Seattle tattoo - easy access by bike

Any Seattlites yearning for a tattoo shop they can easily ride to, check out Two Birds Tattoo.

www.twobirdstattoo.com

Owned by 2 women, all the staff are women, when I was there the clientele was all women. Great comfortable atmosphere (feels like a clean and bright art gallery). I was very happy with my artist, with my tat, and with my aftercare instructions and aftercare kit.

My artist (Tarah) was able to take an image from a book, a crappy sketch I'd made on a TE Post-it, and my verbal description of what I wanted in general, and from that create EXACTLY what I was looking for!

They are on a street with a bike lane, and within a few blocks of several major bike routes.

They even sponsored an all-girl alley cat race in June. Their work is gorgeous! How'd you ever find out about them??

When do we get to see photos (or have you posted and I missed it)?

My favorite place to get inked is lovely, too. Definitely not a fly-by-night kind of joint, very clean, very laid-back. My favorite artist has been there since she was a teenager, originally working as a receptionist, since she wasn't legally old enough to work as an artist. I think she's maybe in her late 20s, now. Pretty much every artist there has been there for close to a decade. And they are VERY bike friendly. They have "on less car" stickers on the door, the computer, the front desk. I thought this was cool even before I became velo-enamored.

If I'm ever in Seattle I'm going to have to check out Seattle Tattoo.

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Originally Posted by salsabike

They even sponsored an all-girl alley cat race in June. Their work is gorgeous! How'd you ever find out about them??

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Yes! They support Menstrual Monday's stuff!

I've never been on a Menstrual Monday ride, but one of these days I'd like to.
(anyone game to join me? I think they meet down at the Seattle Center.)

I found out about them through a friend who had a tattoo done there by Ruby (one of the owners). She was really pleased with the work and the place in general. I did a bit of research online about them, and decided to go there for mine. I really had a great time, and am so very happy with how the tat turned out.

One of the things that amazes me is how artistic people can take a mish-mash of examples and ideas and create something that is so RIGHT and PERFECT. That's some crazy talent that I just do not have, and I really admire in folks that do.

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Originally Posted by zoom-zoom

If I'm ever in Seattle I'm going to have to check out Seattle Tattoo.

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Oops, sorry, my title was a bit misleading! The shop is named Two Birds Tattoo (owned by two women, two birds...) www.twobirdstattoo.com

I'll post a picture as soon as the tat is out of its grody phase. Maybe in a week or two.

Now you are making me want a tattoo.

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Originally Posted by salsabike

Now you are making me want a tattoo.

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I've already got an idea for my next one...

LETS GO! :p

Tattoos involve lots of needle like pricks, I'll pass. Merci, mais non.

I know. All these years I've been able to resist. And I may continue resisting. But the Two Birds work is so beautiful. I started having little fantasies yesterday...if I did, what would I do? A tiny ballet shoe on one ankle, and the swim/bike/run--also tiny--on the other...

I don't THINK I'll actually do it. But you never know. :D

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Originally Posted by bmccasland

Tattoos involve lots of needle like pricks, I'll pass. Merci, mais non.

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It actually didn't hurt nearly as much as I expected it to. The edge that got close to my shinbone felt like getting snapped by a rubber band, but on the whole it felt like someone running a toothpick over my skin. Or drawing on me with a slightly too-sharp pencil.

Much less painful than waxing my legs or plucking my eyebrows. :eek:

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Originally Posted by salsabike

I know. All these years I've been able to resist. And I may continue resisting. But the Two Birds work is so beautiful. I started having little fantasies yesterday...if I did, what would I do? A tiny ballet shoe on one ankle, and the swim/bike/run--also tiny--on the other...

I don't THINK I'll actually do it. But you never know. :D

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The artist who did my tattoo (Tarah Pennington) is very good with tiny. She figured out how to do the small (size of a half dollar coin) tat I wanted and still keep it clear by leaving off some of the details and changing some of the shading AND by adding a little bit of color to bring the whole thing to life.

She was very careful and took her time with a tiny needle to put fine details into what is a very simple-looking tattoo. And did a lot of neat things like leaving wee un-inked bits between the separate parts so it looks tidy and clear, yet when you look at it you don't notice them. (they were not in my original picture I brought in, she did that herself when she drew it for me)

Tiny is cheap, too. $60 for mine.

Picture??

I HATE plucking my eyebrows! but I am going to get a tattoo to celebrate my 50th birthday coming soon. A sunshine on my shoulder. I get so depressed in the winter when it's gray all the time that I want my sunshine always:) with me

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Originally Posted by salsabike

Now you are making me want a tattoo.

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+1
Been thinking about it for 30 years but then got complicated up with surgical scars on the good places.
Then I just thought a few weeks ago maybe to get one on my 30 stitch long (outer) upper arm scar (the incision they did to get access to the crushed bone from the "clean side"). Like incorporating the scar.
Which I have seen pics of women who have done that with their mastectomy scars and I had an idea for a while to do a blossoming cherry branched twig using both the scars. My oncologist in 1996 said she had seen them too and it was really nice and my surgeon in 2009 thought it was a good idea but turned down the nitrous oxide before I got any more ideas.
Might work out quite expensive what with the airline ticket and all...
Watch this space - TE wimminz are a Bad Influence!

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Originally Posted by margo49

+1
Been thinking about it for 30 years but then got complicated up with surgical scars on the good places.
Then I just thought a few weeks ago maybe to get one on my 30 stitch long (outer) upper arm scar (the incision they did to get access to the crushed bone from the "clean side"). Like incorporating the scar.
Which I have seen pics of women who have done that with their mastectomy scars and I had an idea for a while to do a blossoming cherry branched twig using both the scars. My oncologist in 1996 said she had seen them too and it was really nice and my surgeon in 2009 thought it was a good idea but turned down the nitrous oxide before I got any more ideas.
Might work out quite expensive what with the airline ticket and all...
Watch this space - TE wimminz are a Bad Influence!

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Vyvyn Lazonga here in Seattle specializes in surgical and post-mastectomy tattoos. There have been a couple of articles about her in the Seattle papers. If you do a search by her name you may find more pictures than in her gallery online. (I can't get to her site from work, it's blocked. I can't give you a link, sorry!) IIRC when you mouse over the pictures in her gallery you can see the "before" pics.

DEFINITELY NOT SAFE FOR WORK!!

Here is the gallery link.

She does beautiful work.

Yay wow!
A world of possibilities - 1/2 a world away!
And even someones had my cherry blossom idea...so I am on track!

Margo, I would bet you a gazillion dollars that if you came here for tattoo work there would be several Seattle TE'ers who would clamor to take you in during the process. :D

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Originally Posted by Blueberry

DEFINITELY NOT SAFE FOR WORK!!

Here is the gallery link.

She does beautiful work.

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Beautiful work! I've a large phoenix on my back what was done by a tattooist from Hawaii - it was done 16-17 years ago and the color is about as vibrant as it was then. If I can figure out how to take a picture of it will post it...sadly it wasn't $60, but she wanted to do it so badly that she made me a fantastic deal. At the time the tattoo "fad" in Tennessee was either a skull/crossbones or a comic strip character...

The artwork on Two Birds Tattoo is gorgeous. Makes me want more ink.

I got my first tattoo a couple of months ago. It's a Korean style phoenix with some Rose of Sharons (Roses of Sharon?:confused:) around it. I'll have to get Dh or DSS to take a more recent picture of it. The original pic has some oozing spots showing.

My tat is finally in the nearly healed stage.
(For the red inked areas. The black inked areas healed weeks ago.)

It appears that I am one of those unfortunate souls who heal v...e...r...y slowly with colored inks.

All future tattoos will be strictly black inks. :rolleyes:

So what do I get next?
A giant scrimshaw sailing ship across my back? A pin-up girl on my bicep? (she'd have to be a thin and anorexic one to fit on my wimpy bicep!) A tramp-stamp globe showing the Pacific ocean? An electron microscope picture of a diatom? Big 'ol anchor on my shoulder? Old Norse runes spelling my name?

Hmmm....

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Originally Posted by KnottedYet

My tat is finally in the nearly healed stage.
(For the red inked areas. The black inked areas healed weeks ago.)

It appears that I am one of those unfortunate souls who heal v...e...r...y slowly with colored inks.

All future tattoos will be strictly black inks. :rolleyes:

So what do I get next?
A giant scrimshaw sailing ship across my back? A pin-up girl on my bicep? (she'd have to be a thin and anorexic one to fit on my wimpy bicep!) A tramp-stamp globe showing the Pacific ocean? An electron microscope picture of a diatom? Big 'ol anchor on my shoulder? Old Norse runes spelling my name?

Hmmm....

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Did you post a picture of the tattoo somewhere?

We'd throw a big Margo party, is what!!

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Originally Posted by salsabike

Did you post a picture of the tattoo somewhere?

We'd throw a big Margo party, is what!!

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AWWWWW.....SHUCKS....

the thing is (as I told Knotted in a PM) the SO (a Real Man ) actually fruck out to the point of trembling and had to stop driving and take a 1/2 a clonex to get over the Panic Attack of thinking of more pain and cutting and healing after all the surgeries, chemo vein punctures and the Port (a-Cath) and radiation burns.

So I've sort of shelved the plan in the meantime as it was never important enough to cause that level of distress. Tho' he recovered to stammer "Of course it's your body"; presumably terrified i'd react with that good ol' feminist stand-by!
Cancer takes people different ways and you never know till you or someone you love comes out with them. Kind of a post-trauma reaction, I guess

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Originally Posted by KnottedYet

So what do I get next?
A giant scrimshaw sailing ship across my back? A pin-up girl on my bicep? (she'd have to be a thin and anorexic one to fit on my wimpy bicep!) A tramp-stamp globe showing the Pacific ocean? An electron microscope picture of a diatom? Big 'ol anchor on my shoulder? Old Norse runes spelling my name?

Hmmm....

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Dear? ;) :p But if you must my vote so far is scrimshaw ship sailing under the GG bridge across your back while escaping the clutches of giant squid :D ;)

Hmmmm . . . I'm going to hold this thread responsible for my getting a new tat. I've been thinking about it for months, and on a sudden whim had it done on Monday! Knot, I'm sure you've been warned about what happens once you get that ink in your blood? You just can't stop!

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Originally Posted by margo49

AWWWWW.....SHUCKS....

the thing is (as I told Knotted in a PM) the SO (a Real Man ) actually fruck out to the point of trembling and had to stop driving and take a 1/2 a clonex to get over the Panic Attack of thinking of more pain and cutting and healing after all the surgeries, chemo vein punctures and the Port (a-Cath) and radiation burns.

So I've sort of shelved the plan in the meantime as it was never important enough to cause that level of distress. Tho' he recovered to stammer "Of course it's your body"; presumably terrified i'd react with that good ol' feminist stand-by!
Cancer takes people different ways and you never know till you or someone you love comes out with them. Kind of a post-trauma reaction, I guess

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Understood, lovey. You could come visit without getting a tattoo and we'd still throw the party, and he would come too.

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Originally Posted by Trek420

Dear? ;) :p But if you must my vote so far is scrimshaw ship sailing under the GG bridge across your back while escaping the clutches of giant squid :D ;)

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Got the plan. Gonna start the rough outlines. Covering the full back, or just half? Upper half or lower half?

It's a bit more complex than my first tattoo, so I'll have Ruby do it: http://twobirdstattoo.com/artists/ruby

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Originally Posted by salsabike

Understood, lovey. You could come visit without getting a tattoo and we'd still throw the party, and he would come too.

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Durn tootin'!

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Originally Posted by KnottedYet

Vyvyn Lazonga here in Seattle specializes in surgical and post-mastectomy tattoos. There have been a couple of articles about her in the Seattle papers. If you do a search by her name you may find more pictures than in her gallery online. (I can't get to her site from work, it's blocked. I can't give you a link, sorry!) IIRC when you mouse over the pictures in her gallery you can see the "before" pics.

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Yeah, I checked her site already. Amazing work (not that I am an expert but as they say I know what I like).