majorpenalty

done by Chris O'Donnell at his private studio

happy new year to all

@majorpenalty Ooof. You can't just drop this in here. You gotta at least give us some time to take a breath! So rad dude.

Thank you.

my back piece by Chris O'Donnell

have you heard of him? :)

Seriously his artwork is fantastic and having to mail him check with a letter telling him how grateful I would be to own some of his artwork only added to how much I love what he sent me.

yes, i've heard of him, he's a ny legend

So I made my first purchase of real art from some old dude named Thom deVita.... Now I'm trying to figure out how to frame/protect it. Is this something I can do on my own? Should I take it to a professional? How much should I expect to pay?

'some old dude named thom devita'

really?!

You mean the friendship hands? Honestly I don't think meanings of tattoos are really that important unless you that is something that you are into. Meaning I don't think you have to worry about someone diving to deep into your imagery on a traditional tattoo or challenging it's application to your life. On the other hand I can see how it's fun to dig into the history and see how stuff originated.

yes the friendship hands, i see this tattoo pop up all over the place, i thought it had something to do with respect, honesty

where does it originate from? sailors?

i like the design but i'm not really sure what it means, honesty?

anybody had work done by christopher conn askew?

I'll be pretty jelly if you get in with Grillo..

will let you know tomorrow

I was there two years ago,and got tattooed by Alessio Ricci@ Avalon II Tattoo San Diego Denny does some beautiful Japanese work too.What style did you want to get done?

i'm open to black/grey, pinup, traditional or maybe a tattoo symbolize my cali trip(cholo or cholo girl)

haven't decided on anything specific yet

i need to know some good artists in sd area so i can look up what they're good at

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I was there two years ago,and got tattooed by Alessio Ricci@ Avalon II Tattoo San Diego Denny does some beautiful Japanese work too.What style did you want to get done?

i think avalon has 2 shops around sd but im not familiar with their artists

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Be advised that Power Tattoo is about a 45 minute drive from downtown San Diego.

Full Circle is a really nice shop with a great crew. I got a tattoo there last October and had a great experience.

who did you get tattooed by at full circle, i'm only familiar with Canales' work

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also i'm supposed to talk to ben grillo tomorrow, maybe i'll get lucky and book something with him

Those are a great start. Check out POWER, too. That's the other SD shop (along with Flying Panther) that Ben Grillo works at.

thanks, i wasn't aware of Power Tattoo

i'll be on vacation in late may

i'd like to get some work done while i'm there

and i want to book an appt in advance

can anyone recommend a good shop, good artists around san diego area?

i'll be grateful

thanks

i'd like to add that i'm looking at guru tattoo and flying panther right now

my 2 recent pieces by Robert Ryan

http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=13077&c=5

http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/gallery/member/12934-gorilla.html&imageuser=4480

I think Saved Tattoo/Brooklyn & Electric Tattoo/NJ should also be on the list.

imo

first 3 days, wash with warm water

thin coat of aquaphor

next 4-5 days, aveeno daily moisturizer

works great for me

first encounter with Robert Ryan tomorrow, should be fun

point taken

Finished it this past Sunday

did you go to his private studio or Saved?

i noticed this on ig today, can everybody name one(hack or shitty shop) and help the cause, i, personally, don't know any

but it would be good to know where NOT to go

tommy montoya did JC's face not too long ago, best one ive ever seen, its a must see

I see a couple of people suggesting that its a bad idea to go the freehand route. sorry but that is false. if you go to someone and they cant draw a good design on you chances are that they wouldn't have drawn it any better on paper.

I am not saying they don't use stencils and I'm sure they do sometimes but I personally have never seen Richard Stell, Troy Denning or Chris Trevino use a stencil. also I work with both Horizakura and Yoni Zilber who I watch draw on entire sleeves and backpieces that become the most beautifuly executed tattoos. So what im saying is its not the process/approach that is to blame for giving you an unsatisfactory tattoo it is the artist that executed it. I'd hate to see you go into a situation where youre gonna get tattooed by a Chris Garver or Horitomo and he says he's gonna freehand it so you get spooked and end up opting out of it because someone on the internet said that freehand is a red flag.

also drawing on the spot is perfectly ok if the artist has the experience and skills to do so. if Gordon Ramsey offered to come to my house and make me dinner using whatever i have in my cupboard I'm not going to request that he figure out the recipe a week in advance because he's going to nail it.

i have an appt with chris o'donnell next month and that's exactly my plan, have him freehand my entire forearm+hand

i drink cappucino and water w/lemon every day

i eat at home, homemade food everyday(homecooked by my wife)

i was in Poland for a short vacation, i had a tattoo appointment, sat there for 7 hrs straight, never again, tattoo came out okay, just okay, def don't recommend long sittings like this

i'm getting a panther done this month by Robert Ryan @ Electric tattoo, very excited about it

i've been spending more n more time with my son, which is awesome for me