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Cheers @kylegrey it should be a really cool trip for the guys, and anyone that comes along checks out the exhibitions and/or gets a tattoo - good times! ;) Thinking maybe the Brisbane show could be the first ever Brisbane/Australia LST Meet up! But we'll see lol

Cheers @Reyeslv !! Mum's been pretty sick lately so thought it might be nice to get something for her. And Luke did a damn fine job ;) I couldn't have asked for anything better

Putting this up on behalf of some really good friends :cool: (if this isn't the right spot for it, Mods/Admins please move if you want? Just wasn't exactly sure where an event like this fits in?)

CONTROLLED BLOWOUT 2012 - A Traveling Art Show by Dan Bursell, Luke Muller & Stooks.

CONTROLLED BLOWOUT tattoo tour 2012

Controlled Blowout | Facebook

The 3 road warriors crazy enough to undertake this journey are: Dan B from Westside Tattoo (Brisbane), [MENTION=2486]lukemuller[/MENTION] from True Love Tattoo (Brisbane) and Stooks from 5 Star Tattoo (Fremantle)

The Controlled Blowout tour was planned as an excuse for 3 Tattooers and friends to travel across Australia exhibiting their tattoo inspired works, tattooing and probably finding some time for a bit of a surf. The road show will be stopping in both Rural and City locations so art lovers will be able to get their fix in April/May 2012. There will be a number of framed originals in the exhibition, and keeping with tradition a number of affordable, unframed prints will also be available. In conjunction with the art shows, the guys will also be taking appointments to tattoo at respected studios in each town they exhibit in.

The tour stops (so far) are:

24th April - Margeret River Art Show: "Artful Ink" Studio 6pm-9pm

24th - 26th April: Tattooing @ "Artful Ink", 30 Feam Ave, Margeret River, WA

27th April - Perth/Fremantle Art Show: "Butcher Shop Gallery" 6pm-9pm Northbridge, Fremantle

28th-30th April: Tattooing @ "Five Star" Tattoo, 8 Manning Arcade, High Street, Fremantle WA

3rd May - Albany Art Show: "Little Beards" Shops 3 & 7, Pettersons Arcade, Albany WA 6pm-9pm

4th - 6th May: Tattooing @ "Albany Tattoo", Pettersons Arcade, Albany WA

10th May - Uluru. NT

14th May - Visiting Adelaide "Progression Tattoo", Unit 3/274 Unley Rd, Hyde Park, Adelaide SA

16th May - Melbourne Art Show: "Gas-o-Meter Hotel" 484 Smith Street, Collingwood, Melbourne VIC 6pm-9pm

17th -19th: May Guest Tattooing at different studios while in Melbourne so please contact tattooers for more info

21st May: Tattooing @ Lighthouse Tattoo, Sydney NSW

23rd May - Lennox Head Art Show: "Rock of Ages Tattoo" 3/60 Ballina St, Lennox Head NSW 6pm-9pm

24th - 25th May: Tattooing @ "Rock of Ages Tattoo" Lennox Head NSW

26th-27th May: Brisbane Art Show - "Yardbird Ale House" 6/24 Martin Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane QLD

(Dan will be tattooing back home at Westside, Luke back home at True Love and Stooks will be guesting at Westside)

All 3 artists focus on bold, traditional western and traditional Japanese styles in both their tattoos and paintings. So you can expect the artworks on this tour to be modern tributes to timeless, bold tattoo imagery.

Originals and Prints available on the night of all art shows and prints also available where the guys are guesting at

Artist Contact Details:

Stooks

http://stookstattoo.com/

[email protected]

Dan B

Westside Tattoo - Professional Services - Brisbane, Australia | Facebook

[email protected]

Luke Muller

welcome to lukemuller.com custom tattoos, art, prints, tattoo enquires and bookings.

[email protected]

@dirbab - very, very nice!

I just got this from [MENTION=2486]lukemuller[/MENTION] at True Love Tattoo (Brisbane) maybe an hour or so ago. No idea how long it took, but it couldn't have been any longer than 2 hours? (no time limit etc so we just cruised) I got it for the most amazing, awesome and wonderful woman I know ;)

I apologise for the bad photo, but my camera just didn't want to do as it was asked lol. I'll get a better one from Luke asap

Got a call yesterday afternoon from [MENTION=2486]lukemuller[/MENTION] and there are now allegations that I'll be heading over to True Love in about 2 or 3 hours to get a little something ;) I'll post pics when finished :cool:

@Shannon Shirley - agreed, that thing is just mean!

This first photo is beautiful

Aaron Coleman (not sure if these have been posted before or not?)

Immaculate Tattoo - Home

Found this on a mates blog this morning and its pretty damn funny. Quick back story (from said blog)

"My Uncle Bruce Garland is a rally car legend, he has done the Dakar and a lot of other big races. Here is a joke he played on an unsuspecting driving instructor who works for a mate of his. The instructor is under the belief that Bruce is a first timer. After a slow first lap to reel him in, the fun starts…"

This thread is making me sad :( I need to step my game up and get a lil something! (to be fair though, I am on one serious saving tip to get back over to Kyoto this year to start my back ;) )

P.s much respect to everyone else however! @jade1955 - do you have room left or are you now starting a second layer? lol you luck bast... ;)

P.s @Iwar that video is incredible! who is the artist if you happen to know?

Figured this was the best thread to put this. Wrecking Crew Orchestra are a crew from Japan and they're ridiculously good. They just stepped up the game...

@slayer9019 - "Hipster-ass Hipster Bike for Hipsters" = hilarious. That was awesome lol. This line got me sore in the gut piece from laughing:

"...It's supersturdy now; I welded it to fuck and back. I painted the welding joint green because I was feeling creative and I don't have to explain my art to anyone."

@gougetheeyes - cheers for posting that video dude, that was awesome. I really, really want to see pictures of Tyrons' back. I'm going to start looking lol

[MENTION=2681]Rando[/MENTION] - had a feeling it might have come from Smith St ;)

Whats doing [MENTION=2681]Rando[/MENTION] ? that there is a damn fine piece from Mr R.H.Wells! Who did that lil' tiger I see underneath her if you don't mind me asking? An NYC native perhaps?

Congrats homie!! All the best to you and your family :)

@hogg - I hate you. In the nicest possible way of course ;) aaaaaaaaaand you should post pics once done lol

Cripwell is on The List now thanks to LST =)

Definitely on my list also homie, the man is unfukwitable ;)

Found these on travels around the interwebs (Sorry for any reposts)

Lyle Tuttles' back by Doc Forbes 1962

Painless Jack Tyron - this is... I can't even find words to describe this. There's just an 'elegance' to it I think

Rick Walters

Pamela Nash by Les Skuse

By Stuart G. Cripwell Spider Murphys Tattoo :: Welcome

Who else gets the feeling that this bad boy will hold?

Greetings @ta2d2at !!! it is awesome to have you both on here and can't wait to hear some more stories/see some more photos of your work :cool: (pretty safe to say that it's not just me thats keen either haha)

maybe i can talk her into signing up, even if it's just to do a blog telling some of their old stories. and as surprised as they are that learning all of this is as important to me as it is, i'm not sure they quite understood how many people on here will be interested by it, along with the scope of this particular forum.

It'd be great to hear some of their old stories. And you could always just show then this thread and the interest they have inadvertently created haha

@jade1955 & @ThaliaCamille - so many people I know have said the same thing about the ditch, but I think I must just be one lucky son'bitch? Both my arms have healed perfectly, and they both had decent coverage when healing. In saying that, last one was healing while I was on holidays so that helped a lot, and the other one I was working in the office which was a little annoying, but seemed to be ok. I just had to sit weird at the computer to type lol