David Chaston, Tattooer / Custom tattoos

I feel drunk

March 10th, 2010 — David Chaston | 0 comments

The optical apparatus I now have to wear,everyday,make me feel as though I am in some way intoxicated,or looking through a window,or,intoxicated whilst looking through a window.
I think it has affected my hearing aswell.

Now that my eyes be re-getting a visual edu-mah-cation on them thar’ things all round mah-self,I’m not as handsome as I thought.
So,I now bottle up my emotional anguish and take it out on my clients.

Today I tattooed my friend Daniel,a fellow worker in the trade.
He works and co-owns(I think…..)’Young Guns Tattoo’,in Observatory,Cape Town.
We have been meaning to do a tattoo for a while,today it was.
A somewhat Spanish Galleon.
Finished 99% of the line work,before he got tired of me taking out my emotional problems on his ribs……….
But,it was a really fun piece to do.
Thank you Daniel
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I can see across the road now……..

March 8th, 2010 — David Chaston | 0 comments

I got glasses today.
I can actually see where i’m driving now,let alone,what i’m tattooing.
Christ,i’m funny.

I almost finished Neil-Piel’s tattoo today.
Here’s a picture of the near completion.

My new machinery……..
my babies………
my NEW Seth Ciferri machines,each one is no.10 of only 12 made.
the packaging was pretty damn cool aswell…..
(thanks pumpkin!)

the weinerdog style shader

the micro-jones style liner

this fine hand-made piece of tattoo applying equipment was made by the fair hands of Dave Noellert,from Uptown Tattoo,New Orleans.
Dave is currently working with us at Sins of Style for a stint.
Come down and get tattooed by this fine Cajun gentleman,his manners are impeccable,just like his tattooing.

The hounds had a much needed wash yesterday………then came today……

No,they are NOT Pit-bull terriers…………christ

March 6th, 2010 — David Chaston | 0 comments

These are our new responsibilities………….
His name is ‘Face’(NO,NOT from the A-Team),and his sister goes by ‘Rose’.
These two are American Bulldogs.
They are not Pitbulls.
It is a very old breed of dog,they have to be called ‘American’ Bulldogs,as the name Bulldog is immediatly associated with the short,squat extremely in-bred English Bulldog.
They bred some of the original Bulldogs with smaller more manageable breeds like the pug,the result being a poor animal with breathing,skin,defecating and hip problems for most of it’s life.

These are the O.G Bulldogs.
We got them from Marinas Blue Kennels in Nelspruit,South Africa.
Pieter and Marina are awesomely amazing people,who put us up with a place for the night and a braai,when we went to visit them to choose our dawgs.
check them out at www.americanbulldogs.co.za

Oh,this is Ollie,he’s a ginger(disgusting,I know.)
I like the picture though,and he’s a real good friend of mine.
The tattoo is of a Cracken and a Whale.

i painted this the other day,it’s postcard size,maybe it can be a postcard.

Pretty pretty pretty pictures…….

March 6th, 2010 — David Chaston | 0 comments

These are some pictures i did draw and paint with my own fair hands.
They are some of my first watercolours.
The cobra-skull is just in pen.
It’s alot of fun to do this stuff,it helps alot with other related things to do with picture making.
I didn’t take great foto’s,but you get the idea.
i hope you like them,i might sell some at some stage,or something.

This is a picture of one of my favourite albums,the bands name is Black Widow.
I have only heard the one album,Sacrifice.
They’re from the late 60’s,it’s satanic-progressive-psychedelic-folk-rock.
Well,that’s how it sounds to me………either way,it’s awesome.

The Booth….

March 4th, 2010 — David Chaston | 0 comments

I took this photo while we were in the Transkei.
The area is very rural,the cows enjoy the beach.

Beach Meat

I did this today on Micheal Cooper.
He suggested the colours,it turned out cool,he was happy,so i did good job.

I drew up and tattooed this highly educated owl on Aaron at the convention.
I think it was one of five tattoos he got during the weekend of the convention.
It was fun to do.
Thanks Aaron

This was our booth at the Cape Town Southern Ink Exposure 2010.
In our minds there was a booth competition,and we won.
Tyler and his father put this together.
It looked amazing,it’s pretty much the shop,shrunk down and taken to the convention.
Tyler likes wood,lot’s of wood,wood everywhere,tons of wooden things that look like wood with wood in it and a bit of wood to go with the wood incase there’s not enough wood.

Chrysanthemumumumnyum……..umum……

March 3rd, 2010 — David Chaston | 0 comments

Flowers are always great to do.
I drew this up for Sune,finished last weekend,but i’m slow at putting up my recent work.
Thank you Sune!

‘……I say old chap…….’

March 3rd, 2010 — David Chaston | 0 comments

'...oh...i do say...'

I did this a couple months ago,but it was a ton of fun to do.
Josh wanted a shark,and a Gentleman of a shark he got.
Thank you Joshua.

Newwwww…..ish……

March 3rd, 2010 — David Chaston | 0 comments

I did this tattoo yesterday,but left my camera at home,so i couldn’t take a picture until today.
So it’s…..newwww…ish.
This is Kari’s first tattoo,she allowed me to go to town with the design.
Thank you Kari.
A gypsy lady,roses………..and leopard print.
She sat like a champ…….didn’t complain at all.
I really enjoy doing peices like this,and the customer putting trust in my design work i do for them.