gifts galore

Awesome lil' customer o' mine went off to Japan and brought me back a present! Quite possibly one of the coolest things i coulda asked for from Japan (aside from those super awesome plates with lil'bumps on them so your toast doesn't go soggy).....

Mini Ciggies! too cool for school..... really!



And the other day i inadvertently bought another awesome weird thing.... i thought it was just a pouch that said 'poop'.... little did i know that scientists had been working for decades to design a bag within a pouch. i got way more poop than i was expecting!



I figure it can also double up as a bib for those long nights out when u get so drunk you think you can eat a kebab without spilling it down your front...



anyways, it's my day off and i'm about to go cook a mortadella pasta bake coz i'm bored, and Ross is at band practice.... he better be hungry when he gets home. you never know, i might post pics of my bake (i'm really bored....i left my sketchbook at work and i started something i really wanna finish and i'm just winding myself up now coz i cant.) anyways...... baking to be done!

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

OK, so after the last post, i figured i should post some proper stuff..... So here we go.....

First up is the piece i did today on a really nice easy going client from the UK. He just wanted a coi..... simple. No other 'this and that' with shitty reference.... just a coi. So i drew one. Then i tattooed it. I like it and so does he. God, if only every day was this simple!



(there's a little glare on the photo coz we were covering some scars)

Next up it's all script i'm afraid. (remember how i said stuff comes in waves?!) I've been doing so much script.... but this one's a little different so figured i'd share....



and gotta share the TCB!



ok enough blogging for one night....it's 5:45 am and i gotsta get me some shut eye.

Don't try this at home!

OK, so here's what happens when u let friends who can barely draw, let alone tattoo ... tattoo you! (although i know many "tattooers" like this, but that's a whole 'nother blog......). I most definitely got the better end of the deal.... Basically long story short, i have some shitty ass work on my lower left arm from when i was either young or stupid... so i'm filling it all with tattoos from friends...little bits n bobs here n there to fill the gaps. So far i got a skull off Pieman, who also squeezed in my anti-edge piece too. So the legacy continues.... Andy fancied himself as a bit of a dab hand (actually, he didn't at all.... he was shitting himself)....
In fact one of the best "that's what she said"s came outta that evening.....

"You can pull out now and i won't be offended" (andy)
"That's what she said" (ross)

OK i'm getting distracted..... So andy tattooed me. I gave him about 3 mins of tuition and he did an awesome job i think!



I'm a happy customer.....can't complain at all.



So then Ross decided he's gonna do Joe's anti edge....



I dont have a close up of this finished, so this'll have to do.... but Joe says his butt now looks like it's been attacked by a cat on crack.... so use your imaginations.... gotta be the best anti-edge ever.... after mine (sorry Joe)



So then Joe gets revenge on Ross, doing the Allan Partridge penis thing.....



he had the time of his life.... although this picture kinda makes him look like the love-child of Angel from Buffy when he's angry and Sloth from the Goonies.

Here's a better pic.....the consummate professional.



and here's his masterpiece.... (awesome linework Joe)



Andy had to get a little piece of the Partridge action and added the drips... (no final pic i'm afraid, but it doesn't look any better, let's just leave it at that!

and the answer is....... NO!

So it's been a long few weeks. we've had a friend pass away, a friend give birth, and it's the anniversary of the death of a loved one.... so all in all, a roller-coaster. But you know what always helps when you are having an emotional time? knowing someone out there is a complete tosser..... please.... allow me to share!



i think EVERYBODY needs to add this guy, coz he seems very unhappy, clearly suffering from clinical depression. he's probably a self loathing manic depressive, and he clearly lacks any charisma. come on people now, smile on your brother. Everybody get together, try to love one another right now.



awesome



more awesome



even more awesome coz he clearly has a sense of humor...



just gay.


doesn't he just sound so..... inspired?




who needs friends when you've got enemies?








In other news, i have been tattooing, and i have got photos, but i leave the camera at work and to be truthful, i have had not a minute to spare these last few days. Hopefully some tattoodles posted soon, and also, i have some amazing pics of what happens when u go out for beers with friends, go back to the shop to get the dog, and people have an epiphany..... yup, i got a new tattoo... as did ross.... as did joe. 3 strikes, you're out!

Always for you...

We went to see the Album Leaf play this week, and it was friggin' awesome. By far one of the (if not THE) best shows i've been to since we moved to this blackhole of live music so fondly referred to as "hong kong".

here's a video....


(anyone on my facebook RSS feed wont get the video but u can check my real blog HERE!)

I did take photos (none of them outstanding coz i didn't wanna use flash and it was dark.... very dark and i was pretty far away from said leaf.) However, my card reader seems to be on strike, so these pics will have to wait til i head to work and purchase a new little (and hopefully improved....maybe pink.....) cardreader.

So yeah, apologies for a shitty post.... check out Ross' blog, he's had much more going on recently than i have!

Including.....

designing the album leaf poster.....

so if i can find it......

hold on one sec......

yup got it....

here ya go, a pic to make you happy!



Oh, and congrats to Jamie n Kate on their newborn little bundle of joy!
P.S HI TIM! (told ya i would do it!)

Read all about it!

So, been busy and haven't much time to blog.... but i woke up super early to get to the shop early to get todays designs done (i was tattooing til 1am last night so wasn't in the best "design mood" by the time i got home.) So anyways, i found a quick 5 mins to post about our new guest artist.... Jill Trilling!

She'll be starting at the end of this month, i think (off the top of my head) around the 21st... Here's some examples of her work...











These are a few of my personal favorites, but you can check out way more right HERE ON HER WEBSITE!

enjoy....

Mac (holy) cau!

OK... more pics from my trip to macau...























i love this next pic.... me and some bones.



i still have more...but it'll have to wait. ross' birthday dinner is far more important.... so til next time y'all.... remember... it's not animal cruelty to eat a cake that looks like an animal.... just to make a cake FROM an animal.