Aaron recently went to Lowrider Tattoo Studio, and has this tattoo done as a tribute to his Mother. The reference picture was taken from a portrait back in the 70′s.
Good call to Aaron for trusting this piece to the crew at Lowrider Tattoo. The portrait work that comes out of that shop is always top notch.
Tattoo by: Jun Cha at Lowrider Tattoo in Fountain Valley, CA
I know what you’re thinking, “Wu Tang title for a Johnny Cash portrait tattoo? Really Julene?”
Yes, really. Wu-Tang and Johnny Cash are totally the same level of amazing, decades and genre differences aside.
Tattoo by: Abey Alvarez at Lowrider Tattoo in Costa Mesa, CA
Does this still exist? The hopeless romantic in me wants to say yes, but sometimes I wonder.
I think I was born in the wrong era. I would have been hell of a sailor…
Tattoo by: Abey Alvarez at Lowrider Tattoo in Costa Mesa, CA
We don’t post nearly enough work like Abey’s, in my opinion. Surely I’m not the only one who thinks there’s a lot of truly amazing black and gray tattoos just dying for a little recognition out there on Ye Olde Internets.
I’ve been informed since posting this that it’s based on a painting by Alan Pedilla, which you can see here.
Tattoo by: Abey Alvarez at Lowrider Tattoo in Costa Mesa, CA
Let’s be honest. Updating Twitter all of the time can be a pain in the ass. Especially if you have multiple pages, such as a personal account and an account for your business or website. There have been plenty of times that I didn’t even feel like looking at a computer, let alone trying to write something witty for the Tattoo Snob account.
With that being said, when a tattoo shop creates a Twitter account and actually keeps it updated – I’m impressed. Without further ado:
Union Electric Tattoo – Big 5 and Jim Sylvia are always posting pictures of fresh work and various antics throughout the shop.
Off the Map Tattoo – One of the most unique shops in the world, Off the Map has three top notch artists in house, and a revolving door of international tattoo artists doing guest spots throughout the year.
570 Tattooing Company – Although their tweets have slowed down over the past month, Ron Russo and the crew deliver quality work just outside of Pittsburgh, PA.
Obviously there are more shops on Twitter that we follow, but we’re going to save them until the next round.
As always, we created a list specifically for Tattoo Shops. The beauty of the list is that you can follow one list instead of all the individual accounts.
Sullen Clothing went out to film and celebrate the grand opening of Lowrider Tattoo. They interviewed Estevan Oriol, showed off the amazing artwork at the shop, and shot some footage of people just having a good time.
The heavily tattooed blonde girl interviewing Estevan Oriol was my personal favorite part. Anyone know who she is?
The guys at Lowrider Tattoo had this to say:
We want to thank everybody for coming out and supporting us…ESTEVAN ORIOL KARI BARBA. CARLOS ROJAS. NIKKO HURTADO. STEVE SOTO. SID STANKOVICH. TRINA CENTOLA. KORE FLATMO. FONZY. FRANCO VESCOVI. BIG GUS. LINDSAY CARMICHAEL. TONY OLIVAS. BRIAN EVERETT. PINT. THOMAS KYNST. ESTEVAN ORIOL. BLOOD AND OIL CAM RACKAM. ROBERT ATKINSON. TIM SHELTON. KYLE CROWELL. LAURA SANTANA. TATTOO ANGELS. MISTER LUCKY, SICK JACKEN, OG ABEL, BOBBY TRIBAL, BOO YAA TRIBE…. and everybody in between…all the helpers and Lowrider Family members that gave it their all to make this possible…THANK YOU a million times…also a special thanks to the SULLEN team, Ryan and Bernadette, for the wonderful footage above…
