Cardinal Progress

Well folks here is the cardinal tree I did earlier in the month with a little more progress to it. We got to color the lovely cardinal which symbolizes her mother and all the bleeding hearts; which symbolize her and her brothers and sisters. It's a really fun tattoo and Jacque is quite the card....inal. Bad jokes in typing format are the best. We have some back round to add in the coming months which entails a moon and sun eclipse. Everyone wish her luck if you see her because her beloved lynx lost in the WNBA playoffs and she will need all the high fives she can get.

Totoro The Regal

One of my favorite people Laura (of the tag team Bryan and Laura) came and got this sweet outline of Totoro! Laura has such classics as Bub and Bob, and Penguin Henchmen. We started this just before I went out of town. Super excited to finish it and give it some color! If you don't know who Totoro is look it up! He is a cool little spirit who lives in trees and helps some girls after the loss of there mother. We gave Totoro a regal image with an antique picture frame made of trees, a top hat, and sexy moustache!

Animals Continued!

What kinda of a week have I had folks? a hectic one. I got to do some fun tattoos all while preparing to go rub elbows with the big wigs of the tattoo community. I'm at Paradise Tattoo Gathering as we speak even though I writing in future tense. I'm hopefully going to pick up a few tricks while I'm out here. My week got going with Collin being a doll and letting me do a tattoo that's semi inspired by Albie Rock. If you don't know he's a vegan ice cream eating, woodsy, barbarian, warrior poet. Shits crazy right? So I drew a squirrel/goat infused with ice cream and bearded excellence! Dig IT!

Finished my week with a late night last minute Hello Kitty. She wanted a fat out line and some black and grey. Hated building up the lines to be fat but......damn if big lines aren't sexy!

Also keep an eye out for a regal Totoro tattoo, if you don't know who or what that is then for shame!

Animals!

Animal bonanza this week! Got to start an awesome half sleeve with a big fat cardinal and bleeding heart flowers. The cardinal is her mom and the flowers are for her brothers and sisters. I never get to do trees but I really love doing them! So don't forget to see me for some nature goodness. Still got a little ways to go to finish this but what fun!

This was done today and it was the day after his honeymoon. He is an avid out doors men and loves rabbit hunting. This was just a black rabbit originally but we added some dimension and had a little fun. I would love to do these kinds of tattoos all day. He sat like a champ and I look forward to seeing him back here in the future.

Well the animal parade continues with a fun sparrow silhouette with a twist. Well its actually not much of a silhouette but this tiny twins fan came in and I couldn't let her get the blobby black, squished head, no beak bird tattoo picture she brought in. She gave me a little freedom and we settled on this fun little design. Can my week get any better?

Intercontinental

My Friday was awesome, which would be most of the masses Monday. I got to do the second tattoo on miss Michelle and her first one is a personal favorite of mine. Its harry potter glasses with a lightning bolt on her foot which is awesome if you love harry potter like I do. She wants to be the hero of her own story and if its in writing it must be true! Some small writing to keep her reminded of that fact.

Also tattooed her friend Samantha who is an english teacher in South Korea! Which was an honor because it was my first tattoo on someone who lived on another continent! I'm pretty sure its the first little seed of me becoming and intercontinental tattoo artist. I forgot to take pics so they have bandages on them which is lame I know but hey what a fun Friday!

And if my Friday wasn't already awesome enough seeing some of my favorite customers a group of camp counselors came in to get there first tattoos. Shawn tattooed one of them and I got to tattoo Amanda who is from England. Yup folks my second intercontinental tattoo of the day. Amanda sat like a champ for this little feather and sand me lion king songs while her friend from Ireland held her hand. She was unbelievably hilarious despite only understanding every other world! These campers where the most entertaining people I've ever had the pleasure of tattooing and being a showman/entertainer of people myself it was rad to end my day with this tattoo.

Skull Drawing

So folks, I haven't got a tattoo for you but I do have this sweet little treat I drew the other day. I would like to tattoo this on somebody, in color, and a decent size. I will work with you on price and the location/details. Get at me via email and give this drawing a home! email me at mrkylemack@gmail.com

Uptown Art Fair

It's Finally over! The uptown art fair was here and Brass Knuckle Tattoo is right in the middle of it! We        had so many people stop in the shop, it was pandemonium! It was all very exciting and exhausting but played right into my never shut up constantly talking strengths. I did some tattooing during all the chaos. Our new neighbors next door are wonderful and sell Indian style dresses and cloths. The daughter of our neighbor came by with her boyfriend who got these boxing gloves from me on his forearm. He is originally a kick boxer but switched to strictly boxing a few years back. he was a cool guy who had lots of knowledge on the current boxing world, so I picked his brain and we did a fun tattooing on him.

Later on Saturday of the art fair it got really busy despite the early rain. I got to meet a lot of cool people  as usual but the best were a group of girls and there mom from Manitoba Canada! Yup our neighbors to the north. I gave them a hard time about there accents and they gave me a hard time about mine. I got to see how different there culture is even though they are still very similar and close to the U.S. Well I tattooed this little phrase and bird silhouette for Karli and did a small clover on her friend Kimberly (pic didn't turn out). These were there first tattoos and I loved getting to do them, It also makes me an international tattoo artist I believe because these tattoos reside in Canada! Super RAD!

Well My Sunday Finished up in more out of state action and first tattoos. This is a unicorn silhouette on a girls butt for her first tattoo. Loved doing this because its hilarious and not because its on a butt! get your minds out of the gutter. Her and her friends are from Iowa and were visiting for the weekend. I also did some fireworks on her friend and another one of the girls got bird silhouettes. Crazy weekend with the art fair and a lot of fun!

Thanks to everyone who stopped in and checked out the shop and said hi! Met some cool people and a few tattoo artists from around the metro and got to talk till I didn't have anything else to say, which has never happened. All in all it was a great weekend! Look forward to next years art fair and seeing all the amazing art people are doing!