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Monthly Archives: July 2009

Cautery Branding

» by Shawn July 21, 2009 at 9:09 PM » Comments (0)

Atom snapped this photo at SW2 in SoCal. It's one of my favorite photos from the events; focusing on the person wearing the branding/cutting brings out the personalities that make the ...more »

Poison- Matias (Rata) Tafel

» by Shawn July 20, 2009 at 2:50 PM » Comments (3)

My buddy Rata from Argentina borrowed from traditional tattoo iconography with this "Poison" girl cutting. I see fresh cuttings from artists all over the world, but Rata is one of a ...more »

Alrededor del Mundo con Ron Garza

» by Shawn July 19, 2009 at 11:35 PM » Comments (1)

Ron at SW2, Photo by Atom Moore. I just got word that my friend Ron Garza is heading over to Europe for a Scarification/Speaking tour. Ron and I go back fifteen ...more »

Just say no to the Evil Eye- Wayde Dunn

» by Shawn July 18, 2009 at 9:57 PM » Comments (3)

Our good friend "Big Red" Wayde Dunn did this piece at SW3 here in Philadelphia. The design is a Hamsa, worn on the thigh of a lovely young lady from ...more »

Arabic Stylee

» by Brian Decker July 17, 2009 at 12:01 AM » Comments (3)

This is a piece I recently did for Heather, who came up from Florida. It took me nearly twice as long as I'd anticipated it would. I've come ...more »

If you don’t have anything good to say….

» by Shawn July 16, 2009 at 8:53 PM » Comments (5)

Another quiet night for Claire and I.... Didn't have a chance to dig up anything interesting for tonight's update so you guys have to settle for a picture of my bloody ...more »