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Whether or not they last is another discussion, but these are bad ass! By Ben Grillo Ben Leland-Grillo | Facebook

I have no idea who did these, so if anyone knows please feel free to let us know

*I couldn't find the 'Knuckle' thread

I think this tattoo is kind of awesome... actually, the more I think about it, it is awesome lol.

Hey @leelee , welcome to LST! :) Always good to have another aussie here. What part of Australia are you from?

how about a girl riding an eagle!

Win/Win.

You should've found the mic and '98 ODBed that shit

"... I want y'all to know that Inkmasters is for the children. No disrespect, Miami Ink is good, but Inkmasters is the best. This is Shawn Porter, PEACE."

This playing out in my head is friggin' hilarious*

*hilarious being said the same way as Dave Chappelles' son when talking about Nick Cannon

@Stitch626 - yes, I see... I dont know to much about laser, but from what little I do know, by the looks of it it should really only take a few sessions to lighten it up enough for something really nice to go straight over it. There doesn't seem to be anything to solid or any shitty colours that are super hard to get rid of, such as purple. (anyone with more knowledge about these things, am I correct in saying that?) Just think, it could always be worse ;)

@CaptCanada - ah yes, that would make sense :cool: either way, the 'lucky so & so' comment still stands haha

@ShawnPorter - soooooooooo... you didn't meet Megen Massacre then? ;)

Gah! You and your man need to stop being so awesome.

@jade1955 & @Jade1959 - please give us mere mortals half a chance! ;) on the real though, another gorgeous tattoo.

Ron "Angel Fingers" Wells

I haven't had the pleasure of being tattooed by the man yet (is on the list) but either way, this should be put on business cards and/or shirts. :D

@gougetheeyes - I'm pretty sure Uncle Allen is over there at the moment? @CaptCanada - did you get it while he was at Yellow Blaze? What ever the case may be, that lady head is beautiful, you lucky so & so ;) lol

Now if only my black and blue koi had turned out like that I'd be much happier and not having to worry about my own cover up XD

That sucks! Are you doing some laser first or is it small enough to cover with another tattoo just how it is? I hope it all works out ;) (if it helps I was really really lucky, I probably should have had some laser done first but thankfully it all worked out)

I love that Black with blue koi, its amazing!

hehe, I do to ;) (cheers!!)

One of my best friends & coolest mofo in the entire universe - Stooks - just got his new site up. He's just returned from a reasonable stint in Europe and is currently based at 5 Star Tattoo, Fremantle, Western Australia. Check out his stuff and if he ever comes to a shop near you (hey, it could happen? lol) and you want a super rad tattoo & good times, he's your man :cool:

http://stookstattoo.com/

5 Star Tattoo Studio Fremantle - Local Business - Fremantle, Australia | Facebook

You know you like my dick!

Got tattooed yesterday at the Philly Convention by Henk Schiffmacher and how fitting is it that he was #69 tattoo artist to tattoo me?

Why can't I see it?? Is anyone else having this issue? This makes Duffa very sad :( (and apparently speaking in third person lol)

Voted!

And yes you have to be on twitter as far as I can tell to vote, there may be another way through facebook or something to vote..

This may been hard to believe... but I'm one of those people who doesn't have twitter OR facebook... lol, yes, it's true. Just know where my vote would be be going if I could vote

@missStark - by the looks of the artists work she does do nice clean traditional style tattoos. I'm sure she'd be more than happy to whip up a more traditional style pin up for you? either way me thinks that you'd get a nice tattoo from her :)

Wasn't sure whether or not to put this in here or the funny photos thread. Both are appropriate I feel. This is jacked from the interwebs

With the prices or airfares from Australia, and a few friends working this convention, me thinks it might be a really nice way to end the year. The line up could only get better from here! Maybe the first NZ LST get together could be on the cards? haha

@WeRnDoG - I don't know to much about the NZ studios/artists (I know a couple but researching the rest now) but if there are any highlights people should know about and feel like sharing, please by all means do so :)

This looks EPIC. And its only the start of the year!! Not only is the artist line up already looking like a collectors (or tattoers' alike!) wet dream, the location for the festival looks like paradise. Disclaimer - I have in no way, shape or form been paid for this lol. (Look at the photos and you'll completely understand what I mean and why I pointed it out ;) )... (in saying that if they want to pay me I would let them)

From the website NZ Tattoo & Art Festival

"Welcome to the NZ Tattoo & Art Festival website. November 2012, New Plymouth will again play host to the New Zealand Tattoo & Art Festival, which has proven to be the biggest and boldest of its kind in New Zealand.

The New Zealand Tattoo & Art Festival, promoted by Oni Events will showcase some of the top international and local tattoo artists and expose the public to the history, art and culture of tattooing. Along with tattooing, the festival will feature live music, burlesque, art exhibitions, tattoo competitions, graffiti art displays and more."

*ARTISTS* (some of, so far)

Nikko Hurtado (USA)

Dan Smith (USA)

Nikole Lowe (UK)

@chad koeplinger (USA)

Steve Byrne (USA)

Sabado (JPN)

Chicago Tattoo Co. (USA)

@mario desa

@Nick Colella

Eric Gillespie

Horimasa (JPN)

Black Throne Tattoo (AUS)

- Rachi Brains

- Clint Steele

- Alison Manners

Horishin (JPN)

Horiken (JPN)

David Cavalcante (USA)

Chopstick Tattoo (JPN)

- Hori Benny

- Wataru

Sacred Tattoo (NZ)

- Dean Sacred

- Dan Andersen

- Hamish McLauchlan

- Capilli Tupou

- Mark Tumaru

Green Lotus Tattoo (AUS)

Korpus Tattoo (AUS)

Simon Erl (UK)

Third Eye Tattoo (AUS)

Chapel Tattoo (AUS)

5 Star tattoo (AUS)

Westside Tattoo (AUS)

Dynamic Tattoo (AUS)

True Love Tattoo (AUS)

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And a whooooooooooooooole lot of others. With more to be added I can pretty much guarantee. I'll update when more information goes up but for now here is the important info:

What: The NZ Tattoo & Arts Festival

Where: New Plymouth, New Zealand

When: 24th & 25th of November 2012

Artists: A shit load! NZ Tattoo & Art Festival

Cost: I have no idea. Will update when it goes live.

*ARTIST UPDATE*

There are a number of new artists added to this already solid line up, so I won't go through them all but you can always check out the full list here:

sydney - Tattoo Expo

But here are some:

Dean Sacred (NZ)

Greg Christian (USA)

Guy Rubicon (Belgium)

Luke Muller (AUS)

Mitch Love (AUS)

I could have sworn I saw that a certain 'Gypsy Gentleman' was attending? However, that no longer seems to be the case :(

IT'S NEXT MONTH PEOPLE! So if your in Sin City, don't miss it!!!

@jade1955 vs. @Jade1959 - this is going to be EPIC. lol ;) Good luck to everyone this month!

I just love the shows intro "10 of the best tattooers on the planet."

To be fair they didn't specify which planet. My money is on Uranus.

It's early, but I have a feeling this will be "Duffs' Quote Of The Week". Gold.

Life is expensive for a collegestudent so saving enough for a new piece of ink will probably take a while:( but damn her portfolio is amazing. I love the girlhead with dagger on one of her flashsheets, that might be my next leg piece

I feels ya ;) I went back to studying last year, and it almost killed me! HOWEVER, saving for a Lina Stigsson piece is probably one of the best reasons to eat even MORE instant noodles (they dont always have to be Ramen lol) Oh, and I know the piece of flash your talking bout - excellent choice :cool:

This photo is of Henry Riedel Jahn from NYC, in Germany, 1965