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Pin up & black rose last week by Tim Hendricks, photo from his Instagram :D

My latest, Stephen Kelly from Forevermore in Glasgow. https://instagram.com/p/5-LPXDKydB/?taken-by=fmtglasgow Over the moon with this one, really batted it out of the park.

I live in a hot climate and have a lot of tattoos, so they are going to show. I do have a couple of strapless maxi dresses that I like to wear, because I love how my shoulder caps look and to see all of my arms and back connected, because usually they are broken up by my more standard clothes. I am not looking for attention, or comments or questions. A few weeks ago, I had a man catch my eye while I was trapped in a grocery lineup and I thought "oh no"; a gentleman, perhaps in his early sixties, strode up to me. He leaned towards me and quietly and confidently said "Your tattoos are unique and beautiful, you are a picture of elegance" and walked away. I think this is the kindest and unexpected thing a stranger has ever said to me.

Second session today...3 hours background shading on one side. Thats 8 hours all up so far. Good times !

Welcome to Last Sparrow! You've given birth, so I don't think you should worry too much about tattoo pain. We all like to commiserate about it, but if it was really that bad, none of us would have more than one.

Sorry for the huge pic, I don't think I posted this but anyway I got this done a few months ago by Jesse Rix in Keene, N.H.

Hey everybody, I found this site through Black Heart in SF. I've only ever been on the receiving end of the tattoo machines and have a few pieces from Ron Wells, Heather Bailey, and Maxime Buchi. This site has been very informative and I've learned a lot from it, especially the interview series. Thanks for having me! Steve

I plan on having my three kids represented in a mandala of sorts from John Sultana in Brooklyn. I have some images to show what I like, but I thought I would leave the exact design up to the artist. If that's a mistake, let me know!! And I was thinking of placing it on my upper arm/shoulder area. I'm really open on placement. I do like the idea of being able to see it myself (at least a little bit of it). Thanks for the encouragement, Graeme!

Chad Chesko in Boston!

Chris Garver is in NYC though that doesn't necessarily make the travel that much more affordable. Check out Jeb Riley at Hobo's in Portsmouth, NH, Erik Rieth in Providence, RI, Forrest Cavacco in Plymouth, MA, and I'm sure people can suggest plenty of other good local-ish options because there are a lot of great tattooers in New England.

They just rereleased The Good Book in softcover, I was pretty bummed to have missed it last time around. Just a heads up if anyone else was looking for a copy. Also just ordered Deno's new book and Byrne's magazine.

Ugh, @Boiled Dove sorry no one was here to boost you on - looks great though! Yeah, the ribs will be waiting for you eventually - :D

Thanks for your reassurance and it finally came. I regret not having bought it ages ago! I know I'm going to learn a ton (including how much I don't know). Best use of tattoo money I haven't spent on tattoos, by far. To anyone else reading this who doesn't own this book, buy it now. I wish I had more money to spend on this stuff.

I only have one tiny tattoo at the moment, a £40 bare-bones compass on the inside of my wrist that noone notices. I got it to cover up some scars etc....but the tattooist deliberately shifted it to the left a bit. Needless to say I don't tend to show it off much. What I really really want in maybe a year or so is a western style dragon going from my hip, along my side/back, to my shoulder. I'm just waiting until I can a) afford it b) draw my idea right and c) find the right artist. Now that I will show off if it gets done right.

Ohhh goodness, I would've been floating on *air* after a comment like that! How wonderful! - - - Updated - - - I like asymmetrical too, a lot. Once I started going on mine I decided I'll be taking it all the way across and down, but I think right now I have more along the lines of what you do, a smattering on one side and full on the other? I don't have a picture of my back as it is now, just separate pictures. If someone could point me in the direction of strapless tops/dresses, I'd love that. I'd rather have it as bare as possible in the back so as to show them off to the fullest extent! Staring--hell I do it too, I can't help it. I don't stare at someone for a rude reason, like a disfigurement or weird clothes, if I'm staring it's b/c of something I like-hair cut, hair color, tattoos, shoes, an outfit, jewelry etc..And I *try* not to be crazy stalker obvious. If I'm being stared at and I have a tank top on (or even short sleeves b/c you can see them peek at the bottom), I assume it's b/c of my work and I don't care if it's bad staring, like if people are horrified by it. If I've long sleeves on and am being stared at, I don't like it b/c I assume it's my extra weight or my bad skin. That makes me feel self conscious and bad about myself. My tattoos make me feel purty. And I will also admit when I know people are looking, I will turn to "look" at things I have no interest in to show off more. I'll stretch out my arm like ohhh I have an itch on my neck, so it shows the flow down my arm too. I have no shame.

We went to Omaha for a couple days to shop, take the kids to the zoo and there's a waterpark at the hotel. So. We're shopping-I had a racerback tank on. I had...I dunno, I quit counting/keeping track, SO many people-mostly women, come up and ohhh and ahh over my tattoos! Seriously-three times alone from the door of Spaghetti Works until we walked to our table! Every store at least one person randomly in an aisle, plus waiting for dressing rooms, plus every check out line, plus every time we were outside walking to another store. It was insane. My husband had to keep turning around to walk back and look for me b/c I'd been waylaid, talking w/someone about them! He's like "Good lord honey, they are *drawn* to you today! You're like a rock star!" It was pretty crazy. I quite liked it!

Prettyyyyyyyyy pumped about this one, not gonna lie. Yesterday: There's a vid too: https://instagram.com/p/5075TDTBNR/?taken-by=greggletron By Greg Whitehead at Scapegoat in Portland, as usual. My thigh feels like a wobbly hot water bottle today, and I don't even care. :o

The winner of Tattoo of the month July 2015 is @suburbanxcore with this bad ass sleeve by Grez from Kings Avenue. Congrats!! Please PM @steve1461686340 with your shirt info (size and male or female) along with your address. The LST Tattoo of the Month Contest is taking a break for a little while due to low submission rate. We'll be back on a later stage, and maybe in a new format :cool: Stay tuned

Got this from Chad Koeplinger last night in DC. Sorry the pics are shitty, it's still really swollen and bruised.

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Picked this up from Steve Boltz on Tuesday.

the hidden anything is so annoying. but even more annoying is when someone only asks for a partial cover up(happened just recently). or when someone sends you an email or phone call everyday changing their minds on what they want. and then they show for their appt and change it again. all the other bad ideas are a cake walk in comparison for me.