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Finally finished this backpiece by Valerie Vargas at FST :)

Hi guys!!
For those who have not seen on Instagram, I was a dumbass and scheduled three days of getting zapped on my last trip to SF. That shit is hard on the body!!!!!
@cltattooing made an awesome stabby skull for me, and then we hung out w @CABS, who is an alright type of guy (understatement of the season!).
Junii added color to my froggy, some shading and background and outlined a peony on my thigh.
We started the first snake!
Matt (dr claw) started on my serene butt snake. Shad will be starting the mean back snake in October, and Junii is doing the thigh snake (I think?!)
I was not the only one getting my butt drilled (word choice?) in the shop that day. I had the pleasure of watching Drew Flores begin one of the backpieces that is part of the 108 heroes of LA project. How cool is that?!?
Also @petiloi was in the shop getting some work done by Bill Salmon. Hi!!! I did not identify myself bc, you know, tattoos. But it was cool anyway!
Pics attached. Warning: Butt ahead!!
(Nice asp, I know. Tips hat to @CultExciter for that one).

Soooo, I was trying to take an all-things-tattoo-hiatus until October but the boys were getting tattooed so I thought "Oh, I'll just get a little gap filler from Paul" (like I did the previous day with Bryan Randolph)...and this happened. No really, I can stop whenever I want...

Paul Anthony Dobleman - Spider Murphy's Tattoo, San Rafael, CA

Thrown me sides & a leg in, not me back yet I think.
Anyway, back tattooed by CP, Brisbane Australia.
Cheers.

So Chad finished my back recently. Here it is.

Did the first session on my back yesterday with Dave Cummings. Really stoked on it.

My new filler from Johnny Domus done on his guest spot at Dublin Ink today

Had this lady blasted on my shin today. Just one more sizeable piece on the back of my calf and then my calf is ready for fillers!

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Had my first session today (lines with machine) with Horitoshi I. Excited for shading and color by hand...

posted this in the backpiece thread but i'm gonna give it a shot in here as well. finished yesterday thanks to Max Kuhn.

It's like comparing Chopin and Black Flag. One is well constructed, technically "perfect" (whatever that means to the viewer), and is intended to come across that way. I find it well made, but kinda boring to my taste. The other, for lack of a better or less uncouth term, has balls. Strength. It punches you in the gut and gets your attention.
As much as perfection is impressive, I like balls.

well. i did not get my touchups. but i did get a new tattoo which did involve a tear-out:

My pug. Winston. Riding the red rocket. Which was really hilarious. Until I got a call 3/4 of the way through the tattoo that my mother passed away. Shout out to my pal Ollie for working like lightning to finish the tattoo before my ride showed up to go see my family. So some more to add to the arguement that a tattoo is more than just a silly picture on your skin. It's not just about "what" the tattoo is of or the "why"...but the "where" and "when" and "who" of the experience is of equal importance. A colourful timestamp for this lifetime. And now I'm left with a lot of sorrow to deal with, a good laugh and a great tattoo. Laughter is the best medicine. And my Mom really loved my idiot pug. But I think my next tattoo will be little more serious and carry a lot more weight. Peace.

This is a really terrible picture but I got this cigar smoking frog from El Monga at Aloha Tattoo Barcelona yesterday. I am super stoked that he decided to attach himself to my leg because I think we're going to have some good adventures together.
@bongsau Really sorry for your loss, and my deepest condolences. Sometimes it's the silly little tattoos that have the deepest significance.

Well, why not.

My handsome masked dude by Ron Henry Wells, done at the Montreal Convention '13.
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Can't remember if I posted this here
Sundancer but Valerie Vargas, Frith Street Tattoo

Tough competition this month, but I guess I'll throw my hat in the ring. Panther from Aaron Coleman.
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Grez just made this one on me a few hours ago...
I'm in love.

Picked up this lil' thigh giblet while on vacation in Japan in 2013 from the (then) Hiroshi Hirakawa at Three Tides Tattoo, Osaka

I never got around to posting this Eddy Deutsche tattoo I got at Temple...
What an amazing experience this was!!

Katie Ryan @ Anthem Tattoo, Gainesville FL

Picked this up from Bryan Burk. He was a great guy, and I love the tattoo. My wife got tattooed by Adam Warmerdam, they both are both at Darkhorse in LA, and Adam was super cool as well. Darkhorse is a great place to get tattooed, and I highly recommend it to anyone that is in Los Angeles.

Filler done by Chad Koepinger a couple of months ago:

I'll enter this one because I love my eagle. Happy to see her every day, and she has a name :o

By Chad Koeplinger at Congress St. Photo from his Instagram.

Rich Hardy posted this on instagram today:
"PERTH 2013 Pinky Yun, mid 70's One of the best eagles I have ever seen!"
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