sessions and I'm very happy with the result!!:o Cat lady on the front is by Chris Conn

Hello everyone! It's been quiet from me for a while here now, that'a because I've been working on this leg with Marius Meyer! We did it in only three REALLY painful sessions :cool: never tattooing the side of my stomach ever again! hahah But I'm soo happy with how it turned out! Cat lady is by Chris Conn :o

I guess I will try an even the RHW vs VV count valerie was kind enough to do this tattoo at SOG from a picture of my wife @Eilin that is utterly magnificent!.

What do I have to do to receive that "punishment"?

I have seen too many knuckleheads on message boards. I suppose it depends on their lack of brain power and Neanderthal value system.

I had the pleasure of hanging around while Taki checked the exhibition yesterday and did his press conference. I don't normally get involved in gallery shows and museums because they usually focus on the paintings tattooers produce which doesn't interest me as much as tattoos but this is and incredible thing for me to be part of. Mostly because of the other tattooers involved. It's a small-ish exhibit as far as museums go but there's a hell of a lot to see. I'm not going to review it, I'll leave that to others, I just wanted to share a few of the photos I took yesterday. I checked with Taki and he's ok with me posting them here but most of all: Photography is encouraged at this exhibition. If you post the shots to instagram, twitter etc. Please hashtag them #JANMtattooshow Enjoy.

The problem is... (and I hate to admit it) but you'll find women with a lot of tattoos will exude and air of confidence and not give a fuck what anyone thinks. However... the more close-minded men that pervade realms of society whether it be the news, TV, movies, etc. with these ideas about women, the more women will be raised into a world that holds that mindset and ultimately, will care. Yes, I have, over time come to accept myself and my body, but I can also say that it took me the majority of my life thus far to reach that point. And even my love for myself is teetering on a delicate tight rope because women are constantly fed (even by eachother) how to feel, act.. what to say and how to say it... what we should or shouldn't put onto or into our bodies. It's disgusting and repulsive when you peel back the mask on what is happening all around us, but it is also so difficult to ignore and not be affected by it when you are raised into the ideals of men. Sorry to get all feminist on you all, but my point is that most heavily tattooed women do not get tattoos to feel attractive, but don't assume we are above feeling "less than". Or experiencing hatred towards our tattoos and our image and being hurt by it and falling into a world of shattered self-esteem. Everyone experiences it in the world we live in and no one is truly immune. Some just learn to roll with it and take it in stride.

Thanks you everyone, I totally love it! The sternum was an 8 of 10 pain wise wasn't pleasant the nipple was a 10 on a mans scale of pain lol but it only lasted like 10 mins... First day we did only 6 hours as we spent like 4 hours perfecting the picture and stencils and by 6 hours of work it was 1am and my Mrs had had enough so we called it. Second day 14 hours! I am considering lasering y Remis piece as letting carlos do my whole front, we have some great ideas for it and the Remis piece just doesn't fit in

Got this one done by Tony Nilsson aka Tony Tox at Blue Arms Tattoo in Oslo! On the biceps.

Navajo style filler by Paul O'Rourke, AllStar Tattoo, from today.

Well I got a reply from Scott Sylvia and I'm on for March 19th at Great Lakes. So pumped for this. Thank god the date isn't too far away!

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

I emailed Adrian Lee and he said that it'd be great to post anything about the exhibition and that it'll be up for two months. Here's a few photos for your viewing pleasure:

I'd recommend finding a great artist whose style you love, saving up, and paying whatever it costs to get good work. Break it into smaller sessions if you can't afford it all in one. Penny pinching with tattoos could just land you with bigger tattoos that you don't like. I understand being on a budget, I'm on one, too, but good tattoos are a priority for me up there with mortgage and groceries :-).

I will definitely give a full report, no worries. But it definitely won't be anything compared to actually making it down before it ends @beez. Too bad it's still not exhibiting while SFO Convention is going on. Make it happen, you know you want too, what's rent money? @DJDeepFried, @TrixieFaux, great news. I never thought I'd say that when hearing someone cancel a tattoo session. I definitely plan to be there both Friday and Saturday so I'll see you there. Also @Reyeslv, @irezumi, @Jen Beirola, and all the rest who are going, looking forward to seeing you again or meeting everyone. and @cltattooing, please give us an update about the Analog Show. I really wish I was still living part-time in SF.

Are there way too many feathers, especially on ducks? The body is not a pillow. What's wrong with these warped pieces of poultry that they don't have any concept of what it means to be a living bird? You're not an eagle that rents grass for piles of snakes and crossbones.

haha! aww you guys! Thank you so much for the kind words :o @suburbanxcore @HaydenRose @Graeme @Diehardonvhs I will be adding some more to my travelling-collection this year as well, going to SF and Horitomo i April, really stoked on that one. Can't wait to share it with you all on here. And building some more on my back with Val very soon! So more to come! :o @Scott R for some reason I can't seem to open the picture you have uploaded, would LOVE to se it! - - - Updated - - - @scott that girl is amazing! LOVE LOVE LOVE her!

Oh no! My post definitely wasn't directed at you. It did spark my brain to post what I said, but more because it seemed like a lot of men had been rallying for women the past 4 pages (which is great!) but I felt what I said needed to be said in general so that people don't do the whole "well since I think women shouldn't be victimized for their bodies I'm helping the problem by saying so." It's like racism... there's a difference between saying your not a racist and actually stopping racism. We can't just assume level-headed women are always immune to this type of slander. I remember seeing a short documentary on rape and one of the interviewees said that she had never met a women who truly loved her self and her body. And that is, unfortunately, so true. And now I'm jumping off my podium. Commence the troll-bashing! Who the hell starts a jack-ass thread and then abandons it? WTF?!

Goddamn @Eilin I think you have my favorite "collection" of tattoos on here. So good!

@peterpoose laser should be reserved for kitchen pieces and the like.

@Lance et al : PLEASE give a full report!!! Pics if allowed!! I really wish I could be there!! Junii hadn't quite yet decided the full dint of her lecture when I was there last week, so I am curious to know what she lands on. So if anyone goes, I can't wait to hear. Hopefully I can get back down to LA before September (and not October, thanks @Lance :p), because I definitely want to see in person. JEALOUS! Definitely meet up if you guys get a chance. @cltattooing and I were just discussing this over in the 'awesome things you've been doing' thread -LSTers are awesome folk. - - - Updated - - - The t-shirt helped ease me over the awkward hump at the Bay Area Convention. Because otherwise you're just people staring at people and that is kind of weird and possibly creepy until the LST connection is made. When I saw the shirt I was able to point and grunt excitedly (i was still awkward ;p) and I think that's how I met @Scott R, @ian and @cvportagee - easily identified by the shirt.

you could also get a giant panther.... just sayin!

Glad to see forum communities like these exist. I work at a museum and the spare time that I do have I usually draw or photo a lot of graffiti for local graffiti artists. I didn't really get into tattoo's til around 2004 sometime. It had grown on me over the years. I love tattoos. I've met some of the most amazing and talented people who do tattoos in Detroit, New York and @ many Tattoo Conventions. I love art all kinds it's just awesome forums like this is around.

Indeed! Not only did I get to see you and @cltattooing, but I got to see your killer new piece by her. It was great meeting @hw1776, @Hands On, and @bugxjuice, too. Oh, and the space and artwork were mindblowing.

@Eilin is a badass. I want to be like her when I grow up!

Seriously. Eilin has so many tattoos that are just flat-out amazing, and this new one is no exception.

This month is blowing my dang mind.

Scott got back to me about Pagoda City, too. Nothing set in stone as it's still pretty damn far away, but looking like that's gonna happen again.

If your willing to travel to North Carolina there is Empire Tattoo and Hot Stuff Tattoo in Ashville, NC.

The only shop near Myrtle Beach that I would go to is Hero Tattoo, Myrtle Beach And Wilmington,NC has some good shops and it's about an hour away. Instagram near Spartanburg Instagram Instagram Instagram https://www.facebook.com/pages/Holy-City-Tattooing-Collective/121994757833918

Ha. Sounds like a maths question from a text book "if Lisa has one tattoo on her back that was covered up with a new tattoo and Peter has 2 tattoos on his arm that were incorporated into a sleeve, how many tattoos does Felix have?"

codeword: squidpants :cool: I also wore my LST shirt at the con in October, I don't think it did any good though, haha. Everyone that I ran into from the board I had already met over dinner. Also looking forward to a full report on this show. I'm going to the ATAK show tonight, so I'll be sure to take a boatload of pictures.

Upper arm and forearm aren't that painful and they're pretty easy and quick to heal too, so I don't think it makes much of a difference one way or another when in your trip you get them. I would probably tend towards later in the trip just because New York can be super hot in September and you'll probably want to keep a fresh tattoo covered up, but I think either way is probably fine.

Looking at portfolios (mainly Read Street and Paradise Tattoo) it looks like Deirdre Aikin may be best suited for my simple, but geometric, pattern. Anybody here have work done by her? Tattoo Paradise - Deirdre Aikin (I also noticed that Deirdre Aikin is a MICA graduate, and I have some connections with people there...)

the question "how many tattoos do you have?" will probably have a bunch of LSTers stuck for a little while.

im going to new york april 25th. getting my hands done by daniel albrigo!!!

Welcome! I heard that when museums close for the night everything comes to life. And then Ben Stiller is there for some reason.

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!

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

Hyottoko from Civ at the West Texas Tattoo Convention...

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

Yes, definitely waaay too many tattoos. Living beings should never be marked by the ravages of time, their environment, circumstance or human intervention! Won't somebody PLEASE think of The Children!

Women with snakes and crossbones? Sounds goddamn tough and sexy!

Maybe find a pictorial reference book for art terms if you plan on getting really into it all.

Don't engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed man, it's not sporting!

I'll take the survey if I can be assured that this quote makes the final paper in some fashion.

Is there a roll call of LSTers going? Me and a buddy will be there Friday and then again on Saturday for the lectures.

haha this made my day! and thank you @lastjohn for calling my dear beloved SO a warped piece of garbage! if i could, i'd give you a hug. seems like you might need one.

Chaz Bojorequez lantern!!! The Master! So good. These previews are looking too good. Can't wait to see this! Perseverance Preview: Luke Stewart: Jeff Gogue: - - - Updated - - - Brian Kaneko: Chaz Bojorquez: - - - Updated - - - Brian Kaneko: Chaz Bojorquez: - - - Updated - - - Ergh. I give up posting these last two. Tomorrow perhaps.