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Anyone out there dig on Justin Broadrick? Napalm Death? Godflesh? Jesu?
I'm just sitting here double fisting track's from Jesu's Why Are We Not Perfect? and Godflesh's Streetcleaner.
Incredible.

Anyone out there dig on Justin Broadrick? Napalm Death? Godflesh? Jesu?
I'm just sitting here double fisting track's from Jesu's Why Are We Not Perfect? and Godflesh's Streetcleaner.
Incredible.

I have some pretty bad ones I will never mess with ,because of association. one of them is by the late Eric Hogan. he was by no means a great friend , more like someone I knew, But I will always remember him, His mother would probably appreciate this. During these times that seem sometimes like a "cool" race, we need to remember the whys and hows people have always gotten tattooed. As a tattooer/ist we ,especially street shops, face it everyday. those silly reasons mean something to those not in the know. your Moms love, your children's love, you went somewhere, you freed yourself, don't forget. They aren't just cool. Last evening I put stick figures holding balloons on a woman's foot, I tried to put them on with all the professionalism that i could. If those don't meet anyone's ideas about what good art is or what a cool tattoo is,it doesn't matter. she talked about how she went to a different shop and they were rude about it. I did a good job, she was happy, I got to eat dinner doing something I want to do,not something i have to do, Im not cleaning toilets ,Im not a Walmart greeter. not that good hard work isn't respectful , Its that I'm lucky and hopeful today. And yes I will try and give them the best stick figures they need. I do love me some "regular people".

got this Jensen flash by Josh Stephens @ Hold It Down in RVA last weekend.

That's about the best advice you can possibly get. If your office is in Anaheim, live in Anaheim. Avoid commuting longer distances at all cost.

That's about the best advice you can possibly get. If your office is in Anaheim, live in Anaheim. Avoid commuting longer distances at all cost.

@Bunny Switchblade - that's a motherf*cker of a tattoo.

@Bunny Switchblade - that's a motherf*cker of a tattoo.

I finally got the side of my head tattooed!
My Tibetan Snow Lion.....by Dave Kruseman or Olde Line Tattoo
I still have one more sitting to go (maybe an hour...to add a few things)
It was hard to get a good photo!

I have observed that sometimes the Tattooers here at LST are a little cold to folks that join the community looking for feedback, tips, pointers, info etc etc...

Cris Cleen put a skull on my upper arm last year...barely knew the dude was working. I wish all of my tattoo experiences were like that.

happy man, although this throws huge kinks in my 2012 SOG,blackheart plans since the little one is due in last week of august. will find out in 2 weeks if its a boy or another girl

I have tattoos with some poor lines and prob paid alot in some peoples eye, but the tattoo has power and soul and is one of my favorite tattoos ever. I dont need perfection, I just need the tattoo I want.

I met dan a long time ago. he has become a folkhero because of his elusive character. he had great vision and understanding a long time ago. he like many of us, are just artists.if youre not interested ,dont comment,exactly,who cares?.we do. this sort of crap is for us.do you get it?

You know what show I would watch religiously? "To Catch a Scratcher"- Follow a professional tattooer and a health department representative as they meet-up with Craigslist kitchen scratchers and expose them on live TV.
Network producers- PM me for my billing information.

My wife and I were standing in line at Disneyland a few years ago when I noticed this gal in front of us had Mickey with the Wizard hat from Fantasia on the back of her neck. My wife just whispered in my ear "What is missing from her life?"...

@ Kev Tijerina - I feel you on the intro to A Clockwork Orange. Wendy Carlos killed that score.
I've had the Stones' "Get Off Of My Cloud" in my head for a while. I've had Lungfish's "Oppress Yourself" in my head for the last 6 months.

@ Bunny Switchblade - that sounds like a blast. Can't wait for future posts.

my dachshund lucy and bert grimm.

in early 1983, my dad walked into Charlie's shop, watched him tattoo for two days straight, then started dropping money on tattoos over 10 days. in that time, Charlie did his hands, added the dozen roses around the girl on his right arm and clouds around the eagle on his left arm, and tattooed almost his whole chest, except for the wizard/castle, dragon, and lettering on his stomach. in 1984, he went back and had the dragon outlined, the peace pipe on his forearm, and the text inside his forearm. around that time, he had met my mother, and converted her from house tattoos. her first was a Van Halen logo with a guitar string/casette motor machine. the unicorn on her forearm is hers. of the tattoos i've mentioned, none have been retouched since Charlie did them almost 30 years ago, except shading in the dragon and the clouds around the eagle. Nick Cartwright did a tattoo on my mom's other forearm which is currently being covered in a Koi/chrysanthemum sleeve by my boss, Josh Cruse.
the butterfly girl in the midst of the dozen roses was done by a guy named O'Sullivan, who apparently had a fully functional, immaculate shop set up in a garden shed. the castle/wizard and shading for the dragon were done later by a guy named Richard "Critter" Trukken, who also did all of my dad's legs, back, both sets of ribs, and finished out what's on his arms. he also redid the clouds Charlie did on his left arm (hence the lack of closer photos of it). at some point, if he feels like it, i'll get some photos of his other tattoos, and possibly some stories. having been fairly entrenched in the tattoo world of the late '80s and early '90s in Kansas, there's a fair few of them.
side note... excuse the scratches on his hands... new, fairly violent kitten in the house.

Tattoo Elite International always has good flash for sale. (goggle tattoo elite international)
You could also check out Headband Brothers where you will usually find some really great paintings from Scott Harrison and others (google headband brothers or scott harrison)
Dan Higgs has some paintings up for sale on his blog (google higgs gallery)
If you google 'blackheart tattoo blog' they often have information on art and prints for sale by all the guys who work there. Very awesome stuff.
If you go on Facebook and search out "deep six graphics" he makes prints for a lot of tattooers and always knows who's got something cool for sale.
If you ever are in New York city I'd suggest Black Gold Records and Antiques for their selection of awesome art and curios. I'm sure it's easy to find their info online.
Lots of people here have their blog or shop linked in their signature or profile and I know from checking them out that lots of them have art and prints for sale as well.
Personally, my two favourite paintings (that I own) are by Robert Ryan (who I'm sure you can find contact info for online, his stuff is really amazing and reasonably priced) and the other is by 'Taco Warewolf' who you can also find online, it's not tattoo related but I love it.
The favourite prints I own are the panther girl by Mike Wilson (you can buy it on tattoo elite international or from him at conventions/his shop) and my dude owns some really rad Jeff Rassier prints that you can probably get on the Blackheart website or by contacting them at the shop.
anyways hope that helps ya a bit!

just click this link and scroll down for a dragon sleeve by tim Saltwatertattoo
I am not versed on technical aspects like alot of the guys and girls here so My choices will be on whos stuff I see that looks good no matter the style
scott sylvia
stewart robson
tim hendricks
I see a guy like jeff gogue do his japanese stuff that looks great to my eye then another syle that I cannot explain. all his stuff looks good to me but havnt seen enough diversity to say he is with the other guys.

My wife and I were standing in line at Disneyland a few years ago when I noticed this gal in front of us had Mickey with the Wizard hat from Fantasia on the back of her neck. My wife just whispered in my ear "What is missing from her life?"...

@Kev - The Ace of Cups is too good. I love the color palette y'all went with.