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    Greetings from Oslo

    in Initiation

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    Hey all!

    After lurking around on this site for a long time without contributing a whole lot I thought I'd start by introducing myself properly.

    I'm an enthusiast and a collector, and I currently reside in the cold and snow-filled city that is Oslo (Norway, if you slept through geography)

    My enthusiasm for tattoos sparked when I started a halfsleeve in the summer of '06, and since then it has gradually grown into an obsession.

    My collection consists of work by Marius Meyer (multiple), Xam, Seth Wood, Dalmiro Dalmont and Jimmy Duvall. At least those are the ones worth mentioning.

    My wishlist is too long to list, and it's constantly growing. To name a few I'd say Chad Koeplinger, Sarah Schor, Grime, James Tex, Lars Uwe, Chris O'donnel, Thomas Hooper, Peter Lagergren, Chris Cleen, Garver, Bailey, Scott Sylvia, Ryan Mason, Stefan Johnsson, Jim Sylvia, Eckel....Fuck! I was only gonna name a few. Sorry....

    It recently came to my attention that Valerie Vargas is doing a guestspot at my local studio in May. She's been at the top of my wishlist for a long time, and I was lucky enough to book a session with her while she's here. Can't wait!

    In the meantime I'm getting my front done by Marius Meyer. 4 sessions so far, and one short session to go.

    Here's a (shitty) picture of our progress:

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    I'll be sure to get a decent picture up when it's all done.

    I hope to contribute more here in the future. So far I've only been leeching off of all the wisdom the majority of the members here are so generous to share with the rest of us. Thanks for creating this awesome site guys!

    Tattoos today and research

    in Random Crap

    Posted

    When I turned 18 I was itching to get tattooed, but I was struggling to come up with a design that had some unique, personal meaning behind it. I ended up getting my dad's businesslogo (of all things) tattooed on my leg, figuring I could say that it was a tribute to my dad when showing it off to my friends. Oh, and I got it done at the first and best shop I could find while visiting Denmark (because rumors had it that it was cheaper to get tattooed there than here in Norway)

    I thought my tattoo was the shit back then, but I can't say I'm particulary proud of it today. I knew nothing about tattoo tradition/culture/history back then, nor was I interested. I just wanted "something" so I would look cool in shorts and maybe gain some credibility from the punkrock scene I was into at the time.

    After that first tattoo I didn't get tattooed again till 5 years later which was when I decided to get a japanese'ish halfsleeve. I still didn't know much about tattoos, but atleast I did some homework that time around. I found a talented artist, saved up enough cash so money wouldn't be an issue and I had come to terms with the fact that I could get a tattoo without putting a bunch of bullcrap stories/meanings/symbolisms behind it. Getting that piece was such an awesome experience and it sparked the obsession I now have with tattoos and tattoo art.

    I'm not in any way saying that getting a tattoo with some meaning behind it is wrong. I'm just saying that in my opinion and experience you shouldn't let that be a leading factor if you want to get a tattoo. Atleast don't repeat my mistake by choosing a design that you're not really that into so you can "explain" yourself when asked why you got that specific tattoo. I suspect that alot of people who aren't that into tattoos have trouble grasping that someone would get a tattoo just because they like the artwork and how it looks on the skin, and that kind of mindset held me back on getting something I could be proud of wearing today.

    I'm hoping to get tattoos that have personal meanings to me someday, but so far I'm more than satisfied collecting badass tattoos from my favorite artists..

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