Yesterday TLC announced it was renewing it’s newest “tattoo” show, NY Ink, for a second season. NY Ink features Ami James, formerly of the now defunct TLC show Miami Ink. In season one the show centered around Ami’s quest to open a new, high-end tattoo shop (Wooster St. Social Club) in the heart of SoHo. [...]
Whoa I just realized that I haven’t done any updates on this since…December? Really? (the last entry was Tattoo sesssions: pt 5.) This is what it looked like back then: I’ve had a few appointments sprinkled over the past few months, starting in April. An hour here and there whenever we both had some time. [...]
A few weeks ago I had my 5th tattoo appointment working toward the half-sleeve on my left arm. I hadn’t sat since late July, so I had that familiar anxiousness before it all begins. I have to confess that it does make me a little giddy. I usually try to tweet (find me on Twitter [...]
Pee Wee Herman wrote his first ever blog for The Huffington Post about his experience at the 70th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Pee Wee writes: “Yep, I went to South Dakota. (Road trip! Great idea for a movie, by the way…) Get ready for some more name dropping. At the Buffalo Chip were: ZZ Top, [...]
I might be going senile in my old age. Either that or I was so busy that I forgot to add photos from my 3rd tattoo sitting (I like that idea better than going senile!). Anyway, that just means that today we have a combined update. I had my third sitting in mid-June. Detail work [...]
The 9th Annual Boston Tattoo Convention is coming up during Labor Day weekend in September 2010! As has been the tradition for the past 8 years, artists, collectors, shops, vendors, performers, and people from all walks of life will flock to Boston for the weekend of September 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th. This year it’ll [...]
Back in April I began having tattoo work done on a half-sleeve. The outline was completed in one four hour session. Two weeks ago I went back for my second sitting to start dropping in color and shading. This time I sat for about 2 1/2 hours and I have to admit, Isquirmed in my [...]
I’ve been wanting a half-sleeve tattoo for what feels like forever. I could never seem to come to a decision on what to get, until just recently I decided that I wanted something in an art nouveau style. I received a book of art by Alphonse Mucha and as I flipped through I began to [...]
My favorite tattooed, motorcycle riding, animal-rescuing group of guys are getting their own reality television show. Rescue Ink “Unleashed” will premiere on the National Geographic Channel on September 25th. I first heard of and wrote about Rescue Ink back in January this year and they have been on my radar ever since. Rescue Ink are [...]
If you’re an Ami James fan (tattoos, choppers and now jewelry!) then this press release may be of interest to you! The jewelry is pretty cool but you’ll be shelling out some BIG bucks to own some of it! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]