tattoo log

i've been tattooing since fourteen, when i gifted my knee with a bee using pen ink and a sewing needle in the hightower high school cafeteria. my little bee is still here today! here are some shitty stick and pokes / amazon tattoo machine doodles i've done over the years, for myself and close friends. last year i began trading climbing gear, specifically trad cams, for tattoos. if you have any spare gear, i would love to poke you for it. i am also down for tattoo trades.

i just got a tattoo machine! instead of practicing on fake skin or orange peels, i decided to just go for it, and free-handed this little cell thingy on my leg. very swampy. very dangerous thing, this machine, my seemingly missing impulse control. hm.

a fish fishing ala over the garden wall, on andre's leg.

love bug for maddie!

dragonfly for lila! (same night).

fishie for magz. i was really stoned this night, and magz was really anxious. i'm glad this turned out okay lol, and people say they like it.

a locking carabiner i did on my own left bicep. part scar cover-up, part visual indicator of my love of outdoor climbing. mostly recognized as a queer symbol. have gotten more attention from women after this tattoo. i wished i liked women, my life would be a lot easier. this is a page about tattoos.

frog hobbit on andre's ankle.

lobster smoking a cigg on andre's inner arm. originally had the idea for smoke, decided last minute to add a bubble. you'll notice all of these tattoos are on andre.

big fish on maddie.