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A Pissed Off Ex

Tattoosue — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:45:24 +0000

This is a new one for the books. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of any story even remotely related to this drama.

There was this couple from Ohio. Rossie Brovent and Ryan Fitzjerald. They break up. Ryan is a tattoo artist.

Rossie asks the ex to tattoo a scene from the Narnia movie on her back. But he has something else in mind. Instead, Ryan tattooed an ugly, steaming pile of crap, complete with circling, buzzing flies, after he discovered she had been cheating on him.

Rossie was pissed off to say the least and is now suing Fitzjerald. Technically and legally, she may not have a good case. She had signed a consent form stating that the artwork was “at the artist’s discretion”. Her argument to that is that he plied her with cheap wine and tequila before she signed the contract.

Sounds like a case for Judge Judy.

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A Tattoo Artist Raises Money for the Exotic Animals

Tattoosue — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:06:29 +0000

Unfortunately, not many people have common sense when it comes to caring for animals. Animals are mistreated, abused, neglected, and kicked to the curb when their human decides they can’t deal with them.

Earlier this week, an owner of over 50 exotic animals let them all loose to fend for themselves and terrorize the local town of Zanesville, Ohio, located fifty miles east of Columbus. Terry Thompson was the name of the man who owned all of these exotic animals and kept them on his 73 acre farm.

The local authorities were in a panic to protect the residents and shot and killed the majority of the animals. The dead included 18 rare Bengal tigers, six black bears, a baboon, a wolf, 3 mountain lions, 17 lions, and two grizzly bears. Six of the exotic pets were captured and have been taken to the Columbus Zoo.

The Sheriff and his deputies are getting threatened and abused by people for the decision to kill these animals. I’m an animal lover and I at first I felt the same – but then you have to look at it from their view point. Every resident was in jeopardy and time was critical. It sucks but they put human life before considering that the animals were just doing what animals do. No one was hurt except for the animals. Fortunately, Thompson shot himself after releasing his pets so he got what he deserved. It might have been more appropriate if one of his animals had taken him down – but life’s not perfect.

So, a Zanesville tattoo artist felt he wanted to do something positive in the wake of such a tragic week in his town. Billy White, from Downtown Tattoo, donated money he made doing tattoos of exotic animals during the days that followed the tragedy. He raised over $1000 and is going to donate it to the care of the animals that survived. Another tattoo artist going over and above for a good cause.

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Stereotyping – We’re All Guilty

Tattoosue — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:04:57 +0000

At least I’ll make that statement about myself. I try to be open minded but there are certain lifestyles that we tend to associate with certain social groups. Well – this story shows you can’t always judge a book by its cover. You have to look deeper. It also shows how tattoos are now popular with people from just about all walks of life.

Mitzi Britt is a tattoo artist and a Christian who wanted to help get rid of stereotyping when it came to her faith. She wants to show that even Christians can love motorcycles and tattoos. She’s spreading the word with her own clothing line called Soul Candy Brand. The images are favorite tattoo images like skulls with religious images incorporated in as well. She wants to show people that the life of a Christian isn’t dull and boring.

I think this works to prove a point in 2 ways. You shouldn’t stereotype people because of their faith and you shouldn’t stereotype people that have tattoos.

Another mention- Britt donates a portion of each Soul Candy Brand sale to local community organizations and to their church.

You can buy their products at their studio, Wildfire Tattoo Studio, and online. Wildfire is located in Walnut Cove, North Carolina.

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Lesson Learned?

Tattoosue — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:09:23 +0000

Anyone that is involved with the tattoo world knows the number one faux paux is to get your lover’s name inked on you. Besides the statistics proving that a large percentage of relationships eventually bite the dust, there is the belief that just getting their name inked puts a jinx on the relationship. At that point there’s no doubt it will end sometime soon. Just don’t do it.

You’d think a seasoned tattoo artist like Kat Von D would know better. Even though she’s been through countless, public relationships and has already lived through one failed marriage, she still went ahead and got Jesse James’s portrait inked on her side.

Jesse showed his true self as a dishonest cheater in multiple relationships, Kat decided she was going to befriend him. Then, before you know it, they’re engaged. It all happened real quickly. (Did anyone really think it was going to work out?)

The couple have now split up and she’s got, not just a name to get rid of, but a good size portrait to constantly remind her of him. I’m going to guess that laser treatment may be in her very near future.

The only names or faces you should ever get tattooed are your kids or other blood relatives. And there’s no guarantee there will come a day when you have regrets about them either. Just say no.

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Congrats to Nigel Kurt

Tattoosue — Tue, 31 May 2011 23:16:17 +0000

I wanted to draw attention to this artist first – because everyone should know about his talent –I’d like to spread the word in case you never hear of him. Nigel Kurt is a truly outstanding talent with a tattoo machine. His portrait work is some of the best you’ll find. And there are many who think so because he was just voted best UK male tattoo artist.

Kurt owns and operates his own tattoo shop, Fun House Tattoos. His one and only partner in the shop is also hugely talented. You should visit his site and you’ll be able to see a large amount of his work which is filled with portraits. He is flawless when he puts needle to skin. Hopefully he’ll be doing some traveling to the states.

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Discover Roman Abrego

Tattoosue — Fri, 13 May 2011 23:51:41 +0000

I haven’t done a post about a specific artist in awhile. I’ve been concentrating that type of research for other projects – but in case you haven’t heard of this guy – I’d like to draw your attention – because the guy will knock your socks off. He is so exceptional; I want to share this with anyone that wasn’t aware of his art work. Roman Abrego is one of those artists that was born to tattoo. It would have been a sin if this man had never been drawn to tattooing.

Although his career started out rocky – as in spending time in jail – this opportunity gave Roman an opportunity to shift his focus on his art. He worked construction for a bit but eventually tried his hand at tattooing. He now owns his own tattoo shop – Artistic Element in Yucaipa, California. Visit his shops Facebook page – you can see more of his work there.

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Tattoos and Sailor Jerry Make History

Tattoosue — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:45:07 +0000

It’s good to see that tattoo artists are getting the recognition they deserve.

Almost everyone has heard of Sailor Jerry. Maybe you don’t know his background but his name is well known. You may even think the name is just a label for a company that sells rum or tattoo inspired clothing. His name is used to promote these products. But he is truly one of the icons of the tattoo industry.

After getting out of the navy, Norman Collins, a.k.a. Sailor Jerry, opened up a very successful tattoo shop located in Hawaii. He became well known for his popular style and tattooing skills.

His flash and tattoos have a Patriotic – American style. Even now this style has endured and is still strongly popular today, decades after the man has passed on.

Now, the Center City’s Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts is going to preserve the works of Norman Collins (Sailor Jerry). His artwork will be restored and preserved and will be stored along with other famous artwork and historical documents.

The Center, located in Philadelphia, is going to reserve his flash art, drawings he had on tracing paper, and stencils he made on acetate.

This warms your heart to see that one of our legendary tattoo artists will be recognized for his exceptional skills. The best part of the story is the ending. One of the many talented conservators got so inspired by spending thousands of hours working on the documents, she went out and got a Sailor Jerry tattoo on her forearm. A sparrow and hearts with a banner that says “True Love”. Classic.

For more information about Center City’s Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts and the preservation of Sailor Jerry’s artwork, you can contact them at (215) 545-0613 and leave a message with their phone answering service.

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Adopt a Tattooed Pig Program

Tattoosue — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:49:19 +0000

I wrote about this farm almost 3 years ago and the business is still in existence and going strong. I admire the beautiful tattoo work that these artists are laying on these pigs and the pigs seem to be living a good life and are well taken care of. They are the draw and the key to this business.

In Yang Zhen, Beijing artist Wim Delvoye tattoos hogs. Large crowds come out to the farm to observe the colorful tattooed pigs.

The pigs are anesthetized during the process and while they are out a total of 3 artists work on the pig to get as much work accomplished as possible. Delvoye works with 2 co-artists.

Animal rights activists are complaining about the pigs being used for commercial gain at the expense of their suffering. I thought at first this was a little over the top considering the pigs enjoy a fairly good life while the tourists gawk and stare. Each pig has a person taking care of their skin and applying daily moisturizer to keep the tattoo in good shape.

THEN I heard about another aspect of the business which is pretty disgusting in my book. Delvoye offers an “adopt a pig” program. Sounds like a good program until you hear the details.

Sponsors pay to have the pig stuffed so they can display the artwork. Or you can get their hide to hang on a wall or stretched over canvas so it looks like a painting. Disgusting.

How can you look at these wonderful friendly and intelligent animals and be thinking about hanging their skin on your wall? It reminds me of Hitler making lamps shades from skin of concentration camp prisoners. Wim said “Instead of producing art I wanted to harvest it.”

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Tattooing for a Good Cause

Tattoosue — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 01:35:46 +0000

A tattoo artist located in Colorado is determined to break the current record of 801 tattoos done in one day by one artist. The artist, Kaos, hopes to administer a total of 900 tattoos in a 24 hour period beginning at 12:01 a.m. Friday and culminating at midnight. The grand finale will be when Kaos tattoos himself.

Everyone gets the same tattoo of a 1×3.5 inch pink ribbon tattoo. Not only will Kaos be possibly making a name for himself by breaking the record, he’s simultaneously raising money for breast cancer. The tattoo shop is giving 60 percent of the proceeds to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Tattoos are only $10.00 a customer which is a steal. It’s a great opportunity to participate in a fun record breaking event for a great cause.
Kaos, who works for P66 Tattoo and Art Galleria will be attempting to break the record at the Hyatt-Regency in the Denver Tech Center, located at 7800 East Tufts Avenue in Denver.

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Traveling Tattoo Artist

Tattoosue — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 01:56:35 +0000

I found this artist interesting on many levels. Her talent speaks for itself. Her colors are bright and some of her body art resembles an oil painting. Like the color was brushed on rather than jabbed in with the needle. Claire Reid only began her apprenticeship in 2005 and moved to the states to work in an Arizona shop in 2006. She’s totally devoted to her craft and is immersed in her art. She has a great philosophy and belief that she follows. Claire is an existentialist who believes “the individual is solely responsible for giving his or her own life meaning”.

She grew up in England, but now lives like a gypsy. Always traveling. Her website encourages shop owners to contact her and invite her to work a while. How many trades can allow someone so much freedom? She says her travels and observation of different cultures helps her with her craft. In her travels to visit other artists that have helped her to grow as an artist. She seems like someone who knows what’s important and is living her life just as she wishes.

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