No waves 'cept heatwaves.

I've been given a lot of freedom lately, 

and I am very grateful.

The drawing for this hare tattoo was meant for someone else, 

but they didn't end up getting tattooed, 

so a very talented local tattoo artist claimed it instead.

That made it a little more stressful, of course,

but it went really well

and I'm happy it all worked out.

It's so hot in Minneapolis this week 

that I even went swimming last night.

In a lake.

On purpose.

Meryl told me we were doing it, 

and I was too hot to resist.

So in Lake Nokomis, 

during a beautiful sunset with my beautiful wife, 

I switched back and forth from doggy paddling to floating on my back

while she swam around me 

and watched me take gulps of gross lake water.

I can't wait for autumn.

I can't wait for chilly nights and backyard fires.

There's a very comfortable temperature somewhere between -30 and 98,

it just can't be found in Minnesota most of the year.

Luckily the shop has air conditioning, kinda,

and I spend all my time there. 

I hope someone out there is enjoying their summer,

and they come get tattooed and tell me all about it.

Healed and all nice-like.

Thanks to Amber for sending healed photos of her backpiece. 

I started the tattoo a year ago, 

and did some final touches last month when I was at Off the Map. 

Foxes and poppies?

I could do stuff like this every day.

Every. Day. 

(the celtic knotwork was already there)

She also sent a photo of her healed panda tattoo.

So then... I got greedy, 

and asked Amanda for a healed photo of her corresponding cat portrait. 

And she, too, delivered. 

Thanks guys, you're the best. 

Cute animals, framed:

Mmmmm, shopping...!

I am really excited to announce that we finally have a proper web shop where you can see, and purchase, prints, flash and other exciting products done by the artists of Conspiracy Inc!

It's still in the early stages, so lots more will be added soon, but we already have a bunch of limited and never before seen stuff for you to drool over, so please do that (although not too much, cause that can severely damage your keyboard... just some friendly advice).

conspiracyinctattoo.bigcartel.com

Enjoy, and shop away!

We still have a merch page on this blog where you can see additional photos, so check that too!

Ps. We ship out orders once a week.

October Scapegoat Takeover!

Hey, i'm back with more guest artist news!
I know, so soon, it might be a little too exciting for y'all to deal with on a Monday, but you're just gonna have to, ok?
Here we go!

In October Brian Thomas Wilson and Aron Dubois from Scapegoat Tattoo in Portland will be guesting at the studio!
They're here from the 7th to the 10th and you should totally get tattooed by one of them.
Or both!

To book with Brian, send him an email at this address: btwilsontattoos@gmail.com
And to book with Aron, use this email: aronjohndubois@gmail.com
 (And for general shop related questions, you can, as always, email me here: conspiracyinctattoo@gmail.com)

Scroll down to see examples of their work, and check out even more on Brian's blog here, and Aron's blog here.

Enjoy!

Tattoo by Brian Thomas Wilson

Tattoo by Brian Thomas Wilson

Tattoo by Brian Thomas Wilson

Tattoo by Brian Thomas Wilson

Tattoo by Brian Thomas Wilson

Tattoo by Brian Thomas Wilson

Tattoo by Brian Thomas Wilson

Tattoo by Aron Dubois

Tattoo by Aron Dubois 

Tattoo by Aron Dubois 

Tattoo by Aron Dubois 

Tattoo by Aron Dubois 

Tattoo by Aron Dubois 

Tattoo by Aron Dubois 

Tattoo by Aron Dubois 

The return of Adam Hays

You may have already heard (or read) that Electric Pick is coming back to Berlin on October* to tattoo, but we actually have a few more guests visiting the shop this fall.

First up is Adam Hays, who some of our Copenhagen clients have already had the pleasure of getting tattooed by.
And now our German clients have the chance too!
Adam will be with us from October 2nd till the 4th (both days included) and if you'd like to book an appointment with him, just send him an email: adamguyhays@gmail.com.

Scroll down to see some of his recent tattoos, and go to his blog and instagram to see even more!

Tattoo by Adam Hays

Tattoo by Adam Hays

Tattoo by Adam Hays

Tattoo by Adam Hays

Tattoo by Adam Hays

Tattoo by Adam Hays

Tattoo by Adam Hays

*No, he doesn't get a post of his own, cause he's always booked up before he can even finish the sentence "i'll be tattooing in Europe", but do check his blog or write him if you wanna hear about possible extra dates or cancellations.

Cancellation time

Hello dear readers, just a very quick post to let you know that i have a few cancellations with Uncle Allan that i'd like to book, so if you're wanting to get tattooed with very little waiting involved, here's your chance!

Dates are the 29th of August, and the 2nd and 12th of September.

Fun stuff only, email conspiracyinctattoo@gmail.com to grab them!

I'll be back soon with more updates and pictures and stuff, lots and lots of stuff!

In case you forgot what an Uncle Allan tattoo looks like...*

*Sorry for the iPhone picture, it's all i have!

Better Aftercare.

I'm working on a whole new aftercare instruction page for my website right now, 

because there's so many people that do so many different things, 

and I want to have it as a good resource. 

We should all know that petroleum based products are bad for us, 

and bad for the environment, 

but unless you're a crusty hippy, 

(which is fine, of course)

you might not know too many alternatives. 

Wild Rose has lots of amazing products, 

and a few different tattoo balms that I couldn't possibly love more. 

I use it during the tattoo process, 

and recommend it greatly for healing it, also. 

There's a balm with beeswax, 

and a special vegan version, too. 

I now carry the .85 ounce jar of the vegan balm at Twilight Tattoo,
so you can purchase it from me there,
or on the Wild Rose website.
(if you are getting large scale tattoo work done,
I would recommend ordering a 4oz jar).

There's a lot of waste in the tattoo process,
like paper towels and needles,
and I also use disposable tubes.
I'm not excited about the impact all of that has on our landfills,
and the environment,
and although my first priority is safety and cleanliness,
I do want to be very discriminating about the parts of tattooing I do have a control over.

All that said,
please don't email me about getting a tattoo just because I'm vegan,
and you want a vegan tattoo artist,
especially if you haven't even looked at my portfolio to see if we'd be a good fit.

Also, I might not use beeswax or lanolin in my tattoo process,
but I am not trying to be be exclusive or activist-y .
I promise.
I just do veganism because that's what I do.

Summer bugs.

The summer Juniper line has been out for a little while, 

and I forgot (or didn't have time) to show it off until now. 

I've been insanely busy with tattooing and traveling,

and working on a letter-pressed artist book with my wife,

and this was the first time that I wasn't involved with every step of the process. 

I wasn't even there for the photo shoot.

Luckily, everything came out way better than I expected,

and probably even better than if I had been there. 

There's 6 new items this time.

I'm always stoked to see my art on clothes, 

but I'm especially pleased with these three pieces. 

Bugs, kids. 

A dragonfly, a cricket, and a junebug. 

Only at Juniper. 

(if you order online before september, 

enter code "waves" for 15% off. 

In person, just tell them I sent you)

Start of a new sleeve, little bit of cover up today!!

Back in Ptown again!

So I'm back in Provincetown, Mass for the second time this summer... and it's been busy!

I know I've neglected the blog for a minute, so here's some things I've been working on back in Philly and here in Ptown.

 Started these outlines on one of my clients back in Philly. Hes working on a sleeve with a collection of  fun old school inspired designs. More on this soon!

 This is a fun project I started on a friend of mine, she's taking one for the team and letting me do an awesome fun phoenix on her arm. She has a bird on her forearm so we're going to work it into that eventually. More to come on this as well.

 Fun illustration of Ann Boleyn started before I left Philly. I have an appointment when I get back to start shading.

 BIG thanks to Abby for this fun Lotus blossom in a not-so-fun area to tattoo! She sat like a champ as always!

 Another outline! Been doing some bigger work lately... which is fun but frustrating! I want to finish them all now!  This one should be fun when it's done - we're going for a stained glass look!

 Love flowers always.....

This one was fun too! mirror image with birds and cherry blossoms. Again, any and all flowers! Love them!

 This was his first tattoo! He sat for about 3.5 hours and the next day had to head to Afghanistan. Safe travels home my friend!

 Got some progress on Morgan's water cycle sleeve. This one is a blast to do!

 I had the great opportunity to add onto a tattoo originally designed and started by Anna Paige! I added an extra flower and some swirls to cover a small scar she had.

 Above is the massive coverup I had been working on for a while. We finished it about a month ago now, here's the before shot too.

Joshua tree for a lone traveler.... really enjoyed this one too! loving working with black and grey!

 Another flower! Love lilies!

 Cyclist design brought in by the client and we tweaked it a bit.

 More progress on Patrick's half sleeve, which originally started as just the fishing reel.... and grew from there! Not too much left on this but we're making great progress!

 Not a great angle but this is done on the lovely Miss Heather! I've tattooed her a bunch and don't intend to stop! Thanks girl!

 Her first tattoo.... painted wolf. She sat so great for this and I had so much fun playing around with the fun colors! I hope to see this one healed up!

 Thanks to my homie Heather for letting me tattoo her ribs! We did this one in two sessions, i'll post healed pics when I see her again.

 Moonflowers for Miss Jen!!! She brings me cookies everytime I tattoo her so bring me more!

 Fun spin on the usual walkin. I don't mind doing the same type of tattoo often....but when I get the chance to put my own spin on it... that makes it worth it.

 Another angle

 His first one! Done in two sessions... could use a touchup session for a few spots looking back at it and bc I'm a perfectionist.

Side note- He provided the image... I just tweaked it a bit.

 The skeleton above is for one of my favorite clients Dave! He came to Ptown from Connecticut and got this start to his half sleeve.... as well as his elbow which we did as well. I have more to go on this one and still have work on his leg to finish up!



To the right - she came to Coastline from Denmark and got this plastic bag.... an ode to American Beauty?

 Everyone loves a gentleman octopus!!! Really fun one. This family that came in was great! All 6 of them came from Boston and all got tattooed! What a great day!

 Done on one of the family members as well. He did great and provided the image (flash) from the web.

Dave's elbow... the very tip will probably need another hit when I see him again but he did great as always! I'll be bummed when he leaves for the west coast!    Looks like I need to find a place in So Cal to visit......


More to come and thanks for looking!

I'm getting ready to leave the Cape to go back to Philly for two weeks, then off to DC to Cirque du Rouge with the lovely Cynthia Rudzis!! Can't wait to get a grand tour of DC, it's been so long since I've been there!