Lance

@idyllsend, the shop I go to typically puts up screens for privacy, so perhaps yours does too. I'd ask the Shop. As for covering up, some people put on hoodies backwards or something similar. I think this thread dealt with it in a little detail too. Hope it helps.

http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/general-tattoo-discussion/5371-ladies-thread.html

I wonder how many here are tipping towards this. ;-)

Crazy cat guy... - The Meta Picture

@Fala, it's funny how it works out that way. I "only" added background to my left sleeve, added a second sleeve, and had my backpiece done because my Office temporarily sent me to work in SF. I sometimes wonder what tattoos I'd have or even how many tattoos I'd have if I hadn't been able to continue going to SOG. Sometimes I look back and think about and wonder, "Who got the better deal? My Office's SF branch office or myself?".

Hmmmm...Suckers! Ha ha!

@Lance's request and I know @Pugilist is a sucker for her face and eyes...haha

Yeah, she's gorgeous alright! She seems so small.

Oh, the monmon cats are great! I love cats but hate that most pictures, drawings, tattoos etc just reduce them to being terribly cute. These are cool though!

Would it be unreasonable to hope for Horitomo to come to the London Tattoo Convention...?

Ummmm, I do believe he is attending this year actually. Boom!

- - - Updated - - -

It's all your fault @Lance...

Yessss, it's all working out according to my plans. Soon every LST member will have a monmon cat. Exxxxccellent!

- - - Updated - - -

I wouldn't mind one or two being that I'm a fanatic and I love cats. :D

Yes, that's right, I've heard you have a pretty cool looking cat, yet still no posts to the pet page. What's up with that? And I do believe a planned trip west is due. First Rubendall and Henning. Horitomo to top it off would be sublime. But first pet pics. Ha ha!

- - - Updated - - -

Thats right! I'm getting mine about three weeks from now! EXCITED!! :D

@Eilin, you're my hero! You have the best tattoos so why would anyone be surprised you'd be getting a monmon cat too. Please post, I can't wait to see it.

Just out of curiosity, just how many people on here already have or will soon have monmon cat tattoos anyway? @KBeee has one. @Fala and @TrixieFaux are getting one soon. @Eilin also? There's me too and I know there are at least a couple more but can't remember.

I have a Pharaoh's Horses and a Rock of Ages, both on my thighs.

And they are AWESOME!!!

I really love this thread! The last batch of back pieces in progress have been amazing. I love the clarity which you can read them.

@Hospitelli, that's really nice. Can't wait to see the continued progress.

Okay! Who got these beautiful beasties on their feet today?!?! Anyone on LST? Anyone? ...Bueller? ...Bueller? ...Bueller?

Instagram

Totally side-tracking the new contest, but when I need to see @Lance 's feet.... @KBeee, I just type "Horitomo monmon cats" in google images and they pop right up:

Well shit! That's a new discovery for me @TrixieFaux. Btw I just posted a screenshot of it in my gallery for you too, @KBeee.

Hey, no fair...you already have TWO, Mr. Greedy McGreedykins! Also, I would love it if you added them to your gallery so we don't have to search through the January ToTM thread to look at them...just sayin' :D

But yes, more is better.

Yes, I'm greedy that way. And I'm not ashamed. ;-)

Monmon cats rule!

Ha ha! I'll work on posting the photo too.

So this past Sunday at the Scottish tattoo convention I got tattooed by Yutaro Sakai, he's the nicest:

That's awesome. I dig how the scale pattern. I love when dragons/snakes deviate from the usual alternating scale pattern to rows.

After years of trying my To persuade my wife to get a dog. I finnally got a dog it's a French bulldog if just 12 weeks old and it's just awesome he is so damn cute I am in love. [ATTACH]10441[/ATTACH][ATTACH]10442[/ATTACH]

Verzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met behulp van Tapatalk

Finally, a French Bulldog is introduced!!!

DEPOSIT HAS BEEN SENT!!!!!!!!!! Sorry for the all caps. It's not really yelling so much as jumping up and down!

I think all caps is acceptable in this case if not mandatory. Congratulations! I'm happy you're finally getting one. You must be so excited. I can't wait to see it. I definitely want another one too but can't figure out where since all the usual spots are already reserved. I have to live vicariously through others like you.

Don't forget @Reyeslv's ass on page 121 of the Perseverance catalog.

@Reyeslv has himself a full page spread so we can see every detail of that piece. And who can forget @cvportagee's kumonryu flanked by sparrows, on the opposite page before me. anyone else in the catalogue? I feel there's someone missing.

Spent about 6 1/2 hours at Memoir with Kim yesterday and I think we finished this arm. She did a little more outlining and shading all over, and added a little misty shading background. I love it.

Will post healed pics in a couple weeks.

I may have mentioned this before, but I really like the way the crow/raven's head turns when you bend your arm. Very cool! Can't wait too see it healed.

Speaking of butts, @Lance, yours is forever on our bookshelf in the PERSEVERANCE catalog. Those Namakubi are bad ass -- PUN INTENDED.

His is not the only LST butt on our bookshelves.

HA HA! I really wonder how many of us here on this site are on your or other's bookshelves?

I will say I've never looked at so many guys' butts until I started looking at Japanese full back pieces on IG. It's pretty funny what some people use to cover the ass crack -- a smiley face, etc.

I thought it was hilarious when Stewart had reposted the Kintaro backpiece with a peach cover the guy's butt.

It all just sucks when IG deletes Tattooer's profiles because they posted a new backpiece they're working on and it shows the client's butt. I've also seen artist's profiles being deleted too because a drawing or painting they worked on contained nudity. Completely non-sexual in form too. Yet all the while there are other sites which remain open posting almost naked (floss) women gyrating. And that's considered okay (because of the floss). It's really stupid. I'm now waiting for the moment when my friend's profile is deleted because she posted a naked photo of her little baby being bathed.

On that note, @Stewart Robson had his profile taken down. He created a new one though "stewartrobsonfst"

Awesome.

We met him at Perseverance. He was really cool and chatted with @DJDeepFried about possibly tattooing him. Not sure if/when that will happen, but, yes, his peonies are amazing.

Yeah, Brian Kaneko is truly impressive. @DJDeepFried needs to work on making that happen if it's possible. At Perseverance I met the woman who had the tennyo backpiece tattooed by Brian. She could not recommend him enough. Her tattoo is amazing. She's expanding it with background and half sleeves now. I hope to see the completed tattoo posted one day.

And while he's getting his Brian Kaneko tattoo, @TrixieFaux, you should make that Horitomo tattoo happen. I want to see more monmon cats :-)

BTW, I love the mutual support for the peony occurring here. Good vibes.

Finished this with Shige the other day ...

http://s22.postimg.org/w1oqen2gh/IMG_2948.jpg

http://s22.postimg.org/pds4s1iy9/IMG_2953.png

http://s22.postimg.org/67exov2gh/IMG_2954.jpg

starting again in August ...

That is absolutely beautiful!!! I love his buddhist tattoos. Especially yours. It's really beginning to change my thoughts on future tattoo work subject matter.

Oh shit! They work out of the same studio? My mind has been blown! I need to relocate to London ASAP haha

...then maybe we shouldn't mention that Jondix works out of Seven Doors Tattoo as well. Oh wait, oops. ;-)

I recently bought a book called Mythical Beasts of Japan. It has a few bakeneko pictures in it. I don't know if you have already seen these but I'll post them anyway.

Kuniyoshi, Kyosai, Kuniyoshi, Yoshifuji.

Just found this blog. It's not in English but it has a lot of good pictures of Yokai.

Ha ha! I think I just visited that same blog after seeing this post. I saved that 3rd image for my personal reference library. It's a variant of the print I saw in the book I mentioned in my earlier post.