Nick Wasko is coming!

Vancouver’s own, Nick Wasko will be at New Tribe next weekend for a very limited engagement. He will be tattooing the 24th, 25th and 26th. There is still some time available but it won’t last. Get in touch ASAP if you want in. You can check out some of Nick’s work on facebook or at http://portsidetattoo.com.

Ships and Horses

Here is a healed pic of a ship tat I did a while ago and some more progress on Don Ritson’s back.

Wolf and a Mexican Skull

Did these two bitches the last couple days. Fun.

Guest Artists

Another reminder that Don Ritson will be at New Tribe next weekend starting Thursday the 2nd. He has been booking up fast but there are still a few slots left. Get in touch if you want in ASAP. You can view his work at http://donritson.com (in the links section). Classic Tattoo style from sunny Winnipeg, Manitoba.

My pal Nick Wasko, from Portside Tattoo in Vancouver, BC,  will be here February 24, 25 and 26. He is booking up already so if you want to get a tattoo from him get in touch now. You can check him out on facebook, or at http://portsidetattoo.com (in the links section).

Two of my favourite people doing some of my favourite tattoos in the country. Support Canadian Tattooers!

Dan the Man

Put this Tat on Dan the Man, a very old friend of my family. He is a hell of a guy and this tat is in honour of his daughter Addison.

Yellow Rose

Did this Yeller Rose last night. Walk-in style. I love tattooing roses.

2012

Here are a couple newbies. The roses were drawn on to fit for Mr. Mike, the 13 sailor cat is on Spencer who has quite a nice collection of tats from the likes of Bryan Turnbull, Chris David, Glennie Whittall, Chad Koeplinger, etc.  and the Tiger and Skull Moth are on the lovely and very sweet  Brionie. The skull and make-up brushes was a walk-in tat. Enjoy.

Jame-Dog.

Despite the sadness I feel over the passing of our friend, when I think of Jamer I can’t help but smile. Remembering his arrivals in Toronto, doing the Jamer-strut into our apartment, a Dunhill hanging out of his mouth, with a backpack full of dirty laundry and a pair of tattoo machines in the chest pockets of his soiled jean jacket, I think about how one of a kind he was. And more importantly, how lucky we all are for having known him. The realization that he was the embodiment of what is awesome about the cultures that we knew him from, be it skateboarding, punk rock or tattooing, underlines the impact he made on all of us. Nobody understood the importance of realness better than Jamer and he proved it time and again. And made sure all of us knew that it mattered. Sometimes with subtlety, sometimes with a brick. His passion for the things he cared about was inspiring to so many people that I doubt he ever understood how much he brought to the table. His intuitive understanding of what made things cool is evidenced by the hundreds of Jamer-isms you can hear in tattoo shops across the country, which is maybe a greater achievement than the thousands of rad Jamer tattoos walking around. I will forever be grateful for the encouragement and support he gave me early on in my tattooing. Having me out to work at Government Street meant the world to me. Having Jamer in my corner gave me the confidence to do much more than I thought I could. And I know that is true for many of us.

Rest In Peace Jamer. You will be sorely missed.

Don Ritson

My pal and yours, Don Ritson is coming back to New Tribe from February 2nd through to the 5th. You can contact me or come by the shop to book an appointment. Check out a sample of his work at http://donritson.com.

Happy New Year.

These are the last couple of Traditional Tattoos I made in 2011. Hope you like.