Sophie Lu‘s great house fly tattoos were done by Jon at Uptown Tattoo in Minneapolis, as was her sparrow sketch, which you can see if you click through the picture.
House Flies and Sparrows
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14 responses to “House Flies and Sparrows”
Wow that sparrow is amazing.
those are some nice tattoos!!
Really nice detailed work there, also i love the Dr. Octopus style lighting!!!
When I clicked through I was expecting the sparrow to be in the traditional old school style. What a nice surprise!
i love jon & his work
the lights in the picture have a very fly-like pressence
i love this giiiirrl! she’s damn sexy.
The lights remind me of The Darkness (for all you video game and comic nerds here :))
I fucking love those flys. And I realllllly like the picture
I love this picture.
Jon’s work is absolutely amazing, and he’s a total sweetheart to boot! Beautiful picture, beautiful tattoos.
nice
Am I the only one who think she looks a bit like Meg White? (And i mean that as a VERY good thing. Meg is THE hottest chick drummer ever)
oh wow. that sparrow is amazing. the flies are too, but you know. they’re flies. gotta respect her for that one, though.