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Sumi Irezumi: A Japanese Tattoo

  • Posted by Carl Hallowell
  • On May 9, 2015
Japanese Leg Tattoo Well, well… Four hours in the tattoo artist’s chair can tend to pass by like a dream, with the correct mind settled beforehand. Some have no fear, some have no weakness. Some struggle to regain their breath, and then are able to “climb the hill” of continuing their tattoo again. Zahm conquers […]
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Sumi-E

  • Posted by Carl Hallowell
  • On May 7, 2015
Today i will begin anew. Today i will embark on the “journey of a thousand ri”. Today has loomed on my horizon like a vast city of gold, just out of reach, but there in plain sight. I have performed my purifications, I have bolstered up my studies. I have attempted to correct the mind, […]
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Sujibori, or Outline Stage

  • Posted by Carl Hallowell
  • On April 25, 2015
The Tora And Snake This young man here came in with the right idea. I am very lucky he came to me. Or perhaps I deserved it. Or karma led to this chance meeting. Or the tattoo gods presided over the realm we walked that night. Either way, here we are, and there is nothing […]
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Keepers of the Light

  • Posted by Carl Hallowell
  • On April 1, 2015
Join me as we head underground into the catacombs past what you thought you knew, leaving familiarity behind for a sense of adventure and allowing the doors of perception to open. True reality can become apparent. Rows and rows of designs, these are the archetypes. Which one will you be today? – Miike Ness… The […]
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Japanese Tiger & Cherry Blossom Tattoo

  • Posted by Carl Hallowell
  • On December 15, 2014
Tora & Sakura Sleeve Tattoo Designs Working that elbow, pounding in the color. Dipping and working, dipping and working. From one color to the next. Instead of swinging a pickaxe, guiding the machine, as it taps out design after design. Instead of shoveling snow at home, I’m shoveling in color inch by inch at my […]
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Japanese Tiger

  • Posted by Carl Hallowell
  • On December 12, 2014
Tattoo Background Complete At the inception of my website, I was excited to post in-progress tattoos. It really helps to illustrate the progress one must make towards attaining their goal. It also represents the amount of work a tattooer can get done in a session. It is also a badge of honor for those who […]
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Traditional Japanese Sleeve

  • Posted by Carl Hallowell
  • On November 8, 2014
Gods of Thunder It is not my intent on this website to attempt to inform the reader on the esoteric idols of traditional Japanese tattooing; to understand, you must already know. This kind of arcane knowledge comes at a higher premium, it shouldn’t be coughed up carelessly. The ones that need to know will find […]
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Traditional Japanese Tiger Tattoo

  • Posted by Carl Hallowell
  • On September 27, 2014
Tiger, Rocks, Water, Clouds, and Flowers This outline stage tattoo went on one of our local musicians whose music is a mixture of Country, Soul, and Rock. All those hours of sitting behind the drum set and his guitars have made this one tough sonofabitch. We were able to outline the whole 3/4 length of […]
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