THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Batman Movie News - Video of 3 Tumbler Batmobile Cars in Pittsburgh!
Yes! THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Batman movie is really getting underway! Here's a video showing the "Camouflage Version" of the Tumbler cruising the streets of Pittsburgh! Actually, there are 3 of them. I guess they either have back-up ones or they each perform a different function...cool!
"To the stars on the wings of a pig"
Strangely enough,
the client who got the flying pig tattoo has a brother
who also wanted a flying pig tattoo!
So today I got to do another one;
similar, but different.
The original brother, Chris,
stopped in recently to show me the tattoo all healed up.
Which is awesome,
especially with black and grey tattoos.
the client who got the flying pig tattoo has a brother
who also wanted a flying pig tattoo!
So today I got to do another one;
similar, but different.
The original brother, Chris,
stopped in recently to show me the tattoo all healed up.
Which is awesome,
especially with black and grey tattoos.
I don't usually post healed photos,
but since it's a flying pig filled day, today,
here is that one, too:
but since it's a flying pig filled day, today,
here is that one, too:
It's a documentary! It's all really happening!
Bill Murray.
Portraits aren't my thing, I guess you could say.
I don't think I've done an actual person portrait
in the entire 4 years I've been at Identity Tattoo.
But this request for Bill Murray,
with fake flowers stuck to his beard,
and on one of the Johnson twins.....
well, sometimes you do what you feel you have to do.
Riley wanted Mr Murray on her "almost butt",
and was coming into town for a week.
I didn't want to miss a chance to see her
and do a silly tattoo at the same time,
so I said "yes".
Plus, as far as actors go,
he's pretty much my favorite.
Thanks for the push, Riley.
Portraits aren't my thing, I guess you could say.
I don't think I've done an actual person portrait
in the entire 4 years I've been at Identity Tattoo.
But this request for Bill Murray,
with fake flowers stuck to his beard,
and on one of the Johnson twins.....
well, sometimes you do what you feel you have to do.
Riley wanted Mr Murray on her "almost butt",
and was coming into town for a week.
I didn't want to miss a chance to see her
and do a silly tattoo at the same time,
so I said "yes".
Plus, as far as actors go,
he's pretty much my favorite.
Thanks for the push, Riley.
Breakfast Time
The breakfast feet got finished on Friday.
(i posted an in-progress here)
I don't even know what I'd get for a breakfast tattoo,
everything I eat in the morning is ugly.
Really.
Mayday Cafe's vegan scones?
Not exactly "tattooable".
Or their vegan pizza only available on Mondays?
Seward Cafe's tofu earth (earth-nest)?
Or cranberry walnut bread for toast from the Wedge?
And now, my new favorite brunch place,
Modern Times Cafe (not to be confused with Hard Times)
has some awesome eats, but I don't yet have a "usual".
But it won't be too long,
Meryl and I were just there this morning.
But yeah, I'm glad Ben's breakfast of choice wasn't as bloppy as most of the foods I eat.
(i posted an in-progress here)
I don't even know what I'd get for a breakfast tattoo,
everything I eat in the morning is ugly.
Really.
Mayday Cafe's vegan scones?
Not exactly "tattooable".
Or their vegan pizza only available on Mondays?
Seward Cafe's tofu earth (earth-nest)?
Or cranberry walnut bread for toast from the Wedge?
And now, my new favorite brunch place,
Modern Times Cafe (not to be confused with Hard Times)
has some awesome eats, but I don't yet have a "usual".
But it won't be too long,
Meryl and I were just there this morning.
But yeah, I'm glad Ben's breakfast of choice wasn't as bloppy as most of the foods I eat.
Saving the Day.
I had a super rad windmill tattoo planned for today,
but they had to cancel due to serious spousal disapproval.
No kidding...
Maybe they were anti-sustainable energy,
or just dislike the Dutch, a lot.....
who knows?
But I then had a decent (and short-notice) time slot available,
and was hoping for something to fill the spot so that I didn't just sit around moping about how I wan't tattooing a windmill.
Thankfully, Austin stopped by and scooped it up.
This squirrel wraps around his arm quite a bit,
and then onto his shoulder blade,
so here is us trying to get as much of it into the photo as possible.
But since it mostly just looks like weird foreshortening,
I'll have to take new ones soon.
(edit: here's another angle added)
It stopped being so unbearably hot, finally.
It looks like all of that mess headed east.
Thank goodness, though.
I was almost wishing for winter again.
So yeah, sorry Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire....
(kinda)
but those kind of temperatures are not welcome here.
but they had to cancel due to serious spousal disapproval.
No kidding...
Maybe they were anti-sustainable energy,
or just dislike the Dutch, a lot.....
who knows?
But I then had a decent (and short-notice) time slot available,
and was hoping for something to fill the spot so that I didn't just sit around moping about how I wan't tattooing a windmill.
Thankfully, Austin stopped by and scooped it up.
This squirrel wraps around his arm quite a bit,
and then onto his shoulder blade,
so here is us trying to get as much of it into the photo as possible.
But since it mostly just looks like weird foreshortening,
I'll have to take new ones soon.
(edit: here's another angle added)
It stopped being so unbearably hot, finally.
It looks like all of that mess headed east.
Thank goodness, though.
I was almost wishing for winter again.
So yeah, sorry Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire....
(kinda)
but those kind of temperatures are not welcome here.
Cover-alls
Rachel had a tattoo she didn't like,
and a desire for some big cherry blossom action,
so we did some cover up backpiece work.
Usually I leave most of the cover up "fun" to Mr. Ben Rettke,
but I never seem to turn down a tree or animal tattoo.
Plus, Rachel is the client who has the Gremlins foot,
so you have to hold onto those few sacred rad clients.
Today was the second session;
it was maybe 6 or 7 hours combined.
I'd say she sits like a rock,
but that'd be a terrible lie.
She somehow keeps her back still,
and wriggles the rest of her entire body.
Whatever works, I guess...
It's like a sweaty armpit outside.
Oh, Katie....
She and her friend Jill took up most of my Saturday.
I did matching goat tattoos on them,
with a banner reading "IN IT TO WIN IT!".
Some kind of stubborn Capricorn pride tattoo, I was told.
And then, because it was completely way too easy/painless/quick,
she also had me tattoo an ice cream cone in her armpit.
You know what's worse than getting your armpit tattooed?
Trying to heal an armpit tattoo when it's 93ยบ out with 90% humidity.
I think just being outside at all today is against the "no swimming" rule.
It's so gross out.
She and her friend Jill took up most of my Saturday.
I did matching goat tattoos on them,
with a banner reading "IN IT TO WIN IT!".
Some kind of stubborn Capricorn pride tattoo, I was told.
And then, because it was completely way too easy/painless/quick,
she also had me tattoo an ice cream cone in her armpit.
You know what's worse than getting your armpit tattooed?
Trying to heal an armpit tattoo when it's 93ยบ out with 90% humidity.
I think just being outside at all today is against the "no swimming" rule.
It's so gross out.
A straight up birthday shoutout!
Maynard House's Miss Briggs got a little older today.
As far as people go, she's one of the best.
There haven't been too many people that I've met,
and immediately liked so much.
(and even fewer that liked me back!)
I hope she had an awesome day,
but knowing her girlfriend Jaime,
I'm sure it was dope.
I recently got some healed photos of her arm and chestpiece.
I have no idea why I didn't have these before,
but I have them now!
Happy Birthday Amy!
Thank you for your friendship, hospitality,
inspiration (and tax help).
xxoo.
As far as people go, she's one of the best.
There haven't been too many people that I've met,
and immediately liked so much.
(and even fewer that liked me back!)
I hope she had an awesome day,
but knowing her girlfriend Jaime,
I'm sure it was dope.
I recently got some healed photos of her arm and chestpiece.
I have no idea why I didn't have these before,
but I have them now!
Happy Birthday Amy!
Thank you for your friendship, hospitality,
inspiration (and tax help).
xxoo.
Music Makers
I did this zebrawood-guitar-turning-into-a-cherry-blossom-branch tattoo today.
The guitar makes me want to give some music recommendations,
which I don't usually do on here,
but you'll like them if you're not sucky.
I promise.
Eddie Vedder released Ukelele Songs a little while ago,
and it's awesome.
Here's a video for Longing to Belong
William Elliot Whitmore's Field Songs came out Tuesday,
and it's being played pretty non-stop.
Everything Gets Gone
My dad happens to be in town for business,
and tomorrow we get to hang out.
So just a half day at work for me, kids.
I could use it,
I've been working my butt off lately.
But Saturday I have a truly awesome tattoo schedule.
My good friend Katie is coming in to get some terrible ideas tattooed,
and I can't wait.
We're the loudest laughing pair you've ever heard.
And she really makes me tattoo the worst places.
This time, it's an armpit.
Nice.
The guitar makes me want to give some music recommendations,
which I don't usually do on here,
but you'll like them if you're not sucky.
I promise.
Eddie Vedder released Ukelele Songs a little while ago,
and it's awesome.
Here's a video for Longing to Belong
William Elliot Whitmore's Field Songs came out Tuesday,
and it's being played pretty non-stop.
Everything Gets Gone
My dad happens to be in town for business,
and tomorrow we get to hang out.
So just a half day at work for me, kids.
I could use it,
I've been working my butt off lately.
But Saturday I have a truly awesome tattoo schedule.
My good friend Katie is coming in to get some terrible ideas tattooed,
and I can't wait.
We're the loudest laughing pair you've ever heard.
And she really makes me tattoo the worst places.
This time, it's an armpit.
Nice.
If a bare bottom is NSFW....
...you probably have a sucky job.
Anyone who's been in the shop since November has seen the statue stencil hanging up in my station.
I started the tattoo way back then,
and posted about it here.
We didn't work on it for a few months,
which only made me more anxious to work on it again,
but we hammered out a few sessions in a row recently to get it done.
And today Hannah and I met up to take some (almost completely) healed photos.
(the photos get bigger if you click on them, of course)
A big thank you goes out to Hannah,
she was so tough, and sat so well,
and made the whole process super fun and easy.
Anyone who's been in the shop since November has seen the statue stencil hanging up in my station.
I started the tattoo way back then,
and posted about it here.
We didn't work on it for a few months,
which only made me more anxious to work on it again,
but we hammered out a few sessions in a row recently to get it done.
And today Hannah and I met up to take some (almost completely) healed photos.
(the photos get bigger if you click on them, of course)
A big thank you goes out to Hannah,
she was so tough, and sat so well,
and made the whole process super fun and easy.
Pyrotechnics in Powderhorn
Man, it's been a minute since Painting Mondays were in effect.
But hopefully they are back on track, now,
after getting re-inspired out at Jeff Gogue's shop last week.
I started this one out there,
and finished(?) it this afternoon.
I used a photo that Meryl had texted me that morning as reference,
which you can see it on the "i love dead birds" blog here.
And if you're into that kind of thing,
check out Zadora's addition today.
Oil 8x8
Some friends came over for a picnic style dinner tonight,
then we met up with our neighbors,
and walked across the street to the fireworks.
Powderhorn celebrates only the best holidays,
and Powderhorn Park is one of three spots to see fireworks in Minneapolis.
I love this neighborhood.
We brought a few blankets,
enough sparklers to share with everyone,
and had ourselves a time.
Meryl has a fancy new camera,
and snapped some shots of everything.
I hope everyone had a super loud,
and bright bright bright 4th of July weekend.
Back to work tomorrow,
but it looks like a full week of fun on the books.
Some old awesome clients I haven't seen in a long time came out of hiding,
and new ones appeared out of nowhere.
(sounds so good to me)
I hope they're ready,
I just got filled up with lemonade and blackpowder.
But hopefully they are back on track, now,
after getting re-inspired out at Jeff Gogue's shop last week.
I started this one out there,
and finished(?) it this afternoon.
I used a photo that Meryl had texted me that morning as reference,
which you can see it on the "i love dead birds" blog here.
And if you're into that kind of thing,
check out Zadora's addition today.
Oil 8x8
Some friends came over for a picnic style dinner tonight,
then we met up with our neighbors,
and walked across the street to the fireworks.
Powderhorn celebrates only the best holidays,
and Powderhorn Park is one of three spots to see fireworks in Minneapolis.
I love this neighborhood.
We brought a few blankets,
enough sparklers to share with everyone,
and had ourselves a time.
Meryl has a fancy new camera,
and snapped some shots of everything.
I hope everyone had a super loud,
and bright bright bright 4th of July weekend.
Back to work tomorrow,
but it looks like a full week of fun on the books.
Some old awesome clients I haven't seen in a long time came out of hiding,
and new ones appeared out of nowhere.
(sounds so good to me)
I hope they're ready,
I just got filled up with lemonade and blackpowder.
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