SStu

Mardi Gras!!!!!!!!!!!

Use the 2nd guy and with the money you save buy a few pounds of weed.

oh yeah, stu. i could be sitting for that time and dont know. im assumming its more like 15 tops, tho. and im getting large parts of my body treated. are youre zapping everything? head to toe? damn. are you going to fade fast?

No, I've got a collection of random stuff from the '70s and '80s that's taking up prime real estate on about a quarter of my back. Definately some lightening 6-8 weeks after the 1st session. Anxious to see how it'll look 8 weeks after the 2nd session. I'm hoping my 5th session in Sept-Oct will have gotten it all light enough for new cover work.

Just finished my 2nd session on Wednesday. Got several nice blisters to show for 45 minutes of small torture. Will post a before and progress picture towards the end of March - just before my 3rd session.

dude's gotta change his name if he wants to keep tattooing

He's probably not above that, either!

Atom at Artcore is one of my favorites

Atom at Artcore Studios

Hahaha this is amazing! Tell your sister that you can do both! My IG feed is all tattoos, cats and dogs.

Hope, then, that you're following Teresa Sharpe!

So is that Tom? And who else?

Ooooh bring it on chump!!!

Water right? Cuz I don't drink alcohol.

Agua de agave!

I swear, I will fist fight for a higher spot on that list. I just got on his Austin list.

Haha. We'll drink for it. Last man standing.

I get it's a postage stamp, but if I took the maple leaf design itself would it integrate well into a dotwork tattoo?

technically yes - but a very small example. Better to have a great artist in this field do up a full size maple leaf - or several.

Hooper is moving to Austin and will be at rock of ages. That is why he is not taking new clients, probably. Don't know when he will be here full time but it has been around since November that he is moving to Austin. Talk to dryfess. Oh, and hooper will be co owner of rock of ages with Steve Byrne and tony Hundahl. He has signed on a house too!

I'm kinda late on this converation, 'cuz I've been traveling for work - but I am both happy and sad that this information is now "out there".

Happy because I've supposedly been on Hooper's "Austin-to-be-contacted" list since November (patiently pacing the floor).

Sad because now I'll have to compete with all y'all for appointment times . . . ;)

I am in the process of getting a koi with maple leaves three quarter sleeve which is being done by Mo Coppoletta from The Family Business, so far I have had two three hour sessions, pretty much all the outline has now been finished.

Looks good. What are you covering?

Inspirational.

My 2nd session is scheduled for the 23rd.

Yeah. I found another one last night... I'm hoping it's not the first signs of a massive scorpion infestation!

The first one was creepy, but now that there's been another I'm on the verge of freaking out!

Welcome to mid-Texas.

Got a Stone 12-12-12 end of the world for Christmas. Black as ink. Kinda sweet and dessert-y. Not nearly as hoppy as I was expecting. Pretty good.

On my way to Frith Street to get tattooed by the epic Stewart Robson, a ship on the back of my calf :-)

Saw this on instagram this morning. Really nice.

Randy Muller

Welcome!

I've seen a before and after picture of something similar to that. I think it really boils down to your doctor and how concerned he/she might or might not be with lining up the original art.

Type of art (at least in my eyes) might have a bearing in it, too. A scar through a cool traditional american piece would be much easier for me to absorb than the same interrupting a very photorealistic piece.

@Mike Panic - Only if you're into traditional jazz.

I just couldn't help but notice the similarity in his old album cover and your avatar.

Since @Gregor 's post of Joey Ortega's alternative entry has expired, I'm taking the liberty of re-posting it:

@Mike Panic - are you a Dexter Gordon fan?

William Yoneyama