Mick Weder

Tattooer CP. True Love Tattoo, Brisbane. Australia.

Tattooer CP. True Love Tattoo, Brisbane. Australia.

I have three that I got impulsively. One is a wolf head that I got from Eli at Smith Street. I was in the area and thought that I'd drop in and see if there was any availabilities and just check out the shop and he had a cancellation because it was a cold, miserable, and snowy October day. Didn't really know what I wanted going in the door, but the wolf head flash was cool. Got a swallow from Bert at Tattoomania in Montreal for similar reasons...it was my birthday, I was feeling bummed about being a year older, thought that a tattoo would cheer me up so called up Tattoomania to see if they had an opening and they did. He did a great job on it, and tattoos are great cures when you're feeling down. The last is a rose and snake that Tony D'Annessa did. I had a consult at the shop he owns (owned?), didn't know if he still tattooed, but asked and picked a rose and a snake off one of his old roll-up flash sheets because it looked cool and I figured that if I was going to get tattooed by a guy from the real old school that something involving a rose was fitting. He said the last time he tattooed that design was in 1963. I am happy with all of them, but they're all pretty classic and timeless designs. I have plans for more spontaneous tattoos in the future as well (maybe not spontaneous exactly, because I plan on booking with an artist, but choosing the design off the wall the day of) because that can be a fun way of getting tattooed. I also have tattoos that I've put a lot more thought and planning into. Both ways are cool with me.

Tattooer CP. True Love Tattoo, Brisbane. Australia.

Tattooer CP. True Love Tattoo, Brisbane. Australia.

Tattooer CP. True Love Tattoo, Brisbane. Australia.

Tattooer CP. True Love Tattoo, Brisbane. Australia.

Tattooer CP. True Love Tattoo, Brisbane. Australia.

Tattooer CP. True Love Tattoo, Brisbane. Australia.

Tattooer CP. True Love Tattoo, Brisbane. Australia.

Tattooer CP. True Love Tattoo, Brisbane. Australia.

Tattooer CP. True Love Tattoo, Brisbane. Australia.

Tattooer CP. True Love Tattoo, Brisbane. Australia.

Tattooer CP. True Love Tattoo, Brisbane. Australia.

I had always wanted a full back incorporating a ship since I was like 15/ 16. This would be my favourite part of my collection by far.

I had always wanted a full back incorporating a ship since I was like 15/ 16. This would be my favourite part of my collection by far.

A little more mit work today.
Post pictures of your hand/ finger tattoos.

A little more mit work today.
Post pictures of your hand/ finger tattoos.

You're in New York? Why go for "a lot of potential" when there people in NYC who do unbelievable Japanese work? Just off the top of my head, look into Chris O'Donnell, Mike Rubendall, Troy Denning, Shinji, Kiku, Chris Garver.

Haha! takes me back to when I got my first. All of 17 and was living with my GF at the time. Told my mum over the phone. She said never show her, ever!
2 hours later she's dropping over "kitchen stuff", so I was wearing a shirt. Just before she left she said "fuck it!, show me" so I did. She cried, I laughed.
It's funny ya know, I'm now 45, still dropping in ink and suited up. My mum now lives with me & my family...and she still hates them, still says "don't you think enough is enough"? I still laugh, at least she doesn't cry anymore.
I don't have to explain to anyone why I get tattooed. I love me mum too, but either people get it, or they don't, and if they don't I don't try too hard in convincing them otherwise. She'll just learn to live with them.
Yeah, tell her over the phone and don't make a big thing out of it. The more comfortable you are in your own skin, the more others are too if that makes sense.
Good luck.

There's something magical about the full back tattoo.
As young as 12, I was always awe inspired by seeing pictures, especially group photos of people posing for the photographs. I just knew that some day, I too needed to have that full back tattoo.
Today, that's the tattoo out of all my collection that has the most significance.
As people have already mentioned, it's no easy task. I think those big long sweeping lines that pick up all those different nerve endings was the most memorable experience for me.
Don't concern yourself too much with the time you spend under the machine.
I too use to look at long sittings as a significant feat, but these days I come to realise that time spent, is still time spent under the machine, whether you sit for 10,5,2 or 1 hours...every hour is still earned. There's no shortcuts. That tattoo has been earned through determination, a particular mind set and pain.

Yeah man...I agree with Josh. If you want to keep those designs have them re worked.
Don't stress. I've had plenty of work re worked, covered and it all works in with the suit just fine. welcome to a fkin great journey in getting smashed in ink :)
Take your time now, suss a few different tattooers, just talk with them, be straight up...find a fella who can cover/ re work well. Believe me...I've had real dark tattoos just ploughed over real heavy and it works well if the dude knows what he's doing...just be mindful, round 2 is the last round with this approach.
When ya find a good bloke that will help fix these tattoos for ya, just treat him with some respect & give him some clean skin first to work some real nice pieces. It's about building rapport.
Good luck with it all.

VEGAN? He looks more like a fuckin' vegetable...
Rob

There's something magical about the full back tattoo.
As young as 12, I was always awe inspired by seeing pictures, especially group photos of people posing for the photographs. I just knew that some day, I too needed to have that full back tattoo.
Today, that's the tattoo out of all my collection that has the most significance.
As people have already mentioned, it's no easy task. I think those big long sweeping lines that pick up all those different nerve endings was the most memorable experience for me.
Don't concern yourself too much with the time you spend under the machine.
I too use to look at long sittings as a significant feat, but these days I come to realise that time spent, is still time spent under the machine, whether you sit for 10,5,2 or 1 hours...every hour is still earned. There's no shortcuts. That tattoo has been earned through determination, a particular mind set and pain.

Cheers Josh. Appreciate the comments mate, thank you.
Yeah man, live in Brisbane..and I ride a HD.
When we ride now, and the fellas I ride and camp out with take off for a run, part of the pre run conversation is....what we tell the pigs if we get intercepted. We hit runs northern NSW and shit, so pretty good once ya cross the border.
Been hassled a little bit, but if ya play it cool and know ya rights ya pretty set.
Not so easy for anyone who's been named in the "26" that are just motorcycle enthusiasts.
All this with luck should get over turned at the high court.
Where are you mate?
Hours under the machine...I really don't know mate. Arms all re sleeved, decided to punch in real heavy with a solid black background mainly for that very reason of re working the arms. I'd take a rough punt and say 300 plus, from the waist to the ankles is as heavy as the torso.
Sorry for straying off topic here to the thread starter. As stated, best of luck with it. Suit it up!