Ding Dong...

Well it's been a full month or a little more of the studio being private, and I love it!!!! I probably should have done this years ago, but everything happens in it's own sweet time. There's no turning back now and that's fine with me. I love everything about being private...most of all not dealing with kids who are price shopping or just wasting our time. 

Front lobby

Middle lobby with coffee and juice bar

Top pictures my office for consultations and drawing reviews and bottom photos of my tattoo office...we all know what goes on there.            

So as it stands things have been great and I'm loving the new layout, the serenity and over-all positive vibe being private lends to my studio. My clients have been loving it as well, really excellent feed back.

On other great news the Asian Motifs For Tattoos has been released and it is a beautiful book and my work is extensively showcased through it. I am honored to be a part of such a great publication, as well as being in the company of some really talented artists. It can be purchased at www.amazon.co.uk It's really a must pick-up for any tattoo collector or stalker of mine LOL 

I can't believe it's almost September...the summer has flown by...but it's been an incredibly productive summer!!! Speaking of...I have any appointment coming in so I gotta sign off for now.

PEACE, LOVE, & MOTHERFUCKING TATTOOS!!!!!

Girl, you'll be a woman...

Tomorrow is the studio's 18th Birthday!!! What a woman she's grown into!!! It's been a classic Cinderella story, and now the new chapter begins.

We've been busting out hump to get her ready for the 17th, everything's almost done, we'll make a final push this weekend to get things perfect and in their proper place. Knowing me they're will be some final tweeks here and there until I'm 100% satisfied.  I will post pics probablt sometime in the next couple weeks.

My bestest friend in the entire universe is on her way down today with her awesome husband and kick ass son. Coming to celebrate with me with a Sushi dinner and some Saki probably. Can't wait to see her!! We've been chums since our learners permit in High School, not to many people have that kind of friend/sister/comrad. She owns a toy store in Doyelstown PA, and what a success she is, who would have thought two goth nerd chics from a small town would rock it so hard in their 40's now!!! LOL

"Rebirth" 11x17 Print for sale

I've been doing some painting and other outside art in the time we've been remodeling. I plan to do a serious of Shunga pieces, as well as tattoos. Shunga (春画^?) is a Japanese term for erotic art. Most shunga are a type of ukiyo-e, usually executed in woodblock print format. While rare, there are extant erotic painted handscrolls which predate the Ukiyo-e movement.^[1] Translated literally, the Japanese word shunga means picture of spring; "spring" is a common euphemism for sex.

As well as a series of Sepuka works. To the left is the first in the series.
Seppuku (切腹^?, "stomach-cutting") is a form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment. Seppuku was originally reserved only for samurai. Part of the samurai bushido honor code, seppuku was either used voluntarily by samurai to die with honor rather than fall into the hands of their enemies (and likely suffer torture), or as a form of capital punishment for samurai who had committed serious offenses, or performed for other reasons that had brought shame to them. They often committed seppuku when in danger of being killed by the enemy, or even sometimes it was voluntary as they thought it was honourable. The ceremonial disembowelment, which is usually part of a more elaborate ritual and performed in front of spectators, consists of plunging a short blade, traditionally a tantō, into the abdomen and moving the blade from left to right in a slicing motion.

Well Chris I have to set up for my first appointment of the day. This blog post is dedicated to Chris Oliver who told me I needed to Blog more...LOL This is for you dude!!! Hope you have a safe flight back to the Middle East.

PEACE, LOVE & MOTHER FUCKIN' TATTOOS!!!!!!

You're 18 NOW!!!

July 15th 2012 marks the 18th Year Anniversary for Chrome Gardens. How exciting is this?!!! VERY!!

We are over-joyed in celebration and in our efforts to make the studio an even better environment for you and for myself. We are making the transition into a private, exclusive studio. What does this mean?

This means that we will no longer be open as a street studio. This means that our studio will... be private for an even more pleasurable experience to be had by all.

We will be providing a lounge for my clients to rest or chill after and/or before the long journey. A lounge fully equipped with a flat screen television, coffee, tea, juices, water and snacks, etc. Homemade goods provided by Chef Dan of course.

Providing you with an atmosphere of comfy chairs and sofa to relax, a place to unwind before we start our session or before you head back on the road.

I have been tattooing now for 22 years and this is what I have always dreamed of for my clients and for myself. My clientele have become some of the most diverse and exclusive gathering of people I could ever hope for, serious collectors of fine Japanese and Custom tattoos. It's time for us to go to the next level. This environment will be privileged, comfortable and Zen for everyone.
This DOES NOT mean I'm retiring or not accepting new clients or new projects, I'M ALWAYS READY FOR NEW WORK, it means that, you as my client, will get to enjoy an even better premier
experience beyond the work I do on you.

For those of you that have appointments after July 16th the only change that will happen, will be a simple push of the buzzer at the door and Linda will be there to let you in. So, business as usual for myself, same great location, just an immersion of a long awaited dream that has become reality.

If anyone has any questions or a need for additional information please let me know.

I can't wait to share this new journey and experience with all of you.

All my love and gratitude,
Stacy

 

PEACE, LOVE, & MOTHERFUCKIN' TATTOOS!!!!!

Dunno...

Honestly I don't know why I started a Blog, I'm horrible at keeping up with it.
I've just been so busy with work and life, it seems sometimes the time it takes to sit here and write
is just wasted. No one reads this damn thing anyway LOL

Staying steady at work, booking into the end of October now, which has a few people pissy but honestly if you don't want to wait for me then you really don't want work from me. I am but one person with two arms and I work my ass off on large pieces not lil flash trinkets. Look at my portfolio before you come to talk to me, see that I work on sleeves, back pieces, full body suits and if you feel that I'm the right person to do your hummingbird tattoo than guess what? You're going to have to be patient before I'm able to get you into my schedule, it's as simple as that. I try to accommodate as many people as possible...but I also have a life. I'm just telling it like it is.


So, yes I've been staying very busy with some incredibly fun pieces. A little of this and little of that...
Jim's sleeve is coming along very well, we just finished the color on the Hannya mask and we'll be moving on up to the "Lover's Kiss"
Kristie is a new client and we did a great session doing all her outline for her 3/4 sleeve of mums with water and wind. This is her first project and she sat like a real pro.
I've been plugging away at DJ's back, what a cover-up, this is almost as bad as Christian's but at least with DJ there's only the entire right shoulder to hide and not his entire lower back. So far the design is covering well and I'm really enjoying the outcome so far.

Just finished a really fun half sleeve on a new client it took 10 hours and 2 sessions. Joe was NOT fucking around, this guy is an animal. We were all so impressed with his ability to sit for 5 solid hours each session and then healing his work flawlessly. WAY TO GO JOE!!! Now his piece you'll have to go back to my website and look in my In Progress Gallery. I'll give you a hint, it has lotus flowers.

Well folks it's time for me to get down to business and do some drawings for upcoming pieces.
Thanks for those who read this...thanks for any comments made and then rest of you..I guess you're just creepsters.

PEACE, LOVE, & MOTHERFUCKIN' TATTOOS!!!!!

M.I.A. I'm back!!!!!

Sorry guys and gals, the new year turned out to be way busier than I had anticipated, but I'm back!!
It's been crazy and wonderful for the past month,  work has kept me busy as usual and I've been involved with two upcoming books. Both are coming out this summer; the first one is a compilation of tattoo artists who've provided the publisher with some of their best tattoos of flowers and other natures gifts. When Nature Calls like I said will be coming out this summer, and I will keep you guys posted to where you can purchase this goody. Now for something really special, my work will be heavily featured in the book Asian Tattoo Motifs which will be published internationally and will also be coming out this summer. Both of these books will be available for purchase and anyone wanting signed copies just let me know. I'm pumped and I hope you are too!!!

Now for work, keeping me busy and creatively on a natural high!! I've picked up  some great new clients and some awesome additions to long time clients. I've been working Jeremy's melon with a great Samurai Skull, just added color to Andrew's second sleeve from me, Chris's huge leg sleeve is finally outlined and we'll be starting color soon, and Anya will be getting color to her belly dancer in the next month or so. As always you can see more of my in progress work on my personal site http://www.tattoosbystacy.com

Kade( Jeremy and Nikki's youngest son) one of the smallest members of the Chrome Gardens Tattoo Family. Also I've brought on Josh Colledge, who's a newbie to tattooing but making a fine impression on clients. Christian is staying busy and has an ever increasing clientele. Our newest member to the staff at the studio is Darlene, she's coming in to assist Linda on Thursday's to keep the masses in line at the front.


Well that's it for now my peeps, I wanna make some progress on a watercolor in the works and enjoy my Sunday with family. I hope you are all well and enjoying this really mild winter.

PEACE, LOVE, & MOTHERFUCKIN' TATTOOS!!!!

Snow in October?

You must be fucking joking!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! It's enough to make me lose my sense of humor, but we survived through it!! It's great to have a geni.

So, a topic of discussion has risen amongst my friends and I about these studios doing, $10, $13 and $50 tattoos on stupid gimmicks like Friday the 13th, Halloween and Breast Cancer ribbons. Tattoos that cheap don't even pay for the set up, the equipment being used. If a studio or an artist has to cheapen themselves that low to make money, there's a real problem. Maybe they need to take a hard look at the way they do business, or their superior attitude keeping them from getting work. That would be my first thought. Studios that do gimmicks put a bad name on our craft, it shows that all they care about is the "money". They don't care if they're doing quality work or setting a standard. They don't care if their cutting corners in their sterilization or prep, they just wanna get you in and out, like an assembly line. Serious people looking for serious work don't seak out artists who cheapen themselves with deals, breaks and trades. What we do as tattoo artists is a perfected craft that demands respect and when the artists themselves don't respect it, how do they expect anyone to take them serious?

That's my lil rant for the month. I should probably go around to every studio that does this dumb shit and thank them, it allows me to get connect with the serious collectors and do major work.

THANKS GUYS FOR BEING CHEAP ASSHOLES!!! PEACE!

Major new updates on my personal site so check it http://www.tattoosbystacy.com

My girl Peg sported her Chrome Gardens T-shirt on the Great Wall when she visited China this past month. YOU LOOK GREAT PEG!!!!

PEACE, LOVE, & MOTHER FUCKIN' TATTOOS!!!!

BLOGGER CAN SUCK IT!!!

I wrote a new blog a couple days ago, it was pretty good one too. It said it was "auto saving" but when I went to publish it the button wouldn't work, so I went into the saved blogs and it wasn't there. FUCKERS!!!

I will write another one, when I'm not so pissed off at technology for waisting my time!!!
BLOGGER YOU SUCK!!!

PEACE, LOVE & MOTHER FUCKIN' TATTOOS!!!!