Well! It’s been a couple of active months working at the studio and also in Paris for the first time. Going on and ending big projects like this huge lion and also one sitting tattoos too. Starting with this big one, my sincere acknowledgment and respect goes for Eric. He sat like a champ four times with almost no recovery time in between. A serious planning and will power is all you need to succeed with your front piece!! Thanks for picking up this concept from my book and letting me adapt it to your needs. You are great.

Next piece is the newest addition to the always wise and powerful Pablo Tomás, one of the best tattooers of his generation without a single doubt. Just check his work, it’s amazing. He asked me for a version of the famous sculpture by Hugo Rheinhold called «Affe mit Schädel». Monkeys are clearly out of my natural book of ideas but this one was too good to refuse. At the end, it turned out to be a really fun tattoo to do.

Last one at Eclipse was for Yuri. I always have fun investigating harpies in many forms. In this occasion, I just turned a neo traditional tattoo concept into something more of my own. I’m glad that he moved on with my idea of mixing a clearly inspired japanese falcon with a more western girl and how it turned out. Most of the time, risking with new options is super cool if you are grounded in classic icons.

And now, the turn for Paris. It was my first time there at Matière Noire Tattoo but not my first time in the city. I must say I’ve always liked Paris and France in general, but this time was the best. I’m looking forward to be back as soon as possible to end some unfinished works and also to start new ones. Some of them:

As I said, the experience was great and I felt super welcomed. I’m happy to travel around Europe with my big book of drawings and see how they connect with my colleagues and clients. Trust me, it’s a nice shared experience to discover new ideas and finding body spots to tattoo them. Tablets are great but cannot match the feeling of spending some relaxed time turning the pages of a flash book while talking about your new tattoo. That’s my game and I love it. And, I’m also grateful to work on custom projects that are normally bigger and take another kind of preparation. Both ways, always on paper!

My special thanks to Louis, the shop’s manager, for taking care of me and getting tattooed. Alix, was the first time but not the last! Thanks for trusting me with such a good combo project. Finally, Jimi and Alex, always getting back from our Barcelona days, thank you a million times.

And finally, if you want to get tattooed in Barcelona, Madrid, Berlin, Paris, Brussels, Porto, London, Viena or…in any other european city, please write me here: david@davidtejero.com. I’m starting a travel waiting list and as soon as I know I have enough work on specific locations, I’ll put up dates to travel. If I’m never coming near around your area and you feel it could be great, tell me and maybe we can sort it out!

Have a good summer! And get tattooed!