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I got this from Matt Howse while he was visiting Portland a couple weeks ago :) I had the pleasure of meeting up with @David Flores for a beer while I was in town. Super charming and sweet fella that David ;)

Spontaneous one from Fergus Simms. My fourth by him.

We're finishing my back tomorrow. I feel really melancholy about this!

Yesterday by El Monga at Spider Murphy's....There's a better shot on his instagram, but you get the idea.

Heading down to Cincinnati for the second sitting on my Tiger with Kore Flatmo tomorrow. I can't wait!

Alright, image heavy post incoming! So at @BrianH 's suggestion, I posted a scabby piece, here are some more pictures of the heal and a couple of tattoos I've gotten since. (healed) by Sean Perkinson at FTW in Oakland By Rempe, also at FTW during a guest spot. and then this one is from a couple weeks ago by Casey O who is new at Chicago Tattoo Co. and spent a week guesting at our shop. One of my favorites so far I think.

Finished my sleeve with Mo Coppoletta. He did the upper part of the arm too, a koi, out of shot.

This?

appointment with Todd Noble at the Montreal show. going to pick from designs he has drawn up and ready to go for that weekend. there is a good chance it will involve a lady head.

Hate the Brand, Love the Man: Why Ed Hardy Matters | Here's Margot Mifflin's review of his memoir from the Los Angeles Review of Books. It's well worth the read.

And here it is, posted by Photo Dianne on Instagram: Beautiful work, @Dick Warsocki.

I work as a care giver at a group home for people with downs syndrome and similar handicaps. One of the inhabitants has a father who must be close to 80 years of age. EVERY time he comes to visit and I am there to greet him he will comment on my tattoos. Every. Time. He is probably senile and not aware of this. Last time was different though.. he usually opens up with saying "those are hard to get rid of..", like it is a question. I usually just say Yes, and smile at him. Then he asks me if it hurts, I tell him Not anymore, and smile some more. But this time he also said that he had tried (to get tattooed), on his hand, but that it had faded over time. And then he told me that (my tattoos) where prydsamma, which is a swedish word that translates to "something thats proper and enhances the beauty of a thing/someone". I was flattered for the first time. I didn't know that he liked my tattoos, just that he would always comment on them.

I started my back last month, neck to knees, a large Oni/Hannya faced lady holding a lantern - taking reference from the scale of Shige and Calle style backpieces, but painted by the artist. I was incredibly nervous going into it, I had built it up in my mind to be the worst thing ever, and I was stressing out about not even being able to get through the first full outlining session...I have had a lot of work done before, and this kinda added to the worry, because I know how bad it can hurt, and how much I do not enjoy getting tattooed! The first session went really well though, I think the fact I had been waiting and wanting this for so long really helped - I wouldn't have ever let myself quit halfway through. The back is NOT an easy area, there are some really bad spots, for me it was behind the kidneys, thin lines on the spine as well as the whole coccyx area...it all sucked, those areas just stood out as being particularly bad! I have had two big shading sessions since then, healing is tricky, thank christ for my girlfriend helping with the bacitracin, also it has been hands down the itchiest tattoo I have ever had! Maybe because it covers such a large area, and everything is itching at the same time! it has been an eye-opening experience so far - It feels like a long, daunting task to get the whole thing finished, once session at a time I guess!

I just saw that @Scott Sylvia is going to be at the Richmond Tattoo Convention. IS THIS REAL LIFE???

appointment made with the guy who painted this year's convention poster.

My view from the front door for the 3 weeks working in Breck The scenery while riding a bike from Copper to Frisco to Breck Boreas Pass My friend seems to think this sign means downshift and accelerate. Guanella Pass This should not need a caption Oh yeah no guardrail and a big big big ass drop nbd. Hailstorm hit right after this picture. Independence Pass / Continental Divide Hailstorm rainbow FTW View from the campsite at Twin Lakes/Aspen area Taking the monster truck to the mountain to the lake, load up and row the canoe across the lake and make camp in the other side. Camping got realer than I thought it would. - - - Updated - - - Thanks man this has been a long time coming, (the move/job that is)

So Chad's appointments are all LST people then? Ha.

Here's a link to the video Stoney Knows How FolkStreams » Stoney Knows How It's primarily Stoney but has Ed Hardly in it and he gets a tatoo. Great video nonetheless.

I support this shop and thread.

I don't think we have a thread dedicated to Ed Hardy, so let's use this one to share anything Ed related. If anyone deserves their own thread on here it's gotta be him, right? I spent my evening rewatching some old Hardy interviews, and I even found a couple new ones (to me at least). Here's a few of them. Joel Selvin chats with Ed Hardy about his life in tattoos at Book Soup in Hollywood Interview in conjunction with "the unruly art of Don Ed Hardy" exhibit that was displayed last year Part 1 Part 2 - - - Updated - - - I have more, but there's a 3 videos per post limit, so I'll have to wait untill someone else posts something in here.

I know a lot here are not really into the new type of stuff but i will post anyhows :) First was with Tofi 11 hours of sheer hell on my shin, by far the worst session I have had. I know this tattoo will not last long due to the way it has been done but I like the quirkyness and I can laser it at some point and get something new lol image upload no compression ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Next day did 4 hours with Victor Portugal just to finish my backpeice. online photo storage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd day with Victor Portugal was 6 hours and we are starting down my legs and arse cheeks :) screenshot by lightshot ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Day with Victor he doesnt want me to post till complete :( ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Next day Silvano Fiato for 6 hours to fill in above the lady he did last time :) online photo storage Sorry for the knacker shot lol application screenshot

fixed!

no one likes a tattoo photo posting tease @cltattooing

LOL!!! People did that to me with: NY Adorned. "Is that the NY Ink place?" Ummmm... no, it is not the NY Ink place...

Yeah I was in the day before, wish I could have made the party. I love that it's new and fresh feeling but warm. It's not some shithole with metal walls and black floors and chrome everywhere trying to be modern. It's refreshing.

Looks like the forum doesn't like the direct links. I'd think that since his Facebook is open for all to view, it should be easy to check things out over there.

Whoa, that Curly does some crazy body work.

Thanks for the welcome guys, lets see, ive been getting tattoo's since i was 16 (it all starts in bedrooms of guys you meet at the skate park ay?) but since then ive been in love with tattoos and tattooing, ive had tattoos from some of the Uk's greatest artist, such as Jason at IN2U, frank from Frith St, Nick at Jayne Doe, not to mention the the guy i have most work from, Mike Harris at Churchyard. i recommend you check out them all especially if visiting the south of England. in terms of coverage i have most of both arms, chest, ribs, half of my left leg....im getting there haha.

I was there for the opening and party. Stunning shop. Great work.

New to this forum and want to say a quick hello. Thanks for putting up the interview Ryan did. Glad to be here with old and new friends.

Search ' Curly Tattoo ' on facebook to see some great palm tattoos that were done today..

Chads fast but expect to wait....not that its a bad thing because your at a convention but hes rarely on time. But you all will end up with great great tattoos but baby the fuck out of them. My back has been going well with healing and my wifes chad tattoos healed really well but the first one I got in a tough spot and it needs a little touch ups but a lot of that was me at the time I didnt really get how I should be healing more "deep" heavy tattoos. I changed my method and Ive been fine. Hes like Ron jeremy, he goes DEEP. You guys will love it. I love that guy! I mean it one of my favorite people in tattooing.... really bummed Im missing out but I think he will be back in N.H. later this year so ill be patient. Please post pics.

@Graeme Chad's gonna kill that one, no doubt. Sounds awesome! I'm working on my legs at the convention too. I'm pretty easy going about healing, but damn - the lower legs are pure evil.

You know that Ed Hardy backpiece that's a rose with a panther face in the petals and all sorts of other crazy stuff? I asked him for something like that but on my lower leg. I was thinking shin but we'll see what he thinks.

today is outline day with Bink. My last really large open spot (back of left thigh) is going to be getting the treatment. Woot.

I would love a piece by each of them. I got tattooed by Frank when he first started, I believe it was his first year as a tattooer. He has come a long way since. I would love another piece by him.

i'd only have color realism stuff on me. maybe some small script all over my ribs.

I've long considered a Ron Wells Twin Peaks tattoo.

I think it was pretty cool of Stewart and a few others to actually take some time to throw out a few answers to this! I have never even thought about asking an artist this to be perfectly honest....lol! I like their work.....I go and get tattooed by them and usually just ask them up front how much I should save up....and I bring the cash plus whatever I am going to tip them with!

Thank you @Graeme, @hogg, @Iwar and CultExciter! Fingers crossed that is going to be a good one. Little scared that the tattoos going to suck ;) Hannya/snake on thigh from Rubendall and maybe a mermaid from Ichibay - - - Updated - - - ...and what is @Iwar nagging about?? SF? Mecca? Start his backpiece? Grime? Wtf?!?

Note to self...change name to Wilhell.

I´m stoked to tell that I got an appointment with Ichibay.

A friend of mine found this and scanned it for me. Since it's in Life magazine--in 1961--I expected it to be on some, "Well, thank American Jesus that's illegal now!" Instead, they seem to complain about the ban. "Effete civilization is smothering the 4,000-year-old art." I'm also intrigued that a Coney Island carney still counted his 59 tattoos, all of which had devolved into "purple pictures." About this "needles and matches" method: I assume the matches are to burn paper to create soot which gets mixed with water (or, you know, piss)?

Surely someone here can post a photo of Ed shirtless. I know I've seen one (I believe it was taken at Chicago Tattoo Company a few years back?). I'm reading his memoirs and I'm dying to see his torso piece from Horiyoshi II.

I went in yesterday since their "Fleet Week" is going on and got a rib tattoo from Ross Nagle visiting from Ireland. This shop is the most gorgeous tattoo shop I've been in. Such a nice design, huge without feeling vacant or cold, tons of amazing tattoo history covering the walls and cases. Seriously, stop in even if you're NOT getting anything done. It's worth looking it. Eye candy. Plus they played Iron Maiden live the whole session.

Does anyone else have one of these? - Smart Art Press - "Mad Dog Mutant" Bob Roberts vs. Don The Dog Ed Hardy [poster] It doesn't show it as being signed in the picture on the site (but it does mention it in the description), i've attached mine (unfortunately a lot of glare in this picture).

My biggest regret is not getting tattooed by him when I had a chance back in the 90's. Didn't quite have the cash flow. I should have robbed a bank...

Ed Hardy and Ron Nagle Ed and Bob Roberts Interview with Don Ed Hardy and Phil Sparrow (Thanks for uploading @ShawnPorter)

You're actually babying it too much. You're gonna need to let it dry out completely. After a day or two, you can start putting some Lubriderm on it. That scab will take a little longer to heal, but if you let it be it should heal just fine.

got this from Ben Grillo last month...