=SOME OF THE PAST WEEK=

SOME STUFF THAT WENT DOWN IN THE PAST WEEK...

MY GOOD FRIEND BETH ROLLED THROUGH TO PICK UP ON SOME TATTOO WORK THAT WE STARTED A YEAR AGO (!)... GOOD TIMES. PICS WILL COME WHEN IT'S ALL FINISHED... WE ALSO DID HER FINGER-TIP THAT YOU SEE ABOVE, WHICH IS THE SECOND TIME WE'VE TATTOOED THIS... THE FIRST TIME IT STAYED FOR AN AMAZING 2 OR 3 MONTHS!!! LETS SEE HOW LONG THIS ONE LASTS...

 

ABOVE: THIS IS ONE I DID FOR HER A LONG TIME AGO AND IS STILL AN ALL-TIME FAVE. I NEVER PUT UP A PIC OF IT SO I SNAPPED ONE WHILE WE HUNG OUT. I AM THE BIKE-TATTOO GUY... BUT I AM ALSO THE UNICORN KING. U-TANG CLAN AINT NOTHIN' TO FOX WIT!!!

 

THESE TWO IMAGES (ABOVE & BELOW) ARE CONTINUING WORK ON DEREK'S TRAD-SLEEVE... MY FAVORITE THING TO TATTOO, OTHER THAN BIKE STUFF, IS THESE FACES... I PAINT ALOT OF THEM AND TATTOOS COME OUT BRILLIANTLY! I DON'T GET TO DO MANY IMAGES OF MEN... GUESS I SHOULD DRAW SOME UP TO SHOW THE OTHER SIDE OF THINGS, EH? WELL DONE DEREK... CAN'T WAIT TO FINISH HER!

 

BELOW IS A SET OF 'BFF' TATTOOS THAT I DID FOR OUR HAIR-SALON OWNER KESHIA AND HER GIRL JOCELYN. I THINK THE TATTOOS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

=DEREK BURNING IT AT BOTH ENDS=

GOOD WORK DUDEPANTS...!!!

=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!!!

=HANDS OF HOPE=

GOOD JOB ANNIE!!!

=BIKE NITE!=

COME OUT AND BE A PART OF THE FIRST VELOSHIP BIKE NITE! IF ALL GOES WELL, WE WILL BE ABLE TO HOLD THIS EVENT ONCE A MONTH AND EXPAND IT TO HOST INDOOR FOOT-DOWN, POLO & TRICK COMPS IN THAT NASTY NORTHWEST WINTER WEATHER... ALSO STAY TUNED AS WE ARE DEVELOPING THE FIRST FIXED-GEAR VIDEO MAGAZINE, 'VELOSHIP AHOY!' TO SCREEN AT FUTURE BIKE NITES.

*AT THIS EVENT: FREE ADMISSION (21+ SORRY KIDS), FREE VOODOO DONUTS, PRODUCT GIVEAWAYS, FREE PHOTO OPS (LATER TO BE PUBLISHED IN PRINT AND ONLINE), LIVE DEEJAY N DANCIN, DRINKS, FULL FOOD MENU, FILMS ON THE 20FT MOVIE SCREEN (MACA, MASH, RAD, BOOTLEG) AND THE CHANCE TO MAKE YOUR PRESENCE KNOWN AS A PLAYER IN THE LOCAL BIKE FAMILY.

HOPE TO SEE ALL OF OUR FRIENDS THERE AND MAKE IT ONE HECK OF A BLAST! PERFECT TIME TO BLOW OFF ALL OF THAT HOLIDAY STEAM AND UNWIND... CHEERS!!!

**OH YEAH... I WILL BE GIVING AWAY A FREE TATTOO TO A LUCKY ATTENDEE... BUT ITS GOTTA BE BIKE-RELATED... DUH!!!

=THE STUDIO=

HERES A FIRST LOOK INTO THE VIRTUE STUDIO... NOT EVEN A WEEK INTO THE SPOT, SO THERE'S ALOT OF FILLING OUT TO DO! FIRST THING WILL BE MORE ART ON THE WALLS, NATURALLY. SOME NEW CHAIRS ARE ON THE WAY AS WELL AS TABLES AND RACKS FOR MAGAZINES AND TATTOO DESIGN DISPLAY. VIRTUE IS A CUSTOM SHOP BUT SANDY DRAWS SO MANY ORIGINAL PIECES THAT HAVE YET TO BE TATTOOED... THAT THEY WILL BE DISPLAYED LIKE FLASH FOR FANS OF HIS ART.

SHOTS: THE TATTOO STUDIO, ET AL.

JUST LARGE ENOUGH FOR ONE SESSION AT A TIME, THE INTIMATE SETTING IS TUNED TO A FOCUSED ATTENTION ON ORIGINAL, CUSTOM TATTOO WORK. THE STUDIO SHARES SPACE WITH 'ROCK-A-BETTIES CHOP SHOP' OWNED BY FABULOUS LOCAL HAIR STYLIST, KESHIA MORITZ. THE COOPERATIVE WORK OF HAIR STYLISTS AND TATTOO ARTIST OFFERS UP A LIVELY AND DIVERSE EXPERIENCE FOR THE PATRON.

SPEAKING OF KESHIA... THE FIRST TATTOO DONE IN THE SPOT BY SANDY WAS THIS LITTLE KNUCKLE-ROCKER ON KESHIAS FINGERS. MICRO-TATS ANYONE? THE SHOP HAD TO BE CHRISTENED PROPER, SO WHAT BETTER WAY THAN THE OWNERS OF THE TWO BUSINESSES SHARING A BIT OF INK AND A LAUGH. THE FAMILY THAT PLAYS TOGETHER... YOU KNOW THE REST.

CHECK THIS BLOG AS OFTEN AS YOU WISH TO KEEP UP ON THE EVENTS, WORKS AND SHENANIGANS OF VIRTUE TATTOO, SANDY JONES AND THE GALS AT ROCK-A-BETTIES. WITH A CREW LIKE THIS, IT'S SURE TO BE A SPIRITED RIDE!!!

=NOW OPEN=

VIRTUE HAUTE, CUSTOM TATTOO STUDIO IS NOW OPEN! DOORS SWUNG IN NOVEMBER OF 2009 OPENING THE TATTOO STUDIO OF ARTIST SANDY JONES. THE 10 YEAR VETERAN OF CUSTOM TATTOO CULTURE HAS SET INTO MOTION HIS OWN LOCATION TO DEVELOP AND SEE THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CREATIVE AND UNIQUE HIGH END TATTOO WORK IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
WHILE THERE ARE A TON OF EXCELLENT ARTISTS OUT HERE... SANDY HAS A BIT TO ADD INTO THE BLOSSOMING ART SCENE. BLA BLA BLA....