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here is a couple by herb auerbach,who used to work with stefan johnsson,now he is with thad at california electric. you can see the style connection but he still nails it.

forgive my crappy phone pic (and the swelling!) just got this from stuart cripwell :)

Im suprised by that mine was a killer!

here is a couple by herb auerbach,who used to work with stefan johnsson,now he is with thad at california electric. you can see the style connection but he still nails it.

here is a couple by herb auerbach,who used to work with stefan johnsson,now he is with thad at california electric. you can see the style connection but he still nails it.

here is a couple by herb auerbach,who used to work with stefan johnsson,now he is with thad at california electric. you can see the style connection but he still nails it.

here is a couple by herb auerbach,who used to work with stefan johnsson,now he is with thad at california electric. you can see the style connection but he still nails it.

I have never worried about the message I send to others with my tattoos.....i get them for me and me only!

forgive my crappy phone pic (and the swelling!) just got this from stuart cripwell :)

"Rules" might be the wrong term.....but I would need to respectfully disagree with your "Just go for it" statement!
Although the views on tattoos have definitely changed over the last 7-10 years we are not out of the woods yet! Trust me I have been tattooed for almost 30 years and those of us who have been tattooed that long know how a tattoo can keep you out of certain jobs and in my case stopped me from getting a promotion into management!
Some cities in the U.S. (all I can speak too) are more "tattoo friendly" but there are still people who will not hire people with visible tattoos!
I also grew up in a time where you had to "earn" those spaces (hands and neck) by being pretty heavily covered! I know it is an artists job to put on what the client wants but i guess i am just a little "old school" maybe when it comes to those spots!
I think it's silly to see someone with their hands done and just about nothing else on their forearms (same with necks but no sleeves).
People definitely looked at me differently after getting my hands and especially my neck done and although after you have been stared at for so long you tend not to notice it BUT they still stare....LOL
It's sad......but there is still prejudice out there and if you aren't a tattoo artist or work in the craft then it is a bit more difficult to climb the corporate ladder with visible tattoos. I hope that does become a thing of the past.....but we aren't there quite yet!
While I do understand it is an artists job to do what the client asks....I tend to respect more the artists who in the back of their minds at least think twice before they tattoo someones hands or neck!
Just my humble opinion and stating it as respectfully as I can! :)

Last Sunday, I had Stuart Cripwell tack on some stems to the Tudor roses he put on me last year:

Really hard to get a photo of them, and they're not quite healed, but I think they turned out great.

talked to matt arriola, meeting up with him when i get back from california the 21st and measuring my torso and getting it drawn up and shit. going to start my battle royal at ink n iron. im terrified.

Stuart cripwell appointment Next month,whhhhooooohoooooo!!! Ok sorry had to let that out.

forgive my crappy phone pic (and the swelling!) just got this from stuart cripwell :)

forgive my crappy phone pic (and the swelling!) just got this from stuart cripwell :)

forgive my crappy phone pic (and the swelling!) just got this from stuart cripwell :)

forgive my crappy phone pic (and the swelling!) just got this from stuart cripwell :)

forgive my crappy phone pic (and the swelling!) just got this from stuart cripwell :)

forgive my crappy phone pic (and the swelling!) just got this from stuart cripwell :)

forgive my crappy phone pic (and the swelling!) just got this from stuart cripwell :)

forgive my crappy phone pic (and the swelling!) just got this from stuart cripwell :)

forgive my crappy phone pic (and the swelling!) just got this from stuart cripwell :)

forgive my crappy phone pic (and the swelling!) just got this from stuart cripwell :)

forgive my crappy phone pic (and the swelling!) just got this from stuart cripwell :)