=FIRST FRIDAYS=

FIRST FRIDAYS AT VIRTUE & ROCK-A-BETTIES...

 

THE MOST RECENT OPEN-HOUSE DEBUTED MY GOOD FRIEND BETH MYRICK'S ADORABLE SPRAYPAINT ART... NOT ONLY ARE HER PAINTINGS CUTE AS F*CK, BUT SO IS SHE! I'VE BEEN TATTOOING BETH FOR YEARS, SO IT'S RAD TO HAVE HER VIBE PERMEATE THE SHOP.

CHECK OUT HER STUFF AND WHERE SHE'S SHOWING CURRENTLY HERE: (SPRAYPAINTLOVE.NET)

 

DJ NEALIE-NEAL HAD MY BACK THIS TIME WITH AN OUTTA-SIGHT COLLECTION OF SOUL AND R&B 45'S... KILLED IT. HE PLAYS SOME FUNK & SOUL NIGHTS AROUND PORTLAND AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU CHECK HIM OUT SOMETIME. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF HIS MIXES ON PERMANENT ROTATION AT THE SHOP!
HERE'S A LINK TO PEEP HIM: (MYSPACE.COM/DJNEALIENEAL)

KEEP AN EYE FOR THE NEXT FIRST FRIDAY OPEN-HOUSE PARTY! SEE YOU THERE!!!

=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!!

=JERRY'S ALL DONE!=

FINISHED UP JERRY'S PIECE IN HONOR OF HIS MOTHER. I LOVE DOING IMAGES OF WOMEN THAT CONVEY THE HONOR AND RESPECT FOR THEIR TRUE INCREDIBLE BEAUTY WE SHOULD ALL RECOGNIZE. WE ARE 'VIRTUE' TATTOO AFTER ALL!

=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.

=SHOP EVENT JULY 29TH=

SOME CUSTOMER APPRECIATION COMING YOUR WAY... COUPLA GIVEAWAYS AND LOADS OF FUN. COME IF YOU CAN!

=DENNIS=

FIRST TIME TATTOOING A MEGAPHONE THAT I CAN REMEMBER... I WAS STOKED THAT DENNIS WANTED THIS, AND DONE TRADITIONAL STYLE MADE IT EXTRA FUN! THANKS D!!!

 

=KESHIA'S 80'S HOMAGE=

I WAS LIKE..."HOLY SHIT! LOOK AT HOW MANY FRIGGIN STENCILS THERE ARE!!!" KESHIA HAD BEEN TALKING TO ME ABOUT THIS SLEEVE IDEA DEPICTING THE 80'S AS AN ODE TO HER CHILDHOOD AND WE FINALLY GOT IT ROLLING. PEEP IT BELOW.

 

AMONG THE ICONIC CELEB'S ARE THESE STAPLE IMAGES FROM A TIME PAST...

 

MISS PIGGY...

 

SMURFETTE, GIZMO (GREMLINS), A TROLL...

 

POUND PUPPIES, A BOOMBOX...

 

PEE-WEE HERMAN...

 

THE GOONIES, SNORKS...

 

GLOW-WORM, NINTENDO CONTROLLER...

 

JEM...

 

MADONNA...

 

SHE-RA, MONSTERS...

 

RAINBOW BRITE...

 

GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (CUSTOM 'KUTTIN KESHIA' MADE FOR HER)...

 

MR. AND MS. PAC MAN...

 

NINJA TURTLES (DONATELLO, OF COURSE)...

 

MY LITTLE PONY...

 

FRAGGLES (AND A DOOZER!)...

 

LABRYNTH...

 

MISS POTATO HEAD...

 

CARE BEARS... AND MORE!

ALL IN ALL, THERE'S A SHIT-TON OF IMAGERY GOING ON IN THIS 'COLORING BOOK' STYLED SLEEVE. WE DID THE OUTLINE IN TWO SESSIONS ON BACK-TO-BACK DAYS. STAY TUNED TO SEE THE FILL FOR THIS MASSIVE PROJECT IN THE DAYS TO COME! GOOD JOB AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY KESHIA!!!

=JULES' COVERUP=

JULES HAD THIS FUNKY LITTLE SUN TATTOO THAT SHE WAS NOT ONLY UNHAPPY WITH... BUT IT WAS ALSO OFF-CENTER! WHAT DO WE DO? WE COVER THAT SHIT UP SON!!!

SHE'S AN ENGINEER AND HAS A THING FOR GEARS AND THE LIKE... SO I DREW UP A BIT OF A STEAM-PUNKISH DESIGN FOR HER AND WE GOT 'ER DONE. BELOW IS THE SEQUENCE OF THE COVERUP PROCESS... THIS WAS DONE IN THREE SESSIONS. FIRST WE OUTLINED AND SHADED, SECOND COLOR AND THIRD, A LAST PASS WITH THE WHITE HIGHLIGHTS.

WELL DONE!

=SHAWNA'S FREEDOM=

SOME OF THE COOLEST TATTOOS COME OUT OF PEOPLES PERSONAL BELIEF'S AND CREDO'S... THEY SHARE THE IDEAS AND I TRANSLATE THEM INTO IMAGERY! THAT'S HOW IT WORKS... AND IT'S ALWAYS RAD WHEN IT WORKS WELL. NICE IDEA SHAWNA!!!

THIS ONE IS HALFWAY TO COMPLETION... WE WILL BE ADDING SEPIA AND EARTH-TONED COLORS TO FINISH THIS ONE OUT. MORE PICS TO COME!

=JERRY AND ANGELA BOND=

MY GOOD FRIEND JERRY HAD A PAL VISITING FROM SEATTLE AND WHAT BETTER OCCASION TO GET A TATTOO, THAN FOR FRIENDSHIP? SO... ANGELA GOT A ROSE FOR PORTLAND AND JERRY GOT AN EMERALD FOR SEATTLE. DONE!!!

ABOVE: ANGELA'S ODE TO PDX.

ABOVE: JERRY'S HOMAGE TO SEATTLE. 

GOOD JOB KIDS!!!