San Jose Tattoo Con (2007)

[bonniegrrl]

I attended the Convention of Tattoo Arts presented by State of Grace in San Jose, Calif. yesterday where tattoo artists (including the lovely Kat Von D from the show "LA Ink") could be seen in action giving patrons tradtional and Japanese handtap-style tattoos. I picked up some fabulous flash tattoo art-inspired jewelry as well as some signed art, chatted with my favorite artist Shawn Barber, gawked at all the amazing tattooists under one roof, and wished I had more money to get a tattoo right then and there.

The convention also had a magnificent display of old-style flash art that included military slogans, pirates, skulls, pretty ladies and bizarre tributes like the chicken head ballerina!

Check out all the fun here:
San Jose Tattoo Con (2007)