This Is How My Brain Explodes... A Tattoo Blog

This Blog...

2011-10-05T09:27:00.000-07:00

I forget about it a lot, and I really hate bothering with html, so as much as I hate to say it, I've moved. BUT! If you use tumblr, I have an account on that. Much easier to use, quicker, and no damned "upload it here, write out html for there" crap. So follow me @ http://taraquinntattoos.tumblr.com/

See ya there!

Finished Daisy!

2011-05-20T06:21:00.001-07:00

She was one fun broad to do.

Puking Monkey Robots?

2011-05-20T06:16:00.002-07:00

Heck yes! This is a healed picture of a truly fun tattoo.

Tibetan Skull Tattoos

2011-05-20T06:16:00.001-07:00

They are fun to do.

Sugar Skull Girl

2011-05-20T06:14:00.000-07:00

This is on a fellow goon.

Quetzalcoatl

2011-05-20T06:13:00.000-07:00

I did this on a good buddy, and coworker, Hoss.

Polar bear!

2011-05-20T06:11:00.000-07:00

A good client came in from out of town, and since she couldn't decide what SHE wanted, she decided that she was going to get her sister something that she had been wanting to get for about ten years.....a polar bear tattoo on her calf.

Star Trek!

2011-03-25T08:11:00.000-07:00

I have been on a serious drawing kicks recently, with about ten drawings in about three days.

I present to you, Worf, being chased by the bane of all Klingons, Tribbles.

Lions, and tigers...no, just lions.

2011-03-01T23:18:00.000-08:00

I got to start this on a girl from Del Rio, TX. He's a royal chap all right. She wanted him wearing a Native American headdress, for her son, but it just wouldn't work, so we came up with this guy instead.

Also, meet Daisy.

My client got his inspiration from here. Sounds like fun to me.

Sharks, With Laser Beams, You Say?

2011-02-21T21:41:00.000-08:00

Fuck, yes.

So, shit's been crazy lately. Been getting quite a bit busier than ever before, and it feels great. I have to say that the change of shops was definitely the most positive work-related thing that could've happened. Awesome co-workers, Awesome customers. I get to do way more fun shit, like this:

and this:

So, I should be updating this more soon. More fun stuff is ahead.

So, Yeah.

2010-08-11T22:03:00.000-07:00

So I moved shops a month ago. My run at Freak Show Tattoos was pretty fun, but things move on, and things change, whether you want them to or not. So now, I'm at Dandyland Tattoos, one of the best shops in San Antonio, TX. The guys I work with are amzing artists, and fucking fun as hell to work with. That, and I'm getting to work on new tattoos, and finish ones I thought I'd NEVER get to finish. Good times are definitely being had. better hours, better pay, and a little bit more privacy when it needs to be had. So, now that my mouth flaps are done moving (well, my fingers, I guess), heres some new artwork.

Zombie picnic? Fuck yes, please.

Cardinals are fat and awesome.

Did you say you wanted gay trees? Okay then.

Broken Birdy

2010-05-01T18:40:00.000-07:00

This guy hopped a plane from Colorado to come get this. It's probably the most fun I've had on a tattoo in a long time. Happy birthday Ryan!

So.....

2010-03-10T06:28:00.001-08:00

I had a bunch of stuff written in here. It was awesome. Like, mind blowingly awesome, so much so that had it actually published, it might have randomly made you pregnant (would've sucked for you guys), or even made your head explode. Alas, like the Tenacious D song Tribute, it didn't sound anything like this, so this is just a tribute. Eh, enough of that, on to some new tattoos.

MORTAL KOMBAAAAAT!!!!

His name is Charlie, Charlie Squidaldo.

Also, here's two in-progress shots. Hopefully I'll get to finish em soon. You'll just have to come back and see, huh?

Statue of Liberty!

2009-11-10T10:32:00.000-08:00

I had so much fun tattooing this one....he twiched some, and his feet had a certain smell to em, but I still this it was one of my best tattoos.

Jackalope Owls Drink Tea.

2009-09-14T19:14:00.000-07:00

This was one of those awesome times that I drew something, developed a crush on it, wanted to tattoo it so badly....and then someone sees it and immediately decides that it needs to be on them, like Ron Burgundy and Veronica Corningstone.

Also, I am not a photographer.

Sorry About the Hiatus!

2009-09-05T13:01:00.000-07:00

Sorry guys, I know it's been awhile. I went on an awesome vacation with the husband and kids, throught Florida, Tennessee, and Virginia. Fun was had in droves, nothing went bad, at all.
Until I got home and got sick for another two weeks, lol.

Anyways, I'm back, and rarin' to go, so here's a picture of my latest drawring for ya.

Zombies, Skeleton Dinosaurs, and Bunnies With 9v Batteries!

2009-07-01T09:23:00.000-07:00

I did this on a guy a while back (I know, I hadn't updated in a while). I was bored one day, I wanted to do a cartoon zombie, and he happens to like zombies, so there was no choice but to do it.

This is on a cool Air Force guy, who just happens to love dinosaurs as much as I do. The funny thing about it is that it's a carnivore......and he's a vegan...

And say hello the the bunny gracing my latest business card.

A Little Bit Traditional

2009-04-24T23:58:00.001-07:00

This is on my friend Brad. Good guy to call a friend. Not only is he someone I consider family, but he's really open to getting fun little tattoos that aren't boring as fuck. Thanks yo.

This one is on a guy that I've tattooed before. He came in, saying he wanted a black and grey rose, and ended up getting this fun little guy in color instead.

Jesus Steaks, Healed Snakes, and A Traditional Dagger

2009-04-06T19:38:00.000-07:00

So, this kid comes in with his friend who's getting her ribs done. He has decided he wants stakes on his wrists. I ask "Like, meat steaks?" He laughs a little bit, and then says "nah, you know, like the nails used on Jesus". So, I start drawing it up, after jokingly drawing a t-bone steak. A couple of other people asked me what I was srawing, and him what he was getting. Every single person had the same response:

"Like, meat steaks?"

I had started this on my friend Scooter not too long ago. Heres a nice healed up picure.

This guy came in, and had me draw up a dagger, with the words "death before dishonor" in a banner. I am NOT a fan of the way he wanted the lettering, script just doesn't look right with traditional style tattoos, unless they are a tribute tattoo ect. but eh, thats what I think. He sat pretty still, and I'm glad for that.

Kitty!

2009-03-29T21:35:00.001-07:00

I had written this long and hilarious post here, and then my stupid mouse (probably in retaliation for this post) fucking closed my tab, and I lost it all. So, fuck you mouse, here's a kitty tattoo.

This is on my friend Jenn, because she loves kitties.

and apparently, with this post I became html retarded.

Showcased!

2009-03-09T13:54:00.000-07:00

So, I've been a member of BodyMod.org for awhile now, and I've noticed something rather cool lately. Three times lately I've had a tattoo I've done showcased on the frontpage. I'm thinkin' that that's pretty cool.

Heart Tattoo On A Friend

2009-03-09T12:14:00.001-07:00

This is on my friend Chandra. Her dad has had a stroke, and an embolism recently, and she asked if I could design something pulmonary related for him. I came up with this, and she got it on her ribs. The linework looks shinier than it is, as I did it before the coloring and it had just healed up.

A Flower, Blooming Out Of A Gramophone

2009-03-09T12:07:00.001-07:00

This one was fun, and I wasn't even supposed to do it. My coworker Chong, who is an AMAZING artist, drew the gramophone, and started on the swirly things. He asked me if I wanted to collaborate on the flower, and handed his half over to me. I was pretty stoked, I love his artwork, and a chance to add to it was fine by me. Things happened, and he wasn't able to tattoo it, so asked me if I would, because the girl wasn't going to be in town long. So when she came in, we sat and talked with her, and she liked my portfolio, and we started it. I have yet to do a background, but that will be blues and greens and some negative space butterflies.

Sacred Hearts and Hilarious Flash

2009-01-19T08:11:00.000-08:00

Okay, so this guy came in with a friend of his. The friend asked me the standard "how much" question and showed me something, and I quoted him a price thinking he wanted it a LOT bigger than he was thinking, so I told him $300...he decided to go ask someone else (which was understandable after I realized how big he wanted it), but his friend decided to ask me how much for this sacred heart flash he brought in. It was terrible. I'll admit, it wasn't as bad as the guy that came in with something off badtattoos.com (no fuckin joke), but it was pretty bad. The only reason I could tell it was a sacred heart was because of the flames and thorns. So, I told him $200, if I could redraw it.

Now to the guy that came in earlier. I felt sorry for my coworker, Rob, when he had to deal with this. Seriously, why would you go to a website called BADTATTOOS.com, and decide, 'Oh, I want that tattoo'? I mean, seriously? Whut? Rob had to redraw it, and make it not suck. He did it, I give him props, but dame, that mustve given him some kinda headache.

Moogle Riding a Chocobo Tattoo!

2009-01-16T06:27:00.000-08:00

This was the girl's first tattoo. I had wanted to tattoo a chocobo or a moogle for a long time, so when she came in wanting both.....yeah, I was pretty stoked. She didn't want the more "realistic" version of the chocobo, nor did she want the seriously cartoony one from Chocobo's Dungeon, so I drew up something in the middle for her. I love drawing chocobos, but for some reason I had never drawn a moogle before. I'm pretty happy with the pose, and the way it all came out though. It was super fun to tattoo.

Also, the girl who had gotten the "No Music, No Life" tattoo on her foot came in to get somnething else done, so I grabbed a healed picture. Turned out pretty solid for her being in basic training, and having to pretty much immediately put her tattoo destroying boots on.