Tattoo Talk Thursday: The Ghost Tattoo
I'm finally starting to get filler pieces for my sleeves! I have a little bit of empty skin here and there on my arms and I've finally come up with a few ideas of what I'd like to fit in the odd areas I've got left. I'm going to do some final background colour on two parts on my right arm, but I have to travel to get those done so those will have to wait until I can tie them into book things or other things since I'm kinda strapped on time with having a regular job now and other responsibilities. A year ago when I was heading to Linkoping, Sweden I was looking to get a nameless ghoul tattoo as a cover-up of my Virgin Mary. I was promised that it was doable but when I got to the shop, they didn't even honour the appointment time we'd spoken about and didn't want to do the tattoo that I had travelled thousands of miles to get. It pissed me off and it was a huge disappointment, needless to say, but I didn't give up on the idea of a Ghost inspired tattoo. Now a year later, I've got my appointment to get a Ghost themed tattoo! It's not a nameless ghoul, that will have to wait until later; I'm thinking of tying that into my plague doctor piece that I'm wanting to do in April or May. I'm not really sure.
I like the shop; the guys there are cool, laid back and they do good work. I headed back on this cool January Saturday to see Tony, who'd only tattooed me a few days earlier. He was already set up when I got in; normally I'm there 15 minutes before an appointment, but car troubles had me getting there right on the dot of the appointment. He was cool though. With a consent form signed, we headed to the back to put the stencil on. I wanted to stick it in the odd triangle I had near my right elbow to finish the area off. I thought it would look good there and it would easily poke out of my shirt sleeve, which I love. I thought it was funny that it was literally right next to my St Peter's Cross, that's one for the memory books I tell ya, but for another day, considering Ghost is known for their satanic stage performance and macabre melodies.
He put the stencil on in one go and I laid down so we could knock it out. I didn't even have to tell him what I wanted; he'd remembered from our discussion a few days earlier. The first time I got my elbows tattooed, they were tender; this time around with the nerve damage in the elbow, I didn't feel a thing. I could feel him press against the arm but nothing else. I did feel an odd stabbing pain down in my wrist on the opposite side of where I was being tattooed, Thanks ulnar nerve! It wasn't anything serious, just uncomfortable. He finished the tattoo in 30 minutes and had me check it out in the mirror before he wrapped it up. I instantly loved it.
Come see me in real life!
I'm going to be in Montreal at the Tattoo Nouvelle Ere Convention this June! For information on tickets check out their website! I'm going to be doing other little meet and greets in the area during the dates of the conventions so stay tuned for that! I'll be posting a blog on the meetups soon! If you'd like to order a book for me to sign whenI'm there, feel free to do so. These meetups will be n support of my new book that is coming out next month, As You were, so I will be answering questions on the book, travel and photography. Prints in limited numbers will be available during the meets, but you can always order them on my website, RedBubble or Zazzle.
Can't wait? Score Some Merch / Prints here:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/danielsnaps
https://www.zazzle.com/dannysnaps
I like the shop; the guys there are cool, laid back and they do good work. I headed back on this cool January Saturday to see Tony, who'd only tattooed me a few days earlier. He was already set up when I got in; normally I'm there 15 minutes before an appointment, but car troubles had me getting there right on the dot of the appointment. He was cool though. With a consent form signed, we headed to the back to put the stencil on. I wanted to stick it in the odd triangle I had near my right elbow to finish the area off. I thought it would look good there and it would easily poke out of my shirt sleeve, which I love. I thought it was funny that it was literally right next to my St Peter's Cross, that's one for the memory books I tell ya, but for another day, considering Ghost is known for their satanic stage performance and macabre melodies.He put the stencil on in one go and I laid down so we could knock it out. I didn't even have to tell him what I wanted; he'd remembered from our discussion a few days earlier. The first time I got my elbows tattooed, they were tender; this time around with the nerve damage in the elbow, I didn't feel a thing. I could feel him press against the arm but nothing else. I did feel an odd stabbing pain down in my wrist on the opposite side of where I was being tattooed, Thanks ulnar nerve! It wasn't anything serious, just uncomfortable. He finished the tattoo in 30 minutes and had me check it out in the mirror before he wrapped it up. I instantly loved it.
Come see me in real life!
I'm going to be in Montreal at the Tattoo Nouvelle Ere Convention this June! For information on tickets check out their website! I'm going to be doing other little meet and greets in the area during the dates of the conventions so stay tuned for that! I'll be posting a blog on the meetups soon! If you'd like to order a book for me to sign whenI'm there, feel free to do so. These meetups will be n support of my new book that is coming out next month, As You were, so I will be answering questions on the book, travel and photography. Prints in limited numbers will be available during the meets, but you can always order them on my website, RedBubble or Zazzle.
Can't wait? Score Some Merch / Prints here:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/danielsnaps
https://www.zazzle.com/dannysnaps
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