Bart Bingham

yeah scott and jasons are my favs. i cant put my finger on it exactly. their daggers just seem to be visually alive whereas i feel most daggers i see no matter how awesome and well done just seem to be just sitting there being a dagger.

i've got some good tattoos but none of my tatttoos give me more joy than this one.

LST's own Scott Sylvia draws THE best daggers if you ask me

julio i feel like someone brings that picture in bi weekly

i was 15 one of my buddies was going to get tattooed by dragon mike in houston texas and my other friend was getting tattooed by richard stell at scorpion studios which was across the street at the time around '91/'92 and i tagged along all i really remember is how terrified i was of richard after he tossed me out for drawing in the shop and mimicking the designs on the wall. i was 15 and didnt realize what a faux pah that was. also richard was a much bigger and orney looking dude then than now if you can imagine.i still came back and hung out almost daily with my buddies but i hung in the back scared of richard. that impression stuck with me so even as a grown man in my 30's id see richard at conventions and was afraid to approach him til the san jose convention 3 years ago where i walked up and introduced my self and he remebered i believe because the first thing he said after i told him my name and that used to hang out in his shop was "oh yeah, didnt i throw you the F%@$ out?" then i got tattooed by him and he was the nicest guy and very quick witted so then i felt pretty silly for being afraid of him for all those years. ha

1) tiny lettering upside down on the wrist

2) paragraphs of tiny lettering on the ribs and inner bicep

3) even smaller tiny lettering behind the ear.

i met my lady on my last day at Everlasting. it was after hours and i hadn't locked the door yet when she came in to drop of fliers for an art show she was in.

i was 16 or 17. i got a small tattoo on my calve. back then i never wore shoes or socks. as soon as school let out the shoes and socks came off. so the day after i got it done i was in the kitchen and i had socks on(to hide the tattoo) and the conversation went like this

mom "so letes see it"

me "see what?"

mom "the tattoo. dont play dumb"

me "i dont know what youre talking about"

mom "BS, youre wearing socks. youre hiding something."

thanks! i didnt do it though. Jason Phillips at FTW in Oakland put it on my back. A lot of coverups goin on underneath

that is my back tattooed by Jason Phillips in Oakland

here ya go Dari, this one is done like that in real life.

i second what Mario said. i miss lower backs

all the best can be traced straight back to Ed hardy. when it comes to tigers and eagles Ed pretty much set the standard. thats my opinion anyways.

there are a lot of folks doing awesome looking cats but if i had to pick the best of the best of the best i would have to say

Ed Hardy

Chris Trevino

Tim Lehi

Jason brooks

Mike wilson

Chris garver

i used to have horrible wrist issues and one thing i found that really helped as silly as it sounds is jumping rope.

the people i draw the most influence from when doing Ladies are Chris Conn and the best of all time in my opinion Bob Wicks.

outside of tattooing I go to paper fairs and buy lots of vintage prints of lady illustrations ie post cards, posters, magazine etc etc.

farmer brown on mason @ market st is good for fresh gourmet soul food.

Hi, I'm Bart. I've been tattooing for about 15 years. the last 5-6 of them have been spent traveling/moving a lot. Now i'm settled in and tattooing out of NY Adorned In NYC. I stumble on to this site while looking for pictures of sparrow anatomy/color patterns and i recognized a few of the members as being people i know and/or know of so i thought i'd check it out to reconnest with some old buds and make some new. That's my story. thank you