Tiger with cherry blossoms half sleeve-chest with Siddham alphabet Om. I'm really happy that he was willing to do the tiger a proper size. Much more powerful when you go bigger.

It's always fun to do a big freestanding design in an open area of the body. Just looks tough.

Japanese Noh theater Hannya mask representing a jealous female demon.

A very dedicated customer getting large freestanding tattoos. No plans for background and I think this one works well without it.

One of my favorites.

Magic ritual skull.

His first tattoo. 

Tattoos can just be fun sometimes with no other deeper meaning.

Big classic theme with lightning and cherry blossoms

Double snake sleeve with cherry blossoms. No background planned. Trying to show a good balance between the tattooed area and open skin. Should be readable from a distance.

Based on a Kuniyoshi print depicting Ichijosei Kosanjo, a formidable female warrior fending off a hail of arrows with her two swords. From 108 Popular Heroes of the Suikoden.

The ghost of Taira no Tomomori rising from the bottom of the ocean to do battle. A classic tattoo theme. We added a dragon to fill out the legs.

Just a fun one. I enjoy doing a one session tattoo when I get the opportunity. 

Baku are Japanese supernatural beings that devour dreams and nightmares.

The Immovable One.

Another example of how doing something bigger can create much more impact.  It also gave us the necessary room to do a lot of detail without it getting too distracting.

I'm really not sure how to describe this one but it was fun to do. Concept of the client.

Tibetan skull with plum blossoms. 

I never get tired of this classic motif. 

Chitipati with deity. We did the matching skeleton of the pair on the other side.

This is the upper part of a full sleeve of skulls and roses.

Drew this one on his leg at the Long Beach Convention and finished the color in New York. Another one just for fun.

Remember your mortality.

3/4 sleeve with chest including Maple leaves, wind and crashing waves.

Fun one session tattoo.

With Bamboo, rocks, wind and water.

This was a fun opportunity to do black and grey and to try an interesting scale pattern on the Cobra.

A japanese Oiran class courtesan. A woman of pleasure and entertainment. 

Black and grey skull with snake and Hannya mask skull hybrid with veil.

Just a fun one altogether.