Tag Archives: Life As A Tattooist

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Pic a Day in May: May 24. One of today's tattoos.
Pic a Day in May: May 24. One of today’s tattoos.

Jim, formerly of Jim’s Stuff, started the “Pic a Day in May” challenge three years ago. I’ve done it each year, and will continue since that’s all I pretty much post these days. The only other blogger that I’m aware of who is also doing this is Blobby of Blobby’s Blog.

Until next time...
Erik


It’s been a long day, and a long week so far. And I’ve still got three days to go this “week”. Ugh.

Ignore the purple stencil lines. Those wash off.

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Pic a Day in May: May 18. One of today's works-in-progress.
Pic a Day in May: May 18. One of today’s works-in-progress.

Jim, formerly of Jim’s Stuff, started the “Pic a Day in May” challenge three years ago. I’ve done it each year, and will continue since that’s all I pretty much post these days. The only other blogger that I’m aware of who is also doing this is Blobby of Blobby’s Blog.

Until next time...
Erik


That stuff gets everywhere if you’re not careful…

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Pic a Day in May: May 17. Somehow I managed to get spirit master stencil stuff all over my face. Or I'm turning into a purple dinosaur.
Pic a Day in May: May 17. Somehow I managed to get spirit master stencil stuff all over my face. Or I’m turning into a purple dinosaur.

Jim, formerly of Jim’s Stuff, started the “Pic a Day in May” challenge three years ago. I’ve done it each year, and will continue since that’s all I pretty much post these days. The only other blogger that I’m aware of who is also doing this is Blobby of Blobby’s Blog.

Until next time...
Erik

12 of 12: May 12, 2017 edition

The 12 of 12 Challenge was created by Chad Darnell and picked up by a number of random bloggers who linked back to him and vice versa. Chad stopped doing the 12 of 12 Challenge in December 2011, but passed the torch to someone who hasn’t kept up with it. I am giving my shout-out to Blobby of Blobby’s Blog as he is the one who initially inspired me to do the Challenge, and he still does it as well.

This is my 65th “12 of 12.” A Friday for you, more than likely. A “Thursday” for me. There are large delays between photo sets, as I was busy tattooing most of the day. I’m just happy I managed to actually get 12 shots in today, actually. And one is technically recycled as one of my Pic a Day in May photos, so there’s that.


8:38 AM: Raw. *snicker*
11:45 AM: I’ve switched to wood combs for my beard, so I’m returning these to the Husbear.
2:56 PM: First tattoo of the day. It’s a cover-up, actually. A watercolor-style owl.
3:12 PM: Colors.
4:49 PM: Selfie time.
5:22 PM: An upcoming project: to repair or cover, that is the question.
5:33 PM: Just playing around with an idea, that I think I’ve decided I don’t like now that I see it.
5:41 PM: Sprinkles AND a sugar cookie! A client brought me this delightful morsel before her tattoo.
6:24 PM: Second tattoo of the day. A blue and orange spotted giraffe.
8:31 PM: Third tattoo of the day. A work in progress on a great client, and someone I now call a friend.

9:49 PM: Home, and Luna greats me like this. I think she did something she doesn’t want me to find out about.

11:02 PM: The sad state of affairs in our refrigerator. I’m hungry, and don’t really feel like eating a tomato.

Until next time...
Erik