This is Iguana Mike, a client of Shawn O’Hare‘s at Charlies House of Tattoos and Body Piercing in Ventura County, CA. What interests me the most about Mike’s (intense) modifications is the asymmetry — I think he’s one of the only people I can think of with such large changes where literal reflective balance has not been an issue.
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276 responses to “Iguana Mike”
hmmmmmmm so he says he wanted a crooked implant done. in my opinion thats a cop out cause what can you really say to bad work cept make excuses. even shawn awhile back said it was experimental and off. hell do you not recall the conversation in vegas about the work bein off? im guessing yes..but you say you wanted it that way for future work … i really hope your not goin to try to cram anything else in your face. I do have a question though…. At first i thought the star was the new 2″hollow ones but it looks much bigger like its 3inches…which is it
i am correcting you, Jesus. by “amateur”, i mean not a doctor. “amateur” as seen by the professional public.
i am correcting you, Jesus. by “amateur”, i mean not a doctor. “amateur” as seen by the professional public.
i am correcting you, Jesus. by “amateur”, i mean not a doctor. “amateur” as seen by the professional public.
Nubs…all of you.
Nubs…all of you.
Nubs…all of you.
xPUREx – thankyou, i understand the context now and agree.
_Stigmata_ – you are an ass.
xPUREx – thankyou, i understand the context now and agree.
_Stigmata_ – you are an ass.
xPUREx – thankyou, i understand the context now and agree.
_Stigmata_ – you are an ass.
I just looked at iguanas pic again, would it even have been possible to have had the star totally upright, surely it would be too close to the first spike on top of his head?
Maybe a smaller star would have been better, just a thought.
Hes hot star or no star 🙂
I just looked at iguanas pic again, would it even have been possible to have had the star totally upright, surely it would be too close to the first spike on top of his head?
Maybe a smaller star would have been better, just a thought.
Hes hot star or no star 🙂
I just looked at iguanas pic again, would it even have been possible to have had the star totally upright, surely it would be too close to the first spike on top of his head?
Maybe a smaller star would have been better, just a thought.
Hes hot star or no star 🙂
That star should not have been put in there in the first place. actually if the star had been done centered and upright it could have worked fine because the spike would have been off to the side of it with room to spare
That star should not have been put in there in the first place. actually if the star had been done centered and upright it could have worked fine because the spike would have been off to the side of it with room to spare
That star should not have been put in there in the first place. actually if the star had been done centered and upright it could have worked fine because the spike would have been off to the side of it with room to spare
Stigmata, you seem to be an expert on the subject, have you had simular work done yourself?
Stigmata, you seem to be an expert on the subject, have you had simular work done yourself?
Stigmata, you seem to be an expert on the subject, have you had simular work done yourself?
what a waste of money….you look like an idiot. Seriously….how much of an attention whore do you have to be to get a hockey puck in the form of a star crammed in your skull…looks sweet man!!
what a waste of money….you look like an idiot. Seriously….how much of an attention whore do you have to be to get a hockey puck in the form of a star crammed in your skull…looks sweet man!!
what a waste of money….you look like an idiot. Seriously….how much of an attention whore do you have to be to get a hockey puck in the form of a star crammed in your skull…looks sweet man!!
I like the horns, but wtf is up with the star? Thats just begging for a pimp slap. It is just plain unsightly….
I like the horns, but wtf is up with the star? Thats just begging for a pimp slap. It is just plain unsightly….
I like the horns, but wtf is up with the star? Thats just begging for a pimp slap. It is just plain unsightly….
IDIOT
IDIOT
IDIOT
yeah im an expert in an unperfected art. bottom line is that is way to big to have ever put in there and should have been done by someone with a little more knowledge on doin the work. i dont think anyone with a good background and good name in the field would have done that and felt comfortable doin it. im sure there are a few artists out there that will do anything for money and could care less about the client. a smaller star would have been a much better choice
yeah im an expert in an unperfected art. bottom line is that is way to big to have ever put in there and should have been done by someone with a little more knowledge on doin the work. i dont think anyone with a good background and good name in the field would have done that and felt comfortable doin it. im sure there are a few artists out there that will do anything for money and could care less about the client. a smaller star would have been a much better choice
yeah im an expert in an unperfected art. bottom line is that is way to big to have ever put in there and should have been done by someone with a little more knowledge on doin the work. i dont think anyone with a good background and good name in the field would have done that and felt comfortable doin it. im sure there are a few artists out there that will do anything for money and could care less about the client. a smaller star would have been a much better choice
Stiggi,
The trouble is my friend, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, if iguana is happy, then maybe we should all just be happy for him.
Im guessing you have mods yourself?
I think maybe you did those for yourself. In life we cannot please all the people all the time. Sometimes we just have to do things for ourselves and hope those around us like what we have done.
I personally would not dare to make these changes myself. They are life time decisions, I change my mind to often. Half way through a tattoo I would be thinking, erm maybe I should have done it a different way. Thats why I admire people who make these life time decisions.
Hugz x
Stiggi,
The trouble is my friend, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, if iguana is happy, then maybe we should all just be happy for him.
Im guessing you have mods yourself?
I think maybe you did those for yourself. In life we cannot please all the people all the time. Sometimes we just have to do things for ourselves and hope those around us like what we have done.
I personally would not dare to make these changes myself. They are life time decisions, I change my mind to often. Half way through a tattoo I would be thinking, erm maybe I should have done it a different way. Thats why I admire people who make these life time decisions.
Hugz x
Stiggi,
The trouble is my friend, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, if iguana is happy, then maybe we should all just be happy for him.
Im guessing you have mods yourself?
I think maybe you did those for yourself. In life we cannot please all the people all the time. Sometimes we just have to do things for ourselves and hope those around us like what we have done.
I personally would not dare to make these changes myself. They are life time decisions, I change my mind to often. Half way through a tattoo I would be thinking, erm maybe I should have done it a different way. Thats why I admire people who make these life time decisions.
Hugz x
Hey if he is happy then he is happy. im not taking that away from him. but i will not sit back and not speak up about bad, unsafe unskilled people doin work they should not have done. it makes all artists in the field look bad cause of one person. it bothers me though cause mike himself in vegas admitted they were off and shawn admitted they were off then he says he wanted it that way. thats just a lie… its like people that have bad ink. when you point it out its off they alot of times cop out and say i wanted it that way. just cause at that point what can you say. yeah i know my work is shit but what can i do. that dude has issues with his health. i think thats not the best thing to be doin experimental stuff on him then.
Hey if he is happy then he is happy. im not taking that away from him. but i will not sit back and not speak up about bad, unsafe unskilled people doin work they should not have done. it makes all artists in the field look bad cause of one person. it bothers me though cause mike himself in vegas admitted they were off and shawn admitted they were off then he says he wanted it that way. thats just a lie… its like people that have bad ink. when you point it out its off they alot of times cop out and say i wanted it that way. just cause at that point what can you say. yeah i know my work is shit but what can i do. that dude has issues with his health. i think thats not the best thing to be doin experimental stuff on him then.
Hey if he is happy then he is happy. im not taking that away from him. but i will not sit back and not speak up about bad, unsafe unskilled people doin work they should not have done. it makes all artists in the field look bad cause of one person. it bothers me though cause mike himself in vegas admitted they were off and shawn admitted they were off then he says he wanted it that way. thats just a lie… its like people that have bad ink. when you point it out its off they alot of times cop out and say i wanted it that way. just cause at that point what can you say. yeah i know my work is shit but what can i do. that dude has issues with his health. i think thats not the best thing to be doin experimental stuff on him then.
ok.. lets not overook the fact that this guy looks like an idiot.
ok.. lets not overook the fact that this guy looks like an idiot.
ok.. lets not overook the fact that this guy looks like an idiot.
Morning Stiggi,
Im sat laughing at your last posting, no not like that, I could have writtin it myself thats why im laughing 🙂
I am the same way I dont back off when I think something is wrong.
I dont know much about implants, but on posting 66, I feel the same way, if someone is sick should these type of implants have been done. I would think a healthy body has trouble coping with this level of implant.
The trouble is I think only one person is getting hurt over this and thats iguana, and maybe right now he dont need that just some support.
Shawn just seems thick skinned, his way of dealing with things is to accuse everyone of being ‘haters’. Even his webpage calls people haters.
Have a good one.
Hugz.
Morning Stiggi,
Im sat laughing at your last posting, no not like that, I could have writtin it myself thats why im laughing 🙂
I am the same way I dont back off when I think something is wrong.
I dont know much about implants, but on posting 66, I feel the same way, if someone is sick should these type of implants have been done. I would think a healthy body has trouble coping with this level of implant.
The trouble is I think only one person is getting hurt over this and thats iguana, and maybe right now he dont need that just some support.
Shawn just seems thick skinned, his way of dealing with things is to accuse everyone of being ‘haters’. Even his webpage calls people haters.
Have a good one.
Hugz.
Morning Stiggi,
Im sat laughing at your last posting, no not like that, I could have writtin it myself thats why im laughing 🙂
I am the same way I dont back off when I think something is wrong.
I dont know much about implants, but on posting 66, I feel the same way, if someone is sick should these type of implants have been done. I would think a healthy body has trouble coping with this level of implant.
The trouble is I think only one person is getting hurt over this and thats iguana, and maybe right now he dont need that just some support.
Shawn just seems thick skinned, his way of dealing with things is to accuse everyone of being ‘haters’. Even his webpage calls people haters.
Have a good one.
Hugz.
People who like implants are gay, almost as gay as people who get them, if you want to look like gay mutants then wash your genitals in toxic waste or radioactive material
People who like implants are gay, almost as gay as people who get them, if you want to look like gay mutants then wash your genitals in toxic waste or radioactive material
People who like implants are gay, almost as gay as people who get them, if you want to look like gay mutants then wash your genitals in toxic waste or radioactive material
yeah but whose fault is it that mike got hurt of people noticing his work is way off. not mine. thats why i said at the beginning that if you were experimenting on such a big peice to do it in a more hgidden area. the public can be mean when they see visible work they dont agree on. its life
yeah but whose fault is it that mike got hurt of people noticing his work is way off. not mine. thats why i said at the beginning that if you were experimenting on such a big peice to do it in a more hgidden area. the public can be mean when they see visible work they dont agree on. its life
yeah but whose fault is it that mike got hurt of people noticing his work is way off. not mine. thats why i said at the beginning that if you were experimenting on such a big peice to do it in a more hgidden area. the public can be mean when they see visible work they dont agree on. its life
Its off center you tit, you do it yourself or something?