oboogie 2,073 Posted April 15, 2016 Hey, all, I'm Jen, and I'm new round here. I've read a lot of posts here, so I thought I'd join in the banter. I am a tattoo collector. 90% of mine are by Joshua Henderson at Brainstorm Tattoo in Fayetteville, Arkansas, who I think is crazy talented. I also have been tattooed by Richard Stell, and I'm getting another from him the Oklahoma Tattoo Convention at the end of this month. I'm a big admirer of Richard and Jennifer Stell, who are two of the coolest people I've had the chance to meet. I've been helping Jennifer with proofreading and updating the tattoo convention website. Good times! I guess I'll post a few of my tattoos in subsequent posts. Thanks for letting me join here, and I hope to become a regular! - - - Updated - - - - - - Updated - - - irtattoos, tatB, marley mission and 8 others 11 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marley mission 2,034 Posted April 15, 2016 diggin this collection - welcome! oboogie 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oboogie 2,073 Posted April 15, 2016 Thanks so much, marley mission. Really glad to be here! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SStu 2,284 Posted April 16, 2016 A very hearty and heart-felt welcome to you! Please tell Jennifer we miss her here. oboogie 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oboogie 2,073 Posted April 16, 2016 A very hearty and heart-felt welcome to you! Please tell Jennifer we miss her here. I'll be happy to pass that along. Thank you for the welcome, SStu! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naiemh 40 Posted April 16, 2016 Welcome! :D I love the knife across the winged insect (my firts lenguage is spanish so I don't know what's the name for this, sorry, hahaha) tattoo. Your collection is awesome, such a good taste! oboogie 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oboogie 2,073 Posted April 17, 2016 Here are a few more of my tattoos: marley mission and Devious6 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oboogie 2,073 Posted April 19, 2016 Here a few more of my tattoos. Again, all are by Josh Henderson, except for the barking dog, which is a cover-up by Kyle Seal. - - - Updated - - - I posted this elsewhere, but it sort of explains how I got into tattoos. Seems appropriate to add here: I got my first tattoo (a crappy piece of flash off the wall) by some random woman at a tattoo shop when I was in college. It was supposed to be a daisy, but my young niece thought it was broccoli! One of my professors thought it was a sprocket of some kind? A boyfriend at the time called it a "mutant flower, just like me." Flattering! I gave it zero thought, and it was badly done. About five years ago, just before my 40th birthday, I decided to cover it up with something I really liked — the barking dog by Keith Haring. Thus began my foray into tattoos! In the last five years I've gotten 30 plus tattoos, and I'm already signed up for more. I just can't stop! I started by getting them all on my lower legs (which are nearly covered now), but then I added the top part of each arm. One is a half sleeve, and I'm finishing the other half sleeve in May. I work in advertising, and I have facial piercings, so no one here minds my tattoos. If I ever have to go back to a more traditional office environment (hope not), I can remove the piercings, but tattoos are more difficult to remove. ;-) So I am sticking to half sleeves for now, but I'm sure that will change at some point. I get asked to show my tattoos a lot around here — there is one other creative here with full sleeves, and we are considered the wild ones, which makes me laugh. I'm a proofreader! I'm not particularly crazy. I just love the art of tattooing. It is addictive. marley mission 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Devious6 1,079 Posted April 19, 2016 I love your collection! Thanks for sharing. :D oboogie 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oboogie 2,073 Posted April 19, 2016 I love your collection! Thanks for sharing. :D Thanks, Mark! Great to be here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mmmsarah 42 Posted April 20, 2016 Wow, love your elephant tat. You've got quite a collection! I only just got my first but I imagine I wont be able to stop at one! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oboogie 2,073 Posted April 20, 2016 Thanks, @mmmsarah! It is addicitive. I stopped after one (really bad) tattoo for about 13 or 14 years, then I got a cover-up of that crappy tattoo, and I couldn't stop. Now 30+ tattos later, I am planning the next one all the time. :-) Boiled Dove and marley mission 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
undudedude 3 Posted April 21, 2016 love the ganesha and the monkey with the skull :D oboogie 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oboogie 2,073 Posted April 21, 2016 Thanks, @undudedude. I love all of my tattoos, but my Ganesh was the first large, two-session tattoo I got, and it holds a special place in my heart. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nick_v2 7 Posted May 5, 2016 Very nice collection, I'm new here as well. oboogie 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oboogie 2,073 Posted May 5, 2016 Thanks! And welcome, Nick! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Devious6 1,079 Posted May 5, 2016 I keep coming back to look at your pieces. It gives me inspiration for my next - definitely going traditional. oboogie 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oboogie 2,073 Posted May 5, 2016 2 hours ago, Devious6 said: I keep coming back to look at your pieces. It gives me inspiration for my next - definitely going traditional. Thanks. You can't go wrong with American traditional! I love it. Devious6 and marley mission 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Devious6 1,079 Posted May 5, 2016 Leaning this way - have my artist working up something now with some additional cloud work, etc. It really speaks to my military service. Boiled Dove 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boiled Dove 551 Posted May 29, 2016 Found your intro thread to catch your back story. Nice to see someone else get back into getting tattooed after a long time away. I too got started by covering up some regrettable tattoos from my youth in my early 40s and I not seem to have hit a stride of about one hand sized piece every 6 months or so. Moving to Dallas with Olliver's convention happening regularly sure has helped. That is a nice collection you have going there. oboogie and Devious6 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oboogie 2,073 Posted May 30, 2016 @Boiled Dove, hey, thanks! I certainly took a very long break, but I'm really pleased with my ever-growing collection. I'm getting tattooed every two to three months, so I do need to slow down a bit. However, I can't seem to help myself. Boiled Dove 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boiled Dove 551 Posted May 30, 2016 I understand. I moved to Dallas for a job but my family is still in Indiana. If it weren't for the whole 'maintaining 2 households' thing I would likely be moving at a faster pace myself. I am considering moving below the elbows soon. I think when I make that move I will have to go back to Bloomington and let Jereme make that first tattoo. He did my mushrooms and the skull/wings tattoos on my legs. I think if he were anywhere bigger than Bloomington, Indiana more people would know of him. oboogie 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites