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Really love the cowgirl! I got some roses off Rich Hardy last weekend whilst he was back in the UK.

Here is my back-piece from @Stewart Robson
Started - 11/25/2011
Completed - 11/24/2013
The tattoo has 78 hours in total.

Alright... here goes nothin. Pharoah's Horses tattooed by me, finished in October.

I am lucky enough to have a tattoo done by Scott Harrison that is two pieces of Devita flash mashed together. One of them Thom tattooed on Scott. I don't know if it carries any thing spiritual or transcendental, but i love the tattoo, and I am extremely proud to have it.

That's Fred. And Higgs, also by Hardy.

by Tim Lehi
So stoked on how this came out, will definitely be going back to him for more once I save up.

Opie G. Ortiz posted this 20 year old Hardy backpiece on instagram a few days ago

By WT Norbert today. Its a bit bloody in these pics.
Saw Chad Koeplinger at the shop, if I knew he was in town I'd have booked in with him too! Bummed by a missed opportunity there.

So the knee torture is finally complete. My knee/thigh demon by Matt Van Cura done at Invisible NYC.

I think I post this every time you get tattooed by El Monga, but I really need an El Monga tattoo. I am envious that this tattoo isn't on me.

Awesome stuff, everyone (as usual). El Monga added this to my leg today!

Picture stolen from his Instagram. I'm now realizing that I never posted a picture of the last one he did on me, because it wraps and I can't seem to get a good picture of it. I'll try to do that soon.

Ok at the risk of sounding like a huge bitch i'm gonna post this anyways...
As far as I know Scott and company started this site to promote good tattooing, and good tattooers. I've noticed lately in the members gallery there have been a lot of bad tattoos uploaded. Is this just going to turn into another tattoo photo gallery where anyone can post photos of every horrible tattoo they do, and then have people thinking that work is good because they saw it on a site that claims to promote only good tattooing? I feel bad when I log on and on the very first page there's awful tattoos being shown. Am I just a horrible person for thinking this or do others feel the same way? I feel like if I wanted to see average bad tattoos I could just do a google search or visit one of the numerous tattoo design websites. Is it wrong to have a moderator removing bad work at the risk of offending the person who uploaded it? We seem not to have a problem telling people in the forums when a tattoo is shit.

picked this up yesterday from Danielle Rose, so happy with it

Caught Dani Queipo while he was doing a guest spot at 3 Kings. That gap on my arm really bothered the shit out of me. Way stoked on this one. Skulls and butterflies are now tied at 3 (I think I have enough butterflies).

Had a ton of fun at the Lowbrow Tattoo Convention in Killeen this weekend. Met a lot of great people and got some cool tattoos.

Devil Head from James Clements

Panthgle from James Yocum

Tex Avery Whistlin' Wolf from Paco Cendon (Won tattoo of the day on Sat!)
I'm happy but I can barely walk today.

This is what went on yesterday at Memoir w/Kim on my raven/roses/jewels arm. I am in love with it!

Operation Double Dobleman Thighs is now complete:

Between this and my Pharaoh's Horses, I couldn't be happier. (No jokes about what's actually between this and the horses, please.)

Another session down with Dana, picture stolen from his IG of course.. Next session is color! The fundoshi massacre.

Been 2 sessions since my last update on my back piece. Saturday was my last for 2013 and going to start back up in January. All work being done by Rodrigo Melo at Northstar Tattoo NYC.



Mike

This is what I've had done so far. Four sessions; the rose and yet more black went in last Friday. By Grez at Kings Avenue.

Latest session. Two more to go!

Put this up the other day in the full back piece thread and forgot to put it over here. Last session in for 2013 and starting back up in January. All work being done by Rodrigo Melo at Northstar Tattoo NYC.



Mike

Getting my leg filled in by Kore Flatmo. I know it's been said many times, but visiting Plurabella is such a freaking great experience. Still have the back of the thigh and the shin to do, but that's all I could take. Day 2 we just worked more on the cover up he's doing on my arm. I dont have any good pictures of that yet.

Got this today from Nick Colella at Great Lakes Tattoo
I can't say enough nice things about him!!
And I'm beyond stoked on my dragon! Completely smitten with the thing! :)
(slurped from Nick's instagram)
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Got this a couple weeks ago from Nikki Balls in D.C. Still a little shiny, and not a great pic, but you get the idea. Thanks for looking.