It’s always sad to have a furry loved one pass – but if you’re going to get a puppy portrait, I can’t think of anyone other than Bob Tyrell that can make a Pomeranian chest tattoo look this good.
Tattoo by Bob Tyrrell at Nightmare Gallery in Detroit, MI.
I’m really upset to say this, but I don’t think I’m going to make it to the Detroit Motorcity Expo. Actually, I know I’m not going to make it. It kills me to say that, as this is one of my favorite shows every year. I’ve been trying to figure out a way that I can manage a plane ticket and the time off work, but it’s just not possible.
If you’re anywhere near Detroit, I highly suggest checking this show out. It’s always had a great attendance from top notch artists, and it typically turns out to be an entertaining weekend.
Tattoo by Bob Tyrrell at Nightmare Gallery in Detroit, MI.
With Halloween quickly approaching, we’ll starting posting all of the wild deals that come with the holiday. While some of you love them, and others hate them – they’re quickly becoming synonymous with the holiday.
Is your shop having a Halloween special? Send them to us at TattooSnob@gmail.com.
Tattoo by Bob Tyrrell at Nightmare Gallery in Detroit, MI.
Sure, we’ve all seen this tattoo before but I’m confident everyone will welcome a Salvador Dali portrait by Bob Tyrrell.
Tattoo by: Bob Tyrrell at Nightmare Gallery in Detroit, MI.
An entire leg sleeve of skulls is no laughing matter – and not an easy one to blog about, either. I’ll just let the bearer do the talkin’:
Kind of funny looking at my leg now compared with the original concept of what it was going to be. It started about 3 ½ years ago with the announcement that I was going to be a father. At that time I had a few tattoos, but not a major collector in any way. When I found out my son was going to be born a Leo, the search was on for an artist to do a realistic lion cub. I did tons of research, finally stumbled across Mike Devries‘ work and was totally sold–I contacted him right away to set up an appointment.
Luckily, he was booked out almost a year. I say that because if I had jumped the gun on the lion tattoo, it would have been a major mistake–my son wound up being a Virgo instead.
Since I already had the sitting lined up, I started thinking about what else to do and then it hit me, a skull! I have always loved skulls as far back as I can remember. I wasn’t sure if DeVries would be into it since all the work of his I had seen involved people and animal portraits. I contacted him about the change of plans and the rest, as they say, is history.
Since doing so much research initially, I had compiled a “tattoo dream team list.” I talked with my wife about the idea of continuing the skull theme. She was completely supportive and told me to go for it. I immediately started contacting the artists on my list. Many of them not only were interested in the project, but actually moved me up in line on their waiting lists just to be part of it.
The following, in order, are all the artists who contributed: Mike DeVries, Carlos Torres, Jeff Gogue, Nikko Hurtado, Robert Hernandez, Bugs, Jason Butcher, Joshua Carlton, Carlos Rojas, Aric Taylor, Shawn Barber, Bob Tyrrell, Stefano Alcantara, and FAT.
Each artist was given complete freedom to tattoo anything they wanted as long as it was a skull. It was so much fun to see what the guys would come up with. Some did exactly what you’d expect based on their respective styles, and others took it in totally different directions than anticipated.
After having such a wonderful experience with this project, I have started an arm sleeve with the same concept. So far the contributing artists are Phil Garcia, Goethe and Jeff Ensminger. Time to get that “tattoo dream team list” out and start making some calls!
If you haven’t heard, Bob Tyrrell started up a Twitter account a couple months ago. Double check to make sure you’re not following the Bob Tyrrell imposter, this is the real account.
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Tattoo by: Bob Tyrrell at Nightmare Gallery in Detroit, MI.
Next Friday night, the good people at The Austin Tattoo Company are throwing a Halloween bash next Friday night.
On top of the normal Halloween debauchery, the shop will be giving away tattoo gift certificates and Oliver Peck’s Misfits cover band will be playing live. I haven’t even started talking about the art show featuring work from Nate Beavers, Bob Tyrrell, Nick Baxter, Paul Acker, Dan Henk, and others.
Do I still need to continue to convince you to go?
It’s hard to tell exactly how big this is, but it’s a killer piece. Apparently it was an open spot on a collector – and I’m not using that word lightly. While you can’t see the surrounding pieces, I was told the one above is from Bob Tyrrell, the one below from Nikko Hurtado and to the right is a Shawn Barber original as well.
Tattoo by: Stefano Alcantara at Last Rites in New York City, NY
So maybe Willie Nelson only qualifies as a hot dude if you’re over the age of 60, happen to be a rabid fan of his, or are a sufferer of gerontophilia. He gets grandfathered in based on principle… and to add a “mature” ending to this hot dude day. (Kevin didn’t think it was possible, looks like I’ve proved him wrong!)
Tattoo by: Bob Tyrrell at Nightmare Gallery in Detroit, MI.
Saturday night at Pins and Needles Underground is the 5 x 7 Show featuring 57 amazing artists. Artist include Jeff Ensminger, Mike Devries, Nikko Hurtado, Aaron Cain, Bob Tyrrell, Joe Capobianco, Joshua Carlton . . . . . the list keeps going on and on (check the flyer for all 57, and details of the event.)
Carlos Rojas talks about the event, and how it all came about in the latest Sullen Clothing video:
