Bringing the Weekend to a Close

Megan's chest piece, colored.  A little bloody, but you get
the idea!

A little better quality pic, better illustrating the colors.

Saturday I was visited by my favorite South-Dakotan clients, Seth and Megan, who brought some of their friends along for their annual tattoo adventure.  The make the pilgrimage to visit me every year over their spring break for tattoo work.  This visit, Megan got her chest piece finished that we started exactly a year ago.  As always, she sat perfectly and the tattoo went extremely well.  We also outlined and shaded an addition to Seth's lower right arm, a traditional eagle with bombs and bomber planes.  It should be a fun piece to color!  Most people who follow my work may recognize Seth as the owner of the sugar skull/gyspy side tattoo that we completed about three years ago.  Seth and Megan's friends got tattooed by Scott and Erika.

Stacy's Back

My cousin Stacy came to visit with her daughter, friends and her brother, (and my cousin), Tom.  We started a backpiece on her; a gypsy dancer.  Stacy wanted the skirt fabric to encase her existing tattoos on her lower back.

Hallies' side

Hallie's gypsy side piece, a cover-up, after a final addition of some white and some finishing touches.  The picture is a bit low quality, as it is from my phone.

Travis' Tattoo

I need to collage my collection of "Moon Eyes" tattoos! Travis came in today and added to the roster, this one on the collarbone...I'll have to add pictures of Joe's on his arm and the set of knuckles I did...

I finished this piece today, (a gypsy, day-of-the-dead skeleton woman), on a really great client, Seth.  He traveled quite a ways to get tattooed by me both sessions!  Seth is part of a pit-bull rescue organization, which I was able to do some art work for a year or so back.  Seth and his wife often foster pit-bull puppies until a suitable home is found.  When we started this piece over a year ago, Seth's wife was barely pregnant, and had to surrender her appointment to her husband, (tattooing pregnant women is a no-no.)  This visit, I got to meet their five month old baby...what a cutie!

     Friday the 13th tomorrow, can't wait for the insanity and non-stop tattooing to begin.  All day at the shop, (Live Fast Die Young Tattoos), we will offer $13 tattoos of the number 13.  First come, first served, come and see me there!