ironchef

Seconded.

Andre is one of my favorite tattooers.

Andre Malcolm has been doing some amazing snakes. These are from his blog:

Andre Malcolm has been doing some amazing snakes. These are from his blog:

Andre Malcolm has been doing some amazing snakes. These are from his blog:

Andre Malcolm has been doing some amazing snakes. These are from his blog:

Ha! @ian answered that question for me a while back. BTW, who did yours, @ian?
I got some small bonji from an old guy in Yokohama a few years back. :cool:

Get something from kiku! Funny I just walked out ta the shop 2 seconds ago for a post tattoo beer

@ironchef , Kiku from Invisible did Troy's larger bonji, Jondix did the smaller ones inbetween the ones that Kiku did...

wegman's is the shit

Mostly grew up in Buffalo and have relatives in Rochester.
And Wegman's has awesome horseradish cheese.

Yeah dude, that's definitely something you need to take into account. I'm Asian, so squatting is in my blood, hahaha (yeah, I said it!). You'll also need to mind your reach around to wipe and which direction so as not to wipe into your tattoo. Don't make too big a deal out of it, but all those little habits and normal processes we take for granted everyday come into play when you're literally a walking wounded tattoo warrior, haha.

@ironchef NOW THAT IS HOW IT IS DONE!!!!!!!

Holy Shit, that back piece is amazing! Can't wait to see it completed. Two of my favorite tattooers.

Note to self - do NOT read this forum while eating lunch!

Yeah dude, that's definitely something you need to take into account. I'm Asian, so squatting is in my blood, hahaha (yeah, I said it!). You'll also need to mind your reach around to wipe and which direction so as not to wipe into your tattoo. Don't make too big a deal out of it, but all those little habits and normal processes we take for granted everyday come into play when you're literally a walking wounded tattoo warrior, haha.

Oh shit I didn't even think about the toilet. Thanks for the insight. This is one more reason why squat toilets are superior.

when i got my ass done it stuck to my underwear and it was NOT fun peeling it off... i also had to wrap saran wrap on my toilet seat to deuce. if i can find a way to heal with the dry wrap method on my ass i would, but seems kind of impossible to me.

Wear loose clothes, and start doing squats now. You'll want to be able to take a dump while holding yourself up over the toilet seat!

Hey All,
New to the forum. Great place you have here and very cool thread. Here's my in progress back piece. Collaboration between Henning Jorgensen (phoenix) and Mike Rubendall (dragon). Have about 19 hours in so far. Enjoy!

Hey All,
New to the forum. Great place you have here and very cool thread. Here's my in progress back piece. Collaboration between Henning Jorgensen (phoenix) and Mike Rubendall (dragon). Have about 19 hours in so far. Enjoy!

Okay as promised, here are some pictures with commentary:
First is my left arm. It was my first tattoo ever and started originally as a half sleeve which eventually I had Henning extend his work to 3/4. Koi with splashing waves and cherry blossoms. Purple peony on the inner part of the forearm:


My right arm is a 3/4 dragon. This piece has a lot of significance to me as I was born in the year of the dragon. At the same time, this piece in my perception sort of book ended the koi piece I had on my left arm. Don't want to get all overly philosophical so enjoy the pic. Henning actually compiled this photo together:

So after my two 3/4 sleeves, I knew I was a big fan of Henning's koi, so I had him start a thigh piece with two koi on my left thigh. We were supposed to finish this piece on 10/31/2012...but that was the day after Super Storm Sandy hit. Needless to say, Henning's flight was cancelled and he ended up coming into NYC 3 days later and we decided to start the back piece. FYI, these pics were taken right after we put in some color in May 2012. To be continued


Now, here's where things get a little crazy. As some of you may know, all of lower Manhattan was completely blacked out from Sandy for almost 2 weeks, me included. There was no subway or rail service and only some bus service. Kings Avenue NYC was affected as well and closed. Henning had hunkered down with Rubendall in the Long Island shop. They were within a four block radius that actually had power in Massapequa. Once the Long Island Rail Road was up and running, I made a run out there, even though I knew most likely I would be coming back to darkness with no running water for at least another day. Thus we started this collaboration back piece. Henning lined the phoenix (about a 6 hour sitting). A week later, I see Rubendall to start the dragon. I saw Mike again last week and we hammered out the back of my right thigh. I will be seeing Mike again in March.

Hey All,
New to the forum. Great place you have here and very cool thread. Here's my in progress back piece. Collaboration between Henning Jorgensen (phoenix) and Mike Rubendall (dragon). Have about 19 hours in so far. Enjoy!

Holy hell this thread is getting destroyed lately. I love it.
So after getting your ass done, how do you work travel? What is it like driving with a flaming ass cheek? Do you get a chauffeur and you lay in the back seat? This is one major concern of mine because when I (hopefully) start mine, I will be travelling up to 3 hours for the sessions. I can't imagine what the drive home would feel like immediately following a long session.

I wish I could start all over and have two awesome sleeves like that.And done by two of the most humble,and talented tattooers of our day.You can't go wrong with any artist at Kings Ave,and Invisible.I also like Rodrigo Melo@ North Star Tattoo.David Sena@ SENASPACE - David Sena - TATTOO - FIRE DRAWINGS
Kris Magnotti@ NY Adorned,Bern@Daredevil Tattoo