Jaycel Adkins

Displaying my ignorance again, but: Is there a proper way to acknowledge someone else's ink that you come across in passing? Motorcyclists give their hand signal, etc.

Let's have an embargo on the childhood metaphors.

The brain injury and subsequent relearning resulted in a change of his dominant hand, MsRad? edit: Okay, got to read his story on the site....pretty rough. Thanx for sharing, has an interest in the brain.

Creepy people suck, MsRad. Connected to the thread topic title, there is a new blog up, I am not sure if anyone has seen it. Here is a link: http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/blogs/dringenberg-and-co/221-making-your-mark-tattoo-history-books.html I am new, but I kinda think the blogs get little attention (given the scarcity of comments) for some reason, but this one I think lines up well with this thread. First time I have seen it. Best

Just weird, it's all about the tattoo, period.

Ursula and gougetheeyes: Both of your links were funnier than mine and I don't think I harmed my karma by reading them. :D

Someone whose style is interesting to me and has not been mentioned on the forum is, Colin Dale out of Denmark: Here is a link to his website gallery: Skin and Bone - Tattoo Art by Colin Dale I like the Nordic Dragons and using that 'pointillism' technique makes the tattoos appear to float on the skin. Doesn't have any wealth of knowledge or technique, but thinks those tattoos are rather beautiful.

So...I was going to reply about whether or not the Europeans even have white trash...and then I saw this comment on his myspace..... Then thought....nevermind.

Crowdsourcing.....word.

"A picture is worth a thousand words." If I wanted a tattoo with those effects, I would bring a picture with me to show the tattooer.

Stewart said it best: Those books definitely are coffee table books and you should try to see one in person before ordering one. They are certainly gorgeous, but (at least for me) pretty expensive.

Hello, They are definitely photo books of tattoos, but they are very large, and have some interviews with the artists. I will post links on the needlesandsins blog for you: Needles and Sins Tattoo Blog | Black & Grey Tattoo: From Street Art to Fine Art Needles and Sins Tattoo Blog | Color Tattoo Art: Comics. Cartoon. Pin-Up. Manga. New School. Needles and Sins Tattoo Blog | Black Tattoo Art Book Release Sure you can find them on amazon, I got mine from there. Thank you for putting up this thread! Is a big reader and new person to tattoos, so has a reading list now. Cheers!

Hello, Has anyone picked up the books put out by Marisa Kakoulas? She edited a series of large format books: Black and Grey Tattoos Black Art Tattoo Color Art Tattoo I have the first two, the first one is a 3 vol. set and the other two are single volumes. I liked them alot, photos are gorgeous, there are some artist interviews, etc.

From a customer perspective, what you describe sounds rather off putting and odd. As an overall concept, I don't think it's too hard a concept to accept. In my own profession, there are some white sushi chefs who came up through Morimoto or Nobu, that are considered very good sushi chefs. Authenticity is a marketing term now, so it's all about the end product.

On the Prevention and Care of Insults Alot of people join the forum to find and share information about tattoos and tattooers, and LST is a great resource for that. But, human nature being what it is, during all that finding and sharing, people can get cranky, snarky, rude, etc. just like in life. Everyone works and tries to make LST a relatively jerk free forum. Here are some tips on keeping it that way: Notice that I stated that LST is about tattoos and tattooers, but I did not say it was about TATTOOING, don't ask anyone shop questions, technique questions, etc. If you are new to the forums and not a tattooer, leave the subject alone. Trust me. If someone ends up insulting you, this is what you do: 1. Ask yourself if you did something to cause the situation. Takes a bit of humility, but nothing wrong with that. If you did do something, then just say, 'Sorry, my mistake.' Then correct yourself, drop the issue. Don't get into a 'fight.' PLEASE!! 2. If you didn't do anything, then there are two options: DO NOT REPLY AT ALL or GIVE A SELF-DEPRECATING REPLY. The first option is the best one. If you didn't do something, and be honest about that, then not replying gives the other person nothing to grasp onto. If they force the issue, then they look like a troll and a moderator will warn them to back off or be banned. 3. If you are going to reply, then two things: be self-deprecating AND you better be funny! Honestly, most people are neither, at least, on the spot, so just stick with not replying, please. There are two communities that make LST thrive, tattooers and people who have/want to get tattoos. Without the tattooers, the tattooed would be naked :o. Without the tattooed (now/soon) the tattooers would be....painters I guess?!? :p Hopefully the above will let us spend more time talking and celebrating tattoos, and less time creating stress and unnecessary work for the people who put this forum together for us. *Rough draft, some stuff I would want to want to edit down and other stuff I would want to build up, but general idea. Please let me know what you think, rather this be a crowd sourced thing and not a few of us just posting up stuff. Best, Jaycel Adkins

ShawnPorter: Happy Birthday, Sir. Best

Posted this link in the tattoo book section, but someone might be interested in it here: Japanese Tattoo Art Design Book Magazine Gomineko Japan The work of Kaname depicts women with tattoos, here is an example: Maybe someone could use it as inspiration for a large piece or something.

lol...umm.... He got banned and I don't think that is really his choice of profile pic. See:

Thank you! I'll try and post something about 'insults' and how to deal with them tonight, I posted a link: Twenty-First Century Stoic — Insult Pacifism – Boing Boing But not sure posting a link in a burning house helped out that thread, but maybe here and for the future.

lol...probably not, but then again, the joke is never as funny the second time you hear it.

Hello, I guess that would be the postscript if any of those 'relationships' from the 'cruel, but funny' thread ever actually made it off the ground. The Most Awkwardly Public Break-Ups In Facebook History | Happy Place More smiles and laughter in the forum!

Interview I found between Hiroyoshi III and Kaname, thought this was the most appropriate place for it, apologies if not the case.

Japanese Tattoo Art Design Book Magazine Gomineko Japan Found this while researching something else.

Some thoughts: If you start a thread, you are the steward of that thread, not just someone asking a question, so think about the following: - Are you duplicating another thread that is already out there? - Best to just ask your question and then let people trickle in with their replies, give it some time, knows it's the internet, but the people who you likely want to answer your question probably aren't watching you type your question as you are doing it. - Take Responsibility for the demeanor of your thread, set the tone, maintain it, if things break down (it happens) and you got your question answered already or not (think, is it honestly that vital?), say you are retiring the thread and don't post there anymore, after a while, all threads go into the void. - Be a polite host for your thread. Ignore posts that you deem to be rude, honestly, that's the best way to respond to them. Don't get caught in a back and forth of snark, it will immediately kill your thread and make people not want to post replies. - Honestly, be a bit too polite, since it's just too easy to take offense. - If this sounds like a lot of stuff, it is. Speaks from experience, I started a thread and it went sideways, quickly and within a few days, I retired from it very dejected and embarrassed for myself. Do the above, and hopefully you won't have a similar experience.

Hi, Sounds awesome, post pics if you are willing. Best