About a month ago, a client came to me with some photos of his two daughters. He wanted a portrait tattoo of them, which was to be his first tattoo, and said he wanted to convey himself watching over them by adding a keyhole to the design. One of the photos had the two girls together, but one...
Jack Skellington
posted by deran
I love doing creepy tattoos this time of year. What better time to do a tattoo of Jack Skellington? A good client of mine brought this image in and I knew I had to do it. I wanted to do it in color, but he has mostly black and gray tattoos, so that’s how he wanted it. I think that ended...
NC Tattoo Convention
posted by deran
A few weeks ago I got to participate at the 17th Annual North Carolina Tattoo Convention, here in Greensboro, NC! I shared a booth with Sam King, who also works at Golden Spiral, and we had an amazing time. It was a great turnout as over 80 artists participated this year! On the first day,...
Fun week coming!
posted by deran
Well, yesterday was ridiculous! My Lions made a historical comeback versus Dallas, my Tigers beat the Yankees to even their series 1-1, and new episodes of Dexter and Breaking Bad completed an awesome day. Coming up this week, I get to start a large thigh piece based on carrousel animals,...
Around the Fur
posted by deran
About a year ago, Golden Spiral’s piercer Ryan Lawrence told me he wanted a tattoo of the girl on the Deftones’ “Around the Fur” album. Being a fan of the Deftones and an even bigger fan of the girl, I was pretty excited! But as always, days go by, weeks go by, months go by, and finally, last weekend, we got around to her. We came in on a Sunday and after a massive brunch at Cafe Europa, we spent 8.5 hours tattooing her. Probably the most fun I’ve ever had doing a...
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