My bread and butter

Valkyrie at night

Jim Fitzpatrick

Listen And Play.

Music and Games

My regular 'customer' Mark asked me to design him a third tattoo for the underside of his forearm, based around music and cards. He really likes the design I did for Martha, but wanted it to look masculine and bold. At first I was a little worried about designing this because of its similarities, yet I think I've managed to create a fresh and exciting piece for him. It's pretty simple and it didn't take too long, but the jobs done and Mark and I are both pleased.

Mark wants me to design him yet another tattoo in the coming months, so if you're liking what you're seeing, keep those eyes glued to your screen!

Profuse Thanks and stuff

Freya

I have been going back and forth on some things since that last eclipse we had, and one thing that comes to mind everyday is my gratitude for what I have in my  life. I thank Freya every time this comes to mind and repeat thank you thank you thank you. And she knows what I am referring too- It is the abundance that comes before me- The clients, the tattoos the ideas they bring to me, the money, the love, the support. I am so fucking grateful! I know I have this strong will that out weighs my logic (I have had my palm read to support this ) and I  have this crazy determination that runs deep for me- I will dig a well with a spoon if I had to. But when I was putting this shop together I prayed to Freya for aid. I believe she heard my call and is still at my side. I drew this Valkyrie Tattoo poster two months ago. I made it into a window decal that graces our front door, so when you walk thru it you are blessed with good fortune. Hence the overflowing cup with Runes of awesomeness....
A little lesson on palm reading:
So on your hand  look at your thumb, on the example photo here, number 1 is your will and number 2 is your logic. If one area is bigger over the other that determines if you are more logical or stronger in will.
The top part of my thumb is way longer than the base of it!

Sexy Wild Tribal Tattoo For Girls

Tribal Tatto is not Only For men, it's gonna be beauty and wild and for sure artistic and full of art for women also.

Look at The Picture on the bottom, This is a Tribal sexy Tattoo Design For Girl, one more time, Sexy, Wild Tribal Tattoo for Girl.



Tribal Tattoo is not Only for men..

Some things I would like to tattoo in 2012

Here is a list of some things I would like to tattoo more of for 2012

~Russian dolls
~Birds
~More animals such as tigers and such
~Inanimate objects
~Japanese imagery

~Designs based from textiles
~Metal band logos
~Celtic or Viking designs

~Ancient art history stuff
like She-wolf (above)
~Black and grey floral work
~Egyptian art


 If you are interested in any of these ideas, contact me!

Tribal Biker Pair of Tattoo Sleeves

Tribal Biker Pair of Tattoo Sleeves. Introducing the NEW Tattoo Sleeve fashion accessory! Anyone that wants the cool tattooed look without the commitment (and pain) of getting a permanent tattoo will love these! This design features a sharp tribal design with a nasty skeleton.

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These are perfect for men and woman. This fashion statement is a conversation piece and artwork of each piece is created by Illustrators, Painters and Tattoo artists from around the world. Our tattoos are hand printed one at a time and are of the highest quality available.

2012 Trend Watch: Temporary Lip Tattoos

So ladies, you know how Minx was all the rage and then we had the spin off version that Sally Hansen made called Salon Effects?

All creative ways to help your nails stand out from the crowd. Well some of your favorite female celebrities have found a way to bring that same eccentricity to your lips.

They’re called Temporary Lip Tattoos and it looks like this trend may actually pop in the new year.

Kim Kadarsian



Lady Gaga

Noel.

Frozen Christmas

This flash sheet was inspired by David Attenborough's incredible Frozen Planet TV Series, and of course the festive season surrounding us at this very moment. I was torn between drawing this polar bear and cub over an emperor penguin and chick; I love penguins but these dudes above look fitting in my Christmas display. I'm sure I'll get the chance to draw an emperor penguin one of these days.

I did this in Crayola and Staedtler felt tip pens, and a black gel pen. I haven't really used felt tips for ages (I'd say the 90's) and it was fun, fun, fun. I'm gonna do a lot more pictures in felt tips so watch this space.

Merry Christmas everyone! x

tattoo PLACEMENT

I am pretty sire I have not written about this before, but the other night this idea popped into my head around 2 am and I basically could not go to sleep. I think because earlier that day someone came in and wanted a tattoo done somewhere on their arm, that just didn't work. I find myself saying the same thing over and over to people that come in.
The typical places that are difficult to tattoo and heal are : The feet, the hands (fingers and palms) the neck side and back, The elbow etc.
I tattoo on the feet all the time. I am a confident foot tattooer and as long as the client takes care of it, there is usually not a problem with this area. 
But when it comes to the other trouble zones, like the hands I usually won't tattoo someone there unless they are already heavily tattooed and know the deal. That is the same rule I have for the neck too. But the reason I  don't tattoo the neck is because that could ruin someone's life if they are not in the tattoo business. Having a neck tattoo puts you in a different area of society, well it used to anyway but now it looks like young people put tattoos on their necks anyway, which I think is bad form from the artist.
Now I want to talk about the arm. I see this all the time on people and it is so fucked up. When doing a big piece on the arm like a sleeve, the elbow can be the hardest spot to address on the arm. I often refer to this area as no mans land. Basically I think it is best just to do fill work around the elbow with like back ground or some subtle shading. Never put and important part of the piece like a head of a figure on the elbow. This most certainly will look like shit in a very short amount of time. The skin texture is so wrinkly there. So If you are going to do a troll I suppose that could work there. If you are not at the caliber of tattooing as say like Shige, Phillip Leu or Paul Booth just stay out of there.

Julia's poppy

D.O.B.

16th Oct '09

Oooo, 'this looks familiar' I here you say! Well head on over to a previous post of mine titled Mark's Child, and all will be explained. Mark wanted this version to almost mirror the other design on the inside of his opposite arm, but first a few changes needed to be made. I like how this design is soft with gentle angel wings and the red touch's really give this tattoo a peaceful look.

I did the lettering completely by hand this time around because:

a)numbers were not included in the font that I downloaded

b)I wanted to see if I could do a decent job of lettering. 


I'm real happy with it anyway and I would love more opportunities to do lettering!

Our web site is now smart phone friendly

We are please our web site is now smart phone friendly.

 

Will Hutson

Finally we've upload Will Hutson photos to the web site, check them out.

Gypsy Jen

Can you see the man's head in this one?

Some things I like to do while tattooing ( and  for no additional cost):
~Interpret dreams (especially the re-occuring ones)
~Bio water interpretation, that is when I look into my rinse cup and see the different swirling colors from the different pigments. They usually make some interesting shapes. I've seen fetuses for example.
~Paper towel Rorschach tests. This is when I unfold the paper towel and see what ink blot pattern is made from the color and wiping.
~After I am done tattooing (I am usually very messing) I have ink spills on the floor, those also take shape sometimes and the most recent one was a single drop that turned into a skull. I tried to take a picture of it but it is elusive.

Here is a picture of me from 2001. It was taken by the lovely tattoo artist Flo Amblard from Paris. We took this in San Francisco. I have more tattoos by now. I will have to post a current pic.