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I got this incredible panther and snake by Valerie Vargas earlier this week
https://www.instagram.com/p/BBn6dIQkHUa/?taken-by=valeriemodernclassic

Why don't you go into a tattoo shop and ask the tattooers themselves?

Havnt really posted in a while here is my girl head by Todd Noble. I picked it up in October at the Calgary convention and it's a design from his girlhead book
No idea why it came out sideways

Havnt really posted in a while here is my girl head by Todd Noble. I picked it up in October at the Calgary convention and it's a design from his girlhead book
No idea why it came out sideways

Havnt really posted in a while here is my girl head by Todd Noble. I picked it up in October at the Calgary convention and it's a design from his girlhead book
No idea why it came out sideways

Havnt really posted in a while here is my girl head by Todd Noble. I picked it up in October at the Calgary convention and it's a design from his girlhead book
No idea why it came out sideways

A bit amusing...I'm reading my lengthy post above from 18 months ago...now I've got tattoos creeping the cuff and onto the hands. Things change, tattooing is fluid!
here's my newish dragon fist:

and here's a an artsy selfie of my dragon fist - dragon fly and dragon eyes ! for your viewing pleasure

see guys! i got lots of space left...maybe squinch in some tudor roses on the hands in the future

Ta Moko designs are based around genealogy, social rank and status, accomplishments, and so on, so I could see a hypothetical situation where you got a Maori tattoo because "they have the most badass warrior culture on earth" and ended up getting a tattoo that describes somebody else's life and family. Would Maoris be offended by this? I don't know, but they'd probably think you're a dumbass for getting a tattoo of something that you're engaging with so superficially.
I do think the same goes for Viking stuff. If you're going to get magical staves tattooed on you, it's probably best to understand what you're getting and what it means. The trend a few years ago of people getting Masonic imagery is another example of this: you might think it looks cool and mysterious and occult, but people who know how to read the imagery know you have gibberish on you and you come across as a moron as a result. I don't see how getting a tattoo just because it looks cool and having no understanding beyond that is any different than somebody getting kanji while not understanding the language.

I should really know better to engage with this topic on here, but here it goes, in the spirit of fostering an intelligent discussion about tattoos:
There's a Canadian Inuit filmmaker who made a documentary a couple of years ago about trying to learn about the virtually forgotten tradition of Inuit tattooing before she got tattooed herself using the traditional skin sewing methods. Why were the traditions forgotten? Because there was a concerted effort on behalf of the church and the state to eradicate indigenous culture, that was deemed to be "cultural genocide" by a recently-concluded Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Families were torn apart, countless lives were destroyed, languages were all but lost, cultural practices vanished. The legacy of this endures. There are people who are trying to revive the languages and traditional practices like tattooing. I mentioned the filmmaker in particular above because she has deliberately limited the distribution of her documentary precisely because of fears of cultural appropriation. Her reasoning is that the revival of traditional Inuit tattooing is so fragile that if this style of tattooing is appropriated it might discourage the people who are rediscovering their own traditions. I can see why this woman might think it offensive that a non-Inuit person would get an Inuit tattoo just because they like the style, and I don't think she'd be wrong. It's certainly not "childish".

Quick one from Nate Hudak while he was visiting my friends shop down the road.

Just had a weekend in Oslo with the missus topped off with the first session on my chest by Tony at Blue Arms.. Super stoked with it
Pic stolen from his Insta.
Cheers to @hogg for Percy Waters reference

Just set up an appointment for Mike Wilson to start my front in March. Now for the longest 2 months ever...
If anyone has any advice for navigating Jacksonville, could you help me out in this thread?
http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/general-tattoo-discussion/2932-inksmith-rogers.html

Already in the works...
August 5, 6, 7 at Crowne Plaza Hotel Reading
Sick poster by Chris Conn up.
Tim Lehi, Valerie Vargas, Stewart Robson, Dan Smith, Shaun Topper, Greg Whitehead, Teide, Andreas Coenen and more. Wild ass already.

Personally, I just say that none of my tattoos have a deep meaning...it's the truth

Just had a new tattoo added to my right leg by Tammy Kim at The Okey Doke in Toronto. She is amazing.

That tattoo is so fucking cool. Thanks for telling us what you wanted too, because when I see tattoos like that I always wonder what the client asked for.

here is the finished tattoo. Still looks swollen.
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Hey LST forum,
I'm a new member from Canada. Recently started collecting tattoos and have about 51 hours so far under my belt. I have work from Augis, Carlos Angarita, Domantas, and recently Steve Moore. I'm looking to contribute to this forum and see more excellent tattoos!
Thanks,
Leo

I just feel really awkward, but I find it's usually people who want to tell you the meaning of their tattoo that will ask

I just feel really awkward, but I find it's usually people who want to tell you the meaning of their tattoo that will ask

Rose banger courtesy of Franz Stefanik of The Okey Doke in Toronto

I just feel really awkward, but I find it's usually people who want to tell you the meaning of their tattoo that will ask

Let's do this:
DJ DeepFried's Top Ten Albums of 2015 That Begrudgingly Includes Kendrick Lamar (In Alphabetical Order):
Action Bronson – Mr. Wonderful
All Them Witches – Dying Surfer Meets His Maker
Blackalicious – Imani
Deafheaven – New Bermuda
Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment – Surf
Fuzz – Fuzz II
Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly
Torche – Restarter
Wilco – Star Wars
Young Fathers – White Men Are Black Men Too

The next weekend I was in Boston and in a very hungover and jet lagged state, I landed into Redemption in Cambridge to get a little piece done to fill in an awkward gap on my left sleeve.
Very luckily, Todd Noble (who I love) had a free spot to take the walk in. After some deliberation he drew on this little snake head.
Again, not a great snap...

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This is a bit of a joint effort. The Dagger, Collar, Angel and Reaper (2-6 weeks old) are by Fergus Simms - Melbourne Tattoo Company, and the Eagle Snake fight (2.5 months old) is by Jess Swaffer - Chapel Tattoo.
Wanted to wait until the whole spot was done before i posted them up! Super happy with them, and two of the nicest tattoo experiences (bar the pain!) I've ever had.