Upcoming Tattoos

[Shaun1105]

Good stuff! The convention is great, plus there will be an LST meet-up as well! When is your appointment?

6pm on Friday.

[mhapp95]

I think I've finally started to develop an idea for an (almost) full back piece.

I've wanted to continue on my back for a while, but didn't wanna rush into it without having any solid ideas in mind. Right now I'm thinking of a tree predominantly on my left side (I have a tat on my right) with a locket nestled into the roots and the bottom. On the right side on my shoulder would be a bird of sorts carrying the key on a ribbon. It combines a couple ideas I've wanted for a long time, I have yet to hammer out any details! Hoping to start on it at the end of this summer when I have a little more cash handy.

[Mark Bee]

Nice - mine is on Saturday. Hopefully I'll be able to come down on Friday, but my teaching schedule for the fall won't be available for several more weeks. Are you going to stay for Saturday? (and Sunday?) @Shaun1105

[Graeme]

Nice - mine is on Saturday. Hopefully I'll be able to come down on Friday, but my teaching schedule for the fall won't be available for several more weeks. Are you going to stay for Saturday? (and Sunday?) @Shaun1105

The most important thing is that everybody is there for POUTINE DAY. Which I guess will depend on when most people are available, so maybe Saturday?

[Breakme]

For the first time in a year I don't have any appointments booked and I feel a bit lost. I'm waiting for Clare Hampshire and Emily Rose to re-open their books in a couple of months time. I envy you people that are able to book appointments a month or so out.

I've spoken to Kat Abdy at Cherry Bomb in Perth over email regarding booking with her when she comes to Melbourne at the end of the year for a convention, however until she books her flights and knows where she will be guesting nothing is set in stone.

Has anyone had a 5+ hour sit at a convention? How did you get on with so many people coming past and watching? Did you feel overwhelmed at all?

[Graeme]

Has anyone had a 5+ hour sit at a convention? How did you get on with so many people coming past and watching? Did you feel overwhelmed at all?

I had close to that at the Rochester convention with Thomas Hooper and it was okay, but Rochester is a pretty small convention and while there were people standing there and watching it wasn't crazy like it would probably be at a larger convention. I'm also a hairy ugly dude so people tend not to linger to look at me. I have noticed that at conventions the cameras really come out when it's a young, attractive woman getting tattooed on a place that would normally be covered by clothes.

[Breakme]

Thanks @Graeme. I think I'll avoid booking a convention sitting and just hope I can book with her when she does a guest spot, the thought of people watching (and cameras) makes me feel anxious.

[MadeIndelible]

Thanks @Graeme. I think I'll avoid booking a convention sitting and just hope I can book with her when she does a guest spot, the thought of people watching (and cameras) makes me feel anxious.

Did tattoo shops not make you anxious when you first started getting tattooed?

[Breakme]

Did tattoo shops not make you anxious when you first started getting tattooed?

I've mainly been tattooed out of private studios so have been OK in that respect.

[Tesseracts]

My first tattoo was 5 hours at a busy convention. I'm normally not comfortable with being scrutinized by a bunch of strangers, but I was in so much pain there wasn't any room for anxiety in my brain. I also thought of it more as people watching a tattoo being created, not watching me.

Tomorrow I'm going to get my second tattoo, I'm going to the Torchbearer to get a rose by Noah Moore.

[Breakme]

My first tattoo was 5 hours at a busy convention. I'm normally not comfortable with being scrutinized by a bunch of strangers, but I was in so much pain there wasn't any room for anxiety in my brain. I also thought of it more as people watching a tattoo being created, not watching me.

Tomorrow I'm going to get my second tattoo, I'm going to the Torchbearer to get a rose by Noah Moore.

I knew there was someone who had recently had a convention session and was struggling to remember who it was.

Thanks for your insight and experience, I really like the way you thought of people watching the tattoo process and not you. Never thought to look at it that way. :)

[TrixieFaux]

Thanks for your insight and experience, I really like the way you thought of people watching the tattoo process and not you. Never thought to look at it that way. :)

While I've never been to a convention, I did see some live tattooing with lots of people watching at the Perseverance show. For sure the attention was on what the tattooer was doing and the piece of art coming together, rather than gawking at the person getting the tattoo. And those dudes were lying there practically naked, fundyoshis only! The only time my attention was brought to one of the guys getting tattooed was when my daughter was right up front just mesmerized, staring at the whole thing--and the guy getting tattooed winked at her and smiled. She jumped back and said, "Mommy, he blinked at me! What does that mean?" Hahaha! It was pretty funny. I found out later through the info on the other thread that it was Yebis, another tattooer with work in the exhibit, while he was getting tattooed by Miyazo.

[Boiled Dove]

Tattoo Day!!!! Just a little over 6 hours to go. Pretty excited to see what he has come up with.

[RoryQ]

Dan Sinnes, October, in Luxembourg. My wife for sure and me if there's time!

No shunga... Maybe a spider but I feel like everyone has got one of those from him!

[Graeme]

Dan Sinnes, October, in Luxembourg. My wife for sure and me if there's time!

No shunga... Maybe a spider but I feel like everyone has got one of those from him!

I know you said no shunga, but get a shunga tattoo! Or a crab.

[RoryQ]

I'm Irish, we're much too repressed to get shunga.

Actually maybe that's the whole point of shunga, but still... Nah..

A crab or other sea creature is possible.

[suburbanxcore]

My wife has been cranking out sessions with Martin Lacasse on her arm every 2-3 weeks. I'm getting jealous. All my appts are still so far away.

[tatB]

My wife has been cranking out sessions with Martin Lacasse on her arm every 2-3 weeks. I'm getting jealous. All my appts are still so far away.

photos?

[suburbanxcore]

@BrianH, once it's done I'll post some. The brown snake that he posted on IG (@lacassetattoo) about two weeks ago shows a bit of it.

[CaptainMidnight]

My last session was sort of public - I was the only person getting work done but a few hangarounds and 4 of the other artists were back with us while I was getting worked on. It actually was a lot of fun.

[Mark Bee]

Heading in today to get a new tattoo. I was originally going to work on my back today, but since its rather sore after wrenching it on Friday, I think we are going to work on my leg instead. I'll get back to the back in a few weeks.

[guitguy]

Who will it be today @Mark Bee ?

[Mick Weder]

Little work to tidy up around the neck line next week, just some black fill, clouds & lightning bolts then on to finishing the hammer head shark taking up one side of the butt cheek. Outline is in, time to smash the colour. Not looking forward to that recovery, plus it's getting cold here. Man, I hate being tattooed in the winter.

[Mark Bee]

Who will it be today @Mark Bee ?

Today was another session with Tim at The Pearl. I'll post one of the tattoos in the latest tattoo thread.

[guitguy]

Looks like Tim beat ya to it @Mark Bee ;) Very cool !