MACHINES

A sweet little liner frame from Mike Pike.

This is an iron OG Walker Shader I made for Chris Smith.  An antique patina and lacquer finish on the frame, and matching copper foil coil covers.

I was a huge LOST fan.  Best show ever.  So when I was approached to do a pair of machines with this theme, I was all over it.  The coils are topped with pennies from 1974. The upright on the … Continue reading →

White and Lime Green Rusto Liner.

A Jensen side plate I got from Mike Pike.

This Clipper was going to be for the LOST pair, but I stamped one of the numbers on the upright backwards! It sat on the bench for months until I decided to play with a new green patina.  I loved … Continue reading →

Sometimes, I do trades with other tattooers and painters for special machines.  Jeff Gogue had a painting I HAD to have, so I offered to make him a special machine as a partial trade for the painting.  Lucky for me, … Continue reading →

Another of my favorite tattooer/painters is Chris Dingwell.  He was passing out flyers for one of his seminars and the painting featured was (of course) super cool!  I immediately jacked it for coil graphics.  Luckily, he liked how it turned … Continue reading →

The fifth Phantom frame.  Copper plated, antiqued and lacquered.  My digital painting of Phantom Arrows for coil graphics sealed in resin.  These guys all came in custom painted and laser engraved boxes.  I think I did 30 of these….

Ya gotta love tattooer couples- even if they aren’t forever.  My good friend Ben Reigle commissioned me to make a pair of machines for his then girlie Chloe Vanessa of Off The Map Tattoo in East Hampton.  I used Brian … Continue reading →