todo_es_gravy

Yes it is. I still can't quite believe it's finished. It's awesome. I'm a little gutted I'll never see it properly - damn my pesky human neck.

I like your tattoo's by the way. The El Monga is very good.

The links didn't work??

I do recall seeing them, nice stuff!!!

That'll learn me.

Mr Noble.. Instagram

@Valerievargas.. Instagram

I got this Ed Hardy gorilla head from @valerievargas the other week

http://instagr.am/p

and I had a sneaky day off from work so I headed into London for a few hours and got this little dragon head from Todd Noble..

http://instagr.am/p

my incredible ROA backpiece is finished up now too but that's something else entirely.

I'm getting an overtly religious tattoo. People I know have been very funny about why I would do so as I'm definitely an atheist.

I don't need to believe in god to like the art (especially catholic and orthodox) and besides my atheism doesn't translate into anti-religious feelings. Therefore I don't feel uncomfortable with this at all.

Western society is full of Christian imagery and custom from hot cross buns to celebrating christmas and most of us engage with it on multiple level's taking on the aspect we identify with and ignoring the rest. I don't see the appreciation of the artistic side of religious art as being much different.

Also a large amount of religious art and custom's have roots that can be traced back even further to paganism or Judaism or before even all that ultimately (although I'm absolutely no expert).

For me things like the ROA or praying hands or Jesus portraits are things to be appreciated aesthetically and if people see more into it that's great for them.

Welcome @todo_es_gravy

That chestpiece is something else. Also the Burk tiger. Did you get any other tattoos while visiting San Francisco?

What's on your back btw?

Cheers. Scott's work is awesome.

I went to the convention the day after the chestpiece so I wasn't in the mood for anything else. I wish I'd got a few small ones though now. So it goes I guess

It's a ROA backpiece but it's not finished yet. It's by @valerievargas, it's in the @stewartrobson Frith Street video on here but that was a while ago now.

As I said. I'm a very lucky lad

Damn, I know ALL ABOUT that area--not fun at all. You win, dude.

Now you just need a tiger on the other side. :)

I was all set on getting a big old wolf on the other side but now I don't know.. Double tiger is super cool. I think It'll take a while before I'm keen to get my ribs/belly tattooed again.

I'm sworn off other big tattooes anyway till October when I go to New York.

No I'm definitely not a tattooer. I'm just a little obbsessed by tattoo's. I saw your backpiece on instagram.. very good

Cheers lochlan, you must have seen me gurning away then. I'm glad there isn't photographic evidence of that actually :)

You're tigers are beautiful too by the way. Really nice.

Oh man @todo_es_gravy , your Tiger is fucking awesome too !!

Cheers. I'm a lucky lad.

Wait--I saw this on his instagram! Fantastic. And how the hell did you take that in ONE sitting? How long was it?

It was about 6 hours. Not nice but I had to fly back to the UK from LA the following morning so I didn't really have much choice.

Could be worse it was going to be bigger originally, I'd have been there for 12!

Hi,

I'm Ash.

I live just outside of Manchester UK.

I've been very lucky to be tattooed by some very talented people.

Cheers,

Happy christmas.. nearly.

very nice what is that just peeking through on that picture on your ribs?

Cheers guys, the tiger poking out is my other holiday tattoo from @bryanburk. I posted a picture of it in the Tiger Thread.

Thanks @hogg, I wish I could take any credit. I just sat there.

This is my tiger done be Mr @byranburk back in october. Done in one sitting. He's very good.

I swung by blackheart this evening and @Scott Sylvia was working on a killer eagle chest piece..!!!...i wanted to snag a picture but didn't cause I didn't know the guy getting it....sorry

That was me! Scott's eagles are awesome aren't they. I absolutely love it, so proud. He did the whole thing in 3.5 hours too. That was a really cool day with lots of very talented people about just before the convention.

I still have no idea what to put in the banner though.