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I was suppossed to become a professional jazz musician, instead I ended up a professional engineer with a gear problem: Guitars: Ricky 360 Les Paul Studio Fender 68 reissue, rewired w/ Burns TriSonics and series switching custom sunburst Squire 51 w/ lipstick pickups '76 Ibanez Rocket Roll flying V Rebuilt/re-wired P-Bass Amps guitar...Fender Super Reverb is my jam w/ a glass of juicy Orange Or-50 bass...70's Peavey 400W superfestival running into a 2x15 ampeg fridge and a 4x12 peavey black widow. Also have a Peavey 400W power amp which I slave off the superfestival and run 2x 4x10 columns with...BASTARD LOUD, i feel sorry for the new neighbours that just moved in! Organs !!! Hammond B-200 Farfisa Leslie 147 100 year old upright Piano just about everything on this list has paid it's dues on the road. no touring anymore, happy to stay home and play/record with my old musician buddies for shits n giggles here's a pic of the 68 Strat and Squier 51 that I rebuilt and rewired...see that engineering degree did come in handy after all

I have tattoos that react differently to the weather conditions. Some of my outlines raise when it is hot and sunny or if the air is dry (i.e. in airplanes). I have a white bird tattoo where the white turns a golden colour during summer months. Or different ink colours get a bit itchy when the weather is dry. I also have some scars that react similarly to the weather. Don't think it is anything to worry about, just your body's reaction to the environment.

The life cycle of a butteryfly is incredibly symbolic. An artist (tattooist) can make a butterfly tattoo as "tough" (masculine) or "soft" (feminine) as they want. Depends on a lot of things...size, colour, placement. I agree with the best comment in this thread: it's all about how you wear the tattoo.

a spin-off on the religious topic...what's up with all the upsidedown crosses on a lot of newer work/designs?

@kev tigerina Cobra and peonies were done by Casper @ Shades of Grey in Edmonton, AB, Canada. We are making good progress on both sides, I'll post some new photos at the end of the month ;) Follow "caspermugridge" on Instagram @caspermugridge (Casper Mugridge) 's Instagram photos | Webstagram - the best Instagram viewer

ha! you got it @hogg! training wing chun & shaolin kung fu since 2005 bong sau means wing arm...and since i have a crane sleeve, seems fitting ;)

The best healing results from my experience: 1. take the bandage off 4~5 hours post-tattoo 2. wash all the gunk off with luke warm water and mild soap 3. Dry heal for a couple days 4. Take a shower every morning and clean 'er off. Pat dry off the healing tattoo and let it dry heal. 5. usually by Day 5 the skin will have a 'shed' and lightly flake off in the shower. don't pick the flakes off dummy! 4. after the major 'shedding' i use either vaseline or glycomed brand unscented lotions (pea drop) to lubricate Lubriderm...used generous amounts to heal my first couple of tattoos. Now it just itches and burns if it goes anywhere near a healing or healed tattoo. Lubriderm contains lanolin, which comes from sheep wool. Don't recommend it.

Here is my Year of the Dragon tattoo! by Scott Rusnak, Lucky Strike Tattoo (Edmonton, AB) 2012

Knee tattoo...what do I suggest? PERCOCET lol Tattooing the knee, just gross man. I keep rescheduling the last colour session. I've got matching peonies on my knees...get it? P-KNEE yuk yuk

Here is my chest piece, completed in 2009 by Bobby Tripp @ Lucky Strike Tattoo (Edmonton, AB). Enjoy!

i've been in the same dilemna. i now have opted to plan my backpiece to cover my butt. i ended up getting a whale-on-fire up the back of my thigh to tie my the bottom half of my leg sleeve in. i also have kinda-matching peony-weird snake pieces in progress on the fronts of my thigh that cover the knee. here's a pic, i really love the way the placement turned out.

What's up my name is Eric from Edmonton, AB Canada. Inna Jamaica they know me as Cololuring Book (yes that is the way it is spelled). Got my first tattoo on May 6, 2003. I'm about 125 hrs in with all my work done in Edmonton by the likes of: Miles Kanne Scott Rusnak Bobby Tripp OllieXXX Steve Batt Casper Skinhead Kev Blessed to have been tattoo proper by these gentleman. Don't have any coverups and barely needed any touchups. At the moment I'm working on some matching knee pieces and a big ass whale on the back of my thigh. I am looking like a colourful rendition of 'poor decision making' LOL