Wednesday 31 December 2008

FAMILY TREE

PORTRAITS ARE AT AN ALL TIME HIGH AS FAR AS POPULARITY GOES. THE OWNER OF THESE TATTOOS CHOSE TO GET THESE A COUPLE YEARS AGO. PORTRAIT TATTOOS WILL NEVER GO OUT OF STYLE. PORTRAITS WERE MADE FAMOUS BY SUCH ARTIST AS JACK RUDY, MARK MAHONEY AND FREDDY"COYOTE"NEGRETE. NOW THERE ARE UP AND COMING PORTRAIT TATTOO ARTIST SUCH AS JOSE AND CHUY.NOT JUST ANYONE CAN DO PORTRAITS. SEARCHING FOR AN ARTIST LOOK FOR THE SKILLS NOT THE LOWEST PRICE. IF THAT FAILS CALL YOUR LOCAL TRAVEL AGENT AND COME SEE ME.

Tuesday 30 December 2008

PROOF - R.I.P

CHECK OUT EMINEMS BROTHER NATE KANE. BLASTED OUT HIS BACK PIECE IN TWO DAYS. TRIP OUT ON THE JOE LOUIS FIST MONUMENT IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT CITY. THIS THE SECOND PIECE HE GOT FROM ME. HE WANTED TO CUT OUT THE BULLSHIT AND GO STRAIGHT FOR A BACK PIECE.

Monday 29 December 2008

THE LAST LAUGH/ SECRET STASH

WE STASHED A COUPLE OF OUR PERSONAL COLLECTION OF BOTH THE FIRST AND SECOND EDITION "LOST ANGEL" TOYS THAT ARE IN STOCK AND FOR SALE AT THE LAST LAUGH STORE LOCATED AT 129 E 6TH ST
LOS ANGELES CA, 90014(BETWEEN MAIN AND LOS ANGELES ST)
YOU HAVE TO SEE THESE TOYS IN PERSON. DON'T MISS OUT AGAIN! GET YOURSELF ONE....









THE CHEST PIECE

THIS IS THE CHEST PIECE THAT GOES WITH THE BACK PIECE I BROUGHT YOU YESTERDAY. RAY IS SICK WITH IT WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING WORK DONE AND SITS THROUGH A SESSION LIKE HE IS GETTING A HAIR CUT.. LOOK OUT FOR HIS RIB CAGE PIECES WHICH I WILL POSTING SOON.

Sunday 28 December 2008

CHASING THE DRAGON

THIS IS ONE OF MY LONG TIME CLIENTS WHO HAS BEEN LOYAL IN HIS PURSUIT TO GET A JAPANESE BACK PIECE. SINCE THEN HE HAS BLASTED OUT HIS RIBS AND CHEST.. HE DOES EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND IT SHOWS WHEN YOU SEE HIS COLLECTION.

Saturday 27 December 2008

THE PASSION

THIS IS ONE OF THE HOMIES WHO WANTED TO DEDICATE HIS BACK TO THE PASSION AND CENTER IT WITH THE SACRIFICIAL CROSS TOPPED WITH A CROWN OF THORNS AND FRAMED WITH ANGELIC CLOUDS TO ENHANCE ITS SIGNIFICANCE. YOU CAN NEVER GO WRONG WITH DOING A PIECE THAT CAPTURES YOUR BELIEFS.

Friday 26 December 2008

PROFILE: DANNY D & BUGS GONZALES

WE BROUGHT YOU FLICKS OF BUGS AND DANNY D'S TOOLS OF THEIR TRADE.. HERE IS A PROFILE SHOT OF THEM AND A COUPLE OF ONE OF "THE MANY" THEY HAVE COLLABORATED ON. THEY HAVE ALSO COLLABORATED ON STORE FRONT PIECES FOR UNDEFEATED, SUPREME, STUSSY AND THE "LAST LAUGH" WHICH I HAVE FEATURED ON MY BLOG BEFORE...





Thursday 25 December 2008

MERRY CHRISTMAS...

I JUST WANT TO WISH YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING THE TIME WITH YOUR LOVED ONES. AS YOU KNOW "THE LAST LAUGH" WAS OPEN ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND THE "FINELINE" T-SHIRT HIT THE SHELVES. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU WHO CAME OUT TO PICK IT UP, IF YOU HAVEN'T PICKED UP DON'T SLEEP CAUSE THEY ARE GOING FAST. I HAVE ALSO BEEN WORKING ON A FEW "TOP SECRET" ITEMS FOR YOU LOYAL ONES, SO STAY ToONd FOR THE UPDATES..



Tuesday 23 December 2008

LOST ART

I JUST VISITED MY CLUB BROTHERS AND LONG TIME FRIENDS DANNY D AND BUGS GONZALES. NOT ONLY ARE THEY CUSTOM CAR PAINTERS THEY BOTH HAVE BEEN STRIPING FOR 20 PLUS YEARS. ITS ALWAYS GOOD TO BE ABLE TO MEET UP AND DISCUSS THE SCIENCE OF LOWRIDING. I WAS ABLE TO GET A FEW GOOD FLIKS OF THEM AT WORK AND SOME DETAIL SHOTS OF SOME OF THE TOOLS. WE ARE CURRENTLY COLLABORATING ON A COUPLE TOP SECRET PROJECTS AND I WILL BE BRINGING YOU SOME FLIKS AS WE MOVE FORWARD...





Monday 22 December 2008

JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS!!




HERE IS A THE NEW DESIGN I DROPPED JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS. YOU CAN COME PICK IT UP OVER AT THE LAST LAUGH. WE ARE OPEN ON TUESDAY 12/23 AND ON CHRISTMAS EVE 12/24. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL THE STORE AT
213.488.0313
THE LAST LAUGH
129 E 6TH ST
LOS ANGELES, CA 90014

Sunday 21 December 2008

NO BLUES

CHECK OUT THIS PIECE I DID ON SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHER ATIBA. HIS TATTOOS REFLECT SOME OF HIS INFLUENCES AND HIS LOYALTY. THE LATEST PIECE WAS OF THE LATE GREAT MILES DAVIS.

Saturday 20 December 2008

THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME

THIS IS THE LATEST FROM OUR GOOD FRIEND RAY.. HE IS ALSO THE PROUD COLLECTOR OF THE "HEAVEN OR HELL" BACK PIECE I DID. RAY IS A REAL LAID BACK AND SERIOUS WHEN IT COMES TO SITTING THROUGH A SESSION. I JUST FINISHED WORKING ON HIS LOWER SLEEVE AND WILL BE STARTING HIS CHEST PLATE.


Friday 19 December 2008

WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS

WE'RE NOT AS HARDCORE AS YOU THINK WE DONT JUST TATTOO ALL DAY EVERYDAY.. HERE IS A NIGHT OUT AT COSMIC BOWLING CELEBRATING FOR MY SON JULIANS BDAY. I HAVEN'T BEEN BOWLING SINCE J.R. HIGH BUT AS YOU CAN SEE THE KID HASN'T LOST HIS TOUCH. I'M PREPARING FOR MY NEW REALITY SHOW BOWLING WITH THE STARS. NAH! I'M JUST KIDDING WE PASSED ON THIS SHOW...







Thursday 18 December 2008

HIS AND HERS..



ITS BEEN THAT TIME OF YEAR FOR HIS AND HERS MATCHING TATTOOS. COMMITMENT IS BECOMING A RARE THING HA! HA! WE ARE GLAD TO SEE COUPLES LOCKING IT UP AND TACKIN IT DOWN. IF YOU GET A MATCHING TATTOO WITH YOUR LADY YOU SHOULD BE GAURANTEED TO GET SOME THAT NIGHT. IF YOU DON'T ITS NOT OUR FAULT.... HA! HA! HA!

Wednesday 17 December 2008

CALI ROOTED



I DONT JUST TATTOO CLOWNS AND NAKED BITCHES ALL DAY, SOMETIMES I GET TO FLIP IT AND DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. DON'T GET IT FUCKED UP I LOVE TATTOOING L.A. STREET ICONS BUT I LOVE TO DO TATTOOS THAT PEOPLE WONT EXPECT.

Tuesday 16 December 2008

SUCKA FREE!





THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST RECENT SLEEVES I JUST DID. THIS ONE WAS FOR STEVE KANG OUT OF S.F. I POSTED FLIKS OF HIS LAST SESSIONS A WHILE BACK. HE HAS BEEN COMING ON THE REGULAR AND COMING CORRECT WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING INKED. HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY PLANS OF LETTING OFF EITHER SO LOOK OF FOR WHAT WE COOK UP NEXT...

Sunday 14 December 2008

SOUTH CHICAGO


THIS IS A TATTOO THAT I DID FOR THE HOMIE ROB A. HE WANTED TO PAY HOMAGE TO HIS CITY. ROB IS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER WHO HAS WORKED FOR NIKE, STUSSY TO NAME A FEW AND IS A DOPE ARTIST. YOU CAN CATCH MORE OF HIS WORK AT www.robabeyta.com

Saturday 13 December 2008

ATOMIC DOG


CHECK OUT THE HOMIE ATIBA FROM SKATEBOARDING MAG AND THE PORTRAIT OF HIS DOG CARMELO.

Thursday 11 December 2008

HOMER THE HOMEBOY!

CHECK OUT THE CUSTOM BAG I PAINTED FOR THE SIMPSONS VANS I DESIGNED. THIS BAG WENT ON THE SNEAKER PIMPS TOUR LAST YEAR ALONG WITH A PAIR OF THE SIMPSONS VANS HOMER THE HOMEBOY EXCLUSIVES. I AIRBRUSHED THIS BAG USING MY OLD SCHOOL PAASCHE AIRBRUSH.





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ANGELS AND DEMONS!


THIS IS A PIECE THAT I DID ON ONE OF THE HOMIES DANNY FROM NORWALK.. HE IS ONE OF MY LONG TIME CLIENTS AND COVERED IN MY WORK.. I WILL BE BRINGING YOU MORE OF HIS WORK SO STAY UP!

Wednesday 10 December 2008

CAN'T KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN!



THIS IS ONE OF THE HOMIES ERIK OVER AT "GHETTO FABULOUS" SALON ON ROBERTSON. HE GOT HIS SLEEVES DONE A WHILE BACK AND WANTED TO GO WITH MY TRADITIONAL ICONS AND TIE IT IN WITH THE GOOD TIMES BAD TIMES ON THE TOP OF HIS HANDS..