mario desa

deb, that really blows. it's amazing. even way up there in alaska, this is happening. waaaaaay too many tattoo shops.

it's the wearer's tattoo. if they're unhappy with the tattooer who started it, they have every right to have someone else finish it. if it happened to me, i'd probably be bummed for a minute and wonder why they didn't want me to finish it, but you move on. you can't be attached to every one you do.

hahaha...thats hilarious about the singing. the place we found is free of any mystical talk, which i'm very happy about. there are a couple of yoga snobs in the class, but whatever. if you're gonna get self-righteous about yoga i guess you're kind of missing the point ???

so...i finally tried it. my girlfriend and i have been going to bykram yoga, which is a type of hot yoga. man, it kicked my ass, but in a good way. it's 105 degrees, 40% humidity. the first time i got light headed twice, but i'm adjusting. during the class i kinda hate it and want to run for the door and the relief of the cool locker room! but afterwards, i feel amazing and i know it's worth it. i've also been working out with a personal trainer the last 4 months, and i know that's helping me, since a lot of the postures are all quad/leg strength and upper body strength.

i was a bit nervous about not "fitting in" at first...kinda felt like the first day of high school haha. but once we got there, it was no big deal, and i know i can beat up any other dude in that class, and i'm not that tough. but, most of the other people have tattoos and there's even a baldheaded tattooed chick, so it's ok.

the third one. four roses is too much, everything looks better in three's. the second one has an unnatural kind of rythm.

yeah i've seen that. i guess his brother runs it for him to sell artwork. awesome images on there.

Lizzie rules! she did a sweet California Condor on my shin!

is that something i need to look up on urban dictionary?

What documentary?!

there's a documentary called TATTOO THE WORLD on ed hardy. it came out in 2009/2010. it's been shown at some festivals and in LA and SF. it's not on dvd, but i was tipped with a director's copy. it's pretty awesome.

man...when did hardcore become the rolling stones?

super cool! thanks for sharing! clips from that sparrow/hardy one are used in that hardy documentary that was done recently.

see you sunday at musink...

i did a walk in friday of a girl head with a wolf head hat. the chick printed it off the internet.

i'll be tattooing at high voltage in hollywood friday and saturday march 4,5.

any chance you have that zeke owens movie??? i used to have it on vhs, but would love to get a dvd of it.

a couple of years ago, we (chicago tattoo co.) ran an ad during miami ink on the local channel.

i was lucky enough to see gary's studio when i was in austin. so awesome.

i've seen lungfish and the pupils, might see skull defekts here in march. that record is great. i never bother with the banjo/jaw harp bullshit. but thats just me.

this post has me thinking...i usually just go with my first idea and draw things once. maybe i should draw it twice or more and see what happens...????

from what i'm seeing around facebook, it looks like girlheads with a wolf, panther, tiger, goat etc head on top.

totally depends on the image. most of what i'm asked for, i can draw pretty quickly, 20-40 minutes. a lot of my "custom" pieces are done as walk-ins, so i actually draw a lot of my stuff pretty quick and hardly ever draw at home. i actually spend more time on drawings for regular customers (meaning not seeking me out specifically) since those tattoos tend to be more outside my comfort zone, so it takes me a little longer to visualize it, then work it out on paper.

i prefer drawing at the shop, since there's a copier and a ton of reference, and i do reference EVERYTHING. but i do like painting at home, after the woman and child have gone to bed.

i'll be there on sunday.

i have some photos of higgs tats and the murals he painted in robert ryan's apartment...but i'll never post them online!!!

agreed, I feel the same way. This may be a controversial opinion, but I feel this way about some of the Lungfish catalogue as well.

no need for controversy, higgs is not jesus, though some people treat him like he is. your opinion is your opinion! express it. there are whole lungfish albums i don't like.

way better than that banjo-jaw harp-chanting bullshit. and the book "morphtraits" is great.

dan is singing in a new band, he has joined the swedish band SKULL DEFEKTS. the album came out today and it is awesome!