Some cool stuff. Especially the odd combos from the jar. Love the idea.
I am curious about your methods. Are your designs one try and done or are you the type to sketch then refine into a final or are you able to lay it out in one pass? Feel free not to answer. I know some people hold that kinda info close.
Either way cool stuff.

Super impressive, Love the japanese style work. Do you do any other styles? Would love to see what else is in that head of yours. 😮

The darker the shadows on a portrait the better the aging of the tattoo. No. 2 would be my pick

I’ve seen tons of logo tats, not really a fan of em and don’t know many artists that like doing them verbatim. You may consider asking your artist to simply draw you a redsox related piece and bring them some random clip art from the team’s advertisements. Or even a favorite playerthat’s wearing the logo. PS I’m with Arni on the blackout thing. It lowers your options design wise and it also is harder to add to it for your 1/4 sleeve

Me and my wife had a stillborn at 8 months, so I can relate on some level. For her we came up with using the flowers associated with the birthdate of each of her family members and our lost one was part of that piece. Best wishes.

You should remember the phoenix in your struggles. Out of the ashes and destruction comes the greatest and most powerful.

I am in oklahoma and have read the bill in its entirety, I have also dealt directly with a health dept. official. On the surface the law was designed with the strictest legal guidelines. I would personally say they are probably some of the strictest in the nation with a few possible exceptions. They bragged in news articles when the bill was being passed about consulting APT on what they felt would be appropriate and the fact that we are the buckle of the bible belt and social conservatives hold alot of sway politically they pushed it as far as they could in making it as hard as possible to get going.

That being said we are also one of those states that likes to push for the harshest standard, while at the same time, we tend to be far from willing to pay the taxes needed to enforce those harsh laws to any real affect. For the first 2-3 years oklahoma only devoted about 10 staff members statewide for enforcement of said standards. The parts of the law that were heavily enforced regarded the income the state wanted to get from high license fees. As far as enforcement of shop standards it leaves a bad taste in my mouth personally. There are great artists and shops here, but you have to search alot. OKC tends to draw the good ones and have better enforcement because of proximity to the capital and the state health dept. offices.

I haven’t had the pleasure at laughing at the show. And the idea that a person could learn anything other than cake decorating in a 2 week course is retarded.

However…Why isn’t there a true 2 year tattoo college out there? Every industry has degree programs where legitimate instructors teach a specialized portion of the learning process. Tattooing is in it’s most basic definition is a mix of electrical skills, artistry, and a nursing program. Couldn’t a tradeschool/college offer a standardized program? Medicine was apprenticed for centuries and held a mystical type of reputation. When Universities finally accepted it and began teaching it is when it started scratching the surface of legitimacy, why not tattoo?