Archive for April, 2011
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Saturday, April 30th, 2011
To what lenght do we go for something that we are extremely passionate about? Well, most of us that want something bad, we strive through anything…blood, sweat and tears. In this case, Klown was back at the shop to do yet another tremendous tattoo. After going strong for over ten hours, Klown’s client powered through without complaint, even when there was a power outage in the entire block for the last half hour of tattoo. In order to finish up, we referred to a rather unorthodox method. We opened up the doors to the shop and drove Gustavo Lopez’s car inside in order to run it as a generator for Klown’s equipment because there was no sign of quitting from Klown nor his client. It was quite a night.
Even with a limited amount of lighting, Klown did what he does best.
Although the power was out, everyone hung around like any other day. We enjoyed each other’s company eventhough it was a little hard to see inside the shop.
Shout out to the homie Shorty.
Stay Tuned.
Tags: Klown, lights out, power outage
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ROMA.
Friday, April 29th, 2011
We are only 2 days away from our much anticipated flight to Rome, Italy and we are still hard at work at the shop. We depart on the 1st of May and can’t wait to get there to view all the marvels that Rome has to offer.
Be sure to stop by and hang out with the Lowrider Family from May 6th-8th at the XII International Tattoo Expo in Rome. See you there.
Tags: Rome Italy
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The Titan of the East.
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
Helios, The Titan of the East, is of Greek mythology and was imagined as a god crowned with the shining aureole of the sun, who drove the chariot of the sun each day with his solar steeds Pyrois, Aeos, Aethon, and Phlegon. So when Jose was asked to do this piece, he became extatic. As a fan of Greek mythology, Jose found the perfect reference for his clients’ tattoo. Since his client had previous pieces done with night imagery such as the moon with a landscape on his other shoulder, he felt that something that illustrated the sun was a perfect fit for his new tattoo…kind of like a Ying and Yang representation. Take a look.
Another piece that was that came to light was one that was done on our good friend Cesar. It’s part of an ongoing full sleeve that is yet to be finished. Here’s a sneak peek.
More to come.
Tags: black rose, helios, sun god, titan
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MASTER’S APPRENTICE.
Saturday, April 16th, 2011
Klown, the rising phenom in the black and grey industry has taken an apprentice under his wing that is nothing short of extraordinary. Pablo Aponte, a rookie in the tattoo game and the newest member of the Lowrider Tattoo Family, has been hard at work for the last 2 years inking flesh with the intensity that drives him to become a master in his craft.
Pablo, The 27 year old native of Oceanside, CA, gets his artistic skills from his mother who is a talented painter and all around artist. He’s been drawing since he could pick up a pencil but really started dedicating his full time and effort for the last 5 years. He’s been learnings from Klown for the last year and has no plans to stop. Here is some of his pencil drawings for you to admire.
He also came to Jose bearing gifts.
So what does it take to make it in a profession? Dedication, Perseverance and love for whatever it is you do. Pablo is on his way to great things and is an inspiration to the rest of the apprentices at Lowrider Tattoo.
To see more of Pablos work, [click here] to visit his facebook page.
Tags: apprentice, Klown, pablo aponte
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…TO THE POINT.
Monday, April 11th, 2011
“The simplest things are often the truest.” – Richard Bach
Our good friend Kris, the creative director for Dior Homme, came back in to get another tattoo from Jose off of a remarkable photo taken by Robert Mapplethorpe. Take a look.
Another piece was added to Mark Osuna’s collection of Jose Lopez tattoos. This time, he went with a classic OG Abel piece on his hand that justified the original work.
There is more to come. Stand By.
Tags: dior, kris, mark osuna, og abel
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ALWAYS ON POINT
Saturday, April 9th, 2011
Samuel Dusenberry stays hard at work and keeps striving daily to make his progressions. Here is some of his work that can simply speak for itself.
Another new piece done beautifully.
Stay tuned…
Tags: Sam, sam dusenberry
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JUDGEMENT DAY.
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
Announcing the final call for appointment bookings for our upcoming visit to Rome, Italy. A special thank you to every client, collector, friend and individual throughout Europe- past, present and future. Every ounce of your support is what makes our work possible.
Rome Italy 2011 – Contact for tattoo appointments email to: tattoo@arudima.com or click HERE.
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Annunciare la chiamata finale per le prenotazioni di appuntamento per la nostra visita imminente a Roma, Italia. Un ringraziamento speciale lei a ogni cliente, ogni collezionista, ogni amico ed ogni individuo in ogni parte Europa- il futuro passato, attuale e. Ogni oncia del suo sostegno è ciò che fa il nostro lavoro possibile.
Roma Italia 2011 – il Contatto per gli appuntamenti di tatuaggio invia per posta elettronica a: tattoo@arudima.com
Tags: jun cha, lowridertattoostudios, Rome Italy
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