This type of tattoo is usually Julene’s bag, but this was too good not to post immediately. ‘Realistic polka trash’ is how Volko describes his work, but “holy shit” pretty much sums it up for me.
Tattoo by Volko Merschky at Buena Vista Tattoo Club in Würzburg, Germany
Jun Cha just wrapped up a trip in Paris, and updated his blog with pictures from the trip. With the number of pictures that were posted, you can get a good idea of what Jun’s trip looked like.
Tattoo by Jun Cha at Lowrider Tattoo Studio in Costa Mesa, CA
As of March 2012, Tye Harris will be the newest artist to join the crew at Black 13 Tattoo Parlor. I don’t know exactly Tye will be at the shop, but I do know appointments are already being booked. Interested parties should contact the shop for further details.
Tattoo by Tye Harris at at Black 13 Tattoo Parlor in Nashville, TN
I try to balance the amount of color versus black and grey we post on the site, but let’s be honest – the color vastly outweighs the black and grey. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing, but it definitely makes me appreciate amazing black and grey work when I see it.
Ok, so I lied. There’s no werewolf in Essex, but I’m pretty sure he’s been everywhere else over the past fifty years.
In other news, Jason Butcher will be at The Liverpool Tattoo Convention for the first time ever. It’s not until May, so if you’re interested in getting tattooed, I suggest you contact Jason sooner than later.
Tattoo by Jason Butcher at Immortal Ink in Essex, UK
We always appreciate when locals convince their favorite shop to submit work to Tattoo Snob. That’s exactly how we stumbled across this piece by Craig Moston.
If you’re interested in seeing your local shop or favorite artist on Tattoo Snob, send us a link or your favorite piece to TattooSnob@gmail.com.
Tattoo by Craig Moston at Gastown Tattoo Parlour in Vancouver, BC
The third annual “Toys For Tats” starts December 10th from 11am to 7pm at Art Junkies Tattoo. Bring in any new and unwrapped toy to receive your small tattoo for free, and enter for a chance to win various other prizes. If you can’t make it in on December 10th, you can still stop by with a present for a chance to win the other prizes!
Tattoo by Mike Demasi at Art Junkies Tattoo in Hesperia, CA.
This tattoo is significantly different than the other work we’ve posted by Deran Hall. It’s always nice to see an artist be versatile, and mix it up a little bit.
Tattoo by Deran Hall at Golden Spiral Tattoos in Greensboro, NC
Sometimes I think people sleep on Kore Flatmo. This post is just to remind everyone the caliber of tattooing that Kore does.
Tattoo by Kore Flatmo at Plurabella Tattoo Studio in Cincinnati, OH
