9Years

Check out the Gyuto Monks if you're down with chanting. I can't get enough of this stuff...

Just finished the last session on my 7 headed rib snake with Uncle Allan. Touch up and details. I'll post to the lowdown when it's all healed up. STOKED.

Scuba skull by Dan Trocchio. Have to take a picture with better lighting and color. For you scuba divers, I know it's not accurate. A rebreather doesn't create bubbles, but for my tattoo, looking cool took priority over accuracy.

My grim reaper done by Dusty Neal at Black Anvil Tattoo in Fort Wayne, IN

I've been on a tattoo hiatus which was supposed to last until October, but this weekend I kinda sorta fell off the wagon...

By Nico, Blue Arms Tattoo (photo stolen from his instagram)

Just finished the last session on my 7 headed rib snake with Uncle Allan. Touch up and details. I'll post to the lowdown when it's all healed up. STOKED.

Just finished the last session on my 7 headed rib snake with Uncle Allan. Touch up and details. I'll post to the lowdown when it's all healed up. STOKED.

Just finished the last session on my 7 headed rib snake with Uncle Allan. Touch up and details. I'll post to the lowdown when it's all healed up. STOKED.

Battered and bruised! Had my first session on my back with Chris over at Kings Ave this past Thursday. I managed to get through 4 hours to complete the basic outline with the exception of the hair on the severed heads. Saving that for the next session along with the remaining background. I'm super excited to continue to work on this and see it progress over time as this is what I've been busting my hump at work for the past year now and it's absolutely completely worth it.

Healed whispering devil and fresh heel tattoos (and dirty feet). All by my pal Iain Mullen, Imperial Tattoo Stockholm. I am happy I finally decided to get this devil done, had been looking at the sketch in Iains box for a year all ready. It's actually facing inwards, against common tattoo-logic. If you follow around the leg you can see that it's point towards another tattoo of a sleeping lady head, by Jaclyn Réhe.
edit: about the heels, the mouth with yin yang was my idea but made to fit by Iain. The other thing, whatever, was drawn on by him. We think it might be a satellite and/or one of those things alchemist brew their stuff in. Either way I think it's just right.

I got this gnarly thing from Jason Kelly here in Atlanta. I love it.

My Kannon inspired, forearm cattoooo from Horitomo - State of Grace, San Jeeezzy, California (January 2014). Yaaaaaay for Horitomo! Yaaaay cattoooos! Yaaaay tattooooos!!:D:o

Ian at Good Faith rules! He did these two on me a while back,
(sorry for the shitty pictures)


Everyone at Redemption rules as well.
Good luck!

Got this one from Chad whilst he was at smith street last week. Top dude, real good experience

Haha good luck with that! I remember a time when I was 'only' gonna get small things, and then 'only' a backpiece (no background), a time when I never thought I'd get my legs tattooed...ahahaha! There is no only in tattoo. ;)

scott sylvia is constantly staring at my dick while he tattoos me. should i say something?

Truuuuuuuue, I already have an eagle on my elbow. Sounds like webs for my other elbow. Decision made! Thanks, haha.

You've got two, right?

My Sifu (kung fu master) passed away 4 months ago. I had been his loyal disciple for 9 years. Before he passed he called me and my Sehing (kung fu big brother) to the hospital to give us his final teachings and instructions for continuing his legacy. So we have been running our kung fu school and it is amazing to see how supportive our students are of the new leadership, in fact we've seen great improvements and consistency with the class, now at 50 students.
As part of Sifu's last wishes, we have organized a return trip to the Shaolin Temple. Sifu had taken us a few years back and wanted us to maintain the connection to his roots at Shaolin in order to continue giving the serious students the opportunity to experience kung fu in China and train with the Shaolin monks.
In 6 weeks we leave and I will be leading a group of 12 on a 3 week trip to China to pay respects to the master and re-establish our connection with our extended kung fu family at Shaolin.
To say I'm pretty excited, well that's an understatement! I was planning on starting my backpiece this winter, however with my Sifu suddenly passing, new responsibilities at the kung fu school and planning the China trip I had to postpone. Which actually is quite alright. My backpiece is going to be Shaolin themed. So my eye is going to be tuned to the wonders of China and I no doubt will be re-inspired with the return to Shaolin!
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Refinished a Mosin I picked up.
BEFORE:


AFTER:

You've got two, right?

You've got two, right?

You've got two, right?

Ha! Alright then, here's my RH Wells from last year (march-ish I think).

@spookyluke All we (the forum) are asking you to do is not post homemade tattoos or ask advice. You haven't asked for advice so I'm relieved for that. It's a simple house rule and should be no problem to accommodate. I wouldn't come into your house and do something relatively simple you asked me not to do. It's just a respect thing and even if you feel bristled up by other responses you can read this and know I'm not being a dick or anything, just asking you to come correct and respect the forum.