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A little scarification in between bands perhaps?

Written by

Sean Philips

Right now Austin, Texas is hosting the SXSW music festival, With thousands upon thousands of attendees, I figure some must be body art aficionados. So I thought it would be only fitting to let our readers know that not only is Modblog regular Ron Garza in town enjoying the festivities, he is also taking a few appointments at Affinity Tattoo and Body Piercing, which is owned by no other then my former apprentice, Ryan Terrillion.

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This piece was done at Affinity last night by Ron. If you would like to set up an appointment while your there, just contact Ryan 512-476-4596 or [email protected] and he will happily hook it up for you.

Speaking of Ron, tomorrow night I will be posting my review of his Professional Piercing Basics: Volume 1 DVD, so be sure to check back here for that.

Comments

15 responses to “A little scarification in between bands perhaps?”

  1. Inka Avatar
    Inka

    Beautiful. Please post a follow up when it has healed.

  2. Inka Avatar
    Inka

    Beautiful. Please post a follow up when it has healed.

  3. Inka Avatar
    Inka

    Beautiful. Please post a follow up when it has healed.

  4. Nathan Green Avatar
    Nathan Green

    Dare i say this is almost a traditional style cutting?

  5. Nathan Green Avatar
    Nathan Green

    Dare i say this is almost a traditional style cutting?

  6. Nathan Green Avatar
    Nathan Green

    Dare i say this is almost a traditional style cutting?

  7. Roo Avatar
    Roo

    Sweet it’s good to see that there are still great tattooists in my local area time to make an appointment to get my mural done on my right flank to cover up the artwork that another “tattooist” botched… 🙁

  8. Roo Avatar
    Roo

    Sweet it’s good to see that there are still great tattooists in my local area time to make an appointment to get my mural done on my right flank to cover up the artwork that another “tattooist” botched… 🙁

  9. Roo Avatar
    Roo

    Sweet it’s good to see that there are still great tattooists in my local area time to make an appointment to get my mural done on my right flank to cover up the artwork that another “tattooist” botched… 🙁

  10. Maggie Avatar
    Maggie

    Beautiful dharmachakra. I have a very similar tattoo on my leg.

  11. Maggie Avatar
    Maggie

    Beautiful dharmachakra. I have a very similar tattoo on my leg.

  12. Maggie Avatar
    Maggie

    Beautiful dharmachakra. I have a very similar tattoo on my leg.

  13. Maggie Avatar
    Maggie

    Beautiful dharmachakra. I have a very similar tattoo on my leg.

  14. Maggie Avatar
    Maggie

    Beautiful dharmachakra. I have a very similar tattoo on my leg.

  15. Maggie Avatar
    Maggie

    Beautiful dharmachakra. I have a very similar tattoo on my leg.

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