I still have my sleeve hidden from my parents. I feel like a damn ninja LOL

next session in 4 weeks. ME SO EXCITED

^ what are you? 12?

not all parents are cool with tattoos, some are super strict lol i hid my sleeve for 2 years

I guess your body doesn't belong to you until you're married? BrokeBack

My parents know about 3 of my tattoos and I promised no more. I lied lol.

My parents are super traditional but they are better than before. They just seem to be stuck on the idea I won't ever find a husband if I have so many tattoos. I know. I'm baffled by this as well.

Tell them that you started dating this guy

http://www.mociarane.com/images/maor...attoo-face.jpg

Our fellow member truong made it onto vice canada

The Dumbest Tattoos Canada?s Top Artists Have Been Asked to Ink | VICE | Canada

http://i62.tinypic.com/332phcz.jpg

More progress on this piece, so happy with how it's turning out so far. Just 2-3 hours to go!

^ oo nice!! by who??

lol. my grandma and whole family in vietnam said that to me as well.
fine ill go marry man with a body full of tattoos :fullofwin:

Oh yeah this was on my instagram a while ago.. One of the artists I follow has tattooed the guy who created "that" design... Pretty funny

"he says he's sorry" 4Head

He has such beautiful eyes...




It's weird how my parents think it's fine for guys to have tattoos, but find it wrong for girls to have them.

I dated 2 guys who felt the same way. Never dating freaking donuts like them ever again.

https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...g=eyJpIjoidCJ9

Very surreal moment still.. Totally not deserving of this

https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...g=eyJpIjoidCJ9

Very surreal moment still.. Totally not deserving of this recognition but I'm
Honored to be mentioned under the same breath as some of the guys on the list

I read it earlier its a great article, so did you end up doing the crime scene tattoo?

The Dumbest Tattoos Canada?s Top Artists Have Been Asked to Ink | VICE | Canada

Anyone got any work done from Jay @ trigger happy? Would u recommend him?

Also can you guys recommend other artist aside from horyu, Jeff tam and Jesse?

I got mine done by Cohen floch check him out, really nice guy and he completely listens to all of your ideas! Check out his ig and I posted a picture of mine a few posts up. Are you looking for more of a traditional Irezumi style or more of a newer style like truong /the guys at chronic ink?

Thank you for the recommendation; I'll check out his Instagram.

I'm looking for more of Truong/guy at chronic' ink. The whole koi, dragon, Hana, etc.

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^^^you should pm truong
very cool dude

Can anyone recommend local artists in Vancouver that are doing blackwork?

Not contemporary blackwork like Maxime at Sang Bleu, but more traditional(?) blackwork. Not too sure how to explain it, but an example would be:

https://instagram.com/mattydarienzo/

I've gotten two pieces by Katie So at Black Medicine Tattoo on Gore St. but she's getting busy so I wouldn't mind collecting artwork from other locals!

Getting some more work done on my back in November. Back to the days of no gym :okay:

Anyone know if its even possible to book with horiyoshi iii. Are his rates crazy high? Just wondering. Not intending to get work done by him but just curious

^ i heard you have to get a referral from someone he knows in order to even get a time slot with him

fuck been following nha nguyen of philly for a while now, i am so excited to hear that he guest artists at horiryu once in a while, im saving my back for him haha fk

Nha Nguyen

His work is sick. There's a distinct look to it. You can pick it out of a 100. You just missed him as he was just in town

my friend just got his sleeve done from his around summertime, looks sick. dont worry, he will back soon enough so start saving up