whitney's parrots: mostly machine, a bit of handpoke. lotsa color! these parrots were a reproduction of a mosaic in a new york subway station.

barbara's dogwood and bees: mostly machine, a bit of handpoke. black and gray ink.

m.c.'s deodar cedar cone and matrilineal family names. mostly machine, a bit of handpoke. black and gray ink.

dianna's sun/moon/water: handpoke tattoo. black ink.

thea's star/flower bursts: handpoke and machine tattoo in black and many other colors.

thea: handpoke and machine tattoo.

thea: machine and handpoke tattoo.

thea's starbursts. the outlines of one of the other star patterns is poking out below...

thea's starburst. handpoke & machine tattoo. black, orange, & purple inks.

lanwei's rosette: handpoke tattoo in black ink.

lanwei: handpoke tattoo detail.

annie's lace: handpoke tattoo in black ink.

annie's lace: handpoke tattoo.

happy sunflowers- machine outline in gray ink. shading to come...

peony jellyfish. handpoke and machine tattoo in black and gray inks.

jen's california poppies in a ball jar: handpoke and machine tattoo in oranges, yellows, greens, and grays.

jen's california poppies.

meg's ampersand: handpoke tattoo in black ink.

mark's hooter- athenian owl. mostly machine and a bit of handpoke. black and gray ink. lots of fun! more please!

katie's apple blossom: mostly machine, a bit of handpoke. mostly black with a touch of brown.

josee: snowflake: handpoke tattoo.

josee: snowflake: handpoke tattoo.

therese: machine and handpoke tattoo.

therese: machine and handpoke tattoo.

geneva's light and dark. handpoke and machine tattoo.

geneva: detail. handpoke and machine tattoo.

california kelp. handpoke tattoo in brown/purple/red hues.

california kelp. handpoke tattoo.

california kelp. handpoke tattoo.

45 record spacer. handpoke tattoo.

amanita muscaria. handpoke tattoo.

amanita detail. handpoke tattoo.

resilience text. handpoke tattoo.

molasses: handpoke tattoo in browns.

victoria: pleiades. handpoke tattoo.

annie: three starlings. handpoke tattoo.

annie.

annie.

annie.

gayle: skeleton key with initials. handpoke tattoo.

charlie's geometry: handpoke tattoo from hip to mid-thigh.

detail: charlie: handpoke tattoo.

jennifer: detail: bird & star silhouettes. handpoke tattoo.

byrd. handpoke tattoo.

byrd's half sleeve. phase 1 completed. handpoke tattoo.

byrd. handpoke tattoo.

outline detail.

zerubba's completed borromean rings and spiral galaxy: handpoke tattoo.

zerubba: borromean rings, spiral galaxy. handpoke tattoo.

daniela's design: handpoke tattoo in black, grey, and color accent.

daniela: handpoke tattoo.

daniela: handpoke tattoo.

jeff's beaming heart: handpoke tattoo.

sarah: viva loss. handpoke tattoo.

sarah: viva loss. handpoke tattoo.

sarah: handpoke tattoo.

riddle's bison skull: handpoke tattoo.

riddle's bison skull: handpoke tattoo.

riddle's bison skull: handpoke tattoo.

ilysea's spore prints: background designs: handpoke tattoos. (just the spore prints, not the other tattoos).

ilysea's spore print: handpoke tattoo.

ilysea's spore print #2: handpoke tattoo.

oscar's new design: handpoke tattoo.

tallie's text: handpoke tattoo. (just the text, not the birds)

Cedre's Stars

Cedre's Stars: detail

Cedre: before handpoke stars...

doug's design: handpoke tattoo.  doug has been doing some inspiring work for the past decade with the martu people of the western australian desert- please check out the web addresses in my links for more information on martu and doug's work!

doug's design: detail

zach's handpoke tattoo: black and red ink

oscar's design: handpoke tattoo

jenn's handpoke chest tattoo: finished piece! 

jenn's tattoo: final session.

zach's wise tooth: handpoke tattoo.

maple leaf: handpoke tattoo

spiral & bridge design: white ink handpoke tattoo

quatrefoil: handpoke & machine tattoo

embroidery: handpoke tattoo

magpie skull & forged feathers: machine & handpoke tattoo

swirl: handpoke tattoo