Some Fine Art For Friday

This weeks treat is from artist Jason Limon. Jason has a great blend of mechanical and organic subject matter and it's usually intertwined. The real amazing thing is the amount of craftsmanship that Jason puts into the canvas. If you look close you can see he has cut out shapes and then covers them with canvas. It's really impressive in real life.

Each letter of this painting is it's own individual canvas piece. Check out Jason's Blog for a step by step of how he goes about it. Really unique. Also love the painting, real clever. http://www.limon-art.com/

Also this week is a piece from tattoo artist Jon Sweet. Jon had a show a few years back with Tom Strom and the room was filled with so many amazing pieces. Jon has great arsenal of imagery. Also a wonderful frame. http://uptowntattoo.com/author/jon

Paradise Promo Bags

As one of the primary sponsors of this year Paradise Tattoo Gathering we are putting together a bag of promotional goods for both the participating artists and anyone who buys a weekend artists pass. Last year we had some good stuff, catalogs, needles, samples, stickers, and flash. This year is shaping up to be even better, along with the catalogs and promo stuff we will also have stuff from Kingpin tattoo, Presto Art, Easy Glow, Morphix Grips, and a few more. Plus the bag is nylon and perfect for ...well for your girlfriend to bring to the beach. But it will be cool at the show.

Jessica also had the good sense to order a new bag for walk-in's, this will hold a ton, so come on down and we will fill one up for ya.

Fine Art Friday -This is pretty cool.

This weeks featured painting from our collection is from artist and toy designer extraordinaire Joe Ledbetter. I have been a fan of Joe's character for more than a few years now. Ledbetter's strength is his simplicity. He picks great lines and creates a great mixture of line weights. I also like the way his style has a retro cartoon feel. He also has some snappy titles and his art translates into toys like no one else. Our piece is entitled "Sleepless Nights #2" -Now here is the cool part.

Joe's new art book came last week and I just got my copy the other day. So I settled in to this new collection and right when I open the book.....

Boom, they used my painting as the end sheet illustration. How cool is that. I own a few painting now that have been printed in books and it is always a great feeling. http://www.joeledbetter.com/

Also this week is a unique collectible. A few years ago tattoo artist Jay Langer had a created a company -Tattoo Artist Prints - that featured prints from artists all over the tattoo world. They were limited and the art was great. Jay had created 4 sets of promotional pins that were very limited. He was kind enough to hook me up with all 4 sets. http://www.jaylanger.com/

Guillotine Replacement Shaft Available

We have made our new guillotine vise system shaft available as a replacement part. We had gotten a few calls from some folks who did an Incredible Hulk on their new vises and stripped it. So for those who need to torque their vise down with a death grip, well we got a replacement. http://www.pulsetattoo.com/home.php?cat=281

Fox Shirts In Stock.

Our all new Dave Fox / Pulse T Shirts are in stock now. The shirt is deep gray and we are stocking it Medium to XXXL. http://www.pulsetattoo.com/home.php?cat=261

Friday, Fine Art Time

One of the hottest artists working on the West Coast right now is Sylvia Ji, and I waited for a couple years to be able to have a chance to acquire a piece. But as you can see it was well worth the wait. She has become the Queen of doing chicks with " Día de los Muerto" makeup. It has worked it's way into tattooing pretty good, and I see a lot of Sylvia's work in the skin. You can see a lot of Sylvia's work here http://www.sylviaji.com/

One of the coolest styles I have seen in a long while belongs to Alberto Ruiz. This sketch was a gift, and showcases this artists unique style. His body studies are very fluid and funky, it gives a nice tip to a different style. He also creates some very unique models and is the publisher of the "Brand Studios" Books. He has published quite a library of books from Dean Yeagle to J. Scott Campbell. Want to get motivated - http://processjunkie.blogspot.com/

TAM Back In Stock

We have caught up on our back issues of Tattoo Artist Magazine and they are in stock now. Issue's #13,#14 and #15 ready to go. The magazines have some lengthy features on Jeff Gogue, Shige, Scott Harrison, Uncle Allan, Steve Byrne, Tony Hundahl and others. We should have issue #17 in stock in August. http://www.pulsetattoo.com/home.php?cat=285

Some Old Snaps.

Whoa, I'm not sure where these fell out of, these have to be Circa 01-02. I am not sure if we were doing promo for a small machine building company or trying to do shots for a record cover. Maybe a little of both. Well, you can't take yourself too serious right?

Well at least Alex was working.

Brand New Flash

We have just added some brand new flash. The first new set is chock full o' Hunter Spanks goodness. Hunter just released his newest 10 sheet set and it's packed with some great designs. Refresh your walls for summer. http://www.pulsetattoo.com/home.php?cat=351

Hunter also teamed up with Uncle Allan who was just featured a couple issues back in Tattoo Artist Magazine. Together they have cooked up some really fresh ideas, there's a Gene Simmons demon head that rocks, check it out http://www.pulsetattoo.com/home.php?cat=380

Also new this week is a great 10 sheet set of black and grey from Jamie Cross. I worked with Jamie for years at a local shop and his art has grown a bunch since he started. It's always great to see people you started out with do well. This stuff would look great on the skin. It's all available now http://www.pulsetattoo.com/home.php?cat=315

Dave Fox Pulse Shirt Coming

Bad Ass artist Dave Fox has created a new shirt design for us. Dave weaves his metal magic into this viking skeleton, demon snake piece. Dave is one of the most creative people working in tattooing today and we love the design. The shirts should be available in the next couple weeks and wait to you see the shirt in full color, it's a knock out.

It's Friday... Two Joe's

What a great portrait from comic artist and illustrator Joe Chiodo. I have been a huge fan of Joe's since he did some cover work for Gen13 many years ago. He is a unique pin up artist, I have always felt that this piece looks like a young Elizabeth Taylor. Check out Joe http://www.joechiodo.com/

Also this week is a classic from none other than Joe Capobianco. Joe painted this Pulse Nurse for us for a sticker we put on our repair kit for years. It doesn't get more "Capo Girl" than this. Who's better than Joe?. Joe has a new blog that follows his current works, he has been switching up his style a bit lately. Check into it http://whatsnottalike.blogspot.com/

Black In Stock

I know it's been a minute but both our Mini Jack Decks and our RCA Jack Decks are back in stock in the black oxide finish! We also have the brass. Sorry for the delay.

Kuro Sumi Sample Sets

New this week are 1/2 ounce sample sets from Kuro Sumi Colors. There are 4 different sets made up of 16 colors each. The exotic set has a great selection of secondary and tertiary colors. Give it the once over. http://www.pulsetattoo.com/home.php?cat=369

Yaaarrgh...Friday

Straight off the seven seas this grand old pirate was a gift from artist Julio Rodriguez. I believe the piece is all pastels so someone got their fingers right dirty to create this jolly sea fairer. I love the tattoo's just peaking out on his neck. Julio has been doing some fantastic horror pinup work, ya gotta subscribe to his blog -http://jrodsart.blogspot.com/Another great feature to this piece of art is that the frame has an actual piece of rope embedded in it, great detail.
We were also lucky enough to have been involved in the "Abrasions" skateboard project years ago with Sean Crofoot and Soba. We were able to purchase some of the boards from that show and they have turned into quite the conversation pieces for the visitors who drop in to Pulse. Above is the board from hyper-talented artist Gunnar. It has a biblical feel with his take on the serpent from Adam and Eve, yet with his trademark twists. Gunnar recently headed back to Ohio, so you can check him out there.http://www.myspace.com/artofgunnar

"Dracula" Courtesy of Bob's Dad

We have the good fortune to have landed the new print from Bob Tyrrell's Dad. Robert Tyrrell Sr. is an amazing illustrator and now along with his Frankenstein's Monster print we add an all new Dracula joint. They do make a nice combo, you know that Dracula has that mind power over the other monsters. Both pieces are available now.

Friday, Ya know.

This painting is the consummate craftsmanship of Kore Flatmo. I have owned this painting for years and I am always sorry that Kore is so busy creating great tattoo work that he is not able to produce as many paintings as there is demand for his work. Also when I say demand, I mean I would like to own about three more paintings from Kore. See for yourself http://www.plurabella.com/ This painting is from tattoo artist Tom Sinnamond. Unique portrait, unique frame. Last I knew Tom was working in Chicago at No Hope, No Fear. I always felt this piece had some sort of Diego Rivera feel. I dig it.

The Award Goes To...Tom Strom, Kinda.

As one of the sponsors of this years Paradise Tattoo Gathering we are responsible to provide the awards for the contests. This year we teamed up with artist Tom Strom to create some very cool acrylic trophies based on Tom's poster art. Here's the prototype. We just saw the full lineup for this years show of artists, seminars, and panels. It's going to be really amazing, pre-sales for everything are up now. http://www.tattoogathering.com/ We are also starting to fill spots in our Pulse "Build Your Own" seminar. We only have a dozen spots so don't wait too long to sign up.http://www.pulsetattoo.com/

Fine Art Friday

Our favorite dragon in house is hands down a painting from Cory Kruger. Cory created a series of dragons that we produced as a set of prints for him. As a thank you he let us pick an original. What a guy. If you know the set, you know how hard it was to choose. I think we chose wisely. Check out Cory's latest -http://www.goodfaithtattooing.com/

This western flavored piece was delivered by the one and only Josh Hoffman from Philly. Josh has a stranglehold on painting images that you just want to see as a tattoo. Everything is so clean and balanced, real deal. He also painted this for us knowing it was to become a T-shirt design. Circa 02-03.

Bloodwork is Coming. Get Ready.

"This is a game changer". I know people say this a lot, but in this case I stake my reputation on this prediction. I talked with adrian lee from analog tattoo today and he shared with me the first promo material for his new book project entitled "BLOODWORK:SLEEVES" I have known about this project for a while now. An all new expanded roster of artists have created an all new collection of sleeve work to be presented in a deluxe format book due this fall. Wow.
From the same minds that brought you "EXPERT TAILORING" and "FULL COVERAGE" this project promises to be the best yet. I believe them, but I don't know how you top "FULL COVERAGE"? I own hundreds of art books, and that is the nicest book I own hands down. We are also very excited that Pulse is one of the chosen retailers for this book. They always do very limited runs, I think the last book sold out in a month, so be ready. I will keep you updated as things progress,as well as post an artist list soon, the bar is going up again...game changer...
Here is a mockup of the how some of the pages are going to gatefold.
The book is also going to have an oversize format, and a slipcase. These guys always bring the best qualitity to their projects.

Along with the best photos, they have created a unique layout to view the work, you can also check out the crew, and their blog at http://www.analogtattoo.com/

Revamp - Corsair

The vise overhaul project continues. We are restocking our Corsair frame today with the new vise. We also took this opportunity to widen the deck a bit. It helps accommodate the new vise, but it also adds a bit more stability. If you have always wanted a brass frame from us but didn't care for the pivot, you have just run out of excuses. The time is now.

Friday-Fine Art Time

This Friday brings us to one of the larger paintings we have. Tattooist and Fine Artist Joey Remmers took a commission from us for a piece that featured one of his women with some swans, that had an "Alfred Hitchcock" feel. He did just that and we couldn't be happier with the result. Joey has done some great series, check him out -http://www.joeyremmers.com/

Also from the walls we bring out one of Eric Merrill's early water color's. This scarab piece just wet our appetite for more paintings from this highly skilled artist. No one gets technically better, faster than Eric. When he starts out in medium it only takes him a few pieces before he is doing amazing work, great talent. http://www.hopegallerytattoo.com/