Dressed up and knocked down.

Today was another Not-Casual Friday.
For any of you who haven't made it in to the shop on a Friday in the past few months, that's when Todd and I look better than we normally do.
We had a hard time coinciding our facial expressions though for the first documentation of said holiday.

I busted my ass today.

Miss Rachel and sister Pants came and got beat up for a few hours each.
Skulls and hammers of Thor.
Ribs and spines, respectively.
And all of MY respect for these two, taking it like such champions.



Then Ryan came and got a knee tattoo. Ever see a knee get tattooed? It's a swollen, sucky mess before you even start. But he had a cheering squad, and did great.

Heather left us tonight after the fastest grilling session ever. I'll be seeing her again at the Boston Tattoo Convention, September 12-14th, where she'll be helping out Todd and I give out Bird Flu & Identity Tattoo propaganda.
It's going to be such an awesome time. I believe Todd and Albie Rock have a few appointments available. You should join the fun and get in on that.

I pretty much spent every bit of energy I had today.
It's time for a movie.

Preparing for the Flood

All of Minnesota is going back to school this week.
Well, everyone who's not at the state fair or gearing up for the RNC.

The twin cities are about to be flooded with Republicans. (and people that hate Republicans)
There's not enough sandbags to protect us, and stockpiling is useless.
I already have a bad taste in my mouth

At least they'll mostly be in St. Paul.
Minneapolis wasn't having it.
I hope they stay on that side of the Mississippi.

But during these difficult weeks, I am grateful for the rad tattoo ideas that are brought to me, and will treat each one as a gift.
Especially ones that came all the way from the east coast.

Houses are for the birds.

When you hear the call for a birdhouse tattoo, the only appropriate answer is "I'll take two!"
Anna didn't want to favor one leg over the other, so she rocked out a few hours of birdhouses today. I WILL get healed pictures of them, since these are so new and hurty looking. And I WILL be doing more.
Want one? Two, you say?!

I then came home to find Heather had arrived. That's the second time she's come to visit us, and even though it may not be a contest, she's winning.
Meryl made some good food, then we had a fire.

It's getting chilly at night, now.
I think it's time for bigger fires.

Butterflies, french fries, good-byes, and second tries.

Saturday almost killed me.
Sunday tried to finish me off.

Ms Graves, however, was as rad as always, and didn't contribute to any of the nonsense of the day.
Since she read my ENTIRE blog in one sitting, I thought I'd post her new butterfly as a prize. (It's also proof that I am willing and/or able to do animals both alive and without antlers.)


I had some serious issues leaving the shop, but once I did, I picked up Meryl and we went to Bex's going away party. It was rad, and had fake moustaches.


Sunday we did the Minnesota State Fair, focusing on the birds and french fries. Chickens, my friends, are so dope.
The fair was a huge, stinky animal poop fest with too many human gawkers, but the MPR station area was a breath of fresh air.

Shawn Hebrank in your Mailbox

The postcards arrived today.
All 2000 of them! (I figured I would get some help sending them out)
So, if you're in need of some, send me an email with your address and how many you want, and I'll have them to you soon. Or, better yet, send ME some real mail, with a self-addressed stamped envelope inside. Either way, you'd have a lot more friends if you sent stuff to mailboxes.

The much awaited pictures of my studio with a newer look !!

The Main Entrance

Inside the Studio

The Reception. Hahaha !!

This is where the blood letting and ink stabbing happens. My Workarea !!

Hope to see you guys in my studio soon. Muacks !!

Not even fake bones are safe.

First, a shout out to TYRANT, who is getting oral surgery right now for knocking out his fake tooth. We even honored that last crash with a single tooth with bat wings tattoo a few years back. The Evil Bat Tooth struck again!

FOIL had me create an image for them, and wanted it in a traditional feel. Not something I normally do, but had fun with it.


And, a last minute drawing for I Want Your Skull.

Ambigram tattoo !! - Live Forever -

It reads the same if you flip the picture around.

A random Native Indian Ideology translated...

Shop Revamp

Here are some of the pictures of the works being done to the studio.

Talk about being messy.... !!

Since the whole studio was gonna be painted, I decided to draw on some swastikas !!

The lovely angels will be going up the wall as well !! Stay tuned for more pictures of the New Look of Immortal Tattoos !!

Birds and antlers and human bone tattoos.

I worked a lot this week, and got a lot done.
Saturday I was booked with a bunch of tattoos, but managed to sneak in this cover up of an old butterfly with a human molar. (she's a dental hygienist)

Meryl and I had a fire again last night, and enjoyed having everyone over. We hit up an antique fair today, which was filled with everything old, sexy and expensive.
The score of the day was this birdhouse, made of old barn wood, with an antler perch. My backyard is going to be so rad.

Long Haitus

Ladies and Gentlemen, the loyal followers and readers to this blog - I apologize for the long hiatus.

I have been very busy with revamping the studio, dealing with newer bigger projects, facing dumb asses and figuring out whether to sue "someone" who messed with Immortal Tattoos, Singapore.

I have revamped this blog a little as well, and I am still trying to make it bit more better.

I have added the Tattoo Appointments and Deposits column on the left, so it will be more easier to understand the rule and nature.

I promise to upload more stuffs in couple of days or maybe in a week or two !! So, stay tuned !!

Friday, kinda.

Yeah, it's Friday, but I work Saturdays, so it's kinda like my Thursday.
(I know)
But I did it right today. Got dressed in observance of "Not Casual Friday", meaning a shirt and tie, worked all day and sure had my share of crazies.
Picked up Meryl at a party and met her work posse, then headed over to the Triple Rock.
Ate vegan mashed potatoes and Caesar salad on the bar side of things, then went next door to the stage area and saw Roma di Luna. Such beautiful, almost haunting music.
It's 1:20 am, and I have to wake up early tomorrow, but it was such a nice day.

This bird came in all healed, so I thought I might post that as well.

Old Hen Clucking Session

Miss Bex is moving to the Pacific North West with her boyfriend next week, and wanted to get her sleeve worked on as much as possible today before they leave.
We did this zombie Elvis arm, a ninth bat, and LOTS of background all in a little under 4 hours.

The trophy.

So, JR and Dustin got this cow head with antlers sent to them by me, for doing the worst thing ever, which was JR tattooing a portrait of me on Dustin's leg.
People keep asking me if it looks good, and I don't know how to answer them. Of course not! It's a picture of ME, with antlers, a dr pepper can, and a banner that says shawn hebrank.com. Dustin, you are a crazy dude, and OHIO owes you big.
MPLS and I pretty much had the win in the bag.
There should have been a rule against forcing your apprentice to desecrate his body that hard.
Anyway, hope you like the trophy. Nice touch with the crossed crutches.

*update* I've been told that this all comes across as a slight to JR and his work. I can assure you, my man JR is a stand up dude, who does some hot work for sure. And although the pictures I saw of him doing the tattoo on Dustin's thigh including Dustin tied up and and blindfolded, I'm told that it was of his own free will.
Please note that I'm filled with the bitter resentment of crushing defeat, and that maybe my tone, (but not my heart) comes across as a bit sour. I heart JR.

Correction on the Dell tattoo

Okay, so a while back I posted here about really bad logo tattoos. One in particular stood out, a Dell tattoo:

To me, Dell is a kind of lame, nothing-brand-- not one that I thought anybody would be stoked about enough to get it branded on them for life. So I made fun of the dude with the Dell tattoo. He emailed me today:

"i am emailing you. about your post about tattoos, 1 special one tho, the dell tattoo, see that tattoo is actually my tattoo, see my name is Todd Dell, in my life i always got the DUDE YOUR GETTING A DELL. and stuff like that i always laughed it off, so my friend was like dude you should get the LOGO tattoo on you i was like sure, thus knowing i could get away with it, no im not a nerd, i dont even own a dell computer, im actually a mma fighter lol."

So, I take it back. Sorry, Dell guy. You have a sense of humor about your name and you got a tattoo to prove it. You are officially awesome.

One and one half months.
That's how long till I am in Boston and working it's September tattoo convention. You know, I was at the first one ever, as a gawker, in maybe some beginning stages of apprenticeship.
And now, thanks to Albie Rock (for multiple reasons), I'll be there this year, working it with Todd "Lucky" Lambright. We bought our plane tickets today, and are making plans. We are also building new websites, making stickers, discussing vinyl hotness, and creating the loudest, most fun, and certainly best dressed 6' by 10' space in all of Boston.
I couldn't stress enough how much you ought to get tattooed by either one of those dudes. And that means booking an appointment, immediately. Email them (both, even) and tell them I sent you. DO NOT miss this chance.

I am not completely living in the future, though, and am doing a respectable job of holding down things here in Minnesota.
I boxed up and sent JR and Dustin their trophy, which might be the most crusty, dusty, and diseased trophy ever. It's certainly the least vegan. I will post pictures of them with said trophy as soon as they receive it. Tuesday, I was promised.
Here's a tattoo I did yesterday.
Horns, although not antlers, are still pretty great.