IT'S BACK!

MOTEL HELL IS BACK AFTER A THREE MONTH EXHIBITION ON THE HISTORY OF LOWRIDING AND TATTOOING IN THE MESA CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER.. IT'S BEEN A MINUTE AND NOW WE ARE GETTING READY FOR THE POMONA ROADSTER SHOW. I WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE WITH MY CLUB LIFESTYLE, "THEE ICE CREAM TRUCK", MY 62 RAG "SOUL KITCHEN" AND "MOTEL HELL" WILL ALL BE AT THE SHOW. FOR MORE DETAILS AND INFO CHECK OUT..
January 23-25
Grand National Roadster Show
Location: Los Angeles County Fairplex, Pomona, CA
http://www.rodshows.com

FINELINE BLACK & GREY

THIS IS THE HOMIE ELLIOT G. OF FAMOUS STARS AND STRAPS, EXPENSIVE TASTE AND ROUGE STATUS. HE IS ALWAYS READY TO GET INKED AND IS COVERED IN TATTOOS FROM VARIOUS TATTOOERS SUCH AS SCOTT SILVIA, BABY RAY, LEO ZULETA, BOB ROBERTS AND MYSELF. WHEN YOU GET MOST OF YOUR BODY COVERED YOU EVENTUALLY GET TO THE FUN PARTS LIKE THE BACKS OF YOUR KNEES, RIBS AND UPPER LEGS.. THIS IS THE PIECE I JUST DID ON HIS UPPER LEG. STAY POSTED FOR THE NEXT SESSION.

ARCHIVES: MENA SUVARI

HERE IS A FLICK OF SOME OF THE TATTOOS I DID ON MENA SUVARI. MENA IS ALWAYS DOWN TO EARTH AND HUMBLE EVERY TIME SHE COMES THROUGH AND HER TATTOOS REFLECT JUST THAT. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN BY ERIBERTO ORIOL A WHILE BACK YOU CAN CATCH MORE OF ERIBERTOS PHOTOS ON eribertooriol.com

THE ROCKER

HERE IS CLASSIC PLACEMENT FOR A TATTOO THAT IS KNOW AS THE ROCKER. THE OLD SCHOOL WAY WAS TO PUT YOUR LAST NAME OR THE CITY YOUR FROM IN OLD ENGLISH LETTERS ON YOUR STOMACH. OVER THE YEARS OTHER CITIES AND STATES GOT A HOLD OF THE ROCKER STOMACH TATTOO IDEA AND STARTED TO FUCK IT ALL UP. NOW I LOOK THROUGH MAGAZINES AND I SEE ROCKER TATTOOS WITH FUNNY LITTLE PHRASES AND CORNEY WORDS TO DESCRIBE THEIR LIVES. THESE CUSTOMERS AND TATTOOERS FAILED TO DO THE RESEARCH OF THE ROOTS OF THE ROCKER AND REMEMBER THE OLD SCHOOL WAY....

ILLUSIONS

HERE ARE SOME MORE FLICKS OF A TATTOO I DID A WHILE AGO.. HE WANTED TO BLAST OUT HIS ARMS WITH SOME IMAGES OF HIS LIFESTYLE AND TIE IN SOME LETTERING.. IT'S ALWAYS DOPE TO GET FLICKS OF AN OLD TATTOO AFTER THE INK HAS HEALED AND TIME TESTED. MOST TATTOOS ARE LIKE WINE ONLY GET BETTER WITH AGE. SALUDE!

TRES LECHES

CHECK OUT THESE FLICKS OF OUR TATTOO SHOP MASCOT.. SHE WAS A LOT OF FUN TO DIP AND HIT SWITCHES IN. THE BIG MOON ROOF MADE EASY TO WAVE TO THE KIDS AND SANCO WINDOW BLINDS KEPT THE CAR COOL ON THOSE HOT SUMMER DAYS. YOU CAN CATCH HER SCRAPP'N IN THE XZIBIT VIDEO CRIMINAL SET. I STILL MISS THIS CAR.. I BUILT A 63 RAG SOON AFTER THIS ONE BUT IT DID NOT COMPARE TO MY FIRST TREY "TRES LECHES" DON'T START CRYING JUST YET CAUSE I HAVE 60 HARD TOP COMING THIS SUMMER.. SHOW YOU SOME SHOTS LATER.

WORK IN PROGRESS..

HERE IS SOME MORE WORK ON THE HOMIE ERIK OVER AT GHETTO FABULOUS WHICH WE POSTED A WHILE BACK. ITS ALWAYS DOPE TO SEE THE HOMIES COME THRU FOR SOME NEW INK AND GET SOME FLICKS OF THEIR PAST INK. LOOK OUT FOR THE IMAGES OF THE FINAL SESSION.