Petri Aspvik Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Today I learned one of the greats has passed. RIP Thom Devita. bongsau, SStu and scottyg 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petri Aspvik Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 Watch Vice documentary about Thom if you haven't. bongsau and TattooedMumma 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerninja Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 I met him last year...his contributions were game changers. Hopefully, Stan recovers soon, too. <3 scottyg and Dan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 6 hours ago, Petri Aspvik said: Watch Vice documentary about Thom if you haven't. I saw that show,pretty interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyg Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Real OG. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SStu Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 a true innovator and champion. Cheers. scottyg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongsau Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 The last tattoo i received, my tattooist and I were talking about Thom Devita and with every decision making for that particular tattoo we would laugh and ask out loud "what would Thom Devita do ?". He definately left a mark on the tattoo underground and subculture and will be remembered with greatness RIP SStu, scottyg and zetroc 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el twe Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 So sad to hear of his passing, but the man seemed to have led a great life. His Tattoo Age episodes are responsible for really hooking me into the history of tattoos and art in general. I'd love to wear a piece of his flash some day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburbanxcore Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 The Tattoo Age is obviously an incredible little doc, and getting to see one of the art shows he did at Kings Avenue a few years back was truly a pleasure. This was sad news to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el twe Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 For those interested, Scott Harrison's "Thom DeVita's Customer" podcast/story is now available on LP: https://shopreaper.com/products/thom-devitas-customer-lp-by-scott-harrisson And the NY Times published a nice obituary to Thom (although seeing the word 'inked' in the first sentence made me cringe):https://shopreaper.com/products/thom-devitas-customer-lp-by-scott-harrisson Scott is quoted in the obit, referred to as a "tattoo artist and one of Mr. DeVita's customers" which brought a smile to my face. I can only imagine that was a conscious choice by Scott, but if it's purely coincidental then we know Thom is still pulling some strings with the universe. SStu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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