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Going to get my knee done, what do you guys suggest?

http://imgur.com/Rq8md
Here is mine taking on my phone, from Richard Stell, 4 yrs old.

Ok...you convinced me. haha
Nick Ley

http://imgur.com/Rq8md
Here is mine taking on my phone, from Richard Stell, 4 yrs old.

Ok...you convinced me. haha
Nick Ley

This was a good read, I got my g/f a nice japanese sleeve 2 years from a good friend of mine. Her parent's reactions were very obvious they were not happy she got her 1st tattoo a huge sleeve of a snake, and peonies with clouds. Her mother's response ofc was that it was way too much, and it didn't make her seem lady like. Each time she had her appointment, they would get upset, and say it's too much! Each time, I would bite my tongue on instances like this due to respect of her parents, and also because I live with them. Slowly, I would ask them, what makes it "too much" and why do you think it is that way for you? They are very old school on the idea of being heavily covered and think it is more of a infatuation and ritzy than anything else. Slowly they accepted that what she has, and who she is will always make her "feminine" enough, regardless how tattooed you are. My brother in law also, thinks that women with tattoos are trashy, which I don't understand, he grew up with the 80s punk scene, skating, and has every vinyl of awesome punk music, and has a subhumans tattoo himself.
All in all, I find that modern society clings to beliefs of how they were cultured or raised about the idea of being "feminine" and what is "feminine". Being proactive with the public about questions and educating them to me; is much better than giving someone a negative reaction. The general public, will always look, and dart stares, regardless where you are. You are tattooed, you should expect to be approached, and questioned. I myself, did find it annoying, but now I take it with a grain of salt and take it in with a positive learning experience. Respectively, my dad hated the fact I was getting heavy coverage when I decided to start my 2nd sleeve when I was 21. Now that I have opened his eyes, and explained to him how tattoo culture is, where it came from, and why I did it, he doesn't think of it as so taboo.

This was a good read, I got my g/f a nice japanese sleeve 2 years from a good friend of mine. Her parent's reactions were very obvious they were not happy she got her 1st tattoo a huge sleeve of a snake, and peonies with clouds. Her mother's response ofc was that it was way too much, and it didn't make her seem lady like. Each time she had her appointment, they would get upset, and say it's too much! Each time, I would bite my tongue on instances like this due to respect of her parents, and also because I live with them. Slowly, I would ask them, what makes it "too much" and why do you think it is that way for you? They are very old school on the idea of being heavily covered and think it is more of a infatuation and ritzy than anything else. Slowly they accepted that what she has, and who she is will always make her "feminine" enough, regardless how tattooed you are. My brother in law also, thinks that women with tattoos are trashy, which I don't understand, he grew up with the 80s punk scene, skating, and has every vinyl of awesome punk music, and has a subhumans tattoo himself.
All in all, I find that modern society clings to beliefs of how they were cultured or raised about the idea of being "feminine" and what is "feminine". Being proactive with the public about questions and educating them to me; is much better than giving someone a negative reaction. The general public, will always look, and dart stares, regardless where you are. You are tattooed, you should expect to be approached, and questioned. I myself, did find it annoying, but now I take it with a grain of salt and take it in with a positive learning experience. Respectively, my dad hated the fact I was getting heavy coverage when I decided to start my 2nd sleeve when I was 21. Now that I have opened his eyes, and explained to him how tattoo culture is, where it came from, and why I did it, he doesn't think of it as so taboo.

Ok...you convinced me. haha
Nick Ley

Ok...you convinced me. haha
Nick Ley

Some of the first flash I've seen when I first getting tattoed is a split set with Lee Hanna and Blake Harris (I Think). I also remember him making a sheet of flash with an awesome eagle that said "Texas is the home of players & pimps". My friend Cory tattooed it recently on someone, it's awesome.

Ok...you convinced me. haha
Nick Ley

I do free-lance graphic design, this was for a skateboard graphic, I didn't end up selling the design to the owner because, he was being sketchy and never wrote out a business agreement. I'm saving this for a skateboard art show tho. This was influenced by the 80's Powell Peralta series.

Reason why I don't post or go on here as much, trolls all over this place.

Carlos Truan, he does some of my fav daggers

Carlos Truan, he does some of my fav daggers

Thought this was nuts, by Ben-Leland Grillo

Thought this was nuts, by Ben-Leland Grillo

I know stars or nautical ones on the knee are Russian prison inspired, I'd personally stay away from that. Webs are ok, and give the nice round design to fill it in. Any type of animal head works.

Ok...you convinced me. haha
Nick Ley

good skull by wes carter...and fb comment
here is another one by bert krak
(bob roberts spider above it)

and el monga from spain

good skull by wes carter...and fb comment
here is another one by bert krak
(bob roberts spider above it)

and el monga from spain