Bmore

22 hours in! I’m in love. I know people think it’s weird a woman has a turkey vulture back piece but I’m stoked ❤️

4 more hours down, 16 so far. The yellow stained lots of the black and will mellow out once it peels/heals. The wings are mostly black/brown. Here's how my sessions go
Hour 1: this isn't as bad as I remembered it 
Hour 2: uh oh, this is worse than I remembered
Hour 3: Ok maybe we should stop this looks fine unfinished 
Hour 4: I am dying and need to stop immediately (said in my head every minute until he tells me we're done) 
 

Art is pain.  We have one inner thigh and cheek left to go and it was easily harder than the ribs.  We did some shading on the cat and the difference it made was beautiful. Without further adieu:
 

Back from London. It was good. ❤️ Mike finished the background on my leg and Valerie did a rad geisha for me. 
 

Little outline Chad carved into me yesterday morning. 

Finished up my sleeve this past weekend at Pagoda by Grez. Here's a little peek...

Being young and careless? Not knowing any better? Rushing into a decision? All or none of the above? I'd say it's a case by case basis.
The first large tattoo I got, on my forearm no less, is not necessarily something I would get today. I still like the tattoo, but it's in some prime, very visible real estate that I may have otherwise used for a much different, and probably much better, tattoo today.
At the time I was younger and far less informed, latched on to a particular idea pretty early, and didn't really consider all possibilities. I rushed into it. Fortunately, I didn't end up with one of those horror stories, but despite liking the tattoo, I'd still probably do things different today.

The first part of my journey comes to an end after 3 years. Chris Crooks finished my entire back today. Time to start saving for the front!

Side profile Lord Ganesha, made to fit by Robert. Another awesome tattoo located in a place that I will never see it.... 🙂

My sleeve is almost finished, and I love it.  I thought the panda would be my first and only tattoo.  Hahahaha!

I’m incredibly bruised and tight but here is the progress!

I am low key obsessed with this traditional rose done for me by Tom Einheuser out of Union 3 Tattoo in Detroit over the weekend.

I’m really pleased with the placement, and how my leg is finally starting to fill up!
Here are links the artist and shop’s Instagram accounts:
https://instagram.com/tattoos_by_tom_einheuser
https://instagram.com/union_3_tattoo
 

Had the pleasure of meeting Darcy Nutt last night at the Carolinas Tattoo and Art Gathering. Was not expecting to get work done, was just going to look around and hang out. Saw that Darcy was there and couldn’t resist. Fits perfectly. Very very happy!
 

Tattoo your nuts first, as a trial run. Update on how it goes.

Day 2 down, both lower legs colored. Next trip we color the upper legs finishing up the full backpiece and then it's on to the front.

Go for it,Better yet go for a barber pole or candy cane.

Tattoo your nuts first, as a trial run. Update on how it goes.

Also posted in the Pagoda City thread, but he's my one-shot Pharoah's Cats from Scott Sylvia. 

Wow, looks like everyone's been getting awesome tattoos. Good stuff guys.
Got this tiger yesterday from Kike Castillo. Excuse the picture.

Little late here. Got this one waaayyyy back in November of 2015 from Chad Koeplinger while he was at Tattoo Paradise in DC. Tough to get a good pic because of the way it wraps, but you get the idea.

Here is an update on my Fudo and Dragon sleeve from Scott Sylvia. 

Got this tiger a couple of months ago at Smith Street Tattoo.

Got this weird little frog today from one of my favourite local tattooers at the moment.
Done by Tato Toby at Thank You Tattoo, Copenhagen.
Photo borrowed from Toby's Instagram

Finished off this eagle/snake with Grez a few weeks ago. Hard to get a good photo by myself!

Also got this weird reaper from Chad around the same time. For the first time I'm having trouble healing red ink but it's getting there!