The cock-masks became of use during these times o’ quiet.
A ginger-dickhead…..the worst kind…….
and another……double the worsenesses….
My pumpkin even got tattooed by dickhead,a cajun dickhead……..
Nicci ‘Tsatsiki-taramosalata-dolmade-pants-mac-uzo-face’ the plate smashing Cyprian here has had a couple tattoos from me.
Yesterday she got a little Stegosaurus making a little Stegosaurus poo on her lip,aswell as a little heart on each of her olive pickin’,souvlaki slappin’ fingertips.
Christopher here,a returning customer,got this heart being stung by the scorpion tail of death n’ doom,and such,on the inside of his arm,sat like a champ!
Thanks Christopher!
Mark ‘Donatella Versace’,returned to fill in some more on his arm……..he was a bit of a baby,but he survived none the less.
Dickheads
“……….Rainbow……..in the dark…..”
Ronnie James Dio,is my Rainbow in the Dark.
Sometimes.
It’s been a slow,but ‘cock-filled’ week,not much happening,but a bit o’ cock here and there.
With appointments not showing or cancelling,it has given me time to busy myself with some arts and crafts.
I built me a cardboard-bifocal-cock-mask,with a matching cardboard-electric-cock-guitar.
The bakery around the corner even made me a cock-biscuit,to dunk in my coffee…..?….i think.
Here’s a picture of my ‘artisan coffee’ with my name ever so artistically sculpted in the silky froth of the creme……
…..and here’s my matching biscuit….
Damn you tattoo-appointment-non-showers………damn you.
Well,atleast those who didn’t bother to call,those who did have the decency to let me know…….damn you too.
These are pictures of a couple of my SHOWING UPPERS……
Roger here had some fixing-upping,and/or refinement of exixting tattoos
These tattoos were not done by me.
These are my 3 most important beings in the world,on Sunset Beach,having a right ol’ time.
….this be me……like a rainbow…….in the dark
This here be a ramshackled skateboard deck that has seen better days…….I’m painting it for a friend.
Below is Cathy’s Nightmare before christmas themed leg peice I’m busy with.
She’s Portuguese,she knows Jiu-Jitsu,and no,she doesn’t own a fish n’ chip shop,or a Nando’s.
I am Mr.Mendes……..the Goat of Mendes………or just plain ol’ Donkerbok.
Hi…it even looks a bit like me.
Today I tattooed an old friend I hadn’t seen in a while.
Catherine always swore her first tattoo would be done by me.
She said that atleast 7 years ago,way before I even started tattooing.
The promise was kept,so today i tattooed her.
Again my foto skills need to improve.
3 swallows are what she did request,according to how I see fit.
Thanks Cath!!!
The picture below is of my co-worker Lee Herbert.
He may be Mexican,he may be Peurto-Rican,even Indonesian,some say ‘Eur-Asian’…..who knows?……….who cares?
I don’t.
Either way,he’s a real gem of a human.
He works about 2 meters away from me.
He be a ‘master-killah’ of da black and gray tattoo.
Come by the shop,check out his work,perhaps chat to him,even ask for answers to questions that have no answers to……
Lee puts up with my shit,he is the yin to my yang…….
October 1st…………if i was Mayan,i’d be really special.
……Apparently.
Lexamil helps me feel a bit special,in a special way.
Today i finished Wendy’s tattoo,she sits very well.
The tattoo has taken about 2 sessions.
Thank you Wendy!
Sorry for the not so great photograph
This is a picture of one of my first decent water colour paintings….
My super-secret-art-cave.
This is my work area at home,getting the pictures finished for a project of mine.
It should be ready soon………
Veggie Burger vs. The Blow-Job
……man,this veggie burger is good…..
Today I tattooed Mark and then Morgan.
It was Morgan’s first tattoo after just turning 18 and becoming a real live grown-up of a lady.
But I stupidly forgot to take a picture.
Mark has existing tattoos,a real mix of designs on his arm.
So,I had been chosen to add,spice-up and combine some more to the already existing tattoo(s) to bring it all together in some way.
I drew up 2 variations of a mandala and stenciled it on as a kind of background.
We managed to get the outlines done,then it was time to call it a day.
Here’s one of my not so great foto’s…
I did only the mandalas in the background.
here’s before and after pictures…….the difference is unbelievable…….
BEFORE
AFTER
I found this foto of a tattoo I did a while ago,it was from a rough pencil sketch of the ‘king of da jungal’.
This is one of my many foto’s of animals in ‘mode-de-kak’.
I took it within the very first days of the the new year,whilst in the Eastern Cape.
These roses pooping out Russian Babushka dolls i did draw up and tattoo on Anie from Sweden.
It was done about a month ago.
It was really fun to do.
Anie is an awesome Swede who helped me better pronounce a Swedish profanity.
‘Tont’
Now,I speak international.
The Lupercalian.
It has been pretty quiet lately,well atleast the past 3 days.
I cannot complain,as it gives time to catch up on other things,like my super-secret-art-drawing……..
Today I tattooed Candice,it was her first tattoo.
A feather,braking up into birds’s….subtle like……just below her ankle bones’s.
I enjoy doing varied styles of tattoo………….tribal not so much,but,perhaps.
They might just have their comeback,like alot of other nostalgic unforgettable 90’s memorabilia.
Apparently lumo attire is currently part of a trend,i don’t know who or where it may be,but it’s what i’m told,by really,really important trend and fashion forecasters alike.
Amazing.
I also started a ‘Davey Jones Locker’ themed sleeve today on Mike.
I outlined the octopus,chest containing the heart and banner.
There are still jellyfish,whales and a Galleon to be oulined in the next session.
I drew up the octopus when he came round to the shop.
It can be a lot of planning and drawing that goes into a sleeve.
Mike has been tattooed by me before.
I’ll put up pics when I’m not too lazy to put them into a single sequence shot.
Tiredness has set in,Master Astaroth is calling…..
I feel drunk
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……..
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
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…….
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….
I took this photo while we were in the Transkei.
The area is very rural,the cows enjoy the beach.
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……
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…….’
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……
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.
Fresh yo’……………
This be my fresh new dope-phat site.
My amazingly talented woman has done everything you see.
I’ll post some older work photo’s along side the new stuffs being done.
Again,thank-you,my pumpkin,for updating the site better than i could have thought.