=DEREK BURNING IT AT BOTH ENDS=

GOOD WORK DUDEPANTS...!!!

=THE EAGLE SOARS AGAIN=

 CORY WANTED A ROSE ON TOP OF HIS OL'EAGLE... AND HE FELT THAT THE EAGLE WAS MORE BIKER THAN TRADITIONAL, WITH IT'S FADED COLORS. SO I HOOKED HIM UP AND MADE IT ALL BRAND NEW... BELOW IS THE SEQUENCE OF THE PROCESS.

ABOVE: THE ORIGINAL EAGLE WITH THE ROSE ADDITION STENCILED IN PLACE.

 

ABOVE: THE ROSE OUTLINED, AND EAGLE RE-OUTLINED.

 

ABOVE: THE ROSE ALL FINISHED.

 

ABOVE: THE EAGLE RE-FILLED AND FINISHED TO BRING IT UP TO SPEED WITH THE ROSE. AND TA-DA! ALL BRAND NEW. THE TATTOO WAS GOOD TO BEGIN WITH, SO IT WASN'T HARD TO MAKE IT LOOK FRESH. BUT THE REWORK WITH NEWER INK... JUDGING FROM THE AGE OF THE TATTOO, I KNEW THE INK USED WAS INFERIOR TO THE QUALITY OF INKS IN SHOPS TODAY, IT LOOKS BRAND NEW AND CORY'S A HAPPY CAMPER. SO AM I!

 

=THE WEEK IN REVIEW=

ABOVE: LACEY CAME DOWN FROM WASHINGTON AND GOT THIS CREEPY KID.

BELOW: CORY WASN'T HAPPY WITH THE CORN AND EGGPLANT HE HAD ON HIS THIGH, SO WE DECIDED THERE WAS ONLY ONE APPROPRIATE SOLUTION... THE CIRCUS BEAR. 3 STEPS OF HIS COVER-UP ARE SHOWN. ONE MORE SESSION AND WE'LL FINISH ALL THE COLOR AND BACKGROUND. HOLLER AT YER BEAR.

 

BELOW: SOME SEQUENCE SHOTS OF ROB'S FULL SLEEVE (AND FIRST TATTOO EVER!)'S PROGRESS. HE SAT GREAT, BUT HE DIDN'T LIKE THE FEELING TOO MUCH OF SCRUBBIN IT UP AFTER OUR SESH.

 

WE ADDED THE BLUE BUTTERFLY FOR EL SEGUNDO AND SOME MORE FLORAL JOINTS, FILLING OUT HIS INNER N OUTER ELBOW AREA... THEN WENT IN TO ADDING THE COLOR.

 

WE MADE MAD PROGRESS, AND WE MAY ONLY HAVE ONE MORE ROUND LEFT TO FINISH IT OFF. GOOD WORK ROB!

=WHERE FOR ART THOU JULIET=

MET AND TATTOOED JULIET ELLIOT FROM EAST LONDON A WHILE BACK, JUST FOUND THE FOTOS. JULIET RIDES FOR CHARGE BIKES OUT OF THE UK, A HEAVY-HITTER IN THE FIXED GEAR WORLD COMMUNITY.
TO CHECK OUT HER PROJECTS (INCLUDING HER CLOTHING LINE, 'HELL YEAH!') LINK AWAY:

http://iliketoridemybicycle.wordpress.com
http://hellyeahprojects.co.uk
http://chargebikes.typepad.com/juliet
http://iheartthursdays.wordpress.com/
http://finalagency.com

=CLAY CATCHES THE BUZZ=

FIST PUMP!!!

=1ST REVELATION=

MY BROTHER IN LAW AND SISTER HAVE OPENED A NEW TATTOO SHOP IN WEATHERFORD, TEXAS JUST THIS PAST MONTH... '1ST REVELATION TATTOO'. THEY ACTUALLY MADE HISTORY BEING THE FIRST AND CURRENTLY, ONLY TATTOO SHOP IN THE ENTIRE TOWN! WAY TO GO FAM...

ABOVE IS A PAINTING I DID FOR THEM AS A 'SHOP-WARMING' GIFT. I'M WORKING ON A COUPLA MORE AS WELL AS FINISHING UP SOME FLASH SETS I'VE BEEN TOOLING OVER, TO SEND OUT IN A CARE PACKAGE TO CONGRATULATE THEM. IF YOU ARE IN TEXAS, THIS IS THE PLACE TO GO... NUFF SAID.
BELOW ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF OWNER/ARTIST TOD BAIN'S AMAZING WORK;

1ST REVELATION TATTOO 1716 FORT WORTH HIGHWAY, WEATHORFORD, TX
*TO SEE MORE OF MY BROTHER'S WORK, THE FANTASTIC TOD BAIN... GO TO:
TODSTATTOOS.COM OR MYSPACE.COM/TODBAIN ...IF YOU ARE ON FACEBOOK, BECOME A FAN OF THEM HERE: 1ST REV. ON FACEBOOK ...TOD IS ONE OF THE ONLY GUYS I GET WORK FROM, YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!!!

=BIKE RACKS=

I'M TOLD THAT THE CITY OF PORTLAND INSTALLS BIKE RACKS FOR FREE IN AREAS WITHOUT ADEQUATE LOCK-UP SPOTS. THERE AREN'T ANY RACKS FOR ABOUT 2 1/2 BLOCKS IN EITHER DIRECTION FROM THE SHOP. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!

APPLYING FOR THE INSTALLATION PROGRAM TODAY... WISH US LUCK!!!

=THE APPRENTICE=

THIS IS WES PELTO... WES IS STUDYING THE ART OF TATTOOING UNDER MY TUTELAGE AND WORKING ON HIS OREGON STATE LICENSE. SO FAR, SO GOOD! NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE PELTO, NOSE TO THE STONE!!!

=HANDS OF HOPE=

GOOD JOB ANNIE!!!

=NEW BIZ CARD DRAWING=

DREW THIS UP ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO... JUST NOW GETTING AROUND TO ACTUALLY MAKING THE CARDS!!! SORRY FOR THE WAIT FOLKS!

=PATRICK'S PAL, BEANS=