piccalilli Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 The inevitable continuation of my self-flagellation tattoo coverage towards an accidental bodysuit is continuing. I have the appointment set for less than two months from now for Horifuji at State of Grace to put a tennyo on my back/arse/rear of my upper thighs. Bringing it up again as I am seeing more posts from people with their back work and it is suddenly becoming real to me that it is happening awfully soon. I am only somewhat terrified, at this point. Sitting in a plane with a freshly tattooed arse is not something I ever imagined I would have to be concerned with, frankly. Tebori needles near my tailbone. What could possibly go wrong 😧 SStu and Oiocha 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oiocha Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Tebori supposedly hurts less, also if you jump on the plane the morning/day after its still a dull throb and didn't really bother me and I flew from Cali to FL, you will do great. scottyg, pfj99 and piccalilli 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piccalilli Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, Oiocha said: Tebori supposedly hurts less, also if you jump on the plane the morning/day after its still a dull throb and didn't really bother me and I flew from Cali to FL, you will do great. My modus operandi is "questionable planning". Like almost all of my prior appointments it will be two days ~4 hours each then drive straight from SoG to the airport. Freshly wrapped but hopefully not leaking ink around the TSA scanners! zetroc, Oiocha, pfj99 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerninja Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 @piccalilli I am really looking forward to hearing your story. *grabs popcorn* scottyg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyg Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 23 hours ago, Oiocha said: Tebori supposedly hurts less, also if you jump on the plane the morning/day after its still a dull throb and didn't really bother me and I flew from Cali to FL, you will do great. tebori is just a different kind of pain haha Oiocha and piccalilli 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piccalilli Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 47 minutes ago, scottyg said: tebori is just a different kind of pain haha That is true. Choose your poison, red hot electric vibrating butter knife or stabby-stabby-ow! scottyg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyg Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oiocha Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Well this will be something to experience, I was really hoping to hold onto ignorance. I'm decidedly only getting something palm sized anyways, nothing too long or arduous. I get my fill of long sessions with Tomo 21 hours ago, scottyg said: tebori is just a different kind of pain haha piccalilli and scottyg 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerninja Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 One week from my trip to Massapequa. I am so excited! I am trying to balance my excitement with the knowledge that knees suckkkkk. Oiocha and SStu 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SStu Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 @Gingerninja Don't fret too much. My knees were more weird than painful. Gingerninja 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 3 hours ago, Gingerninja said: One week from my trip to Massapequa. I am so excited! I am trying to balance my excitement with the knowledge that knees suckkkkk. ya,I agree with @SStu both my knees were no big deal pain wise. Gingerninja 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsam Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 20 hours ago, Gingerninja said: One week from my trip to Massapequa. I am so excited! I am trying to balance my excitement with the knowledge that knees suckkkkk. I found that my expectation of how bad I thought my knees would be was way worse than they actually were, you should be fine. That first morning after bending it was admittedly a stinger though! Gingerninja 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerninja Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Thanks @Dan @SStu @Tsam. I needed to hear this. My guy in Massapequa did my ribs, hip and calf so I at least know how he works. All I know is that after my experience getting my right shin done, I was "Tomo-tized". 🙂 Oiocha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AverageJer Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 On 10/5/2018 at 7:31 AM, Gingerninja said: One week from my trip to Massapequa. I am so excited! I am trying to balance my excitement with the knowledge that knees suckkkkk. I don't have my knees covered but my wife does (one of them anyway) and I will never forget the day. We went to Great Lakes in Chicago and she got a sweet squid on her knee by Nick Colella. Afterwards we celebrated buy walking around eating and drinking - as is our custom. At the end of the night we caught a bus to our hotel and as she stepped off the bus her freshly tattooed knee that had been walking around for hours just waved the white flag and gave up and wife spilled out onto the sidewalk like a sack of potatoes. I guess what I'm trying to say here is have fun but be careful getting off the bus. SStu and Gingerninja 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerninja Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 @AverageJer Yep...exactly! I hope that she was okay (that sucks!). I have four hours on Friday and all day on Saturday. The good news is that hubby is coming along so he can do the driving but I am already thinking about how to manage the swelling and overall gimp factor. AverageJer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsam Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Well, tomorrow is my first session on my backpiece. I saw the design for the first time today and I'm getting seriously stoked, there are a ton of lines to lay down so it'll be a long one, but I can't wait to get started! scottyg, SStu and Gingerninja 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerninja Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Have an amazing session! @Tsam Tsam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baboom Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 I’ve been getting hosed lately when it comes to tattoos. Siebert unfortunately had to cancel his trip to Portland. The Ghost Dragon original I bought from Hoyer was demolished in the mail and returned to him in three separate pieces and I had to cancel my trip back east earlier in the year to see O’donnell. In the wake is all this I’m hoping to have karma come back around. I’m hopefully heading back to California for a new project. I’ll keep you all posted. Pray for me haha. Dan, Oiocha and SStu 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerninja Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 @Baboom I lit a candle and sacrificed a chicken under my desk for you. 🙂 Baboom and Oiocha 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsam Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 @gingerninja Thanks so much! Well, I'm done, seven and a half hours to line and I'm now I'm at the morning after and feeling absolutely drained. It's incredible though, I'm over the moon with it. Can't wait to get started in a month on some shading. I'll post a picture at some point in the next couple of days over in the backpiece experience thread for anyone that is interested. SStu, Gingerninja and Oiocha 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oiocha Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Monji on Thursday. Unless I see something in his book that is too good to pass up I'll get a Daruma. scottyg and Gingerninja 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerninja Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 And? @Oiocha 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oiocha Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 The darn thing wont settle in! I didnt take the break I should have and it is staying rough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerninja Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 On 11/13/2018 at 5:44 PM, Oiocha said: The darn thing wont settle in! I didnt take the break I should have and it is staying rough. Argh...it will. Continued happy healing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colored Guy Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Having a Henning-design tiger started on my thigh on Nov 30th. Should take 3 or 4 sessions. Will post the outline and shading hopefully over the weekend. SStu and Gingerninja 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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