July 8th, 2010
— David Chaston
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Leopold here wanted an ornate key attached to a key-ring attached to his arm in a somewhat ‘violent’ manner………
man……..is this a violent key-ring,or is this a violent ke-ring!?!?!?!?!
after i got over all the violence,blood,pain,anguish,hardship and emotional roller-coasterednessess………i bottled it all up,far away,in my frontal lobe,where it is to be stored safely,till the day comes for that very much needed lobotomy.
then i proceeded to tattoo the image in a somewhat orderly manner.
As i fought against the violent torrent of blood pissing in my face,i knew,sometime,somewhere……..somehow…..i’ll finish this tattoo……
boy oh boy…….did i finish it…..
did i finish it?
yes….i did.
i finshed it good……real good.
Leo,you sat like a champ.
well done.
Thank you.
Hierdie rooi roos is op Jeanette.
n roos is n blom.
i gooied dit op haar arm met a tjuprewolwer.
dankie.
CJ allowed me to got to that little town i go to quite often………’Drawsomethingandslapiton’.
A juxtaposition of camelias,a heart and an ornately hooded peregrine falcon.
ca-caaaaaaaawwwww……..fweeeeep-fweep………….woooooooooo……..flappity-flap………..prrrrrrrrrrrrrrt.
thats the sound a falcon makes.
it represents the elusive,but yet fragile hints of frailty amongst distant emotionless memories of yester-years show-tunes.
thanks Christy.
You sat the whole line-work in a single session……crazy.
well done.
June 6th, 2010
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Icht sproiken ze Duetsch.
Ja.
This here is Waldo’s hand.
He asked for a fraulein mit und fox,ja.
I did draw this up then proceeded to tattoo it on to him.
Dankie Waldo.
This here be Neil,he brought in the image,just made a couple small changes.
Jason here let me go to the big bad town of ‘Drawitupthewayyoulikeitandtattooitonme’.
It was alot of fun to do,forgot to do the rose-bud top right,but we can sort that out next session.
Thank you Jason.
May 28th, 2010
— David Chaston
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I speak’a da Italian’a…….wiff’a my mouth’a….like a spicy meat’a-ball’a.
Today I tattooed Mara.
I drew up and tattooed a diamond on her foot,then Mara taught me some Italian.
vai a fanculo.
I’m international now.
Thank you Mara!
Ciao Mara!
This is the other lady in my life.
This pic was taken in January,around the time of the S.I.X Cape Town Tattoo convention.
We’re on the way back from Robben Island,after a brief tour and hand poked prison style tattoos we tattooed on eachother.
(left-right):
Demian(liberty Tattoo,Atlanta,GA)Me and my ‘ginger-mist’(S.O.S Tattoo,CT),Dave Noellert(Uptown Tattoo,New Orlin’s,LA)Lee ‘Chupacabra’ Herbert(S.O.S Tattoo,Eur-Asia,CT)Shaun ‘Juanelle’ Nel(Apocalypse Tattoo,Seattle,WA)Jeremy ‘MF’ Justrice(Apocalypse Tattoo,Seattle,WA)seated:Tyler Murphy(S.O.S Tattoo,CT)
May 24th, 2010
— David Chaston
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Our kitty,Bismarck,got eaten by a car the other day.
Hey was one radical kitty-kat.
aka’Bizzle’
aka’The Schnizz-bizzle’
aka’Bizzle Mc Schnizzle-biz’
aka’Biz-Biz Schnizzle Mc Bizzie-bizz Schnizz’
..reeeeeeeeoooooooooooowwwwwww………….meeu meeu meeu meeeeeeeoooooowwwwwww.
Peace out Scnizz……
A true scholar and gentleman.
This here tattoo i did a do on Shai.
(sorry,bad foto)
A piana’…….
This here ship that be going ‘Forward to Oblivion’,I did on me matey Maddin.
(Most of these tattoos are not too recent,they just got mixed up with other pics.)
This little pocket knife is on michael.
Thank you for the picture!!,it is framed in my work room,with my stash of cool shit.
I drew this for micheal cooper.
Thanks micheal,you champ you.
Neil came in to finish a tattoo that was already finished,but we’re both to ‘tard to remember that i can’t finish a tattoo that i had already finished,when i finished it the last time.
so,i drew this up for him and tattooed it.
Neil’s a tough guy,he listens to rap-hop.
He ‘rap-sprays’ walls with street art paint.
Lukey-poo,has had a couple tattoo’s by me,this is’nt the most recent,but i realised i hadn’t actually put this one up.
Thanks Luke,you steaming hot slab of man chunk.
April 19th, 2010
— David Chaston
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Danzig ain’t got shit on my belt-buckle!!!!
“Chikka-pow-wow-chunky-junk!!!!”
….sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet…….
It’s made from pure Kudu horn.
It weighs about 732kg’s.
I actually had to drag it up a tree,then ate the whole Kudu,as not to attract scavengers.
It’s so heavy I had to make a harness,I hammered it out of gold and diamonds,that goes under my clothing,to support my back.
Ulrica’s tattoo is almost finished.
Ulrica is Swedish.
A tont.
It’s a cover-up.
There was an ‘Eye of Horus’ that watched her back,in Sweden,when she used to hunt Mooses in the Fjords,with her hunting partners Ani and Johhahn Tontersson.
I tattooed Elzanne,or better known as ‘Sonja’,on Saturday aswell,almost finished her ‘psychedelic green snoek’.
Didn’t take a good enough photo to post.
We had to finish up early,as Sins of Style had it’s 2yr Birthday Party!
Shaweh………….
April 15th, 2010
— David Chaston
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wow………assholes…….green-eyed assholes.
Corky ain’t no asshole………….looks so familiar……reminds me of someone i know.
Well,yesterday i got my ‘finger-sleeves’,or,’mittens’ tattooed by the fair and un-pretentious hands of Happy Dave.
Thanks Dave,now i’m happy.
Cobras,eyes and somewhat ‘vaginal’ reference grace my digits.
Call me ‘Snakey-hands Mc. Sausage-fingers’,if you will.
‘…..MARSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHmallow…..Marcello Lawrence………’,you uni-browed(not mono-browed) beast nuh!’
Marcello(Marshmallow),wanted a Gypsy lady.
I was oh so happy to oblige,so i did draw.
And draw I did………..i drew my chubby little sausage fingers off!
I drew him one of my Gypsy-dames,squeezing the poor,short and frail,but somewhat lengthy migratory life out of a swallow,after having a little nibble on it.
We got the line work done,and boy……….boy oh boy….did Marcello sit well?
It is safe to say he did,like the marshmllow he is,soft,fluffie,smooth………and creamy.
Thanks Marcello.
My old friend Maddin,’Maddyfresh-ah’,got some writing on his payer-lines.
WARP SPEED…………Fuck-yeh!.
It’s for when he runs really fast,with his little girl feet.
He has just introduced me to ‘Skeletonwitch’……………..they totally gave me a little thrash-metal chubby.
thanks guy.
April 13th, 2010
— David Chaston
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April 9th, 2010
— David Chaston
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This here eagle here i did tattoo thar’ on them thar’ Lukes’ thar’ arm.
It was a fun peice to do.
Thanks Luke.
I drew this up for David,he wanted a somewhat ‘mendhi’ styled half sleeve,so i added a few different elements to it.
He sat well as i motored through it.
‘…..lines n’ lines n’ lines n’ lines……’(as ‘Tubbs’ would say,from the dark British comedy,League of Gentleman)
Thank you David.
April 5th, 2010
— David Chaston
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I have been pretty distracted from updating,these are from the past week or so.
Apologies if I have left out or forgotten something.
Annemieke!….or Anne-Mieke….or Anemieke….well,she received her very first tattoo from me last week,and i foolishly forgot to take a foto.
Thank you,and i hope i got either of the variations of your name correct!
This is Ali’s tattoo,her design,i just added a bit o’ detail to it.
Thank you Ali.
Hermanus
Shannon from Florida,this be her foooooot……..a beloved foot.
Amanda from Florida,this be her fooooooot……..it is also beloved.
The coat-hanger………..
Hierdie een is op Rouleaux se arm,hy is n’ koel outjie,dit is hy papa…….dokter papa.
Hy somer net gooi dinge ne’,hy gooi die kaatjie,n’ mes,n’ kaart,’ys’,n’ hart(dit pomp jou bloed),en ek weet nie wat n’ ‘skull’ is in Afrikaans,maar hy gooi dit ook.
Ek gooi die Afrikaans.
Ek het die prentjie geteken en getjup.
Dankie Rouleaux en jou vroutjie.
Kom braai n’ tjoppie.
My memory fails me,i forgot your name,but i enjoyed doing this feather.
Thank you kindly.
Joooooooooorrrrrrrrge………………thank you Jorge.
I drew this up and proceeded to tattoo this Purple-Beehived-ciggi’-smokin’ lady of leisure for my Portuguese friend Jorge,he’s Portuguese,from Portugal.
March 10th, 2010
— David Chaston
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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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March 8th, 2010
— David Chaston
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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……
March 4th, 2010
— David Chaston
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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.
March 3rd, 2010
— David Chaston
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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.
March 3rd, 2010
— David Chaston
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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.
