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I spent the weekend in Brooklyn....Queens....and Iselin, NJ! I was very honored to once again be tattooed by Tony Polito......and equally as honored by what he tattooed on me!

I know I already posted this picture when I first got these done, but I figured I'd include a photo in the actual "Hand Tattoo" thread as well. Here are my hands. Applied by Thomas Hooper.

A bunch of people on here have probably seen this all ready but here is what Rudy Fritsch and Iain Mullen did to my back today, took approximatively 2 hours all in all I have a new found respect for people with back tattoos as of this session. Shit is brutal! Only a small portion of it felt all right. I had to struggle really hard at times. I was trying to surf the balance between consciously being there with the agony and discomfort and zoning out and into my head as much as possible. Divine moments of pain, that's what I kept thinking, while also trying to breath slow and stable. Getting tattooed by two tattooers working simultaneously is a good idea though. It's only about 1,568 as painful as getting hit with only one machine but it's about twice as quick! Most of the time the machine working at the most tender spot would be my focus and the other one was mostly irritating. You do get some crazy synergies and some combination of spots gives you new concepts of what pain can feel like. Recommended! Also very happy with the result so far, of course, hardly any need to say that right? Very rememberable afternoon at Imperial Tattoo in Stockholm

Well then. Session 1 complete of my back piece with Ian Flower at New Skool Tattoo in Surrey. Nowhere near as bad as I was expecting and my back is not feeling too bad all in all. Next session in 3 weeks.

Thanks everyone. PHEW. He is back home and eating voraciously...

Raven on my rib from Joey Ortega at Triple Crown, Austin on Thursday. This pic is at three days so it is far from healed.

^ depends on if "its for me" or not.

Existing LST thread here - www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/tattoo-designs-books-flash/1779-facial-tattoos.html

Our daughter (first kid) is four months today. Smiling at everything and starting roll all over. From Memorial Day.

Poor little bear! So glad she's showing a little liveliness. They are the best creatures. I took my cats to the vet for their checkup and my little cat shunned me as punishment for the rest of the day - he refused to get out of my laundry basket - for such a monkey he really doesn't like being out of his comfort zone. - - - Updated - - - Oh your poor little kitty - that's awful! So glad he's OK.

face tattoos aren't for me. even if it is a good tattoo i can't get over the fact that it is on someones face. but head/scalp tattoos are interesting. specifically japanese wind/water swirls and thomas hooper type stuff. maybe when i'm old, retired, and going bald.

Nope.

I tried on a bunch of these the other day and laughed & laughed. Maybe they look amazing on people who are 5'10" and willowy. This tattoo keeps getting larger and larger in my head and will probably end up on my thigh now, but I did find a pair of comfy non-harem pants just in case.

Got my right foot tattooed on friday night. Wasn't bad at all. Actually got to sit in a comfortable position and had a good view of the tattoo making. Limped around after but swelling was minimal.

Haven't posted here in awhile, thought I'd pop in and show you guys some of my tattoos from the last year Battle Royale by Aaron Coleman, Bulldog by Bubba, and Spider by Matt Arriola

Derick Montez at Everlasting in SF is doing some pretty cool stuff.

Iron crown tattoo in Monterey CA was established in 2010 and has grown faster than imagined. We are a full custom shop in a great location. We have 2 colleges and 2 military installations and countless of local tattoo enthusiasts and tourists and travelers that keep our shop plenty busy. We need artist with high talent and skill with 3-5 years at least of experience. You have to be comfortable with custom artwork, top quality customer service, and providing a welcoming and enjoyable environment. We need someone that is dedicated and reliable. We've earned a great reputation locally the hard way, and need folks that arent afraid of the hard work it takes to keep it. A love and passion to the craft of tattooing is an absolute must. What we DONT need are the typical things no tattoo shops need these days like rock stars, druggies, unreliability, unprofessional talentless, inexperienced, drunks, tough badasses, drama queens etc. We encourage you to come guest spot to see if you're a good fit to our team You can contact us and send some samples of your work to [email protected] Our website is being revamped as we speak so you can check out Facebook.com/ironcrowntattoo

Tomo is so cute, glad he's home and eating well @TrixieFaux. @SeaSea - I'm so sorry about Molly, give her lots of snuggles.

I'd be happy to try to direct you to a decent artist in your area. Where might that be?

Check out Bryan Randolph at Spider Murphy's in San Raphael. Great guy, great tattooer. He's well versed in many styles, and I've seen him do some stuff that has that etching feel to it. Check him out: Instagram

Face tattoos aren't my thing and won't ever be my thing, but you should post up some pictures of your suit. When you started here you were 130 hours in, and you're at over 200 in half a year, and getting it done half way across the world too...that's some crazy progress. I'd love to see it.

Wouldn't people then recongnise you as the guy with the head tattoo Whoops just noticed other people had said this haha

after the discussion about torso subjects I've been searching around. holy moly... just discovered the eye of atrocity and night parade of dead souls... I've never considered a ghost tattoo before, but some of these are wild. Might at least provide inspiration for the namakubi I want. The page with the warrior ripping the skin off another mans face.... wowzers, that is no joke. I have much to learn

Here's a thread about that: http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/general-tattoo-discussion/2396-what-makes-good-tattoo.html

It was 2 weeks after I turned 18 in '99. My mum took me to a shop attached to a flea market. I got 2 kanji characters on my lower back that were meant to say crazy but actually say arrogant..no surprise there. I've had a few laser treatments on it and it's getting covered, along with a couple others, when I do my full back next year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This one made me chuckle: "Great artwork and tattooing, however, it is $60 an hour for tattoos and you can't get an appointment very quickly. They require a one - hour consultation a week before the appointment for large pieces and a down payment is required for all tattoo. I am happy with the work they did but the consultation was pointless since I asked for colorful swirls on my arm and ended up with pink clouds and stars. It looks good, but they were a bit pushy when it came to color and style of my tattoo." At least she gave them 4 stars. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yelp is the worst place for tattoo suggestions.

"The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price has faded from memory.” -- Aldo Gucci

Every hairy man needs a bear tattoo!

For heavily tattooed, see @Mick Weder. :D

I think the baku is a great idea! :D

My horse head done last month by the super lovely Emily Rose Murray. Still a bit dry and shiny.

Hmm, well, where I stand on this issue is.............. tattoos > ham But then I am a tattoo-loving vegetarian so the only ham I enjoy is my daughter.

My newest tattoo, I sat 5 hours for it last Saturday, and this pic is from the next day. I commissioned the art from my favorite artist (Hannah Yata) and had the tattoo done by Dana Krieg at Pop's Tattoo Emporium in Kingston, NY. I absolutely adore it!! (Although the current healing phase is driving me crazy)

@beez, Friday the 13th tattoos are so passé. Now, Sunday the 15th tattoos are where it's at. Be a rebel ;-)

I feel kinda.... I just called to grab a spot and they told me they had openings on sun so I took one...but that's a dumb ass Friday 13th tattoo when it's on Sunday the 15th....:/...might cancel the res. boo!! (Why boo? Still a tattoo). Dunno. Waaah?

Snake tattoos always work. For anything. Which is why I have three.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm9hHwGBd3Y Scream Of The Butterfly is still one of my favorite songs. Cassie Eats Cockroaches and God Machine are good, too.

Wow. Lax dress code at work. Maybe now you'll get that big raise.

Sleeve-y sleeve being done in Beijing. Chinese Opera/flower/bat freehand jazz.

Just finished. Mask by Anderson Luna. Hopefully the detailing will hold and not turn into a blurry blob down the road.

I got a dagger through a skull and a snake because, really unless I added a panther how much better can that get?

it is a sexual thing. the dagger symbolizes a penis. i have a dagger stabbing through a skull and eagle because i love skulls and i fuckin love america.

I'm pretty sure that would make you incredibly recognizable.

Another session down...last session of black and finished up the maple leaves. Mike

Just got back in from another session...knocked off the top section of the koi, Oniwakamaru's hair, and a few maple leaves. Next session in two weeks on the 18th. Mike

My feet don't match exactly, but are kinda complimentary. I'm really happy with how they look together. Left by Bailey Robinson, right by Deno.