A nice new canvas found on my right thigh, and a rather interesting piece decided on.

Been to Rising Phoenix in Leighton Buzzard today to see Heather about a custom piece to cover my right thigh, and my GOD she has come up with an amazing piece.

Fingers crossed work starts in 3 weeks. First sitting to get the outline done, which should be about 3 hours

SO excited

Anyone planning some ink soon?
I will be sure to post some pics of the WIP

 

I hope you realise you could have started trouble starting a thread about tattoos

I want to get another soon, if I can afford it, got an idea of what. Maybe I'm just wimping out.

 

Getting two custom designs done this thursday, having two ambigrams with my girls names. Somehtign a bit different from the norm.

 

Any of these give inspiration ?

Ink13 - Tattoo blog » Top Twenty Worst Tattoos Ever

 

Snazy, being you are a fellow clearly interested in this art, do you know of anywhere in the UK that offers Ta Moko style tattoos, i was going to have one when i was in New Zealand. However in the middle of a rugby tour it wasn't the best idea as the Kiwis were already inflicting enough pain on my body .

 

Ok here goes - tattoo's ....... pass me the sick bag look cheap and nasty - chav tags aren't they ??

Ok somone had to say it as it is.... runs for cover

 

nope they are great if you get them done proper, i have 2 forearms done, and a tribal half sleave. looking at a koi carp oriental design half sleeve for my other arm.

tattoos are done at peeps in burnley( was voted as one of the top 100 in the world in skin deep mag)

 

lol I would agree.......... to an extent. Pointless, drunken choices with no meaning are a bit sad lol

However, things with meaning, marking occasions, for those who feel this is a good way to commemorate such things, now that I have time for

Lisa, aaaaaaaah well, would not be the first time I have started trouble eh lol

Jimmy, sounds good. Mine is a Japanese theme, with carefully chosen symbols, certain phrases and other details indicated, and a "tribute" to what my life amounts to up to this point. The things I feel are special to me

Rob, off the top of my head, no, but I will be sure to ask about Someone in one of the shops must know.

 

Get ya tats out !!

Got a pic of the koi sleeve ?

 

Hey it's each to their own some do some don't

 

Could not agree more mate. Would be boring if EVERYONE had them

 

havent had it done yet, big waiting list plus im away in june and i take a while to heal so gonna have to be done after june but i cant wait

 

Aaaah cool, fair play mate. Look forward to seeing it. Who did the design out of interest?
Was stunned watching the design develop on the paper as I spoke, it just appeared, like she was reading my mind.

With her own twist on it, I could not have asked for more.
Expecting the design in a couple of weeks time, then make any changes and then its time to zone out for a few hours

 

gonna be something like this, the main colour will be cypia with pink and light blue oriental style blossoms will be 100% original and cant wait




that isnt my arm by the way

 

Very nice indeed mate. Custom piece though yeah?
Im going with strong colour in this one, which makes a big change for me. But this is a special piece and all

Just got to get some japanese text confirmed for correct translation now

 

yeh there where flashes on the wall and i told him i wanted some from that and that and that and he just went crazy. peep is an artist who has turned to tattooing, his is art is collected by loads including prince charles and he is just so good and completely off the wall. he has the collective poetry works of charles bronson as his reading material :P

 

Thanks Snazy i have been looking around but at the moment it just seems a guys who are visiting the UK, and they are hard to get in contact with.

 

Sounds like it will be a quality piece mate

Rob, always seems to be the way, sadly a few of the artists are a little up their own ***** too, so pick and choose who they reply to etc

 

Rob ...

TANGAROATUANE
Maori Ta Moko Artist
Consultation by appointment only
tatlantis@hotmail.com
UK Mobile: 0044-7952890999

Not sure if the 44 is a UK number, might be worth an email ?

More for ya..
Tattoo Club of Great Britain

 

louis malloy by any chance

 

Well his last reply was a little muffled so im guessing his head was up his **** at the time.
Shame really, great work, no people skills

 

yes ive heard he is up his *** but a his work above shows he knows his onions. i really like the fella who was on london ink with him, his graffiti styl was really cool

 

Thanks for that, you've found more stuff for me than i have in 2 years of random googling .

 

That says it all.

 

why is that then?

 

lol no worries, best of luck with it

Phil, yeah no doubt there mate, he is indeed damn good.

Then again so are the guys of Miami Ink, but you seen the prices lol

 

Although I think Spoon is probably just having a laugh, he may be referring to the way you phrased your comment, particularly using the word proper, and making out that people with tattoos are less than clever to put it kindly. Don't worry I think he's just having a laugh.

Some people are just so judgemental.

 

Snazy, Have you got any tattoo's on your wrist, only because that's where I want one, and just wondered how much pain I'm in for. I'm such a wimp.

 

just thought ide add,the mobile number..... just take off the 0044 and add an 0 at the beggining so its..07952890999

 

Yes Phil, Lisa was correct in her assumption. In fact she wuz well proper.