Tattoo in NYC

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ErikD

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I am looking to get a tattoo in the near future. It is just something that I Have wanted to do for a long time. At the moment I am kind of thinking along the lines of a set of flaming dice on the upper arm. That way when needed I can easily cover it up with even just a t-shirt.

Anyway I am looking for some recommendations for good artists/shops in NYC, Queens of Long Island. Even some other ideas of something to get would be cool. In general I am thinking something a bit dark, and heck flames are always cool.

TIA
 
in September. I'll tattoo you there for free! It will be fun!

I'll bring my equipment, and you can get tattooed in front of Kevin Cashen, Tim Zowada, Phil Baldwin, Dan Maragni, Ric Furrer, John Clements, Paul Champagne, and about 20 of your other closet knife-making friends, as well as my mentor, P.A.

Or you can get tattooed by Shotsie in Wayne, NJ or look for Andrea Ellston's shop in midtown. I think Tattoo Seen is still around too. Buy a tattoo magazine, and see what you can find.

Have fun!

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Lets see if Lifter or LaBella see this and chime in. It would take a while for you to catch up to them, but I bet they know some place around the area for you to check out.
 
Shotsie is a good tatoo artist but his ego dictates his price which currently is upwards of $200 per hour. He doesn't charge by the piece. I got one from his shop by a guy named Greg about 12 years ago.
 
but not unheard of. Actually, amongst the guys of Shotsie's stature (Jack Rudy, Brian Everett, The Dutchman....) that is definitely in the ballpark. You get a piece of history as well as (usually) a kickbutt tattoo.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Kohai999 said:
but not unheard of. Actually, amongst the guys of Shotsie's stature (Jack Rudy, Brian Everett, The Dutchman....) that is definitely in the ballpark. You get a piece of history as well as (usually) a kickbutt tattoo.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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The only reason I won't have Shotsie do a tattoo on me is his highly inflated ego. I'll willingly pay the $$$ for a good tattoo but not for the attitude of the person doing it.
 
K.V. Collucci said:
The only reason I won't have Shotsie do a tattoo on me is his highly inflated ego. I'll willingly pay the $$$ for a good tattoo but not for the attitude of the person doing it.
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....and tend to rub some potential customers the wrong way.

Shotsie doesn't know me from Adam, but he did me a favor that he did not have to do for me last year.

I have a book "The Illustrated Woman" by Bill DiMichelle. It is a wonderful book, and I have been working on a project with it, trying to get the models and tattoo artists featured in it to autograph it. Shotsie went out of his way to autograph each page featuring his work, and send it back to me in a very quick manner.

My point is, he did me right, and might have put you off, but Eric would probably get a top-notch tattoo at his shop, attitudes notwithstanding.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
a tat artist is as personal as a hairdresser... go into every shop and talk to the different artists... You wanna look at his work and how you get along with the guy...

I went to a place in Williamsburg Brooklyn where by pure luck, I ran into a guy with a pretty good following...

send me a Private Message and we'll get to visiting a few places...
 
K.V. Collucci said:
The only reason I won't have Shotsie do a tattoo on me is his highly inflated ego. I'll willingly pay the $$$ for a good tattoo but not for the attitude of the person doing it.
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I switched from Shotsie's 23 Wayne to Shotsie's N23 (W.Milford or maybe Oakridge), and never looked back. I think it's called Maroon now, and John & Jen are great. John's attention to detail is fantastic, and on a number of occasions, he has added extra artwork, beyond our agreement, for free, as he felt it enhanced the work. Jen has done work on the missus that has been complimented almost everyday for the last 6 or 7 years.
 
Has anybody heard of a guy called "Bald Bill" Henshaw? I did some legal work for a client years ago when he was buying a tattoo shop up in Burlington years ago. He was supposed to be fairly well known.
 
MelancholyMutt said:
a tat artist is as personal as a hairdresser... go into every shop and talk to the different artists... You wanna look at his work and how you get along with the guy...

I went to a place in Williamsburg Brooklyn where by pure luck, I ran into a guy with a pretty good following...

send me a Private Message and we'll get to visiting a few places...
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MM,

Thanks for the offer. I spent today going to a few of the local shops I had already known of and talking with the artists, and looking at pictures. I had no intention of getting any work done yet, honest.

It just happened that I went into a shop of a real nice guy who spent the time to talk with me about tattoos, and helped me find some designs that I liked. Anyway I ended up leaving his shop with a tat, I am real happy with it anyway. It wasn't really what I had went in looking for, but I liked the design, plus it had some personal significance to me (my family likes to call me the barking dog).

Here is a quick shot of it:
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So what do you guys think?
 
It looks ok. Very East Coast style. Looks like around $200.00 worth of work. If you like it, that is all that matters. It is permanent.

Do not put any grease based ointments on it from now until the scabs come off. Do not soak it in water. Do not re-bandage it. Do not pick at the scabs. A drop or two of vaseline Intensive Care Lotion or similar LOTION will work fine.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
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