Shawn Hebrank tattoos like an old lady.

Rachel was very open with this tattoo,

and only requested a bird for a half sleeve.

We did this pheasant all in one session, 

and she did awesome.

I think it was maybe 5 hours total.

I appreciate everyone's patience lately, 

I've been working on changing a lot about the way I work,

and it's been a bumpy transition.

I'd like to focus on some larger pieces, 

illustrative styled and mostly nature themed,

either weird or creepy or beautiful or dark, 

or a combination of all four.

I'm straying away from the sillier, more cartoonish tattoos I used to do.

I'm not saying I'll never do those again,

but I'm hoping to do more work like this from now on.

Maybe I'm growing up a bit?

Now that I'm in my thirties i'm finally maturing a little?

We'll see.

Until then, 

if you'd like to chat about getting some work along these lines, 

please email me.

shawnhebrank@gmail.com

 

C'est fini!

Heidi recently came to me for matching thigh tattoos;

one of Smokey the Bear/Alaska Pride, 

and one of a French pigeon. 

Today we started AND finished the pigeon one. 

It's not a small tattoo, 

and it took us over 6 hours. 

But let me tell you, 

she didn't move, complain, or ask for a break even once. 

One of the toughest

(and most amusing!)

clients I've ever had the pleasure of tattooing. 

And in case you were wondering, 

the baguette was my favorite part to work on. 

Dead birds are sexy, 

but French pigeons aren't too bad, either.