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So Many Mayans, So Little Time…

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 20, 2012 by Miguel Olascuaga

Well, I figure one last update is in order before the end of the world, or at least until I wake up on Saturday and find out that I still have bills to pay,Christmas to celebrate,and a headlight that still needs to be replaced on my recently renewed, crash tested 2012 Kia Soul. Thank God the officer was kind enough to keep me waiting in suspense, while he questioned my child’s age, and school district as though I had decided to steal this mini toaster with a missing headlight away from an under middle class single parent. Anyways, here is what I have been up to the last few months.

wuff head, ya dumb dumb

This tattoo above was done on my good buddy Mike. We are still in the process of adding a dream catcher underneath of it.

Below is a tattoo that I did on Pippin. Pippin came to me with an idea from the movie, “Lawless”. Lawless is an incredible movie and I highly recommend you watch it

heart, balls, who gives a crap, they both get you in troubleAfter watching this movie, I became obsessed and read the book as well.

thems nice chineese throwin' stars

Above is a painting that I did for my friend Lucy. Lucy is expecting a child and I congratulated her with this token for her daughter’s room, and she also was awesome enough to get tickets to a show for me and my lady!

063The tattoo above was done on one of my really great clients and friend, Corey. He brought me in the reference and I changed a few things and added my own take on it. This was a fun tattoo because I don’t typically use some of these colors in my custom work.

Below is a rad tattoo on a client that wanted some type of family tree oriented theme.

intials dont grow on trees silly..There have been so many great people coming to me for work, and I feel very blessed to have them in my life.

The last few months have taken a minute to get used to, but I can say that this is the happiest I have been since moving to Georgia. Now this isn’t to discredit the time and efforts leading up to this, but things are starting to take shape.

Tom Wates for no oneI had a petty good time doing this little hour-glass tattoo.

meee yowThis was a fun walk in, she had many great tattoos and I was excited to add another one to her collection.

Roses are red, fuck you..What a fun little painting, I based it off of a photo from the 20’s. It was a tattoo on a lady’s back, I really liked it and felt like painting it. I later gifted it to my good friend and co-worker’s daughter, Brett Pundt. Talented artist that guy is.

kiss my gritsHere is a little diddy I painted up for my lady’s mother for Christmas. She is a hard-working lady who deserves her vacation. Referenced from Sailor Jerry

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The image above was tattooed while visiting my old stomping grounds, Black Cat Tattoo.

chief running bar tabAnother fun tattoo from my Black Cat Tattoo trip.

i like butterflies and rainbowsThe image above was tattooed on a very nice young lady in Atlanta who always comes to me for her work.

roses are red, still...fuck youThe rose and lady tattoo was done during my trip to Livewire Tattoo in Jax. Beach,Fl.

she shellsThe tattoo above was done on my lovely lady partner, she really enjoyed it…

what in my hurr?This was based off of a painting that I did (above) Owen Jensen reference, I really enjoy my job.

co keelin' it dawgSome fun on a different medium.

magnoliaFun walk in

lighthouseI really loved doing this tattoo.

finger paintTattooed while guesting at The tattoo Zone, Mobile,Al.

eagle bitchesTattoo in Mobile, Al.

jap cat

Tattooed in Mobile,Al.

butterfly kissesTattooed in Mobile,Al.

roses are black, crack a lackRoses, always fun

roses are red, you know the resta little trade out with my buddy Josh, this is what I painted him

butterfly

jebusthis is a painting that I did for Dan Wulff at Tattoo Faction, Cleveland, OH.

Dreams on Boulevard

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , , , , , , , on January 11, 2012 by Miguel Olascuaga

It has been awhile since I have really wrote anything on here. I wish I could say it’s because I’m busy, but rather just a lack of creativity and dark storms pouring down shit and hail all over me (you can imagine how hard it is to walk in that). I have recently switched locations from Douglasville,Ga. to Atlanta. I am still at “Forever Yours Tattoo”, it’s the Boulevard location and it’s where “Liberty Tattoo” used to be. The main “Liberty Tattoo” is still on Ponce. I feel much better being in Atlanta and the shop is beautiful. I am closer to my friends being here and something about the city just does it for me. Below is a picture of Forever Yours Tattoo, ATL.

I love this place, I have had the pleasure of watching Shay Cannon build machines here. This is a great way of starting off the New Year!

So… I am putting a few paintings and a tattoo. Things are picking up here in the ATL, and i have some large projects on the way.

This here is a painting I did for the Goldenstein’s. They have become good friends of ours due to the Colvin’s. I was putting myself out there to anybody who wanted me to paint them something, and they were nice enough to commission me for such a thing. I love Alchemy related art and things to do with such. The Goldenstein’s told me to do what I wanted to, and I felt that this fit them perfect.

I tattooed this lil’ diddy on a lady by the name of Stephanie, she has always let me do fun tattoos on her. I took from Sailor Jerry as I often do, and put her phrase in the banners.

Below is a painting that I did for a friend’s anniversary present. It says something inspirational and sweet and all that jazz.

It was a good exercise to get me in the mood. I have felt extremely unmotivated lately, a few more paintings and I will be back to where I need to be.

Thank you for stopping in for a minute and reading my page, sorry there were no nudes…..

If  you are interested in getting tattooed by me or inquiring about a painting, then you can contact me @knockknockthedevil@gmail.com or stop by the shop @ 566 Boulevard SE Atlanta Ga. 30312  404.635.9414