Dennis

Carried on to Italy from florian Karg to Silvano Fiato today :)
What a true gentlemen and artist!
Just came out from his studio.
I only went to join the face to my knee but he insisted on working on me for 5 - 6 hours for free including the knee joining.
He always thought the first piece I had done by him was very plain and didn't push his skill level and wanted to at least do as much with her as he possibly can.
So he reworked her face some, blended it into the new piece, ready for the final piece at the back next year.
Personally i liked the previous one but now that he has added more shading and depth I much prefer the new piece. Once the swelling goes down and redness it should look awesome.
He went over the house in places to make it darker but he couldn't continue or put any white in her eyes, lips or house as my skin is too raw. He will see it all healed next year and add more to it.
To be honest I have had enough of being tattooed, feel really drained and tired. I am going to make my new appointments for late next year and take a year out, I think my body needs it :)
He didn't touch the train as he said when this settles and heals it will be the right shade.
Personally I love the depth he has given her.

Uigu Lee in Cheonan, Korea does some incredible dragons!

Uigu Lee in Cheonan, Korea does some incredible dragons!

Uigu Lee in Cheonan, Korea does some incredible dragons!

Uigu Lee in Cheonan, Korea does some incredible dragons!

@Iwar the white pigment most of the horitoshi family uses is made by Dr.Claw (Matt) at Diamond Club. The company name is el Blanco ink. Junii and Bill are part of the family hence there access. You can almost always tell who is horitoshi family by their peonies

Here are some of mine from Kurt Wiscombe!

I'm always interested to see what tattoo related books/items people have purchased. If you don't have any photos of what you've got, post a list of your books! If you've acquired anything tattoo related such as Japanese masks or something similar, I'd love to see those as well!
Man I love tattoo books!
:D
EDIT: Oops, should've posted my picture to start this thing off! I just finished moving all my school and science related books to a different shelf to make room for a couple new tattoo books I've got coming in, which is what prompted me to start the thread. The only tattoo related book I've got that isn't on the shelf is Bloodworks: Bodies! The book is so massive it won't fit anywhere! The shoeboxes up top are filled with stickers and tattoo business cards!

Thanks for the info! The Tattoo in Japan book is great, tons of high quality photography from different Japanese artists. Definitely worth picking up! Lots of times you can find amazing deals for tattoo books on Amazon, surprisingly enough. They have the Bloodworks: Bodies set for around $178 dollars right now. That's a steal!
The Horimasa book is awesome, part sketches and part tattoo work, similar to Adam Kitamoto's book in layout. I think I'm the opposite, I always buy tattoo related paraphernalia and don't have money to get tattooed! Hahah

Here are some of mine from Kurt Wiscombe!

My collection is pretty small so I'll just post ones I don't think have been mentioned yet.
Don Ed Hardy, Rock of Ages
Don Ed Hardy, Tattoo Flash
Thomas Jeppe, Home Made Tattoos Rule
Thomas Jeppe, Old Men's Tattoos
Gerard Levy/Serge Bramly, Fleur de peau
Jerome Pierrat/Eric Guillon, Mauvais Garçons
BTW I see a new IG hashtag #tattoobookjousting

@Dennis The Shige copy I have is a softcover. The Horitoshi book is awesome. I would try to find a copy below $100 if you can. I got my directly from Horimitsu when he tattooed me for I think $75. It's in English as well as Italian and comes with a DVD. I haven't watched the DVD yet and will let you know in the future about that. Its a great book with stunning work and pics of the entire Horitoshi family.
What's the Tattoo in Japan book and how's the Horimasa sketch book? So many more books I would love to get but I end up saving money for tattoos, hahaha.

Here are some of mine from Kurt Wiscombe!

Shige, Horitoshi and Wanzakure are on my to get list for sure! How is the Horitoshi book? Is the Shige one of the first pressing hardcover copies?

I would add Tattoo History: A Source Book to that list as well. Affordable and extremely informative!
The Tattoo History Source Book: Steve Gilbert: 9781890451066: Amazon.com: Books

Here's mine in list form if you can't make them out in the picture!
Horimasa (signed)
Organica
Bunshin II
The Japanese Tattoo
Suits Made to Fit
Bushido: Legacies of the Japanese Tattoo
Tattoo History: A Source Book
The Eye of Atrocity
Demons from the Haunted World
Outlaw Swords of Death
Samurai Ghosts and Monster Wars
Night Parade of Dead Souls
Shawn Barber's Memoir
Escaping the Gallows
Japanese Ghost Stories
Japanese Mythical Creatures
The Extraordinary Drawings of Laurie Lipton (somewhat related as reference material)
Jef Bertels (signed)
Backpiece Tattoo 1-3
Ed Hardy's Tattoo Time
Ozuma Kaname's Shienrenjo
Tokyo Tattoo 1970
Wabori
The Art of the Leu Family (signed)
Underway is the Only Way
Smilin' Buddha (signed)
Myths, Gods and Legends
Studying Horiyoshi III
Rodrigo Melo's Japanese Style Tattoo Art
Perseverance
Ed Hardy's Wear Your Dreams
JBxH3
Japanese Demon Lore: Oni
Shunga: Japanese Erotic Art
Cosmic Mook Tattoo 1-4
The Mammoth Book of Tattoos
Full Coverage
Chris Trevino's Gods and Warriors
In a World of Compromise...I Don't (signed by Bob Roberts)
Leu Family's Family Iron
Tattoo in Japan
Hiroshige: Sixty Nine Stations of Kisokaido
The Fingerwave Book
Bloodworks: Bodies
Some knock off books of Horimouja sketches and Filip Leu's dragon books. Given to me as a gift, they meant well! Hahah
Currently waiting for the "Black & Grey Tattoo 1-3: From Street Art to Fine Art" box set to come in!

I'm always interested to see what tattoo related books/items people have purchased. If you don't have any photos of what you've got, post a list of your books! If you've acquired anything tattoo related such as Japanese masks or something similar, I'd love to see those as well!
Man I love tattoo books!
:D
EDIT: Oops, should've posted my picture to start this thing off! I just finished moving all my school and science related books to a different shelf to make room for a couple new tattoo books I've got coming in, which is what prompted me to start the thread. The only tattoo related book I've got that isn't on the shelf is Bloodworks: Bodies! The book is so massive it won't fit anywhere! The shoeboxes up top are filled with stickers and tattoo business cards!

Here are some of mine from Kurt Wiscombe!

Here are some of mine from Kurt Wiscombe!

Done by Ed in 1979! GOD DAMN!!!!!!!

I'm always interested to see what tattoo related books/items people have purchased. If you don't have any photos of what you've got, post a list of your books! If you've acquired anything tattoo related such as Japanese masks or something similar, I'd love to see those as well!
Man I love tattoo books!
:D
EDIT: Oops, should've posted my picture to start this thing off! I just finished moving all my school and science related books to a different shelf to make room for a couple new tattoo books I've got coming in, which is what prompted me to start the thread. The only tattoo related book I've got that isn't on the shelf is Bloodworks: Bodies! The book is so massive it won't fit anywhere! The shoeboxes up top are filled with stickers and tattoo business cards!

Here's mine in list form if you can't make them out in the picture!
Horimasa (signed)
Organica
Bunshin II
The Japanese Tattoo
Suits Made to Fit
Bushido: Legacies of the Japanese Tattoo
Tattoo History: A Source Book
The Eye of Atrocity
Demons from the Haunted World
Outlaw Swords of Death
Samurai Ghosts and Monster Wars
Night Parade of Dead Souls
Shawn Barber's Memoir
Escaping the Gallows
Japanese Ghost Stories
Japanese Mythical Creatures
The Extraordinary Drawings of Laurie Lipton (somewhat related as reference material)
Jef Bertels (signed)
Backpiece Tattoo 1-3
Ed Hardy's Tattoo Time
Ozuma Kaname's Shienrenjo
Tokyo Tattoo 1970
Wabori
The Art of the Leu Family (signed)
Underway is the Only Way
Smilin' Buddha (signed)
Myths, Gods and Legends
Studying Horiyoshi III
Rodrigo Melo's Japanese Style Tattoo Art
Perseverance
Ed Hardy's Wear Your Dreams
JBxH3
Japanese Demon Lore: Oni
Shunga: Japanese Erotic Art
Cosmic Mook Tattoo 1-4
The Mammoth Book of Tattoos
Full Coverage
Chris Trevino's Gods and Warriors
In a World of Compromise...I Don't (signed by Bob Roberts)
Leu Family's Family Iron
Tattoo in Japan
Hiroshige: Sixty Nine Stations of Kisokaido
The Fingerwave Book
Bloodworks: Bodies
Some knock off books of Horimouja sketches and Filip Leu's dragon books. Given to me as a gift, they meant well! Hahah
Currently waiting for the "Black & Grey Tattoo 1-3: From Street Art to Fine Art" box set to come in!

Here's mine in list form if you can't make them out in the picture!
Horimasa (signed)
Organica
Bunshin II
The Japanese Tattoo
Suits Made to Fit
Bushido: Legacies of the Japanese Tattoo
Tattoo History: A Source Book
The Eye of Atrocity
Demons from the Haunted World
Outlaw Swords of Death
Samurai Ghosts and Monster Wars
Night Parade of Dead Souls
Shawn Barber's Memoir
Escaping the Gallows
Japanese Ghost Stories
Japanese Mythical Creatures
The Extraordinary Drawings of Laurie Lipton (somewhat related as reference material)
Jef Bertels (signed)
Backpiece Tattoo 1-3
Ed Hardy's Tattoo Time
Ozuma Kaname's Shienrenjo
Tokyo Tattoo 1970
Wabori
The Art of the Leu Family (signed)
Underway is the Only Way
Smilin' Buddha (signed)
Myths, Gods and Legends
Studying Horiyoshi III
Rodrigo Melo's Japanese Style Tattoo Art
Perseverance
Ed Hardy's Wear Your Dreams
JBxH3
Japanese Demon Lore: Oni
Shunga: Japanese Erotic Art
Cosmic Mook Tattoo 1-4
The Mammoth Book of Tattoos
Full Coverage
Chris Trevino's Gods and Warriors
In a World of Compromise...I Don't (signed by Bob Roberts)
Leu Family's Family Iron
Tattoo in Japan
Hiroshige: Sixty Nine Stations of Kisokaido
The Fingerwave Book
Bloodworks: Bodies
Some knock off books of Horimouja sketches and Filip Leu's dragon books. Given to me as a gift, they meant well! Hahah
Currently waiting for the "Black & Grey Tattoo 1-3: From Street Art to Fine Art" box set to come in!

@keepcalm I'd also highly recommend Margot Mifflin's Bodies of Subversion. It's specifically about women and tattoos and it's a really well-written, intelligent, and insightful book. The third edition recently came out and it shouldn't be expensive.
I might have a couple of books sitting around elsewhere but on my shelf now is:
Burchett - Memoirs of a Tattooist
Cooper - Tokyo Tattoo 70
DeVita Unauthorized
Flash From the Past
Gilbert - Tattoo History: A Sourcebook
Hardy - Wear Your Dreams
Hardy - the Tattootime hardcover reprint
Higgs - The Doomsday Bonnet
Higgs and Ranson - Morph Traits
Horitomo - Monmon Cats
Greg Irons - various books and comics
JBxH3
Kitamoto - Myths, Gods, Legends
Kitamura - Bushido
Malone - Bulls Eyes and Black Eyes
Mifflin - Bodies of Subversion (2nd and 3rd editions)
Stony - Stony Knows How
TAM - issues 1-5 hard bound
There's a lot of stuff I'm not including here that isn't directly related to tattoos, like reference books on Asian art, Buddhist iconography, books about the myths and legends of Japan, books on folk art, ornament, and art generally that have been very helpful to me in understanding tattooing and just art as a whole.

Here's mine in list form if you can't make them out in the picture!
Horimasa (signed)
Organica
Bunshin II
The Japanese Tattoo
Suits Made to Fit
Bushido: Legacies of the Japanese Tattoo
Tattoo History: A Source Book
The Eye of Atrocity
Demons from the Haunted World
Outlaw Swords of Death
Samurai Ghosts and Monster Wars
Night Parade of Dead Souls
Shawn Barber's Memoir
Escaping the Gallows
Japanese Ghost Stories
Japanese Mythical Creatures
The Extraordinary Drawings of Laurie Lipton (somewhat related as reference material)
Jef Bertels (signed)
Backpiece Tattoo 1-3
Ed Hardy's Tattoo Time
Ozuma Kaname's Shienrenjo
Tokyo Tattoo 1970
Wabori
The Art of the Leu Family (signed)
Underway is the Only Way
Smilin' Buddha (signed)
Myths, Gods and Legends
Studying Horiyoshi III
Rodrigo Melo's Japanese Style Tattoo Art
Perseverance
Ed Hardy's Wear Your Dreams
JBxH3
Japanese Demon Lore: Oni
Shunga: Japanese Erotic Art
Cosmic Mook Tattoo 1-4
The Mammoth Book of Tattoos
Full Coverage
Chris Trevino's Gods and Warriors
In a World of Compromise...I Don't (signed by Bob Roberts)
Leu Family's Family Iron
Tattoo in Japan
Hiroshige: Sixty Nine Stations of Kisokaido
The Fingerwave Book
Bloodworks: Bodies
Some knock off books of Horimouja sketches and Filip Leu's dragon books. Given to me as a gift, they meant well! Hahah
Currently waiting for the "Black & Grey Tattoo 1-3: From Street Art to Fine Art" box set to come in!