Time zoning out.

ok just realised the time zone on my blog was set wrong, and I didnt want y'all to think i was lying....so i went to change it to Hong Kong time, and noticed there was a setting for a place called chihuahua.
Too cool. Anyways, sleep now talk later.
Shhhhhhh

I've got a black hole in my mind

So it is the beautiful hour of 5.30 am, sun is coming up and i've been wrestling with photobucket tryin to at least upload a few pics so i can post SOMETHING up today....well now its tomorrow but you know what i mean.

So i aint got any of comeback kid ready for ya yet, but i have managed to get a few of the ones I took at the Banksy exhibit. Strange seeing his work in a gallery....not sure bout that, nice touch with the piece outside of the sheep flocking to the exhibition though......touche.

So heres a couple I got uploaded, there will be more where that came from.







And heres a sweet little piece I did recently on a passer through. It was super teeny weenie, this guy had skinny wrists so I'm sure you can imagine how small it was. I was worried a tight 3 wouldnt be tight enough, and I really didnt wanna resort to a single, as I dont think it woulda' healed, but the 3 did me proud.



Finally I can get some ZZZZZ's.

the boys are back in town

So yeah, the navy are back and as always, I am absolutely swamped. Luckily they are here for a good few days this time round. Today was fully booked, all with navy who e mailed me to book in a few months ago. Tomorrow and Thurs (I do know wednesday comes before thurs but its my day off.....I havent lost my mind....yet) are booked up with navy who I gotta squeeze in and get stuff drawn up for asap. Already got people booking in who've been referred to me who are on the Ronald Reagan, which arrives in port in June. It's all go I tell ya!

Comeback Kid was the event of they century, it was awesome and I will post pics when i can. Anyways, thats my 2 cents for now as I gotta pack up and leave the studio so I can make the 3.30 ferry home. Good times.

Weirdness is never far

So......saw the most bizarre t shirt on the way to work.

On the front it said "i heart America"
and on the back it read "Do you wanna be poor again"

What?! Anyways....... My tattoo appointment is about to walk through the door. Just ticked off another design in my list, spent the afternoon drawing bikinis onto breasts (no not real ones) ...... just dont ask.

Heres some more weirdness.....but awesomeness too!

Tourists ahoy!

So, even though i tried to have next to no tattoos booked in, i ended up doing 3 today, so didnt have much time left over to do desgns. got one ....well half of one, but it is for a huge knee to ankle sock piece, so half of that is like 3 tattoos!
think i only have one in tomorrow, so should get more done soon.

Had DP pop by to check out t shirt designs, and it seems like we got the go ahead. wont post a pic til i'm definate tho.

Getting loads of e mails from the navy who will be back in town at the end of the month, so i can see a few all nighters getting booked in. This time round they all seem to want pretty awesome stuff, so it'll be worth it in photos and tips i hope!

Good stuff, going off to watch a band now, so see ya peeps.

Here's a shark i painted for a poster for our 2yr anniversary which we are celebrating with DP, as it's their 1 yr anniversary. Should be an awesome gig. We will post the details on the studio blog closer to the date. Anyone on facebook who's joined the star crossed group should already have invites. Be there or be square!



P.S Buster loves gummy bears. It's like chihuahua crack.

Hairy chickens

So i was fully booked again. did 4 pieces, didnt take any photos though, as i think my computer is overloaded with pictures at the moment, and i really need to sort through stuff before it completely gives up on me. for people waiting for cusom work, i've only taken a couple of bookings in the next few days, so i should have time kept aside to get some stuff designed. (i originally put the time aside to work on my skin and ink canvas' but i'm so swamped i've had ppl calling me asking when their designs will be done...... the list is getting longer and longer, and the future looks bleek! haha) i havent even started the canvas' and they are both due in in a few weeks, so i'll have to put some time aside to do them next week i guess.

Had a tattooist from China pop by the shop, and his work was pretty nice, so may be seeing more of him in the future. Oh speaking of which, we are welcoming our guest artist (Kevin Poon) back at the end of May for a few weeks. Anyone interested, come to the shop and make a booking, we have a portfolio of his work here so u can check out his work. Or you can visit the studio's website at www.scorpionstudiostattoo.com

Looking forward to having another artist back to lighten the workload to be honest!

For all of you who are confused by the title of this post, it's a long story. I was just having a conversation with my German friend about China....Food....and Chihuahuas. Need I say more?

Heres some more recent work.

(this one was on a friend of a friend from www.thehundreds.com)



This one is a kick ass pirate ship with no other than Hong Kong as a background



And here is one of the ......4?..... angel / religious pieces i am working on. (the red lines in the background are bloodlines, the wont be visable when it heals....so the sky in the background will look really soft, with contrasts in colout as the light rays filter through them) Glad I've got one outta the way, now I just need to design the rest!

Black Rain

So todays typhoon meant the streets were deserted, but i had one fairly large piece booked in and got a walk in too, so all is well. I cant believe how long it rained for..... by the time i got to work i was soaked through. i think i would have been dryer if i went swimming.....somehow.

Anyways i have picked a couple of pics from the Di Maggio connection and i am uploading them as we speak......
in the mean time....heres some pics of Rockin Jelly Bean i got my grubby paws on! Hell yeah, too cool for school.





ok finally....... here are the DiMaggio pics

spagetti schmagetti

crazy weekend with the boys from "The DiMagio Connection"....awesome rockabilly band from Italy. Took them out 3 nights in a row and watched them play 2 gigs in 2 days! I have loads and loads of pictures I need to upload......

In the mean time....here are some pics from a night recently at Yumla, I noticed they were having a night of rockabilly, hardcore, ska and other good stuff so we went along.



will have lots more to post soon....... been super busy, so as soon as i get a minute, i'll upload the pics and post 'em.

Oh also, I was in the sunday paper (South China Morning Post) yesterday which was quite cool.... quick interview about silly things....

ships have sailed

so monday was put aside for trying to catch up with some of the custom designs that have been waiting to be finished for about one month now. got about 5 outta the way, but still have a long list to get through. i have a gazillion angel designs i'm doing at the moment which is just weird, they've all come in at once and they r all pretty sizable, so i'm tryin to keep 'em all different which is proving a little hard.
anyways, i'm fully booked tattooing the rest of the week and all weekend, so wont be doing much drawing anytime soon. still havent even started the 2 skin and inks canvas' sat out the back of the shop yet either....
anyways, here's some more recent work (try and spot the navy piece! haha)



this lady's a nice one i've just done on a really good customer of mine...

got an old school reason to die

so the navy are in town, and judging by most of the work they wanted....i'm actually not that upset i'm so booked up i couldnt fit many in. last time the navy came they were getting awesome work. this time round it seems like they've forgotten that colour tattoos are even possible! i dont mind the odd black tattoo or 2 a day....but today was crazy!!! it was "can u do this....tribal" and "can u fit this in......tribal!" i think a tribal wave must have taken them by storm! booked 2 in.......squeezing my day to a grinding holt this weekend, as i was already fully booked anyways. sorry to whoever came in and got turned away....we normally get e mails months in advance from the navy and this time it was one e mail and SO MANY walk in's we just didnt have enough hours in the days...

anyways, still fuming about losing the from this day pictures, they've assured me they'll take pictures when the ink's healed and send them my way, so fingers crossed i'll have pics to post soon.
in the mean time ... heres some of the best pics of the show i took.



boys will be boys....



ok so i didnt take this next one of myself.....but its still cool









really miss these guys already....they better come back soon!

oh yes it's ladies night

so, wednesdays is ladies night in wan chai, so for ross' birthday all the guys dressed as "ladies" to see if we could all get free drinks. it was a heavy one, and as always we ended up in amazonia. back to work tomorrow, fully booked tattooing .... IF the navy ended up stopping by. If not, then just a couple to do and hopefully get some designs finished and checked off my ever growing list...
apologies to everyone waiting on custom work, its been so hectic at work, i'm goin as fast as i can i tell ya!

here are some very pretty ladies to keep you busy til next time...

technology and meat

so the computer managed to delete all the photos of me tattooing "From this Day", and the final images i took of the tattoos. I am so so so angry.
Anywyas, heres a pic of a tattoo I did yesterday. "Eat More Beef".....long story. I'll post up some other work i did recently soon....when I get a minute.
Til then......enjoy