ironchef

I haven't been there but the guy who did my arm got his fingers tattooed by Oliver Peck and they look all real nice and solid. There's a video of that somewhere.

KABOOM!

Got it. Let's shoot for another time then @slayer9019

Who's blog would that be?

Looks like Chris O'Donnell's work

I dream about being tattooed by Shige, Horitomo, any of the Horitoshi family, Wendy Pham and a whole slew of other artists. But I am very happy with the tattoo artist who started me on my journey, Henning Jorgensen. He's introduced me to a world of great artists who are as genuine and humble as he is. He's given me beautiful artwork that I'll treasure for a lifetime and just an awesome guy to chat with about life in general. Henning loves tattooing and that's something that I admire about him, his passion for his work. Mike Rubendall is the same way, hence why he and Henning are such good friends. Same minds gravitate to one another. I'm lucky to have work from both and will continue that trend.

Pick one of these clubs and I'm there.

Best strip clubs in New York City

Oddly on topic, I've been to a couple of these places and at some of them, they make the girls wear body make-up to cover up their tattoos.

I can't sing her praises enough, and I am so, so, soooooooo stoked on this piece, so here is my finished leg by Stephanie Tamez. Such an awesome person, and I'm gonna miss spending so much time at Saved! Except for a couple details, everything here is healed. Definitely one of my favorite tattoos.

You need to come out to the LST NYC get together this weekend and show this tattoo off. The colors and the design are SUPERB!

Look at this blackness! It was a bloody mess. Kongo Yasha is really going to pop once this background is done.

Looks GREAT! You must of took a beating today from the looks of it. How bad was the pain?

Yay, our TEI prints just got here, and they are sweet. Hey @ironchef -- where'd you get your frames or are those custom?

Bed Bath and Beyond. $19.99 for a package of 4! Sign up for their emails and text messages to get 20% off coupons and save even more. My additional "trick" is that they are not hung up on a conventional hook that goes into the wall. Rather, I bought some mounting tape (think velcro) and hung them up in that manner. Easier to align and cleaner looking as well. Bonus is the mounting tape is strong but if you change your mind, it won't damage your walls or the paint and comes off easily.

I need a Henning tiger!

Do it bro! I plan on getting one!

Henning Jorgensen just finished this on Lucas Ford...STUNNING

I'm pretty sure he moved to Texas or is moving very soon

Ah yeah, I think you're right. Crap, oh well no big complaint here, haha!

omg @ironchef, I just saw you won those Tattoo Culture Magazine prints on Instagram! They announced the winner, and I clicked on the person and immediately saw your photo of the cat prints and knew it was you. Congrats.

I'm completely BLOWN AWAY! I never win anything...ever. And here I was co-winner of last's month's "Tattoo of Month" contest and I thought, life is good and YAY! tattoo related too! This is right up there with the LST win, wow life is good indeed! I'm hoping I can drop by Saved and get Thomas Hooper to sign the one print! Thanks!

Kings Avenue Manhattan

Saved Tattoo

Three Kings Tattoo

FlyRite Tattoo

Thanks for posting this. Except for the tattoos, she physically reminds me of my grandmother who passed away in 2009. She had a huge hand in raising me and I miss her dearly.

Apparently the north east coast tattoo collectors roll deep on LST, hahaha.

There are some outstanding back pieces in this thread and it's ridiculous. @ironchef I think you were at King Ave getting work done on your back while I was having my second session with Chris. I think it was on a Tuesday some time back in May if I'm not mistaken. I wanted to get a closer look at it but didn't want to bother you guys.

If it was a Tuesday in May, most likely it was me. You should have definitely stopped by and said hello and I would have loved to see your piece from O'Donnell up close. I'm off for the summer and start things up again in October with Mike. Will keep you posted if you want to drop by. I'm talking to Chris about a calf sleeve after my back piece is done.

Welcome! You're off to a great start!

Getting back on topic....more on this:

The Tattoo Artist All the Celebrities Want Now - The Cut

@Takeway Simply breathtaking backpiece! The maple leaves are fantastic and the background sublime!

Well I know me and gouge are pretty close to your age.

I'll be THAT old guy...

Luck dude! Work kept me late today.

Ah dude, you should have came. It wasn't terribly crowded and met some really cool people.

Here we go. Apologies for the suit...unfortunately my plans for world domination have gone to shit so I still have to work for the man. Really cool experience. Can't wait to read the book. Ed was super nice and friendly.

Barring any last minute overtime at work and if it's a Sunday, I'm game. Be cool to meet up and talk tattoos.

Thought this was an interesting article: Ed Hardy: Jon Gosselin 'tanked' my clothing brand - TODAY.com

I always considered that stuff douche bag wear and would not be caught dead wearing any of that nonsense.