Latest tattoo lowdown.....

[PizzaSteve]

decided to go with a japanese background for my tattoos, i liked the idea of a mix of tradtional americana with some nice clouds

[peterpoose]

A couple of pics taken professionally at the London convention, my first professional pics taken, some girl just grabbed me and took me into a room and said strip off lol

Still got two days with Victor as he is not totally happy with my back piece, not sure what he wants to do.

Its for a magazine, cant remember if its skin deep or one of them.

Anyhow here are some stunning shots of my superb body!

[abeukeveld]

Got this little beauty at the NB HubCity Tattoo con one week ago.

A little hotstuff by Sailor Jerry Swallow, Canada's oldest tattooer. He was taught by Charlie Snow, who was taught by F.A Baldwin, who is arguably one of the first tattooers in Canada. He has the title of Hori from Horihide (Yes, that Horihide) and has been tattooing for over 50 years. He knew all the greats personally. Worked with Malone, Zeke, Jack, Irons, Huck, and all the others. Said Norman Collins was an asshole and Hardy was disrespectful. haha

Funny thing is, the lady who wanted to get a tattoo before me didn't even know who he was and wanted to get a tribal design out of a magazine. haha

[SStu]

@peterpoose I didn't realize you've got a full open sleeve waiting there . . .

[rads]

Mega excited that I have managed to get an appointment with Steve Byrne at the Brighton Convention next year! I'm normally not quick enough off of the mark with things like this but I was up at 5am feeding our bambino, saw his IG post and jumped on it without really thinking too much!

[peterpoose]

@peterpoose I didn't realize you've got a full open sleeve waiting there . . .

Yep luckily, my last place practically and already have a few artists in mind or possible collab :)

[KVipers]

Got this little beauty at the NB HubCity Tattoo con one week ago.

A little hotstuff by Sailor Jerry Swallow, Canada's oldest tattooer. He was taught by Charlie Snow, who was taught by F.A Baldwin, who is arguably one of the first tattooers in Canada. He has the title of Hori from Horihide (Yes, that Horihide) and has been tattooing for over 50 years. He knew all the greats personally. Worked with Malone, Zeke, Jack, Irons, Huck, and all the others. Said Norman Collins was an asshole and Hardy was disrespectful. haha

Funny thing is, the lady who wanted to get a tattoo before me didn't even know who he was and wanted to get a tribal design out of a magazine. haha

Finally someone else who knows not only about Hub City but where NB is haha grats on the piece. Would have liked to make the con this year but couldn't.

On that note, I'm travelling with my gf to Toronto in a couple days. Any recommendations for shops to check out while there?

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[polliwog]

@peterpoose WOW. You have a lot of fantastic tattoos AND the whole still manages to be more impressive than the sum of its parts. It's really cool to see how everything connects; thanks for sharing these pictures!

[guitguy]

Finally someone else who knows not only about Hub City but where NB is haha grats on the piece. Would have liked to make the con this year but couldn't.

On that note, I'm travelling with my gf to Toronto in a couple days. Any recommendations for shops to check out while there?

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I would highly recommend The Pearl Harbor Gift Shop in Toronto. It's known as one of the very best and they always have at least one artist doing walk ins. Good luck and enjoy your stay.

[abeukeveld]

Finally someone else who knows not only about Hub City but where NB is haha grats on the piece. Would have liked to make the con this year but couldn't.

On that note, I'm travelling with my gf to Toronto in a couple days. Any recommendations for shops to check out while there?

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Yeah I live in Moncton! These arent all in Toronto but in Ontario haha

Okey Doke Tattoo shop in Toronto

Speakeasy Tattoo in Toronto

Trophy Tattoo in Hamilton

Sink or Swin Tattoo in Aurora

Crawling Panther in Cambridge

Lucky Devil Tattoo in Barrie

Chris Anthon's private studio in Guelph

Berlin tattoo in Kitchener.

[KVipers]

Yeah I live in Moncton! Okey Doke Tattoo shop in Toronto. Trophy tattoo in Hamilton, Sink or Swin tattoo in Aurora, Crawling Panther in Cambridge, Lucky Devil tattoo in Barrie, Chris Anthon's private studio in Guelph and Berlin tattoo in Kitchener.

Wow thanks for the list guys. I actually lived in aurora for a year when I was younger. Definitely gonna check it out.

Also, nice to see a fellow maritimer on here haha

Cheers

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[abeukeveld]

Wow thanks for the list guys. I actually lived in aurora for a year when I was younger. Definitely gonna check it out.

Also, nice to see a fellow maritimer on here haha

Cheers

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Cheers man! (Also, I updated the list after you quote me, so check it out again :p)

Out of that list, Id say Berlin and Okey Doke are my favorites.

[SeeSea]

@peterpoose I didn't realize you've got a full open sleeve waiting there . . .

... I was so distracted following the design around and recognizing parts I'd seen before (yay little spider!) that I didn't even realize!

[kimkong]

Mega excited that I have managed to get an appointment with Steve Byrne at the Brighton Convention next year! I'm normally not quick enough off of the mark with things like this but I was up at 5am feeding our bambino, saw his IG post and jumped on it without really thinking too much!

got one too when he is in hamburg :o

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piss poor excuse for a picture of the actual tattoo, I'll get you guys a better one when it's healed and not completely crusty.

Freddy Corbin, Temple Tattoo Oakland

sorry for getting back at this again, but this is the raddest tattoo on this board i have seen. the combination of motive, placement, size and artist...cant't get better!

[marley mission]

sorry for getting back at this again, but this is the raddest tattoo on this board i have seen. the combination of motive, placement, size and artist...cant't get better!

i dig it too - but...best on the board is a bold statement ;)

[kimkong]

i know - but since this boards roots are in the us, the inflationary use of superlatives should be cool ;)

[sourpussoctopus]

@cltattooing There's nothing like a well placed rose. Your tattoo is gorgeous. It reminds me of this Tamara Santibanez one (in terms of creative placement): https://instagram.com/p/1WZYSCLjGM/

[Lochli]

Latest and greatest- Great guy out of Portland. Dunno if he wants name dropped or not, but Im sure you could figure it out if you wanted.

Almost tapped @7hrs, but a 15m break and 2 fantas later, I was back in action. Had another tattoo re-done on the inner forearm during this sitting. 8/9hrs total.

[Petri Aspvik]

@Graeme Thank you! I am trying to make that my modus operandi of getting tattooed. I'm totally obsessed with this one n___n

I second Graeme. Elegant as hell! Really looks good on you.

[Lochli]

Skull "brought to life".... Sooooo happy with this and my Michael. This is on the inside of my forearm. 3rd tattoo over/in the same spot is NOT fun (Esp. with some bad scars)!

From this:

To this:

[cltattooing]

@Petri Aspvik @kimkong @sourpussoctopus

Man, thank you guys a ton!! Y'all rule :)

[Fala]

Love your rose @cltattooing!!! LOVE it!

[mtlsam]

Finished off my second rib panel today with Dave C. at PSC tattoo. I'll use the royal "we" and say that we knocked this out in three sessions starting in late September, about 8 hours total. I'm super stoked on it, the colour in the tiger really pops!

Dave is a great guy, and his work speaks for itself, seek him out.

[Hands On]

I'll use the royal "we" and say that we knocked this out in three sessions...

i think there's an undeniable "we" aspect that's hard to overlook with a piece like that on your ribs. very nice!

[marley mission]

Finished off my second rib panel today with Dave C. at PSC tattoo. I'll use the royal "we" and say that we knocked this out in three sessions starting in late September, about 8 hours total. I'm super stoked on it, the colour in the tiger really pops!

Dave is a great guy, and his work speaks for itself, seek him out.

really like that piece - tough tattoo in tough spot to get tattooed - you earned that one