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Hi, Anybody, out there have a New York artist they can recommend. I had a tat done on the upper arm and now I would like to add a band around the arm something keltic or tribal. I’m open to suggestions….I would go back to the first artist but he’s all the way down in Maryland….. Thanks in advance, WAK
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> Hi, > Anybody, out there have a New York artist they can recommend. I had a > tat done on the upper arm and now I would like to add a band around > the arm something keltic or tribal. I’m open to suggestions….I > would go back to the first artist but he’s all the way down in > Maryland….. > Thanks in advance, > WAK
Jim Winters at Brightside tattoo. my friends from Syracuse were all done by him, one guy, D.J., is covered in Jim’s work. Are you interested in Hardcore music? Jim is, he’s the official DNA artist for the 315 STRAIGHTEDGE crew. If you’re not into hardcore, you probably have no idea what I’m talking about. late’ Travis
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi, > Anybody, out there have a New York artist they can recommend. I had a > tat done on the upper arm and now I would like to add a band around > the arm something keltic or tribal. I’m open to suggestions….I > would go back to the first artist but he’s all the way down in > Maryland….. > Thanks in advance, > WAK > Jim Winters at Brightside tattoo. >my friends from Syracuse were all done by him, one guy, D.J., is covered >in Jim’s work. > Are you interested in Hardcore music? Jim is, he’s the official DNA >artist for the 315 STRAIGHTEDGE crew. If you’re not into hardcore, you >probably have no idea what I’m talking about. > late’ > Travis
Huh?? Color me clueless……
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How about the AM-JAM Tattoo Expo? It is January 11 – 12th in Schenectady, NY and there will over 40 artists there working.
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>Hi, >Anybody, out there have a New York artist they can recommend. I had a >tat done on the upper arm and now I would like to add a band around >the arm something keltic or tribal. I’m open to suggestions….I >would go back to the first artist but he’s all the way down in >Maryland….. >Thanks in advance, >WAK
First off, thanks to all who responded either privately or via the news group. This is a little long but I’m still kind of hyper from the experience. Well, I finally did it got a partial armband at Fun City tattoo(in NYC east side) by an artist named Todd Vargas..(BTW the name sounds familar anybody know of him?). I looked at some of the flash work and asked Todd about cost. When I showed him what I already had he got real excited and said he could do a custom job using a similar style for the band, we negotiated an approximate price and after I came back with the funds he sat me down and proceeded to hand draw the work and after about 20 minutes he was finished….It looked great! He did it in a little under an hour…since he wasn’t busy he gave me a good price. I can’t begin to say how great it feels to know I have an original on my arm. I highly recommend it to those who can afford it…what a rush. Todd’s energy was right on target….I had checked out the west side location the other day but the amount of flash work was minimal and the price seamed high for flash work…. Like I asked before anybody else familar with Todd’s work?? From what I experienced he’s top notch. WAK
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>Well, I finally did it got a partial armband at Fun City tattoo(in NYC >east side) by an artist named Todd Vargas..(BTW the name sounds >familar anybody know of him?).
[...] Don’t know Todd, but the magnificent Mr. Jonathan Shaw (award-winning artist, main guy behind the shop, etc.) did a piece on my girlfriend’s ankle a couple years ago that made it readily apparent just how talented he is. The level of detail in combination with the amount of time it took him to execute was stunning. Nice guy–though a little intimidating–and ALL BUSINESS. Very curt, but never unfriendly. >I can’t begin to say how great it feels to know I have an original on >my arm. I highly recommend it to those who can afford it…what a >rush. Todd’s energy was right on target….I had checked out the west >side location the other day but the amount of flash work was minimal >and the price seamed high for flash work….
[...] And I guess this answers the question of someone a while back who was asking about price differences between the two shops. And I wasn’t even aware there was a W. Village shop! >Like I asked before anybody else familar with Todd’s work?? From what >I experienced he’s top notch.
I would guess that *anyone* working at Fun City would be top notch; I can’t imagine Shaw would have any hacks working in his shop. And to go off on a tangent… I’m sure it’s been discussed before, but what’s the deal with inking being "illegal" in NYC? Fun City’s been around since ‘75 (I think), no one touches it (though I’ve seen cops stop in front of the store and ogle through the window), and there don’t seem to be any other big operations (though it seems there are a few "appointment only" artists working out of their homes or whatever…). Not that it matters much, but I’ve been curious as to what the *real* story is for a while now… Eric Hoffsten | Associate Art Director – - – - – - – - "What’s on in Cyberspace"