Ursula Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 Plus Conn is better than pretty much all the others mentioned.. After reading what @MadeIndelible posted from Conn's blog I totally get the $500 an hour thing now. It sounds like he'd putting a fuck of a lot more work, and personal energy and time into each and every person and their tattoo. I still do not plan on buying one for myself, but I have talked to my man about buying him one for a wedding gift. For me personally, there's a tattoo from a specific person in California that I've been wanting for longer than I've known who Chris Conn is, so again for me, getting that will be a better use of tattoo money than getting tattooed by Conn. However, I feel like buying my dude a tattoo from Conn for our wedding is a better deal than spending that money on two plane tickets to say Hawaii, so I can sit around on a beach bored as fuck for a week (which is the only honeymoon type destination i can go to since I'm not allowed to leave the country). kylegrey, hogg and Duffa 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phickey Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Plus Conn is better than pretty much all the others mentioned.. After reading what @MadeIndelible posted from Conn's blog I totally get the $500 an hour thing now. It sounds like he'd putting a fuck of a lot more work, and personal energy and time into each and every person and their tattoo. I still do not plan on buying one for myself, but I have talked to my man about buying him one for a wedding gift. For me personally, there's a tattoo from a specific perin California that I've been wanting for longer than I've known who Chris Conn is, so again for me, getting that will be a better use of tattoo money than getting tattooed by Conn. However, I feel like buying my dude a tattoo from Conn for our wedding is a better deal than spending that money on two plane tickets to say Hawaii, so I can sit around on a beach bored as fuck for a week (which is the only honeymoon type destination i can go to since I'm not allowed to leave the country). Well if you guys will be in LA, you can go to Venice beach which is awesome, and not. as muggy or miserable as Hawaii Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Androosh Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 (which is the only honeymoon type destination i can go to since I'm not allowed to leave the country). Friendly suggestion: Big Sur. My wife and I honeymooned there 3 years ago...it was insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petri Aspvik Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 After reading what @MadeIndelible posted from Conn's blog I totally get the $500 an hour thing now. It sounds like he'd putting a fuck of a lot more work, and personal energy and time into each and every person and their tattoo. I think all the great artists put as much in. Stewart Robson, eisen777 and irezumi 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 ...as muggy or miserable as Hawaii Have you been to Hawaii? I'm here now and it's paradise, doesn't get much better...... Tight-Lines, Kev and Petri Aspvik 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phickey Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Have you been to Hawaii? I'm here now and it's paradise, doesn't get much better...... I have not, but I have heard from more than a few people that it feels like that there...maybe it's certain areas or season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylegrey Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Well if you guys will be in LA, you can go to Venice beach which is awesome, and not. as muggy or miserable as Hawaii When I was there it was the mecca but not what I'd call paradise . Kev 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursula Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 I've been to Hawaii before as well, about 12 years ago. The weather was nice but it was pretty boring. It didn't seem like there was much to do. I'm not into surfing or beaching and I've seen the rainbow trees already... It was just an example though, you guys get my point. And as far as all great artists putting that much into each tattoo, that's totally untrue. He's dedicating his entire day to you, he wants to speak to you in person before he even agrees to tattoo you, just to see if you're cool. He wants to give you a design that reflects your life and not just the open spot you have to fill. I don't know one other tattooer that's doing all that for each and every tattoo. ian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phickey Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 When I was there it was the mecca but not what I'd call paradise . Yeah not paradise at all, but it's such a cultural place and has a pretty nice beach, and something to do for everyone. The LA area has so much to do though, that if you were to go there for the tattoos you'd have a lot to do vacation wise as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I have not... Yeah not paradise at all... I'm confused... Anyways, some people want to pick an image off the wall for $150 an our while some want their life story poured into their tattoo for $500. Whatever floats your boat, right? Some would think its crazy to sporadically pick an image off the wall and have it permenantly tattooed on their body with out prior planning while others would think its silly to get a personalized tattoo according to the vibe the artist picks up from the client. Personally I want what I like and I'm willing to pay for it, end of story... CultExciter, bleakandblue and Ursula 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phickey Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I'm confused... Anyways, some people want to pick an image off the wall for $150 an our while some want their life story poured into their tattoo for $500. Whatever floats your boat, right? Some would think its crazy to sporadically pick an image off the wall and have it permenantly tattooed on their body with out prior planning while others would think its silly to get a personalized tattoo according to the vibe the artist picks up from the client. Personally I want what I like and I'm willing to pay for it, end of story... I was talking about Venice when I said not paradise at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeRnDoG Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 There is more to getting tattooed than the final product. Chris Conn has earned his right to charge what he wants, Handing over $1000 for a two hour hand tattoo doesn't sound unreasonable to me especially considering you have him booked for the day. If you missed out getting something from Conn before he quit then now is your chance, who knows how long he will be around for. I would jump on it but thats me and I dig his stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irezumi Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 does Sebastian pack & light the hookah for you? jayessebee, ian, JAllen and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 does Sebastian pack & light the hookah for you? "I'm very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany. " phickey, ian, hogg and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyeslv Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Has anyone seen the pics getting posted on IG??? hogg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 You mean the lady heads? Yep-look like Chris Conn lady heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Endless Days Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 i'm sure i'm gonna get shit for this, but i saw a bunch of those lady heads that he posted on tumblr yesterday. other than the one with the spiderweb around it, i really wasn't blown away by any of them, especially when you consider that the dude charges $500 per hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roca53 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I just looked at them and I thought they were all pretty solid. I'd like to see a lady tattoo loosely based off of his Kshatriya print. I think that would look awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwar Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 I just looked at them and I thought they were all pretty solid. I'd like to see a lady tattoo loosely based off of his Kshatriya print. I think that would look awesome. Mine is fairly close actually. Kev and hogg 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roca53 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Excellent choice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 You mean the lady heads? Yep-look like Chris Conn lady heads. This wasn't meant to be dismissive- more like he hasn't missed a beat. For those of us that can't afford the trip/hourly rate, there's always prints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 For all you Chris Conn fans, compliments of Lindsey Carmichael... this is original flash painted by Chris in '96 and yes, Lindsey gave me permission to post it :D hogg, Avery Taylor, jayessebee and 15 others 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadeIndelible Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Those are awesome! Thanks for posting, @ian . That "PRAY IV ME" one is especially dope. And the "PARADISE LOST." And the rest of them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weatherwax Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Anyone know how to edit a post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some Grass Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Getting my stomach tattooed by him at the end of November. Flight is booked/I am excited. gougetheeyes, Iwar, lving4today and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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