Shannon Shirley

It is so common, at least to me, to tattoo womens feet,especially first tattoos. yet rather uncommon to tattoo men's feet. I did a shark the other day on a man's foot, and it was a big ass foot.hehehe .But no ,nobody seems to place moral judgement about a foot tattoo. you know,shoes.....and yeah, @Bunny Switchblade everybody thinks women's feet are hot, but men's feet , yuck...I have never seen a man's foot in fetish photography..hehehe

nice art buddy.....nice ol triumph too.

these are my favorite type of clients......

Im gathering these people arnt too cool? when is this thing?

no shit...

I grew up in the SF East bay,and would have to agree this art is definetly an extention of the "La Raza" movement, there was great racial tension in the 70's when I grew up there with the forming of some ''alternate'', Im gonna say, gangs that are still around.Your writing style makes me think youre working on a thesis? Seriously.I wasnt kidding about my 1st wives books.So, Tattooer? Non Tattooer? your profile leaves me wondering?QUOTE=Huero;30986]roots of "Chicano tattooing" can be traced back a long way, but what was really influential on the art form was the tradition of public murals, especially in east LA in the mid to late 1960s. These murals were scattered all over Los Angeles, in nearly every barrio neighborhood, but you had a concentration of them in the projects. Places like Ramona gardens, Estrada courts, aliso village, dogtown (not the venice dogtown, butthe dogtown projects, by the LA river, near chinatown) Sometimes they were political. The themes generally revolved around racial pride, community disenfranchisement, Aztec and mayan mythology, Lowrider culture, pachuco culture etc. Tattoos were and are an extension of that tradition. That was the era. The end of the viet nam war, a massive increase in the prison population in California and the rise of biker culture. It just happened that Cartwright and negrete and Rudy where there at the right time in the right place. They had credibility in the broader tattoo culture, and exposed that style far beyond califas. It was seen as an underworld, undesirable thing, then it became chic for a time.

very perceptive and totally true ...homes..hehe. you been readin my 1st wife's books....hehe....this was a lot more understanding than her dribble.yeah you're right but Ive worked in Oakland and Pensacola and I always seem to do portraits on the brothers. but historically I would say you are correct. Charlie always said , him n Jack would say they open up in ELA so you didnt have to go to the joint to get it.

Scott Sylvia did this on me @ 97' very feminine......hehehe ,apparently none of these fools ever saw ''Papillon''with Steve McQueen the baddest MFer on the silver screen.

I like it when men act like or say '' I would never get a rose or a butterfly'' as if that meant you werent masculine.

what is a PITA? yeah ,every body over thinks this shit nowadays,too much education.......OHH....pain in the ass.....anyways, tattoos ....there supposed to be fun. Hell, Gil made a living at this shit for decades, Its ok......shitty ones are still tattoos...I cover em up with bigger ones almost everyday.

hell yeah.....lets see more ol school shit. thx Hogg.Its funny, my grlfrnd said when she saw this ''wow, nice photorealism'' and I said '' Chicano style is where it came from'',right or wrong?If you work in a shop regularly tattooing chicans and blacks, you will do portraits,like it or not.

there is so much chat on this thread about numbers....who gives a shit. If you like the person,if you like the work, thats all that matters. there are so many good tattooers nowadays that I have never heard of. ''long after the sweetness of a cheap price has worn off,the tattoo is still there'' .....everyday I am confronted with shoppers, Its tiresome. this kind of crap, is why very few know who I am, I burned out and quit. If ya aint got no bread, ya cant get a tattoo. just remember,for the 1 that's tryin there's 20 that suck, and have no business in it. A lot of the people on here live nowhere near San Diego. Turn off your computer, start walkin, drive your car, get a buddy to drive ya,take the bus,whatever.go get a mark. It might suck,It might be a good one. At least,start livin.wow I just looked at yer profile ,an almost retired marine ,yer supposed to have some crappy devil dog already.hell I just did one yesterday and Im nowhere near a marine base.....Here's the problem nowadays,...too many options.Too many choices.Its just a fu#KIN tattoo.

I missed it...somebody said somethin about Worsocki? Charlie used to talk about him. Lets hear some....

howdy where's Saltillo..... Im in Foley.....near Mobile...Al..

and by the way, I loved this thread,Irezumi.....this is what its all about....learning and listening...yee haw!!!

cool...howdy.....nice t shirt.

tattooed portagee lovers unite!!!!

I do like this thread ,but Freddy ? Im not sure he belongs in here.Ive known Freddy for a long time ,I never really thought of him as a ''Chicano'' style tattooer. I havent seen Jack in yrs,does he still use singles? I havent in yrs. these factory 3s are plenty tight.