daveborjes

I'm really sorry to hear that (especially since I never got to see the photos), but those things will happen. Good for your artist for turning them down. Any respectable artist would do the same.

I'm not trying to run you off here, but you know how you said how you feel about this place sometimes? When I joined up there were a lot of great tattoo artists posting here, serious and experienced collectors, people like me who lacked a lot of experience but we're eager to soak the discussion, the interviews, the stories. Now I feel that this place has lost most of that richness and when I instead see threads about the weather...it's grey paint, man. I've learned a lot about tattoos from here and this place has heavily influenced how I get tattooed and I hope I've managed to contribute something positive to the site in return, so it bums me out to see yet another completely uninspiring post or thread that contributes absolutely nothing to the purpose of this site, which is to educate people about and promote good tattooing.

I'm getting tattooed by Eddy Deutsche on Saturday.
I can't wait!

Upcoming tattoo - but not for me. My dad's 60th birthday is this weekend, and so next week I'll be taking him to get his first tattoo. It's something he's talked about wanting since I first started getting tattooed a few years ago, but I don't think he'd ever just go do it on his own. I asked him if it would be something he'd like to do with me and he's pretty excited I think. (I'm glad because if he didn't want one I have no idea what I'd get him!)
We're headed to The Pearl Harbor Gift Shop next week sometime, probably Monday so he can get a walk-in from Tim Pausinger (my recommendation, but I told him he could pick whoever he wanted).
50 years ago my great-grandfather founded a ship repair company in my hometown, and my dad has worked there for 40 years. The logo used to be a simple traditional anchor and rope so I think that's what he'll end up getting.

I got to use tegaderm for the first time to heal the harpy on my thigh. I told @cltattooing I would let her know what I thought, so I might as well put my experience in here.
I think having it on for the first few days was amazingly convenient. I slept better, I showered/dressed more easily...it just made everything easier, really, and I felt that it was more protected than it would have been the usual way I do things (wrap/nostick pads on overnight, hot shower and thorough rinse in the morning, then just dry healing with occasional washes every day over the next several days).
I think there was a tipping point in there somewhere for me, though, where it didn't actually offer any more benefits to keep on, and may have contributed to everything feeling a bit weird after I took it off on day 5 -- probably around the time the skin started to reabsorb the small amount of inky liquid in there. Next time, I'd probably want to take it off around that point, since I think it might be the sweet spot to hit. I have a feeling the tattoo was past the point where it would scab by then, and it might have felt better/less 'suffocated' with the tegaderm off at that point.
I didn't have any trouble taking the film off in the shower (just very very slooooowly), but the tattoo just felt weird for a few days. A little swollen and, I dunno, sticky? Tacky? With a weird haze over it. (Mind you, this is my only all-black tattoo, so I guess that could be part of it).
Still, it was undeniably great not to have to worry about getting ink on hotel sheets/my own clothes or spend a night feeling uncomfortable with saran wrap and bandaging on. Definitely made the drive back home easier, too.

You should check out this thing called Facebook.

That woman is an entitled brat and has no understanding of the tattoo world. I think it's great he stuck to his morals rather thank take the $$

Franz Stefanik, Okey Doke Tattoo Shop, Toronto, Ontario

:)
made a trip to belgium last weekend and got this funny thing from https://instagram.com/burtonursaeminoris/ (stole the picture).

Got this today from Antonio Roque in Frederick, MD. I am totally amazed by it...and even my anti-tattoo mom likes it. :)

frog got his color on
just a few days old with regard to the color
crappy pic but you get the idea
by Sheila Marcello @ Electric in Asbury NJ
awesome shop - and Sheila does amazing stuff
going back in Sept for more :)

I would rock a Graeme trenchcoat.

Eagle battling a snake by none other than Chad Koeplinger, finished in 3 sessions, outline in Denver, shading and color in Austin. Sorry about the glare in the photo, my apartment has the worst lighting of all time.

My just completed full back piece based on the tale of Mimi Nashi Hoichi by Fil Wood at Black Crown Tattoo in Leeds
For those who would like to know more of the tale please look here The Story Of Mimi-Nashi-Hoichi
And you can check out Fil Wood's work here https://instagram.com/fil_wood/

From a couple weekends ago in beautiful Ashtabula Ohio-

Jr Tubbs is the man!
PS: arm shot was taken the day after saniderm was taken off (5 days total, no scab/peeling)

Round 1 by Chris Garver Invisible NYC

Just got tattooed by Charlie Roberts in Tokyo:)

Come on, man. At least let me finish my back before you make plans to turn me into a trenchcoat.

So this just reminds me of Buffalo Bill from Silence of The Lambs. Sans tucking...
Instead of a woman suit, let's make a coat of @Graeme's back. Sorry Graeme, you look like my size ;-)
@BrianH, excellent observational skills. Dat crack!

What, no books made out of real human skin?

Here's what Freddy did to me.
I love the way he framed the XXV with flames.

^ This is the fucking coolest thing. Tim Lehi, of course. As far as I know, just a painting, not yet a tattoo.

Congratulations on 25 years! It seems that you make good decisions both in tattoos and in life.

I saw this one in person recently. It's on Christian Cervantes of Spotlight Tattoo, and yes, it's incredible up close:

Got this done by Steve Byrne at Rock of Ages the other night.