Just for shits and giggle let's all post pics of our ink. Not sure if this has been done before, but sounds like fun! I'd love to see what all of the
thorp message board regulars have done. Here are links to pics of mine. The Leatherface one is finished now but I don't have an updated pic just yet:
I also don't have a picture of my Michael Myers tattoo for some reason. If you couldn't guess, I like horror movies just a little bit!defstarsteve - 12-16-2004 at 04:31 AM
I'll post more of mine after I move
and I hate cameras, thus the thrilled look upon my face
and yes teh only way to catch me on film is with my sonBDx13 - 12-16-2004 at 06:05 AM
The only photos I happen to have are of my left foot. I'll see about getting more soon.
I got this one in 2000 on the island of Moorea in French Polynesia by a guy named Chime. I'm not too into tribal, per se, but I am into tradition, and this guy is fucking traditional! He's known for being one
of the main people who resurrected the old Polynesian style of tattooing. His address is "mountian side between the bays". What the fuck is that?
The first time I went to meet him, he was tattooing some guy's back with the sticks, old school, two-man-job style. That looked downright
excruciating. Oh, and he tattoos outside under a pavilion roof - there were lizards crawling everywhere!
He doesn't really speak English, but fortunately, his wife does. I told her I wanted "something traditional that a Polynesian would get" with a big
tiki face, and that he could do whatever else he wanted. All he asked was "how big?" and "should tiki's eyes be open or closed"? When he was done,
he broke down all the symbolism and meaning of the designs. Good shit, and one hell of an experience.
Traditional!
BDx13 - 12-16-2004 at 06:08 AM
Here's a pic of the guy that tattooed me in tahiti...
defstarsteve - 12-16-2004 at 06:17 AM
I'd love to get traditional work of that level....
my artist is Eric booth(no relation to Paul but they are friends) of steel angel in san Marcos
he was really popular in New Orleans before moving over here but after 8 years of Texas is on his way back to the big easy
Their website is the suck but you can see more of his work there http://www.steelangelonline.com/GabeTexasGAMC - 12-16-2004 at 10:39 AM
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Originally posted by defstarsteve
I'll post more of mine after I move
and I hate cameras, thus the thrilled look upon my face
and yes teh only way to catch me on film is with my son
one handsome man....
and your ok looking too steve.
im just too lazy to take pictures of all my work.newbreedbrian - 12-16-2004 at 10:40 AM
wow, that must have been amazing duane. i hate the fucking joke that "tribal" tattoos have become in north america. i would definately do that though
just for the experience alone.jason kills - 12-16-2004 at 01:42 PM
dude...if i was white, id be totally all out white power!
Id be like "white rider, white rideeeeer!" yeah man....
I'm bringing back this thread!
BDx13 - 2-1-2005 at 12:46 PM
I was just going through some old files, and I found this photo of me (yes, it was taken by an art student) from almost exactly ten years
ago. nice head of hair, huh?
moron - 2-1-2005 at 12:51 PM
Is that in case you forget who you are?BDx13 - 2-1-2005 at 01:02 PM
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Originally posted by moron
Is that in case you forget who you are?
yeah, yeah, thanks a lot, buddy! that and "you should get 'tastes great, less filling' down your arms" are the general public's most common comments.moron - 2-1-2005 at 01:12 PM
hahaha I didnt even think of that one! Excellent, though if it werent for the hairy arms, I'd have mistaken you for a woman. Well, I suppose you
could be an Italian woman...
