=JOHNNY'S GREAT OWL=

WEIRDEST TATTOO I'VE DONE TO DATE... NOT THE TATTOO ITSELF, BUT THE FACT THAT WE WERE FILMING A TIME-LAPSE VIDEO OF THE WHOLE THING UNDER LED LIGHTS IN THE DARK. LED'S REFRESH, OR STROBE A BIT... SO MY TATTOO MACHINE ACTUALLY LOOKED LIKE IT WAS MOVING IN SLOW MOTION... AND HIS LEG WAS PULSING WITH EVERY PRICK OF THE NEEDLE. TRIPPED ME THE HECK OUT!

NEVER THE LESS... THIS 'GREAT OWL' FROM THE SECRET OF NIMH CAME OUT JUST FINE. I DIG IT. SOON WE'LL HAVE A VIDEO OF THE PROCESS, START TO FINISH, TO SHARE. I'M HYPED! THANKS TO CALLIE FOR FILMING, JOHNNY FOR SITTING, AS WELL AS OUR SPECIAL POSSE THAT NIGHT.

=SANDY'S JESUS=

SOMETIMES I WANNA GET TATTOOED TOO... WHEN THERE'S NO ONE ELSE HANDY TO HOOK ME UP, I DO IT MYSELF. AS LONG AS I CAN REACH IT, THAT IS!

DID A LIL' JESUS ON MY LEG... MY NEW BUDDY.

=COLE'S FINISHED CHEST=

RECENTLY FINISHED UP COLE'S CHEST PIECE IN HONOR OF HIS FAMILY. SUPER STOKED WITH A NICE BLACK AND GREY TRADITIONAL PIECE LIKE THIS. POST A PIC OF IT ALL HEALED SOON...

=TOMMY'S GUN=

=ADAMS SLEEVE BEGINNING=

=COLES CHESTO=

FRESH FINISHED PIECE FOR COLE... I'LL PUT A PIC WHEN ITS ALL HEALED TO GET THE REAL FEAL. HE HAD THE WORD 'FAMILY' ALREADY AND WE BUILT UP THIS HOMAGE TO REALLY MAKE IT COMPLETE!

=JESSICA'S WOLF=

 FILLED IN SOME SPACE ON JESSICA'S ARM WITH SOME HEARTS AND FILIGREE... AND A WOLF! HOWLIN.

 DIDN'T DO THE PIECES BESIDES THE FILIGREE, HEARTS AND WOLF... BUT THERE'S MORE SPACE AND MORE TO GO FOR US.

=ZACH ATTACK!=

=TAYLOR AND THE FISH=

TAYLOR AND I EMBARKED ON A VOYAGE WITH THE STORY OF JONAH AND THE FISH...  BEING A BELIEVER, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME IN MY WORK TO DO IMAGES THAT HONOR GOD AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE AWESOME INSTANCES WHERE I CAN DO THAT IN A MAJOR WAY!

SO FAR WE'VE LINED AND SHADED THIS HALF-SLEEVE AND I COULDN'T WAIT TO SHARE IT. COLOR IS PLANNED FOR THE FINAL RESULT, BUT IT'S LOOKING SO COOL, I WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS IN ON A SNEEK-PEEK!

=SPEAK LIFE=

DAVID'S A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE... EVERY SO OFTEN HE POPS IN FROM COLORADO FOR A VISIT, AND INEVITABLY WE TALK TATTOOS. 

HIS IDEA FOR A THROAT PIECE HAD BEEN DISCUSSED BETWEEN US FOR MONTHS AND THE TIME FINALLY CAME WHEN THE MOMENT WAS RIGHT. CHECK IT OUT BELOW!

=MATTHEWS TREASURE CHEST=

SOMETIMES A TATTOO SESSION GOES BEYOND JUST THE WORK OF IT. AS WAS THE CASE WITH MATTHEW AND THIS PIECE... DRAWN UP BY HIS WIFE, ALICIA, THERE IS A STRONG MEANING AND PURPOSE TO HIS GETTING THIS.
LISTENING TO THE WORSHIP ALBUM FROM MY CHURCH... THE SESSION BROUGHT US BOTH TO A MISTY-EYED STATE! MATT SAID HE WENT THROUGH A BREAKING OF THE HEART... REALIZING THROUGH THE PAIN OF HIS TATTOO HOW HE HAD EVER WRONGED OR CAUSED PAIN TO ANYONE... AND IT BROKE HIS HEART.
MINE TOO MATTHEW... MINE TOO. THIS IS WHY I TATTOO... BECAUSE MORE TIMES THAN NOT, IT MEANS SOMETHING

=1ST ROUND MEDUSA=

DID THE FIRST SESSION ON KELSY'S MEDUSA PIECE... LINES, BLACK AND GREY... DONE. NOW WE GET TO WAIT FOR IT TO HEAL SO WE CAN BLAST SOME COLOR INTO THIS LADY!!!
SORRY ABOUT THE CHEESY FOTO QUALITY... ONLY HAVE THE FONE CAMERA AT THE MOMENT, THE DIGI DIED.

=EM'S OWL=

WHILE IN PORTLAND VISITING FROM IDAHO, EMILY DECIDED TO GET HER FIRST TATTOO. SOME PEOPLE SAY OWLS ARE PLAYED OUT... BUT SINCE I'M NOT A HIPSTER, NOTHING PLAYS OUT FOR ME. SHIT THAT'S COOL WILL ALWAYS BE COOL... AND OWLS DEFINITELY MAKE MY LIST! CONGRATS EM!!

=GOOD GRAVY!=

JOHNS GRANDFATHER USED TO SAY THIS AS HIS 'CATCHPHRASE' WHEN JOHN WAS YOUNG. NO BETTER WAY TO CARRY LOVED ONES WITH US AFTER THEY PASS, THAN WITH A TATTOO.

=DYLAN, REPRESENT!=

DYLAN (OF GEAR CLOTHING PDX) SHOW'S HIS LOVE FOR HIS ROOTS.

=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!