For the last several years I’ve hosted an unofficial afterparty to celebrate the Philadelphia Tattoo Convention at a really awesome bar called the Bike Stop. The owners are kind enough to allow us to have our own dedicated floor with drink specials, a complimentary photobooth, a great playlist and more!

We have a $.50/game pool table on the Sports floor (one floor below the party) with Smithwicks, Guinness, Yuengling Lager, Shocktop Belgian White, Coors Light and Yards Brawler on tap.

The bar is located a few blocks from the Philadelphia Convention center and is walking distance from several restaurants that will be open late, including Maoz Vegetarian, Moriarity’s Irish Pub (best buffalo wings in town) and the Farmer’s Cabinet. (upscale, amazing menu for adventurous foodies)

There’s a Facebook RSVP list here: OV Presents An Unofficial Philadelphia Tattoo Convention Afterparty. If you’re thinking about attending, please sign up so you can get the latest info.

The party starts at 10pm on the top floor and goes until 2am.

Disclaimers:
The Bike Stop is 21+
It’s a gay leather bar, so if you’ve got a problem with gay folks, this isn’t for you. For the last three years the staff and patrons of the Bike Stop have welcomed our party with open arms and treat us respect. We’d appreciate the same courtesy from guests attending the party.

The event is open to everyone who wants to have a good time. There’s no cover. If you’re sXe or don’t drink booze we have soda and water available for sale.

From Montreal’s Pat Pierce:

“This piece on an inner forearm was brought to me by a client who
wanted oak leaves shaped in the design of a six. The piece absolutely
had to be branded, we talked about it for several months and when the
time came he drove 11 1/2 hours to come and have the work done. My
client told me that his father always called his brother “his oak” and
his brother’s number in sports was six. He also stated that the oak
tree is one of the strongest woods and it does not make any sound
before it breaks, as do other woods. His brother, sadly, did not give
any warning or make any sound before he took his own life. This piece
was done as a memorial to him.”

New work from the always Morrissey-esque Jesse V. of THRIVE STUDIOS in Canada.

Just in time for Black Friday, we’ve found backstock of old Scarwars merch.
Please swing on over to my OV Storenvy page to pick up the remaining stock.

And previously on Scarwars.net…
Jessa has a lovely moth cutting on her back (see it here) by Brian Decker; and now has an amazing cutting/cautery moth hybrid to go along with it. I promise I won’t call it a butterfly.

Ryan sent this over a few weeks ago and it got lost in the shuffle. Sorry, LotB.

He says the piece took around five hours and the lucky client flew all the way in from Seattle. Gorgeous piece; as always Ryan’s lines are impeccable.

Today is Brian Decker’s birthday, so we’re featuring a new hybrid piece in his honor. Scalpel cutting with cautery highlights (giving a drop shadow effect when it’s fresh, it’ll be interesting to see how it heals).

Happy Birthday, buddy!

Another nice clean cutting by New Hampshire’s Ryan Ouellette.
If you’re interested in the history of the Ouroboros you should swing by wikipedia to find out more.
If you’re interested in getting cut by Ryan, check out the PBA link on the sidebar.

We had a Scarwars reunion at this year’s APP Conference, bringing together artists who’ve worked at the various events- Efix, Jesse, Brian, Shawn, Ron, Wayde, John, Monte and Ryan. Always good to see old friends!

The Great Orbax is a monster.
He’d argue a Monster of Schlock, but….

Our friend Jesse Villemaire took a scalpel to Orbax’s face to fix nature’s mistakes; I think it’s helped. Now if we could just fix the hair plugs…