Corey Steverson

These are awesome! They make me hungry though.

Not to sidetrack the thread, but I bet a lot of these tattoos were craigslist specials/barters. If you discovered that a good artist you knew about advertised on craigslist, would you think less of him/her?
I browse craiglist occasionally to see if I can score my next tapout special </sarcasm>. I've seen a few good artists post quality work (assuming it was their work) and actual shops that advertise in craigslist. I wouldn't go to any of them, but I can see how this would be tempting to people who can't afford good work or can only barter.

And these are definitely the people who need to hear that kind of message......
But I think we both know that they aren't going to "get it" or they just don't care.....and that really is disheartening!

I try my damndest to not pre judge people who get poorly done tattoos. People make mistakes and are hasty to make decisions. It happens. I tend to judge them after talking to them about their tattoos. A good bit of people that come in the shop realize that they have made a mistake and are here to correct it or at least ask for advice. The larger percentage of people, when it comes to kitchen work, would rather brag about how it only cost 20 bucks and a blunt wrap. to those people I don't hold back on how I feel about them or what ever it is they consider to be a tattoo. It's just disheartening. I'm not much of anybody but I can do a nice tattoo and I worked hard as hell to get here. Most of all I care about what I do. I like waiting in line at the grocery store and see a completely bad ass tattoo on the person in front of me. So, like I said I try not to pre judge people with bad tattoos but it's pretty damn difficult when I meet people everyday that are proud of the garbage they have. You can usually spot that type of person before they even start speaking. So, I guess I am prejudice of people who get garbage tattoos but only if I know they don't regret the mistake that they don't think they made.

Thanks man I appreciate it! @Rob I
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@hogg Thanks! It's from a flash sheet I painted a while back, I glad you like it!

I have a great film of Paul working in his workshop talking to me and Don Lucas
--- just waiting on Don Lucas to have it produced and released

These are awesome! They make me hungry though.

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I figured I would throw this out there. I did this a little while back and thought it was a pretty fun one! Thanks for the opportunity! I hope I posted this picture right haha

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I figured I would throw this out there. I did this a little while back and thought it was a pretty fun one! Thanks for the opportunity! I hope I posted this picture right haha

Nice work. Welcome to LST!

@Corey Steverson - really nice work. Love the panther dagger. Super clean.

I dig that rudeboy hot stuff. Welcome!

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I figured I would throw this out there. I did this a little while back and thought it was a pretty fun one! Thanks for the opportunity! I hope I posted this picture right haha

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I figured I would throw this out there. I did this a little while back and thought it was a pretty fun one! Thanks for the opportunity! I hope I posted this picture right haha

These are awesome! They make me hungry though.

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I figured I would throw this out there. I did this a little while back and thought it was a pretty fun one! Thanks for the opportunity! I hope I posted this picture right haha

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I figured I would throw this out there. I did this a little while back and thought it was a pretty fun one! Thanks for the opportunity! I hope I posted this picture right haha

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I figured I would throw this out there. I did this a little while back and thought it was a pretty fun one! Thanks for the opportunity! I hope I posted this picture right haha

I am Eli Draughn from Nashville, tn. just finished my apprenticeship under Ian White at Safe House Tattoo Studio. looking forward to having such a vast place to search for answers to questions and seek opinions of others

Welcome to LST, congratulations on finishing your apprenticeship.

@CultExciter Thanks! I appreciate it!
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I can't imagine getting better advice than that! @irezumi

My name is Corey. I'm a Tattooer from Georgia now working in Jacksonville, Florida. I'm socially awkward, so, I figured networking would help me out. I would like to start doing some guest spots in the near future and I am hoping to meet some new people that can help me out. Hopefully, I can get some photos uploaded soon and I look forward to being a part of this forum.

on breaking in to the business of tattooing. A good laugh.
Contact me at [email protected] for availability$20 shipped in the US
$25 outside of the US

I completely agree. I've been getting acupuncture done on and off for the last 10 years or so, and I'm definitely in the 'can't avoid it' category. I've never had any problems.
Can I derail for a second and say how awesome my last acupuncture guy was? When I was on my first visit to his office I was looking through his portfolio in the lobby (when have you ever seen a doctor with a portfolio before) and on one page it showed pictures of a surgery being done in Japan when he was working in a hospital where one of his roles was being an anesthesiologist. This patient was getting brain surgery done while he was awake but with receptors being blocked; literally cap peeled back but fully alert and smiling as he sips some water or eats a bite of apple.
Mind blown, no pun intended.

@irezumi This is Shinola!
@Corey Steverson Nice stuff dude.