Archive for December 2009

MELE KALIKI MAKA!

Well another year has come and gone and we hope you had a Merry Christmas! And after the big weekend the shop is still going full blast. People have been treating themselves and others to some sweeet “toos”! Heres a little bit of whats been going down.

tattoo on Damien. treating himself to an early x-mas [...]

2nd ANNUAL ‘DEATH CHEATER’ BENIFIT SAN JOSE

I had a great trip all in all and the Art show was a hit..much love to all the folks who donated and that came thru and spent dough. Also a big thanks to our brothas at Humble Beginnings for the generous donations…

LIVE PAINTING @ the AGGROLITIES

The same night as the deck the halls show Luka & Ras Pets were across the street @ Next Door doing a live painting at the Aggrolites show. Big ups to the 2 nephews for their first live painting and many more to come

TOO LATE SOMEONE ALREADY GOT IT TATTOOED

 

DECK THE HALLS (photos by John Hook III)

Seriously a great show! The set up took way long but it was all worth it. People even show up early which was amazing. Lots of friends & lots of fun. All the decks turned out great. Thank you to everyone that showed up to see the art and to support Kenny! (fyi, there are [...]

KAVA TIME

all work and no play would just be wrong. “bringing people together”

SHOP UPDATES

Ras Pets finishing up a half sleeve. Just a few pics form this week.

Aisea doing a continuation on an oldskool Po’oino piece cira 98?

tattoo by Jesico Serano, rib shot one session

outline on Teo’s 2nd sleeve i think this face means hes happy

and tattoo on Bianca from germany. tattoos by luckyolelo

Just a little bit of whats [...]

CHEST PIECE BY MANZOLIO

Tattoo by Mandy Garcia done a few days ago. Check out more of her work at MandyGarcia.com!

SULAPE AISEA (traditional tatau)

Here is a closer look at the tattoo done by Aisea a few days back. The whole process was 3 days not sure how many hours… (All done with Tradition Tools) If you are interested in getting some tapping done, all appointments must be made at least a month in advance. -aloha

“carving your soul”

RESPECT!

RETNA / The Mac from RVCA on Vimeo.
So Sick! Respect to these 2 definitely doing big tings. Does anyone want something like that tattooed on them? aloha!

SOUL SIGNATURE TATTOO THE NEW TRIBAL!

For those of you that were around and can remember that far back or for those that don’t recognize this. This is the logo for the shop that allowed most of us to meet. New Tribal Polynesian Tattoo was a melting pot of artists trying new things, the shop the ideals the friends and fellowship, a common [...]