here are some tattoos i did while i was out in PA… i was there to work the lehigh valley Skindustry Expo with the guys from Steel City Tattoo, Scott Bramble, and my old (brown) friend Little Chico… the convention was awesome, i did a lot of fun stuff and won an award for Best Tattoo of the Day on the last day (it’ll be posted below)… after the show i worked at Steel City with the John Bicknell and his crew which was awesome… had a few flakers no show on me but sei la vie…. here are the people that were kind enough to show up…

here is a sweet rose and butterfly i did on Kris Smith from Coastline Tattoo up in Cape Cod, MA… we did it in one shot and i think it took about 3 hours and some change… he sat like a fucking ROCK, i tell you… i have done a lot of ditches in my time, and this guy by and far sat the best… great artist too! you can go to his website HERE.

finished this piece that i started exactly two years at the same convention! it’s an awesome demon with a stone brimstone symbol and some flames… his hands are trying to grab it and there’s part of a wing there too but the angled pics i took came out super blurry so you’re gonna have to use your imagination…

here is a sweet keystone and crossbones i did with a laurel wreath and some bursts… this is on Josh, which is one of the guys that works at Steel City… did this one freehand and knocked it out in just a few hours… he sat well and we talked about art and what not.. he’s a pretty killer artist, too… definitely gonna keep my eye on this guy…

here’s the award winner… a vampire skull with a stake through its head and some blood and wings and what not… ON THE FOOT! yikes! man i don’t have my feet done but i hear it’s pretty gnarly… this guy sat really well though… wish i could say the same but i was HUNGOVER BAD!!!! i was sweating and feeling faint and crappy and i didn’t think i was gonna be able to finish it… but, i did… i was out all night the night before and got all hammered and shitty and showed up 2 hours late for the show… didn’t start until a few hours after that… and still knocked this out and won the award… i feel good about it but i also feel bad that i let myself get so drunk when i had work the next day… that won’t happen again (until montreal)…

finished the zombie rambo finally! this thing has only been unfinished for maybe a few months but it was all over the ugliest tattoos website and a bunch of tattoo blogs as a crappy tattoo and so on… i mean, come on… i have seen some pretty shitty tattoos in my day but a zombie rambo ain’t one of them! hahaha… at least call it crap when it’s finished! hahaha so uh… here it is… crap?

finished this sweet thigh jammer on Mr. Bicknell himself while i was out there… John is the owner of Steel City Tattoo in bethlehem, pa and i travel there from time to time for guest spots and general tomfoolery… he sat well for this until the last 40 minutes… they were spent by his crotch… needless to say he was not enjoying life… but, it’s done now and looks sweet! take a look at the Steel City website HERE.

here is a winged skellie hourglass with crossbones i did on an ankle… or above the ankle, rather… this was FUN! i love when i get to do one and done tattoos and this one was a lot of fun because it has all the elements of what i like in tattoos! skulls, wings, and lots of color!! did this on one of the Steel City guys as well… man i think i tattooed more tattooers than customers on this trip! hahaha…

and on a serious note… we payed tribute to our friend Joe Beers that passed away a little over a year ago…no, we didn’t drink these beers and put them on his grave, they were already there… he’s also buried with a bowling ball, a sword, cigarettes, booze… GG Allin would be jealous… we talked some shit, told some stories, took a pull of some of the worst gin i have ever had and said goodbye… Goodbye Joe…

an upside down shot glass at the bar with his photo… miss you dude…

TURK