If you’re a fan of traditional tattoos and haven’t seen the work of Steve Sims, you’re really missing. I highly suggest you stop what you’re doing, and check his portfolio out. You can thank me in the comments below.
Tattoo by Steve Sims at Top Notch Tattoo in Chicago, IL
There’s a quote from Dita Von Teese (I think) that strikes me as relevant:
“You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there’s still going to be somebody who hates peaches.”
Tattoo by Gakkin at Harizanmai Tattoo in Kyoto, Japan
Thom deVita has been tattooing and creating art for almost 50 years, but you’d be surprised how little shows up about him in Google. He started tattooing during the 60′s in New York City’s Lower East Side, back when tattooing was still illegal in the city.
VICE interviewed Ed Hardy, Nick Bubash, Clayton Patterson, Scott Harrison, Angelo Scotto, John Wyatt, Robert Ryan, and Bubba Reeves to help tell Thom’s story… and they’re breaking his episode up into five parts to do it.
Lower back tattoos typically get a bad rap, but this is a great example of when it’s the perfect piece. Especially when you consider you could easily add on to something like this…
Tattoo by Kanae at Nine Tails Tattoo in London, UK
