Tattoos Downunder -edition 78-

"TattoosDownunder Ed.78 Go get it"
(Get it at your closest newsagent)

So lucky the path goes both ways - you can lead and follow.

"I pray that the next 500 photos are as well received as the ones I've just done!! Thanks for the comments & follows!!!"
(taken @TattooMagic3065)

Sime says Choose Life

"Better to embrace it, than resist it!"
(taken at Cabo, Mexico)

Geometric app, cool lens styles

"Stipple turned geometric skull"

An old sketch from Prahran skate ramp mural

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"Some pencil work from 1996"
(taken at @simplesime)

Need to paint, but have to wait

It's cold outside, and for the matter, inside my place! Anyhow this weather doesn't Make way for outdoor painting fun & frolicking! I'm looking forward to spring and some projects planned for then.

Carbon event

I spent most of yesterday in the city at ACMI for 'Carbon' which promised to be amazing, but I felt came up a little short! If you where present you would have been witness to a serious spread of opportunities but not many that actually materialised. In short this event was not curated or narrated well if only they had spent some time in preparing a direction instead of trying to fill the bill with names! It turned into more of a portfolio showing than an event worthy of the price tag. I can see what I need on the web, also I would heva been happy to have a brief video summary of each artists work presented at the start of each session, then each speaker could draw on relevant folio pieces to support their discussion... The only time the discussions seemed to touch on anything relevant was when led by the questioneers at the end of each seesion. Myabe a guided presentation would help those nervous presenters through, it's not a given that all creatives are natural public speakers, or even organised enough to be presenters. I hope events like this take off, AG ideas & Semi Permanent support our creative culture, and they are needed to nuture our future but we really need focus.

I hope today runs smoother for those who attend, and I hope that next year the event is far better.

Tassie Tree Mural (updated)

This is a commissioned work for the Redwig family in their family home recently built in late 2010. The mural was completed over a 4 day period - this time lapse was shot manually as I didn't have my capture software and laptop - so it's not as fluid as some timelapse - but it still works. Enjoy

The Sheen

amazing - this guy is getting slammed by all media - they love it and no matter how much he tries they swing it around to make him look like an idiot -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTMRYbhPbZE&feature=fvwkrel&hd=1

http://zerofriends.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=397

Little feet, big shoes to fill...

Kids - they grow up so quickly - at 5 years old already processing concepts like vegetarianism - using iphones - off to school - it's going to be amazing to see what is retro for them when they are the age I am now! It'll be a surprising day to say the least. Cherish what you have now, it'll probably be a little different tomorrow.

Bloodworks: Bodysuits

Adrian Lee from Analog Tattoo in the bay area, USA is in town - he's taking photos with Max Dolberg for the upcoming 600pg edition of Bloodworks - it's gonna be an edition well worth checking out later this year - I'll be definitely getting my hands on one!

Almost there

I've been working on something new with Geordie Cole for the last 6 months - it's nearly done!! Excited...

it all starts with the outline

If you aren't aware of Geordie Cole - then check him out at tattoomagic.com.au

he's a super talent when it comes to tattoo art and his eye for detail is amazing - he can paint, draw, and tattoo out of sight - big love GC - thank you for your efforts over the last 6 months - 

A,B,Cs

From OMG Posters - "Nakatomi Inc. has another big batch of prints up for grabs.  Aye Jay's "The ABC's of Heavy Metal" is an 18″ x 24″ screenprint, has an edition of 80, and costs $25.  There is also a glam metal variant with an edition of 20 for $40, plus a metal variant with an edition of 10 for $100.  Tim Doyle's "Black Mirror" is a 16″ x 26″ screenprint, has an edition of 100, and costs $30.  Lastly, Doyle's "The Sinking of the Milton Bradley", created for the Toys in the Attic fundraiser, is a 12″ x 12″ screenprint, has an edition of 340, and costs only $10.   Visit NakatomiInc.com.

Where did it go

Was so sunny all of a sudden then, all of a sudden, then another sudden, and so on and on

Vaughn Bode pick up

I got my hands on 5 for 50 - uber 90s writer reference - stick a puc in as a letter character replacement! Uhuh!!!
Thanks to the 2nd hand bookstore on fitzroy St - always cool paper pages in there!!

Sometimes lunch comes in on the high ticket

Mmmmmmmmmm

Tiger on the loose in Balaclava

Mode of transport

Scoota daily, plane yearly, divvy van rarely...

Oh my lamb of god