I have seen many collections, some beautiful, some ugly. Not even is this one beautiful but, it is largely one of the most impressive as far as is concerned the impact on the body and the visual impression that it provides as a whole. Tyson says he has more than 80 artists on his body. I can believe this. I took as many pictures I could until my eyes rolled back and my head started spinning from this psychedelic rave. Tyson kindly accepted to write all the artists who appear in my pix. Appreciated.

Tyson currently works in Sweden in Theo Jack’s studio: Infamous Tattoo Studio.

and the credits (I leave the personal notes of Tyson cause they’re funny.):

—wolf by chad kopelinger
—hangman by duncan x into you tattoo
—bird skull mixup by roger seliner atlas tattoo
—nurse by jerry ware atlas tattoo
—single needle shaking hands by oliver peck elm st. tattoo dallas (only single needle, filling as well!)
—tiger neck by tim lehi blackheart tattoo sf
—throat and dagger by scott sylvia
—babyhead with batwings by dan gilsdorf atlas tattoo portland oregon
—black squiggles by thomas hooper & roy orbison
—text with nautical stars by adam dutton from england.
—left side of my neck…snake by theo jak infamous studio.
—hanya by my ear by charlie oldbones tattoo malmö sweden
—hand tattoos: reaper and devil by tim lehi, text by brady duncan, blackwork on fingers by thomas hooper nyadorned.
—palms by scott harrison atlas tattoo portland oregon
—foot tattoos: usa arm with clovers by scott harrison
—skull on foot by jef whitehead
—infamous text by theo jak
—weird ones by scott harrison
—pound sign by duncan x
—foot devil by jef whitehead
—climbing frog by scott harrison
—book face & naked guy with skeleton by scott harrison
—knee tattoo by max @ stockholm classic tattoo
—panther with rose by scott harrison
—lighthouse by jerry ware atlastattoo.com
—skeleton hand by duncan x
—bowling pin eagle by terry tweed deluxe tattoo portland oregon
—skeleton hand with tank by duncan x
—black and blue thigh tattoo by jason mcafee temple tattoo
—armpit by chad koeplinger
—rose with house by cheyenne sawyer oddball studios portland oregon.
—scabbing black tattoos by duncan x into-you
—69ing couple by scott harrison
—scott harrison did all the weird ones
—dragon by alex reinke the others by scott harrison.
—naked girl by rana almiron infamous studio stockholm
—right foot: jef whitehead skull, s.harrison tattoos
—infamous text by theo made on my 1 year anniversary of working in stockholm.
—egghead by scott harrison
—black swirl by thomas hooper.
—jawbone with eye by scott harrison
—healing black ones by duncan x.
—scott harrison foot and ankles & jerry ware shin skull with lighthouse
—flesh spirit by duncan x
—wizard by marco hernandez olympia washington
—black cat head by scott harrison
(i have more scott harrison tattoos than anyone else )…i think 22 or 21.
—’nostalgia forever’ text from atlanta georgia…i think his name is chris howell.
—gypsy by lewis hess atlas tattoo portland oregon.
—running dude with the fox jacket by scott harrison.
—panther rose in yellow by uncle allan (my worst healing tattoo of all of them..it hurt for 6 weeks and could barely walk.)
—cheyenne sawyer at oddball did the red rose with the house…
—bug on my arm by rana almiron infamous studio stockholm
—’svake mennske’ viking by marius meyer olso norway.
—skull rose by henning jorgensen royal tattoo denmark
—ghost below it by nille from salvation tattoo stockholm.
—crow with skull and roses by scott sylvia blackheart tattoo sf. egghead guy by scott harrison.
—’fox in the hen house’ by scott harrison.
—the bird with the dagger by a south african named peter, he worked at angelic hell in brighton & london
—yellow rose by uncle allan
—left shoulder and chest…fuck its like 20 people:
—tribals by thomas hooper
—eagle and dagger by s.sylvia
—snake by theo jak. babyhead by dan gilsdorf
—text and star by adam dutton
—lillie by jerry ware
—diamond by vinse from liberty tattoo seattle
—clouds by scott sylvia
—bird by jennifer billig atlas tattoo.
—girlheads on the stomach by tim lehi
—the girlhead with the skull is by tim lehi redrawn from a mike malone design
—backpiece by jerry ware atlas tattoo portland oregon 33 hours.
—devil neck by scott sylvia.

the coverup on my upper back said ‘passionate’ with 2 birds..i think that getting unmanly text is really uncool & i pretty much regret all the text i have tattooed on myself.

—skull with rats by theo jak…
—chestpiece by jerry ware portland oregon atlas tattoo
—black swirls by thomas hooper.
—babyhead dan gilsdorf.
—eagle on the throat by scott sylvia he made it at the stockholm tattoo convention.
—umbrella by vinse from liberty tattoo seattle
—little ones by oliver peck
—orange rose with ‘mom’ and pink lillies by jerry ware atlas tattoo
—little black ones by thomas hooper he made those in milan convention
—dagger in the neck by scott sylvia.

Tattooing is a culture that is based on offering a service. It feeds on the principle of exchange, it can not be totally underground and at the same time, for this very reason, it knows how to protect its members, its actors, its History, its stories and its legends. The so called—but what else to call it?—”tattoo culture” is important nowadays because entertainment and mainstream culture are looking for substance. Substance is what they sell. And substance is some thing the Tattoo Culture has, and knows how to preserve. Additionally, this very substance is not materialized as dusty clay statuettes, it is very live human beings. Those who testify by their very existence for the existence of different times, and other legends our society ended up recycling so many times it had people wonder if they ever really existed. Namely, the Hippy movement, the Biker culture, the sailors, the traditional gangsters, outlaws or lo-lives of all kind. Living in the tattoo culture, you get to meet some of these legends, which is always a highly emotional moment.

Recently I met Lal Hardy. In spite of his young age (for a legend), Lal is a living memory for British (and international) tattooing. His shop in greater London is a myth, but not a loud/public myth, a real myth for those who know. Lal himself wears an amazing collection of tattoos from the 80′s and 90′s (among those, a backpiece by Filip Leu). Last but not least, Lal was a lose friend to the late Jason Saga (Rest in Peace).

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“This series of work utilizes a sewing technique that I have created and developed over the past two years. Most of the designs and images are based on vintage tattoo imagery. My designs are made in the similar labor intense way that a tattoo is made, using only a needle to draw with, but instead of ink on skin, my medium is only thread on thread.

Each labor-intensive piece is made completely from thread and takes about two weeks to complete. I build up layers upon layers of sewing thread in a circular, web-like pattern. The result is a realistic image rendered into a lace-like material.

The pieces are floated in glass inside of a shadow box and include bits of vintage fabric, ribbon, and lace collaged into the background.

I use tattoo images for the designs for two reasons. First, for their opposite appeal. I am rendering a typically macho icon into something more delicate and softer by utilizing traditional materials. Second, the use of the needle as a drawing medium is comparable to each other. One technique uses ink on skin, while I use thread on fabric to draw with.”

http://theresahoneywell.com/

duncan x, is an amazing artist and character.
certainly one of my top 10 favourite tattoo artists ever.
(don’t ask me who the 9 others are!)
Duncan X was featured in sang bleu 0. I will soon be post some of the photos we made on this occasion, but for now, just 3 photos I took of him working at Into You on the occasion of my stay in london for the convention…
BTW, i take the opportunity to warmly thank everybody at Into You and Alex espacially for the support they always showed to SB. And special thought for the late Jason Saga. Never forgotten.

MrX’s work can be seen on www.duncanx.com and on the into you myspace page

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tats and air max ones. you rule mate! ;)
a lesson to wannabe old school collectors…
(sorry for blurry photos!)