It hurts to look at it, but it is finally finished. I think it hurt even more this time, maybe because I forgot about the pain, much like childbirth I am told. I made lots of impressive faces, but I stayed fairly still the entire time. I have now passed over to the other side. […]
These photos are all from my stepfather, Forbes: Me and Suhaila Suhaila
I meet Forbes and Ed at Tattoo City on Lombard early in the afternoon. Ed first makes a drawing on my body, for placement of the tattoo. It looks so great I want it on me right then! I am lucky because after so many years of being the tattoo maestro, Ed wants to focus […]
These photos are from my friend Suhaila Salimpour: Me and Forbes With Tiffany and Pierre Pierre Likes Me Preview – more photos to come! With Forbes, Suhaila, Don Ed Hardy, and Francesca
The illustrious Don Ed Hardy is doing my tattoo. He did Forbes, many years ago, and I have been a fan ever since. He made the world of tattooing what it is today, bringing the traditional Japanese imagery from the vibrant outlaw tattoo culture of the samurai and blending it with old school nautical themes, […]
These photos are from my stepfather, Forbes: Me with Don Ed Hardy Forbes, Me and Don Ed Hardy
In the last few weeks I have been furiously researching, planning, preparing and obsessing about my new tattoo!!!! I have wanted a tattoo since 1986, when I saw my friend and good stepfather Forbes get one. He has a magnificent Japanese monk committing suicide on his back, and lovely sumo wrestler water nymphs making a […]
