ironchef

hey people,

im having an exhibit of my work at "8 of swords" in brooklyn (115 grand st wiliamsburg 11249). december 13th 7-11pm. id like to so whom ever can make it. thanks for the support

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best invite ever? ha!

seriously though i hope everyone can make it

Aw man, I'm getting tattooed again that day out in Long Island, otherwise I'd drop by!

I am super far from being knowledgeable about this so treat my recommendations with a good amount of skepticism, but I'd recommend Horitaka's Bushido: Legacies of the Japanese Tattoo to begin with. It's really focused on Horiyoshi 3 but I think it gives a pretty good overview of traditional Japanese tattooing, it covers the nomenclature of it, it has a lot of beautiful photos of Horiyoshi 3's tattoos, and it's pretty inexpensive and easy to buy. I'd also pay attention to Crystal Morey and Gomineko Books. She sells a lot of reference books for tattooers and publishes books herself. I am currently waiting to receive a book she published about Horiyoshi 3 and his relationship to Japanese Buddhism that looks pretty amazing. Crystal is also super cool and knowledgeable and travels around to a lot of conventions and is always super helpful. Her instagram is worth following too because she posts a lot of flipthroughs of the books she sells. She'll also sometimes offer sales on the books she publishes...up to 50% off kind of stuff...so they're really good deals.

I bought that Horiyoshi 3 and Buddhism book too from Crystal...nothing beats a SALE!!!

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Emily Rose Murray just posted these. Amazing!

EPIC!!!!

I like Horimitsu of the Horitoshi Family a lot. His colors are also very vivid and bright. His designs take on an abstract approach at times to traditional Japanese tebori themes. I've follow his Instagram religiously. Missed out on an opportunity to get tattooed by him at this past NYC Tattoo Convention. Hopefully he'll come to the next one!

Enjoy!

Japanese Tattoos: From Yakuza to Artisans, Aesthetes - Scene Asia - WSJ

Don't miss the links on the gallery and also I think the book is being released this month!

Thanks! Grez is doing it.

Seriously!? How could I have missed this given all the times I've been up to Kings Ave getting my back worked on by Rubendall! It looks GREAT!

I love the tebori work of the Horitoshi Family from Horitoshi 1, Horimitsu, ShunHo, and Shinji Horizakura. The depth of the black wind bars are amazing the colors are so vivid and bold.

However my favorite tebori tattooer is actually US based now, Horitomo. I feel he is doing his best works these days and hoping one day to be able to get something from him:

@Cork Three sessions down and probably a third or more done? I'm filled from the bra line up. Three more sessions before the end of January and then I'm gonna give myself a little break. I've got my progress up over yonder: Flickr: Please wait...

EPIC looking back piece! May I ask who's doing the work?

since we are on the topic of thighs.... Anyone experience super sensitive twitchy/muscle spasmy areas while getting their thigh tattooed? Also what was everyone's thigh healing experience like? So far mine is a super easy heal. 4 days later and it is almost done flaking and peeling.

When I had my thigh piece done, I had a contact dermatitis reaction outside of the fresh tattoo on the back side of my thigh. I have super sensitive skin and my guess is it was either the medical tape used to hold down the saran wrap or maybe even the Sharpies used to lay out some of the background design. A little bit of Benedryl cream on the spots and healthy does on Benedryl pills in my system cleared it right up. The pain on my thigh getting tattooed was pretty intense, especially from the outlining session. I found shading and coloring much more bearable. Like you, it healed really well and smooth with no issues.

Back of the thighs are definitely more painful than the front. And if you happen to have hairy legs, it gets itchy as hell when its growing back (shaved for the tattoo).

Now having my back done, I realize the thigh was a walk in the park in comparison, hahaha

those are beautiful koi @ironchef

Thanks! I actually have three koi from Henning, the two on my thigh and one on my left arm. I'm a big fan of his koi and they bring back fond memories of when my late grandmother used to buy goldfish for my brother and I when we were kids. Now I know goldfish are more kingyo than koi, but they fit the same style for me.

Here you go, on my left thigh, koi, water and cherry blossoms done in Japanese style by Henning Jorgensen. Not completed yet and also now connected to my back piece project. Will eventually get a piece on my right thigh to balance things out. Maybe a tiger or dragon or both.

So awesome, I love the work of the entire Horitoshi Family. I'm going to see if I can get something from Horimitsu next year, he's my favorite and his Instagram is like a guided tour of Japan!

I will give this month a shot with my healed Fudo Myoo-girl done by Claudia De Sabe, at this years London tattoo convention! Yet another girl head in my collection and it's definately not the last! :eek:

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LOVE De Sabe's work and this one is INCREDIBLE!!!

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Okey, this is my last try for a while. Done by Mike Rubendall in the end of September.

Looks FANTASTIC!

Brutal 7+ hour session today with Henning Jorgensen at Kings Avenue Long Island. Full report in the Full Back Piece thread. I'm obliterated...goodnight.

So today was my second session with Henning on my backpiece and it was a tough one. Started bright at early at 9:30am at Kings Avenue Long Island. This was probably the most painful and longest tattoo session I've ever had. We both under-estimated the time it would take for Henning to finish lining some additional feathers and to shade in the rest of the background. The first 5 hours were relatively low key. The last two hours were terrifying. I now know I will probably not entertain a torso piece anytime soon as the pain from the ribs was just brutal. This was the first time I considered tapping out but I was able to bare down and we managed to finish. Here are some pics. Color next year for the phoenix. Next session will be with Rubendall in December to put more color into the dragon.

Big thanks to @Killercook76 who dropped by today for moral support and assisted in taking some pics. He showed off his Garver and Hendricks pieces which were AMAZING. Cheers bro!

I love this guy but he "royally" kicked my ass today...

Added some more feathers and filling in the top

Background fully shaded

Right side from Tuesday's session

Left side from today

Also @ironchef, please get some love handles so I'm not so self-conscious when I post pics!

You've got NOTHING to be self-conscious about bro with the amazing work that you have. And it ain't easy keeping this girlish figure, pwahahahaha

@ironchef, your work is becoming more mindblowing by the day. Also, you have great hair.

You know the funny thing is a lot of my buddies are going or already bald. I used to keep my hair really short but decided since I have it, I'll flaunt it, HAHAHA. However my lady has nixed any ideas about growing a ponytail or mullet...

6+ hours yesterday with Henning Jorgensen at Kings Avenue Manhattan. Check the full back piece thread for full report!

Got in a session with Henning yesterday at Kings Avenue Manhattan. Haven't seen him in a year and naturally he had a lot of catching up to do on the back piece in comparison to the head start Rubendall has had, haha. It was another 6+ hour session and it was pretty brutal. Side ribs and spine are no fun as you'll see in the pictures and I found myself constantly questioning..."Why am I doing to this myself???" Probably the worst pain I have felt so far getting tattooed. We managed to line and shade the background on my right side and also part of my lower back. I will see Henning again this Friday to line some more feathers and shade in the left side background and maybe finish coloring my koi thigh piece. Strangely ironic that this is marathon week in NYC (The ING NYC Marathon to be exact) because that is what these crammed in LONG sessions feel like. But totally worth it in the end. Enjoy the pics folks.

Doing some drawing to get a feel of what left side will be like come Friday

Laying down the background and connecting it to Rubendall's work

A little more close up with a different angle

Masters watching masters at work: Chris O'donnell and Richard Pinch observing and lending advice to Henning. I was in awe!

Can't see much from this pic but we got a lot done and I was totally spent. More to come this Friday

Someone put up a gallery, found it on Facebook. I think some LSTers are in this:

Bay Area Convention of the Tattoo Arts 2013 - metroactive

This journey is finally complete...just a little bloody. By Chris O'Donnell

BRUTAL!!!

THANK YOU!!!!!!!! I rarely use instagram, but it is good to have for times like these! And now I have new obsession. <tips hat> thank y' kindly, sir!

She doesn't have too many pics, but there are pics of her with Horiyoshi 3, Ed Hardy and a handful of back shots which are AMAZING. The level of detail and the colors of her tattoos are just fantastic!

Found some pics of the book (love the Internet!):

@beez if you are on Instagram, look up @Tamakisakura

She has an AMAZING back piece from Horiyoshi 3. She's a tattoo model, does shibari, member of the Gomienoko Crew, and the main subject of the photo essay book Wanzakure.

Here, found a pic: