Letting it slide...

Yes, it's been a while. Bla bla bla

UPCOMING CONVENTIONS: 

Matt is working the Rites of Passage Festival, which will be on April 27th-29th (in Melbourne). We really enjoyed last year's event and this one is shaping up to be a cracker! Lot's of great artists from all over the world, in a beautiful venue and in my fave city Melbourne! So in saying that, Matt is now taking bookings. If you are interested please email me what you want, where you want it and what size you want to get it, to progressiontattoo@hotmail.com. We are encouraging people who have large ongoing work to come on down to Melbs to get some work done too! Here is the website for all the details: http://ritesofpassagefestival.com/

Matt is also doing the Sydney Tattoo Expo 9th, 10th and 11th of March. He is already booked out for this convention but here is the details if your thinking about going http://www.tattooexpo.com.au/

And lastly the, New Zealand tattoo & Art Festival (in New Plymouth NZ) is happening November 24th and 25th, 2012. Yes, it is a little while away but we will take bookings now. This is also shaping up to be a super crazy, awesome event and who doesn't want to spend more time in New Zealand? MEEEEEEEEE that's who! Here's the dets:

http://nztattooart.com/artists.html

Ben Grover is here this Saturday and will be with us until Wednesday next week, he has only a few spots left, so you will need to get on it! Check out his work at http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002657572462

Here's tattoo's Matt has done this week: 

Started off Dragon sleeve and Tibetan Skull just added 

Close up

Skull wearing an English Bobby

That's all....

Happy 2012!

Hope everyone had a great holiday, we had a good rest and got straight back into work once January started!
We now have a new studio upstairs which is looking pretty neat, and we'll soon have pictures and a video tour when all the finishing touches are made, but until then, feel free to come down and have a gander for yourself.

Farrell

I finished off Mark's lower arm this month and we're now working up his arm to make a full sleeve

This ship is halfway done so far, it's on Sam who's got the pirate pin up below. We're keeping it black and grey to match up

And here are a couple of healed pieces that have come back in for us to show off

Andy

Andy started on this koi last week, just outline for now but already looking good

And to finish up, this is a sweet little superman symbol Andy did on Saturday

Dragon Tattoos Girls

Dragon tattoos were initially more popular among men due to their broad and masculine designs. But with growing popularity they have became the favorite tattoo designs among women. Many of the female celebrities have sculpted dragon tattoos on their body, which includes Angelina Jolie with dragon tattoo on her left arm. As mentioned earlier, Japanese and Chinese dragon are popular choices for dragon tattoos. There are several types of dragons that come under these two chief categories. Given below is a brief information on both these dragon tattoo designs for women.



A dragon is nothing but a fantasy creature, that is said to have a serpent or reptile like body, sharp claws and power to emit fire through its mouth. The concepts and beliefs related to dragon differ in different parts of the world. Moreover, dragons are classified into various groups. Eastern dragon and Western dragon are two basic types of dragons. An eastern dragon is said to be God’s messenger who protects the mass, while a western dragon is believed to be an evil spirit. Eastern dragon was worshiped by the people living in eastern hemisphere, for quite a long period of time. Japanese and Chinese dragons are two important types of Eastern Dragons. All these dragons have typical features and colors, that depict unique meanings associated with them. Let us take a look at some of the famous dragon tattoos for girls.

Girls with Dragon Tattoos

Dragon tattoos for girls are very popular because of the variability in design and the meaning. In Chinese and Japanese culture alike, dragons are a very popular mythical creature. They represent the four points on a compass as well as the four elements. For the Chinese, dragons are a representation of imperial power. Because of the creatures’ ability to shape shift, dragons are integrated into many different Chinese legends.

3d Butterfly Tattoos Designs For Girls

3d Butterfly tattoos for girls are populartattoo designs due to their attractive nature. They are symbols of beauty and love and look amazing.



If you are trying to decide on a tattoo design for your body art, then this article with an overview on butterfly tattoos for girls could be of help.



Most women who are confused about which tattooto get themselves inked with, generally finalize very common feminine designs like flowers, a sprinkling of stars, and most popularly, butterflies.



Butterfly tattoos for girls, may seem like an overused idea with many people opting for thesesmall butterfly tattoos, due to its beauty and the versatility of the design.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Soooooo yeah, been a bit slack on the ol bloggidy blog... It's a busy time of year, what can I say? Well what I need to say is a big thank you to all our customers for an awesome year of tattoos! Thanks for the continued support, without you we are nothing, so cheers to you!

Business first: 

We still have Aaron Bond from Westside working here with us until the 20th of Jan. He has a few spots available next week and the week after. Aaron is an awesome dude and great artist, so better get in quick! View his portfolio visit our facebook or Westside Website http://www.westsidetattoo.com.au/ (here is a couple so you get the idea)

Our New Zealand mate Ben Grover (Lighthouse Tattoo- Sydney) will be with us from 30th of Jan till the 2nd of Feb. Here is some of his work. If your keen please email the shop, his stuff is on our facebook too.

We also have Shawn Choo working with us between 6th of Feb and the 10th of Feb. Here is some of his work. If your keen on getting tattooed by him, same deal, email the shop! His portfolio is on our facebook page, so you can check it out there too. 

Aaaaand now for Japan pics (as if I wasn't going to put any up). But just so you know, Matt and I are back at the shop and it's business as usual. We will be going to Japan again on the 11th of Feb for 2 weeks and Matt doesn't have many appointments left before we go, so if you want to be tattooed before March, better get on it too! 

We're baaaaaack! I am so happy right here.

Yokohama! 

Kuniyoshi Exhibition- awesome! 

The Dog outfits getting around just kill me.  Next time I am getting outfits for our two. 

Nikko

Amazing dragon fountain!

Sacred bridge Nikko

Nikko

Shabu Shabu, YUM!!

And of course the trip involved some pain but all in a great cause. Matt's front is amazing! Thank you Shige!!!

Christmas Day, Waiting for Matt

Christmas Day, still busy. So glad because I was able to go shopping and buy myself presents! :D

Lots of dead things, weird but cool shop. I was a bit sad about the bear though.

And that's it for this installment. I had grand plans of writing a more detailed post but I posted a crap load of pictures instead (AKA-I am feeling lazy) :D