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Welcome! Let's see some tattoos!

Can I +1 on the Claudia love? Her stuff is soooo good!! And I love badass women in general (I love badass men too, but I'm a chick, so....) and getting tattooed by a badass woman has been an awesome experience for me. +1 badassery.

"Hustle Butter" makes me giggle. Dry heal + aquaphor-for-comfort 4 life!

@49531 I follow you on tumblr, love your stuff!! Glad to see you here.

LOL! Learn something new every day...like that is not, in fact, an owl OR a stormtrooper hehehe ahaha

Yeah, it's whore-rible. <ducks punches> But really, it's fucking awful.

<blushes> Aww shucks... @cltattooing Even though I know and have confirmed multiple times that it's an owl, this is what I see every time your avatar pops up ahahahaha

@Dusk I grew up in Dallas and OKC - would never wear shorts growing up, and instead dealt with being hot and sticky and fucking miserable all the time. Now I see we both live in Seattle...coincidence? Hahaha - welcome to the forum and the cool pacific northwest!

I don't even know HOW I came across this pinterest site but some of these are so ... I don't even know what to say... It's worth checking out the entire collection, oy vey. Including a "Semen Demon" tramp stamp and a "Fo Sheezy My Jeezy" christ. Here are just a few: Nickelback (yes I think that's custard on her face...) Whore Life Degrading Mrs P. - - - Updated - - - I clicked through to find out WTF about the nickelback tattoo lady, and this buzzfeed article was unexpectedly hilarious. Enjoy :) 38 Reasons Why You Should Feel Better About Yourself Things could be way worse

#1) Everything REALLY DOES look better with GOOD tattoos. (Even douchebags wearing Ed Hardy shirts...:rolleyes:). Whatever you're self conscious about ain't no thang when you've got a bad ass tattoo. Why would it be? You're too busy being stoked about the awesome tattoo. IMHO. #2) Keep watching, @growltiger, because it's not anywhere near finished yet! :) And if you wanna talk backpiece stuff feel free to PM me for anything! #3) It really is. Like I said, I've spent a lot of time (years) changing scripts in my head and weeding out the shaming stuff - btw totally get rid of anything that has advertising and/or commercials in it...anyway - I visited a friend who I had not seen for 3 years recently, and some of the first words out of her mouth were about how heavy she was and her weight - in response to a question that had nothing to do with anything at all about her or her weight! Because I don't have that particular shame-script running through my head any longer I was sort of shocked and surprised - and then really sad, because it sucks to have that awful, shameful, guilty, not-good-enough feeling running through your entire being at all times, and a lot of PEOPLE (all of us, regardless of gender) have that subconsciously ruling our lives. Just behind all of our other thoughts. And I felt sad for my incredibly talented and awesome friend who after three years, it was the one of the first things she wanted to communicate to me :(. FWIW, when I was younger, I realized that when I saw a woman who was clearly confident and also fat or somehow unattractive, my thoughts went along the lines of "who does she think she is? she's fat! she can't do/wear/say that!". I became afraid to go into public for awhile, because if *I* was thinking that then what were people thinking about ME? Literally would not go in public unless I had to for work or groceries. I began to wonder why I had such a sharp reaction, and such a negative one, at that? And what kind of asshole thinks that!! So I actively reversed my initial instinct and began admiring confidence in all who had it. (Why am I writing all of this? This is embarrassing/painful to admit, geez ) I think that there was something in me that was jealous of them for having confidence when I couldn't - if that makes sense? Like how could you be confident if I am not? (How dare you!) I think society gets mad when people go off script. I didn't like the way those thoughts made me feel, the way that negativity would sort of take over and poison me. A quick aside: Can I be honest, in the middle of this writing, and say that I am feeling a little bit of shame at ever having had such poisonous feelings...and feeling very grateful that I was able to literally change my mind....but wow, how petty and shortsighted and young. Life is a work in progress, always. Anyway - I traced a lot of my anxiety, guilt, fear, shame, and poisonous negativity to some of those thoughts I was describing (and of course many other thoughts and patterns in my life) - and I realized that I didn't have to accept my part of the deal. Just because society or some jerk or my mom or WHOEVER offered me this deal (i.e. be 'fat'! = feel shame, you're worthless!) didn't mean I had to participate. My thoughts are kind of falling apart here, but I think I'm trying to say - remove yourself from the equation. It takes some time to shed what we've been fed our entire lives, and you have to actively identify what is making you feel bad and then actively change it. Listen to your body. Do you feel bad? Knots in your stomach? Headaches? Active guilt/shame? Identify what triggers those feelings...dig deep if you have to...and then remove yourself from the thoughts/people/environments that are causing it. Ugh, word vomit, in the end just go get a big, awesome tattoo. I think that encapsulates what I'm trying to say...

@irezumi ahahahahahaha chortle cackle ahahahaha - I really did LOL in that sequence hehehe. - - - Updated - - - @CampB @iowagirl @Moreau @Synesthesia @graybones: I have also had that experience. For some reason it does seem specific to outlines and black. After reading the below explanation, I now consider it an early warning system! It happens to me a lot when it is really hot, too - but I think I have a bad reaction to heat (i'm sensitive, I guess :p), too. Go here: Microscopics and thank @else for the link! The important part reads: It seems to show you that you are having a slight histamine reaction, yes? So an antihistamine should help, as would a hydrocortisone cream.

Got pics, @SeeSea? I wanna seeee! Who is doing your back? - - - Updated - - - @Dbeatdano you aren't kidding about March being a good month. Scott Sylvia and Dusty Neal in the same month? Damn, Collective Board, you're (we're) killin' it!!!!

+1 Well said.

Wow and thanks so much, @Lance! Can't wait to watch these.

Man, if I'd found this place when I was a teenager...(if it had even existed)...I'd have the most freakin' awesome tattoos EVER. But I'd prob be out of space. Wait....my tattoos rule!! Take that, teen Val! But really...I found LST two years ago; and my tattoo knowledge has increased exponentially - much more than the previous decade. But that hard won knowledge from the previous decade set me up to really appreciate what I was looking at and the incredible resource that is LST. So @SkateboardingManiac - listen to @Graeme and watch those shows. Read the forum, immerse yourself in the art and soul of tattoo - and then, when it's time, get tattooed and be stoked. Woo!

Maybe slightly off topic, but I have noticed that certain yellows heal really poorly on me! Or it's possible I'm making it up....case in point, the yellow peony on my side knee was bright yellow. Now it's muddy yellow, BUT the parts where it is muddy are still healing (when I touch 'em the skin is not smooth yet) - so maybe I just need to wait. The yellow on the shishi on my thigh had a similar weird heal. But the yellow/gold on the peony on my back? No prob! I'm gonna attempt pics. Actually, after taking pics they really aren't all tha bad, oh tattoo paranoia! But if anyone has any thoughts, I'd love to hear...;) Also one time I asked what kind of ink I was being tattooed with - "Tattoo ink". And that was the end of that.

Welcome! That backpiece makes for quite the entrance. Excellent work!

Good thread, I have a little more to add but not so much time so quickly: @TrixieFaux I've cut up opaque black stockings and slipped them on my forearms so that they cover what 3/4 sleeves etc don't - super quick fix when you're in a jam, and bc they are form fitting you don't really worry about them slipping off or being bulky. Edit: I cut them to just above the elbow - don't know about the staying power from the shoulder down. Although it just occurred to me: boob tape? Well, dress tape rather. You ladies know what I'm talking about? Sticky stuff that keeps your dress on when it is sleeveless? So maybe your sleeves can tape or something?

Lucky you! Be sure to send pics :p

Yeah!!! Dooo it!

What a compliment, @growltiger! Thank you! While I live in Seattle, that tattoo is straight out of San Francisco. Junii @ Diamond Club. If you're ever in the states, SF is a premiere tattoo destination ;P.

I can't resist. Here's another. And now we go to the park! #sunnyinseattle

I can't recommend it enough. Check out @Clawtattoos on Instagram - Matt ((Dr Claw) who also tattoos there is KILLING IT lately. Nothing but really nice things to say about the people and tattoos @ Diamond Club!