CLASSICK!

IF YOU FELLAS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO GET. YOU CAN NEVER GO WRONG WITH A CLASSICK PIN-UP GIRL. THEY WILL NEVER GO OUT OF STYLE OR BECOME OUTDATED.

LADIES NIGHT..

WOMENS BACK PIECES ARE BECOMING MORE POPULAR AND THATS A BEAUTIFUL THING.. FEMALES SKIN IS ALWAYS EASIER TO WORK ON. A WOMAN DEDICATING HER BACK IS ALWAYS THE BEST CANVAS AN ARTIST COULD WANT. MY BABE JULIE RECENTLY BUSTED OUT HER BACK AT THE SAME TIME AS HER FRIEND MICHELLE SEEN HERE. SHE OWNS A FEMALE BOUTIQUE "NATIVE" LOCATED ON FRANKLIN IN HOLLYWOOD.

THE "REMIX"

YOU DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO DO A COVER UP OR LASER REMOVAL, SOMETIMES ITS BEST TO LEAVE WHAT YOU HAVE AND BUILD AROUND IT. UNLESS ITS AND EX GIRLFRIENDS NAME THAT YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO REMOVE. MOST TATTOOS CAN BE REMIXED, TOUCHED UP OR FRAMED.

One of My Artwork that I have been working on.

Hannya Mask - Idea of Hori Mouja

Media - Pencil,Marker and Oil Pastel on Drawing Paper

BONNIE AND CLYDE IN THE '09

THIS IS MY FAVORITE THING TO DO, ANGLES AND GUNS THERE IS NOTHING LIKE A VICTORIA SECRET ANGEL GONE BAD. THIS GIRL NEVER MADE THE AD CAMPAIGN, SHE WAS TO BUSY DRIVING THE GETAWAY CAR IN THE SEVEN ELEVEN BEER RUN. OH YEA! HAVE A HAPPY TURKEY. STOP THINKING ABOUT YOURSELF FOR FIVE HOURS AND SPEND TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY.

2 Koi

Hello all....

Its been awhile since I have updated anything in here... Been busy with life ( Even though it sucks most of the time ) and new projects. Well, anyway, did this piece a day ago. Enjoy !

SIN CITY

THIS IS A PIECE THAT I DID FOR A HOMIE FROM VEGAS. HE WANTED TO GET A PIECE TO REP HIS CITY AND HE DIDN'T WANTED IT TO BE ONE ICON SO HE DECIDED TO GO WITH THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS AS THE CONCEPT...

LIFESTYLE POR VIDA

CHECK OUT THIS BACKPIECE I DID ON ONE OF MY CAR CLUB BROTHERS BOBBY FLORES. I FIRST MET BOBBY IN 1990 AT A CARSHOW. I AIRBRUSHED A PORTRAIT OF HIS CAR ON A T-SHIRT AND WE HAVE BEEN FRIENDS EVER SINCE. BOBBY DEDICATED HIS BACK TO THE LIFESTYLE OF CLASSIC CARS AND HARLEY-DAVIDSONS. WE WILL BE SHOWING FLIKS OF HIS SHOW CAR "COTTON CADI" SO BE ON THE LOOK OUT...

LOST ANGELS

CHECK OUT THIS TATTOO OF SOMEONE PAYING HOMAGE TO THE CITY OF ANGELS. THESE KIND OF TATTOOS NEVER GO OUT OF STYLE AND I WILL PROBABLY DO A THOUSAND MORE OF THESE BEFORE I PUT THE MACHINES DOWN.

DR. GREENTHUMB

I BEGAN TO WORK ON A 1961 IMPALA "BUBBLE TOP" IN DEDICATION TO THE TIME I SPENT TOURING WITH CYPRESS HILL, DOING TOUR SHIRTS AND ALBUM COVERS. AS A TATTOO MEMBER OF THE SOUL ASSASSINS CREW I HAD TO DEDICATE A LOWRIDER TO THE BUDDHA GOD. THESE ARE JUST A SNEEK PREVIEW OF MY WORK ON THE CAR. I WILL BE POSTING PROGRESS SHOTS AS I TAKE THEM.

LIFE AND LIBERTY!

CHECK OUT PEOPLE WHO LOVE FINELINE LOWRIDER HANDWRITING. THERE IS MORE TO LOS ANGELES IN THE '60'S. WHEN I WAS GOING TO SCHOOL IN THE 80'S EVERY KID COULD WRITE HIS NAME IN SCRIPT. THANKS TO TATTOOERS LIKE JACK RUDY AND FREDDY NEGRETE TATTOOERS ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE TRYING TO EMULATE THIS STYLE OF WRITING.

GENKIDESUKA?

I STARTED GOING TO JAPAN IN 1992. BACK THEN FEW PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT IT. I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE CULTURE AND THE PEOPLE. THEY REMIND ME OF MY OWN PEOPLE, SOMETHING ABOUT FAMILY LOYALTY, PRIDE AND AN EYE FOR DETAIL. JAPANESE PEOPLE DO NOT PLAY WHEN IT COMES TO LOWRIDING THEY TAKE IT VERY SERIOUS. A JAPANESE CAMERA CREW RECENTLY SHOWED UP AND WANTED TO GET FOOTAGE OF US CLOWNING IN DOWNTOWN L.A. SO THIS IS THE FOOTAGE THEY GOT OF ME AND MY DUECE LAYING AND PLAYING IN THE "SOUL KITCHEN".

LONG DISTANCE AWARD...

GOES TO MY MATE JASON WHO DROVE ALL THE WAY FROM DUBAI. CHECK OUT THIS BLOKES DEDICATION TO THE MOVEMENT. HE GAVE ME SOME RUFF IDEAS BUT LET ME DO MY THING. ITS ALWAYS WISE NOT TO ART DIRECT THE ART DIRECTOR.

STAY ToON'D

DONT FORGET TO STAY UP ON THE LAST LAUGH BLOG. I WILL BE POSTING STUFF ON THERE THAT YOU WILL NOT SEE HERE....

ARMED TO THE TEETH

THIS IS STEVE WHO CAME DOWN FROM S.F. AND WANTED TO FINISH HIS SLEEVES AND MAKE SURE HE NEVER GETS A REGULAR JOB... ONCE YOU GET SLEEVES YOU EITHER HAVE TO GET CREATIVE, START YOUR OWN BUSINESS, START A BAND OR PLAN A ROBBERY! WHAT A COUNTRY.

COOKIN UP N THE KITCHEN!

YOUNG RUBEN CAME BY SO WE CAN FLIK UP HIS LATEST TATTOO. HE IS A CHEF IN A ONE OF BEVERLY HILLS BOMB SPOTS AND KNOWS THE INGREDIENTS WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING INKED AND DOES HIS RESEARCH .... IF YOU DIG THROUGH MY BLOG ARCHIVES YOU CAN SEE THE PROGRESS OF ALL HIS WORK.

HEAVEN OR HELL!?!

HERE IS SOME MORE PROGRESS ON RAYS BACK PIECE. TATTOOING IS ALOT DIFFERENT THAN DRAWING ON PAPER. DRAWING ON A LIVING CANVAS IS DIFFERENT EVERY TIME I DO IT. BACK PIECES ALWAYS SEEM TO BE MORE DIFFICULT CAUSE IT TAKES MULTIPLE SESSIONS TO FINISH BUT THEY END UP BEING THE MOST GRATIFYING BECAUSE IS THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AND COMMITMENT TO DEDICATE YOUR WHOLE BACK.

LADIES FIRST!

CHECK OUT A MURAL I DID THAT IS NOT ON YOUR AVERAGE LOWRIDER. THIS ONE I DID FOR BIG CHRIS OF ELITE C.C. ON THE HOOD OF HIS MOTHERS '08 LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO SPYDER. ALOT OF PEOPLE TRIPPED OUT AT THE SEMA SHOW. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN MURALING ALOT OF HIGH END LUXURY CARS, ALOT MORE SUBTLE THAN A LOWRIDER BUT NEVER THE LESS THEY STILL HAVE MURALS ON THERE WHIP. YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE MURAL I DID FOR CHRIS AND HIS '64 IMPALA "PURPLE REIGN" IN DECEMBER OF '07.

"AINT NO SUNSHINE"

THIS IS A SLEEVE I DID FOR A DUDE FROM TEXAS. THE INK HE WAS THINKING ABOUT WAS SOMETHING TO REMEMBER THE TIME HE SPENT IN THE JOINT, HE CHANGED HIS LIFE AROUND BUT DIDN'T WANT TO FORGET WHERE HE CAME FROM.

BACK PIECES R US!

CHECK OUT THIS BACKPIECE IN PROGRESS! DUDE HAS GOT A BIG BACK SO ITS NOT AN EASY TASK, THE GOOD THING AS THAT HOMIE DOESN'T FLINCH AND SITS THROUGH IT LIKE A SOLDIER. I'M GOING TO TATTOO HIM SOME MORE NEXT WEEK SO CHECK BACK FOR THE UPDATES.

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN

THIS IS THE LATEST FROM MY CLUB BROTHER BOBBY FLOWERS. HE WANTED TO GET A PORTRAIT IN MEMORY OF HIS SON IN LAW WHO JUST RECENTLY PASSED.

TURNING A NEW LEAF!

FORMER TUFF GUY TURNED FAMILY MAN, O.G. LEPKE! "OLD HABITS ARE HARD TO SHAKE" MY MOTHER WAS VISITING THE SHOP AND CAUGHT LEP DOG WRITING GRAFFITI ON THE CURB. AFTER A TWO MINUTE GUILT TRIP LEP DID THE RIGHT THING AND DECIDED TO BEAUTIFY THE COMMUNITY..

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES ARTWALK

THIS THURSDAY NOV 13TH IS THE DOWNTOWN L.A. ART WALK. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN DOWNTOWN DURING THE ART WALK THEN YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOU BEEN MISSING. WATCH AS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WALK THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES PAYING HOMAGE TO THE L.A. ART COMMUNITY. I WILL BE AT THE LAST LAUGH WITH MY TEAM AS I TATTOO. ALL THE GALLERY'S AND RESTAURANTS WILL BE OPEN LATE FOR THIS EVENT...
THE LAST LAUGH
129 E 6TH ST
L.A. CA 90014
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H.I.N./ SPEED CHANNEL

HERE IS AN INTERVIEW I DID FOR THE SPEED CHANNEL AT HOT IMPORT NIGHTS..


KEEP THE FAITH!

RELIGIOUS PIECES ARE AN ALL TIME FAVORITE AND ALWAYS CLASSIC. I HAVE ALSO DONE JEWISH AND BUDDHIST ICONS ON A FEW OCCASIONS.

BIRDS EYE!!

WHATS UP? I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO SUPPORT THE CARSHOW WE HAD OVER AT THE 24 HOUR POP UP STORE THIS PAST WEEKEND... HERE IS A FLIK ONE OF THE HOMIES TOOK FORM A ROOF TOP. STAY POSTED I HAVE SOME MORE COMING SOON.

Down with the Sickness

Hi all....

Its been awhile since I have updated this blog. I have been busy with new projects at the moment and I was down with a viral infection to my throat (Damn Pizzas !! ) and I was not in the right condition to tattoo for the past 1 week or so. I am still recovering from it and I would be back tattooing in couple of days...Hopefully !!

Sorry to keep you guys waiting !!

TATTOO TOUR!

THIS IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST CITY ON MY TATTOO TOUR. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IT TO L.A. THEN NOW IS YOUR CHANCE. IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN TO MY STUDIO THEN YOU KNOW HOW WE VALUE OUR CUSTOMERS AND PRIDE OUR SELVES IN MAKING YOU FEEL AT HOME AND TREATING YOU LIKE FAMILY. THE SAME STANDS WHEN YOU GET INKED ON TOUR. I GOT ALOT OF GOOD PEOPLE OUT IN NEW YORK AND IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORITE CITYS. A FEW OTHER CITYS ARE ON THE LIST SO BE ON THE LOOK OUT... IF YOU ARE SERIOUS AND INTERESTED CLICK ON THE FLYER AND CONTACT MY BOOKING ASSISTANT.

CLOWNS BY THE POUND!!

THIS IS ALWAYS A GOOD CHOICE WHEN YOU COME IN AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO GET.. EACH CLOWN HAS A SOMETHING THAT SETS IT APART AND MAKES IT UNIQUE TO YOUR CHARACTER.

FINAL TOUCH!

SHE HAS COMPLETED HER BACK... AND SHE IS ALREADY THINKING OF WHAT TO GET NEXT.

THE LAST LAUGH CARSHOW

ITS OFFICIAL: THE LAST LAUGH IS HOSTING A CARSHOW ON THE ROOF OF THE PAPER MAGAZINE 24 HOUR POP UP STORE.
Saturday Nov. 8th 12pm - 5pm
8873 West Sunset Boulevard.


PAPER MAGAZINE 24 HOUR "POP UP" STORE IS ONLY FOR ONE DAY STARTING FRIDAY, NOV 7 AT 6PM TO SATURDAY, NOV 8 AT 6PM. THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR THAT PAPER MAGAZINE IS HOSTING THIS 24 HOUR "POP UP" STORE. THIS IS NOT JUST A WAREHOUSE WITH BOOTHS FROM 3O BRANDS, THIS IS AN EXPERIENCE OF 30 DIFFERENT TEAMS WORKING TOGETHER WITH PAPER TO MAKE THIS A 24 HOURS THAT YOU WONT FORGET. OUR FRIENDS FROM UNDEFEATED, SUPREME AND STUSSY WILL ALSO BE THERE REPRESENTING. CONVERSE HAS PUT TOGETHER 24 BANDS IN 24 HOURS TO KEEP YOU AWAKE...

THE CAPP OFF!

JOSH CAPPO IS ONE OF MY CLIENTS THAT CAME IN TO CAP OFF ONE OF HIS SLEEVES AND HAS BEEN BACK FOR MORE WORK SINCE THEN AND BROUGHT IN FAMILY MEMBERS TO GET DONE AS WELL. HE WAS MUAY THAI CHAMPION FIGHTING FROM 18 TO 22YRS FIGHTING OUT OF THAILAND SINCE THEN HAS BEEN IN THE JEWELRY BUSINESS...

EAST SIDE STORY

HERE IS A FLIK OF THE MURAL I JUST DID FOR MY 39. THIS IS A MURAL THAT WAS INSPIRED BY THE 6TH STREET BRIDGE THAT CONNECTS WHITTIER BLVD AND THE HEART OF LOS ANGELES. MY 39 HAS ALSO JUST HAD THE FENDERS FLAKED AND CANDIED BY MARIOS AUTO WORKS, THE ENGINE WAS ALSO DRESSED UP BY BIG G'S CLASSIC CARS STARTING WITH THE BLOCK BEING CANDIED, DUAL CARBS AND ACCESSORIES WERE CHROMED, THE INTERIOR WAS DONE WITH A CLASSIC TOUCH BY TOP STITCH CUSTOM UPHOLSTERY. IF YOU WANT TO CATCH IT THIS WEEKEND STAY ToONeD TO MY BLOG TO GET THE DETAILS...

BUGS/ LIFESTYLE C.C.

MY CLUB BROTHER BUGS CAME THRU WITH HIS WIFE TO GET HER TATTOO SHE KNEW JUST WHAT SHE WANTED. BUGS IS KNOWN FOR HIS PINSTRIPING HE HAS STRIPED MY POPS EL CAMINO, STRIPED MY SHOP TRUCK WITH DANNY D, THEY ALSO DID THE HOLIDAY WINDOWS FOR SUPREME, STUSSY AND UNDEFEATED LAST YEAR AND WORKED TOGETHER ON MANY OTHER PIECES...

FAMILY VALUES

IF YOU GREW UP IN LOS ANGELES IN THE EARLY 90'S THEN THE NAME SHERM MIGHT SOUND FAMILIAR. SHE CAME THRU AND WANTED A PIECE IN MEMORY OF HER MOTHER.THIS IS THE PIECE... I THOUGHT IT WAS DOPE THAT SHE DIDN'T WANT A TRADITIONAL MEMORIAL PIECE.

MY NEW TATTOO SHOP IN DOWNTOWN L.A.

I JUST OPENED UP A RETAIL STORE IN THE HEART OF LOS ANGELES WITH MY PARTNER ESTEVAN ORIOL. THIS IS THE PLACE TO FIND EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS I HAVE MADE FOR THE STORE. YOU CAN ALSO FIND MY LOST ANGEL TOYS, NIKE, SYNDICATE/ VANS I DESIGNED, SOME OF MY ARTWORK. I HAVE ALSO MY NEW TATTOO SHOP IN THE STORE. FOR THE FULL EXPERIENCE AND IF YOUR SERIOUS ABOUT A TATTOO EMAIL MY ASSISTANT asst@mistercartoon.com ESTEVAN HAS NEW DESIGNS THAT HAVE ALSO JUST HIT THE SHELVES, AN L.A. WOMAN CALANDER FOR 2009 OF SOME OF THE LADIES HE HAS SHOT. HE ALSO HAS PRINTS AVAILABLE...

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L.A.
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SOUTH SIDE STORY

THIS IS ANOTHER PIECE FROM THE ARCHIVES AND ANOTHER STORY FROM THE STREETS OF LOS ANGELES.

PAULIE B / R.I.P

ITS COMING UP ON A YEAR SINCE YOU'VE GONE. YOU WILL BE MISSED AND NEVER FORGOTTEN.

RIDE IN PEACE!!

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES ARTWALK

THIS THURSDAY NOV 13TH IS THE DOWNTOWN L.A. ART WALK. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN DOWNTOWN DURING ONE OF THESE, YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY BE DOWN HERE TO CHECK THIS OUT. I WILL BE AT THE THE LAST LAUGH WITH MY TEAM DURING THE ART WALK TATTOOING. THE GALLERIES AND RESTAURANTS WILL BE OPEN LATE FOR THE CROWD. WATCH AS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE FLOOD THE STREETS IN SUPPORT OF THE DOWNTOWN ART COMMUNITY. THE DOWNTOWN ART WALK IS THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH. CLICK ON THE MAP TO VIEW MORE DETAILS.