Pugilist

I've posted this elsewhere but not on the rose thread...my black & grey roses by K. Saigh. Wish I had a better camera.

I have 3 sessions for my back with S. Robson at the Bay Area convention. Hoping to do a walk-up with either Eli Quinters or Thomas Hooper (bucket list) while at the convention. Just saw on IG the Cris Cleen is going to be in LA, I'm contemplating asking for an appointment. Also, I have a trip planned to London, March of 2013 and I have 2 days scheduled with S. Robson on the back.

"The ocean waves, dolphins, sub, and sky all turned out amazing and with such depth, the photos just don't do it justice." from that dudes myspace page.

17ish. Black Flags "Rise Above" on my ankles. Done by a sureño in his living room.

This thread is fucking amazing and why I signed up here!
As for me, getting tattooed by Marie Sena at the Montreal convention in September, then getting more work on my back by the awesome Steph Tamez at Saved in October. I am not usually someone who gets tattooed this frequently but I think I am going through a thing. Maaaaay fit in another piece before the end of the year to commemorate a Big Life Event but not sure if timing will work out.

Needle, thread, and india ink at 15 years old
First professional one was done on my 18th Birthday by Juli Moon

This Saturday will be my 2nd appointment with Jill Bonny on my backpiece.

damn, this thread is on FIRE!!
Laser session on my back today
Consult for my back Sept. 1 with GRIME and hopefully I'll make my first appointment while I'm there for the beginning of the year
Stomach tattoo at SFO Convention with Jondix
Shoulder tops at SFO Convention with Jeff Gogue
Unfortunately after that I'm pretty much out of skin to get tattooed but at least I'm going out with a bang!

I got my first tattoo when I was 22, although I remember that I had been sitting on the idea for it since I was 16. A lot of my friends in high school has tattoos, and I accompanied many to get theirs, so honestly, by the time I got to 22 for my first one, I felt kind of old! Ha. I still like the tattoo, but if I got it now I would probably get a nicer version of it. I then waited 8 years before my second--I always knew I'd get another, but the time just never seemed right. Turning thirty somehow flipped a switch in me and since then I have not gone 6 months without getting any work done.
My husband, on the other hand, got his first at 32, and a year later, he has 5 tattoos and is about to get started on a sleeve! So he is catching up. :) It has been interesting to see the difference for sure--I have had this slow learning process, whereas he dove in head first and hardcore. This is probably a generally fair description of the differences in our two personalities.
I love, love, love stories about folks who get started later in life, and I hope to keep plenty of space open on myself because I like marking life transitions with tattoos and so want to be able to continue getting them in the decades to come.

I have a lot of stuff planned for the first week of September...
I'm starting my right arm sleeve with Hugues Lauzier at Studio Imago in Montreal, which will be a Japanese-style Tibetan skull and snake on September 4th, I'm getting a fu dog on my leg from Mike Rubendall on September 7th, and I'm just waiting to hear back from Chad Koeplinger about when my appointment will be with him on either September 8th or 9th at the Montreal Tattoo Convention. I told him I was 100% willing to let him have fun and choose whatever he wants to tattoo on me.
Needless to say, it's going to be a busy week but I'm crazy excited about it.

Seth Wood

I really love the Latina-style girl heads that Marie Sena has been drawing and tattooing.

Would also need a good group rate on sunscreen! :)

I really love the Latina-style girl heads that Marie Sena has been drawing and tattooing.

Would also need a good group rate on sunscreen! :)

Would also need a good group rate on sunscreen! :)

C'mon, this is the only direction this thread can go in now.


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I just had this one put on by Eli Quinters at Smith Street last week, so it's still pretty fresh.
Sorry about the bad phone photo.

Brilliance.

you could drive up to the SFO Convention and have him do the tattoo instead of someone else...

Got tattooed by lester at electric ladyland in new orleans this weekend. A piece of flash of their awesome spider murphys collection. Got to see his mike wilson backpiece, such a nice dude and awesome tattoo.

haha, I know...everyone always thinks she's pissed but she just has an intense look. She just wanted some love.

The cat looks like it's pissed there's another cat in the room!

Started this with James Spencer-Briggs last night. Normally I won't be wearing leopard print with it, it's just a jungle over here right now. Next appointment Sept 14th. My cat thought I should be taking pictures of her instead...
Edited to add better pic but it came out sideways for some reason...

Looooooooooove the Dietzel piece especially!
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This is a few months old, but wanted to add more Dietzel love; one of his swallows, done by the fabulous Rebecca at POL Tattoo in Montreal. The first "spontaneous" tattoo I ever got! So much fun. (Also, my introduction to rib tattoos. Less fun.)