Louisgoodwin

i don't think you could dream of a line up like that lol , as normal totaly exceptional work all round . i was lucky enough to get one from tim hendricks and seth ciferri ill post them up when i get time

just a local one dude totally agree with the creative energy thing and it has really mad me approach every tattoo with respect and focus. not shure if i have time to anymore at the mo ? were have you attended ?

hmmmm just watched the first episode of ny ink it is very staged lol . did remind me of orange county choppers with all the drama.

Im thinking its not just TV programs bringing the tattoo industry to the spot light but the internet plays a large part too,

Flicking from facebook to twitter and looking threw random stuff, people will come across tattooing and due to the high standard of some tattoos ,people will want to try there luck .BUT ...BIG BUT its not luck its 24 -7 intense sometimes fucking impossible studying to try and do the most basic of tattoos with some talent or dignity .

If anything is to blame its faceless people selling starter kits. But even then people would make there own.

I had a few tattoos done back in the 80s back when it was cool to have zips on your denim jean pockets lol.

I used to get tattoo mags and graff mags and just stare in amazement but never had a clue how you would become a artist in ether genre. I would just throw them under the bed with all the other mags and get my pencil out and try and do some sweet art!!! (ligers and funny shaped female chicks with over sized boobage holding swords )...sweet...

If i was young now i would see the art in amazement get my laptop look up tattooing go to ebay and within 24 hours have one of my mates screaming in pain as i try my hardest to get a fucking liner to work at 18v lol with a throw of about 2 feet in length.in a size 1214RL in a 5RL tip.

The really fucked up thing is there is some downright untalented people with tattoo kits walking in to council offices and walking out with health registration licenses.

Im no way from back in the day and totally understand the previous wave of tattooists point but im sure tattooists from many waves before the last have had the same concerns about these long haired dudes tattooing.

But many of the newcomers back then respected the line of teaching and stayed true to the rules and i guess as long as the people with the information now ,drip feed it to the hard working talented few .Hopefully it will keep its charm and finesse.

as for the TV shows i bet most of us have watched loads of them and given the chance most would do it . They are aimed at maximum viewing potential to the world wide public ,not maximum respect to the tattoo industry. The tattooists doing the programs are not to blame its the man and all his cash suckling ferrets who give a fuck about tattoos as much as they do for chopper builders and ax men lol

.........fockers out ...........

took me a few takes but realised its me being tattooed by stewart , it was the funny shaped bald spot that gave me away ,

dam you mum for dropping me all those timeshttp://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/blogs/louisgoodwin/184-stewart-robson-hand-tattoo.html

i have been stalking this man for years trying to get tattooed by him lol with no luck but i will not give up,

i have used his liner and his shader for black n grey i love the softness , as for the liner it has a nice long stroke to it. and the pens cool as fu4K too ,

TIM WE SALUTE YOU

scott Sylvia that was a good one dude .

Lochian , thanks a lot , my mailing address is 97newport road , newbradwell Milton Keynes , mk 13 OAJ , [email protected] , [email protected].

As for time I'm going to be holding the sale of raffle tickets for at least 2 months to get maximum coverage in local press.

Thanks again to all maximum respect to all helping.

thanks every one for the heads up i have been to london and to art warehouse called atlantis. a kid in a very well stocked art super market.

if your in the uk go there. its in the islington not to far from the family business tattoo shop but they had no appointments so i poped in to frith street tattoos to see if dante had any tattooists free for a small one but out of luck there too. but a good day was had.

cool good call i have done a few ill post them up when i get time thanks.

this site rocks for this kinda stuff

totally right dude thanks

Its a hard subject which offends all walks of life in the industry.

My self and my co worker are new to the industry only tattooing for 4 years

Coming in on the wave of tattoo reality shows some would say but also coming from the art industry prior to inking,

I have one thought and that is, I have seen lots of artistically challenged tattooist with shops doing cheap tattoos, not good I hear you say but there seem to be a Line of artistically challenged costumers waiting for cheap tattoos,

The sad thing is when you get a costumer pull up there sleeve and show you a "tattoo" which would make a Billy goat puke.

People need to really look at the tattooist before working with them.

Some people do get tattoos with as much thought as buying a pair of shoes,

Maybe there should be a governing body of people who award tattoo shops a certificate of quality so the public could make a choice between good and bad.

But again things with so many variables are hard to police.

But to start I think someone needs to put a stop to shops opening with such a small amount of time spent on the machine just to protect the public and just as important to protect the image of the industry.

Shit sticks as we all know.

Peace n out fockers

Robert Ryan told me that 99% of his reference books arent tattoo related.

That doesnt really help... Sorry :)

Or does it...

yea i agree i use all sorts of books

UKIYO-E gian carlo calza, traditional japanese art .

bj bets lettering

T. hoopers ,book of skulls