Sleeve of Water

  • Posted by Carl Hallowell
  • On March 9, 2015
Didn’t take Jessica too many trips up to D-Town to get this bad boy wrapped up B. That’s because of the hours and hours she sits each session she comes to town. Did you hear the story of Bodhidharma’s tattoo? The Medusa tattoo who’s wearer had turned to stone? The Sailor who slept with two […]
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Traditional Tattoo Sleeve

  • Posted by Carl Hallowell
  • On November 5, 2014
American Traditional Tattoo Sleeve – Do It Again All Jeff’s traditional tattoo sleeve needs to do now is heal. I spoke before about Jeff’s work ethic when it comes to his tattoos- “get it done.” When you look down your arm and see that your sleeve is finished it is an incredibly proud feeling that […]
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Yellow Rose of Texas

  • Posted by Carl Hallowell
  • On September 15, 2014
The yellow rose is an excellent choice for your Texas tattoo. Whether you have been here all your life, or are about to move away, or are just here on vacation, many have felt the desire to make the moment last with a Texas tattoo. How can I not automatically think of two beautiful women […]
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Yin, and Yang

  • Posted by Carl Hallowell
  • On August 16, 2014
  Yin, and Yang A clean back, a white piece of paper, amazingly inspirational and full of possibility…  I like to choose Simplicity…  Overwrought ideas look nervous, unsure of themselves… or cluttered, like a Dirty Closet… or suffocated, the line choked, unable to breathe… Most of this just things I’ve learned the hard way, what […]
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One of a pair of sister tattoos done tonight.

  • Posted by Carl Hallowell
  • On August 2, 2014
What was great to me about these was that they decided to get an image based tattoo in the end. They had originally brought in a picture on their iphone of lettering alone. While tattoo lettering can be very cool, nothing beats that strong black shading, those open fields of color. It just looks like […]
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A Tattoo from Last Night

  • Posted by Carl Hallowell
  • On July 28, 2014
I was happy that my client requested color in his memorial to his Mother. I felt that I got a chance to do this classic motif justice, now that my drafting skills have improved. I believe the color really adds emotion to the piece and gives it a sense of harmonious balance. The interplay between […]
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