My friend Shawzy works out of Adrenaline Tattoo and he was actually at the shop (Surface Bar) when I got my last one.  Another friend of mine Joe (who owned Surface Bar) also tattoos at Adrenaline now so I got to see his face too and catch up.

This was the first time I’ve actually been able to watch someone tattooing me.  The others I haven’t been able to see and the start on my ankle from Lyall, well that’s another story all together.  I don’t think I was…um…able to see by that point

Yes it hurts to get a tattoo, but I don’t think it’s that bad.  Definitely bearable and I find breathing and sitting really still is the key.  I’ve been told I sit really well and this one was no exception.

Outline

Shading

Red

Starting the orange

All done. Not the best pic

I’ll forgot to get a photo of the two of us, so when I go in take a photo once it heals, I’ll be sure to get one.

And guess what!  For the month of March Shawzy is going to give readers of kaponetwo a discount on small tattoos (around the size of mine and smaller)!  How awesome is that!

Send an email to carly@kaponetwo.com for more info.

Afterwards I’ll be heading to the Cabbie on the Street Celebrity Ping Pong Tournament.  Thanks to Casie for posting the info on her blog this morning. It’s really interesting that I get most of my info & news from blogs & twitter.  I hadn’t even heard about the Ping Pong tourney until today.

I’ve got to go dye my hair now for maximum pinkness.  Hope you have a great day and if you’re out at the tourney tonight come and say hi!

First tattoo done at Longhorn Tattoos in Oshawa by a guy named Rob.  My best friend Raija and I went for our 18th (17th) birthdays to get our zodiac signs done, mine is Capricorn.  We both had fake ID’s, since we were about 16 I think.

The guy that did the tattoos also took photos (fully clothed) and drew a portrait of me for his art class.  Raija went back another time and saw the finished work.  I never got to see it and if anyone knows him I’d love to know if he still has it.

It’s not a great photo, took with an old webcam in 2001.  This was about 2 or 3 years after I got it done the first time.   Byt then it had been re-coloured by Rob Smirle at his shop in Peterborough.  I actually tried to Google it online to see if the old name would come up and I saw that he’s been running a shop in Kingston called Don’t Tell Mama.  I’ve been dying for new work lately and I’ve been trying to figure out who I want to do it.  I don’t really know any artists in Toronto and besides the very first time, I’ve never been tattooed by someone I don’t know well.  I always wanted to get a piece done by Rob.   I found him on FB (such a good resource sometimes) and sent a message.  Maybe I’ll take a roadtrip to Kingston and get some work done…!

My lowerback was done free hand by my good friend Paul Flintoff.  He was working at Ancient Expressions in Peterborough at the time, but he’s now in Ottawa at New Moon.

This next one was done by Dave Black from Peterborough.  It was done in his kitchen and took about 5 or 6 hours.  I’m not sure where he is now, but he was a very talented artist.  This is the only tattoo that my mom likes.  I just noticed while resizing this photo how faded it is.  Wow.  I guess its about 8 years old now and the softer lines are really faded. Boo.  I guess it’s time for a touch up.

This was a Thanksgiving present from my good friend Lyall, probably in about 2005.  We were at the Tenderloin for Misfits Thanksgiving, and after drinking Baileys & coffee all day, Lyall decided he should tattoo something, and I volunteered.  This one hurt the most.  haha.

And then there are my stars, which everyone has seen before.  These are my favourites.  Again done by  Paul Flintoff, while he was working in Peterborough at the Surface Bar.  The smaller stars are bubblegum pink, but are a little faded now too.  I’m dying to get more work done and hopefully will be able to this year.

So that’s it for tattoos for now.