Shannon Shirley

met Scott a long time ago, would love to reconnect, very nice person.

its because we're bad people!!!!!

go karl, and why does you web artist link go to stuff about bushes?

I love this stuff, "GREAT SCOTT!'' hehe. but seriously.I know Im not real well known, ask scott sylvia who I am. But I can draw and paint flash,and I have a pretty good collection of Zeis flash to steal from. I would love to contribute.

Doctors have been hatin on tattoos for a hundred yrs. if you dig you'll find gobs of old articles on these fear tactics. I think its good for you to eat bacteria and filth.but what do I know , Im not an MD. "If it doesn't kill ya, It'll make ya stronger"

my first was by bill salmon at realistic in SF ,1984. tribal w/ buddist swastika. OK so I was pretentious, Ive certainly learned.

thanks Iwar. I guess this is the next step? Damn, I guess I like being a dinosaur. some of this stuff i can understand as art , but it is so odd to me that we are pulling so far away from the "primal", if you will, meanings and reasons of tattooing. from the iceman's possible ,medicinal? or ritualistic properties, such as the pea', or the ''shellback'', you got tattooed because something happened. I admit Ive gotten plenty because I thought it was cool,( although I don't feel I ever got a tattoo to make me cool , because let's remember, tattoos don't make you cool) or made me beautiful, but Ive got others to mark a change in me or my life. These ''Art'' tattoos seem to be making a pretentious statement. it seems wrong I think because a lot feel that tattoos should mean something. this didnt happen overnight or by just one person. We as a post modern culture have created the enviroment for this to happen.So I'm not gonna blame the pretentious tattooist ( it seems, although I dont know these people) or the narcisisstic client that allowed this to be done to them, so they can be the coolist one at the gallery. I guess I'm just not that cool. I have always enjoyed viewing and making art, but I see art in alot of unpretentious places. I don't think I'm gonna hang my pinky out when I sip my tea anymore. I love the heritage of tattooing, I have been involved in my own little corner of it's heritage. I'm gonna leave my wannabe jackson Pollack paintings on canvas. I think I'll stick to the standards, I got called an old school tattooer yesterday, It felt good. My mentors and father would be proud.It's not good or smart to show off, alot of times, just like your mom said, yer gonna get hurt.

such conservatism out of young people, always impressive. yes looks like t shirts, pollack no. although it ,especially the Noon stuff, technically looks good. my treasures are your trash. sorry where did "trash polka" come from? Im just not hep enough, i guess.

those are bad ass....

I would like to say, that is some beautiful and bad ass sh#t. good work boys.

it seems to me that overcare is almost always the problem, they love to keep em gooped up. It seems to happen everyday. Ive always told em keep it softened. Maybe this the wrong thing to say? watcha think?

yall dig rat rods , this is where im goin.

thank you.

hey . workin on power. get it.?

just tryin to announce.

tell Scott hey still love that motherfu%#$r

luv 2 my gentes

wow sorry, this thread is all over the place.not even a thread. sorry.

I had a long conversation with the ol man, that envolved why on that stupid tv show they thought it was funny to throw darts at his Big Sheet. I felt he was very eccepting of the future. Im talkin bout GTC. Good Time Charlie Cartwright. On cat v deesss they threw darts at his big sheet like it was some sort of joke.I personally was very offendend.I worked for this man for yrs. none better.I felt this was a great dis respect.why would anyone that knows anything think that shit was funny. sorry ,personal.

people do the weirdest shit no telling.

I drew this and painted it. Pensacola FL

This is where i currently work.

I used to know a guy that opened a peircing shop in SF about 20yrs ago, his name is christian. he covered his arms ,totally black, all Bob Roberts stuff, I don't get it.

right on bro. hope everything is well with you. hurricane git cha?

I'll sell ya some,hehe. art is art. I personally find it odd when non tattooers get involved in producing flash. but that's me. I guess we all need to make a buck. If I wanted flash as art to hang in my home, I would want originals and/or antiques. Elite sells alot of beautiful prints by a lot of very talented people. We want your bucks and your appreciation, I dont know to many that would disagree.