PINK BULLDOG TATTOO

"Apple stood out, not only because of her vibrant color, but also because of her bubbly personality. She was a great dog, but she kept many secrets. Secrets that will soon find their way to the surface."

I tattooed this piece on Scott Olive's girlfriend while doing a guest spot at Oddity Tattoo in Sarasota, Florida. The piece took me about 4 hours total.

CORPORATE CHARACTER TATTOO

"In the beginning he had nothing but good intentions, but the more time he spent in the company the more he lost of his original self."

Had a "no-show" for my Saturday slot at Tattoolapalooza in Miami this past June so I squeezed this piece in. Sketched the entire piece on with marker and knocked it out in about 3.5 hrs.

ALLERGIES TATTOO

A fellow tattoo artist from Greensboro, North Carolina drove up to get this piece from me. He asked me to put together a piece that would represent all of his allergies so I drew up a cat trying to defend itself from a shrimp and some dust mites with an inhaler. This piece took me roughly 15 hours total.

RALPHIE TATTOO

I created this piece as a memorial for my client's late ferret who used to eat all the plants in her house. She flew in from Ontario, Canada twice for a total of 13 hours to get this piece.

The Rescue Tattoo

Tattooed this piece on a good friend of mine named Heather. Never really been a fan of drawing flowers, but she let me sneak a couple of little critters in there to keep me entertained.

New Jesse Smith/Dan Hazelton Collabo

My buddy Dan Hazelton and I just finished up this piece for an upcoming comic book called Bromkah. The story was written and illustrated by a tattoo artist in Atlanta, Georgia named Garrett Adderley. We were so happy with the way the whole collabo turned out that we decided to make some "18X24" posters of it. If you'd like to scoop one up you can click on the image below and it'll shoot you on over to my online store. They're $10 a piece plus shipping and handling.

As usual I want to thank you all for your continued support,

Jesse Smith............

WARPED PERSPECTIVE

Got a new article in Richmond's own RVA Mag. Super excited with how it turned out. If you'd like to check out the full article you can do so here.

FOOD CHAIN TATTOO

This tattoo illustrates a day in the life of one of my soccer buddies who is a master chef at the infamous Shafer Court. It took me about 15 hours to complete.

TATTOO PRODIGIES

I’m super stoked to be a part of this new book that Mike Devries put together called “Tattoo Prodigies”. This is probably my favorite tattoo book to date. It is Jam packed full of awesome artists and their work. If you’re interested in scooping one up you can do so via MDTattoos.com.


Here is a description of the book that I snagged off of Mike's website:

The highly anticipated Tattoo Prodigies is now in Stock . Tattoo Prodigies is a high quality, hard bound coffee table book that is 10 inches wide by 13 inches tall, all 256 pages are printed in full color... In this day and age, talented artists abound in the tattoo world. Tattoo Prodigies features the world's best tattoo artists with carefully selected, full-color galleries of impressive tattoo and painting accomplishments; as well as inspiring stories and interviews throughout. Not only is this book eye candy for ink collectors and artists alike, the content is sure to motivate those seeking to advance and learn. Pick up your copy today and enjoy an inspiring journey through the pages of abundant tattoo treasures. ??Here is the list of the Tattoo Prodigies: Nick Baxter, Guy Aitchison, Jesse Smith, Tony Ciavarro, Mike DeVries, Bob Tyrrell, Victor Portugal, Kore Flatmo, Jess Yen, Cory Kruger, Nikko Hurtado, Robert Hernandez, Deano Cook, Shane O Neill, Stephane Chaudesaigues, Shige, Robert Atkinson, Sean Herman, Josh Woods, Gunnar, James Kern, Boris, Durb Morrison, Carson Hill, Roman, Paul Booth, Adrian Dominic, Jeff Ensminger, Don McDonald, Tim Kern, Steve Morris, Michele Wortman, Bez, Franco Vescovi, Kari Barba, Alex De Pase, Paul Acker, Bugs, Craig Driscoll, Steve Moore, Steve Soto, Robert Pho, Monte, Jeff Johnson, Kyle Cotterman, Mario Rosenau, Ben Grillo, Toxyc, Liorcifer, Nate Beavers, Aric Taylor, Sweet Laraine, Joshua Carlton, Ron Meyers, Carlos Torres, Big Gus, Juan Gonzalez, Cory Cudney, Dan Henk, Nate Banuelos, Jeremiah Barba, Larry Brogan, Brian Brenner, Megan Hoogland, Tim Harris, Justin Weatherholtz, Mike Rubendall, Aaron Bell, Benjamin Moss, Ryan Hadley, Carlos Rojas, Tommy Montoya, Julio Rodriguez, Jay Wheeler, Juan Salgado, Mike Parsons, Russ Abbott, Cory Norris, Josh Duffy, Fishero, Andy Engel, Mike DeMasi, Mike Cole.

SUPER SNAIL TATTOO

Just because you were born slow doesn't mean you can't excel.

VULTURE CULTURE TATTOO

Tattooed this piece on my buddy Ryan a couple of years back down in Cocoa, FL. He had originally asked for a vulture on the side of his calf which I was really excited about tattooing. I sat down, started to draw, and got a little carried away. Fourteen hours later, this is what he ended up with.

Jesse Smith now booking for Florida trip!

Dear Friends, Family and Faithful Creatives,

Jesse is now booking for his Florida trip! If you are interested in getting tattooed by him at any of the following locations please email kaoticenzymes@gmail.com:

1. a BRIEF DESCRIPTION of what you would like to get
2. WHEN & WHERE you would like to get tattooed
3. WHERE on your body you would like to get this tattoo
4. HOW MUCH you are willing to spend on this piece

ITINERARY
JUNE 25th-27th...........TATTOOLAPALOOZA............MIAMI, FL
JULY 3rd-5th...............ETERNAL INK........................FT. LAUDERDALE, FL
JULY 7th......................ODDITY TATTOO...................SARASOTA, FL
JULY 9th-10th.............REQUIEM BODY ART............SPRING HILL, FL

Thank you all for your continued support, we really do appreciate it.

jc
Jesse Smith's Assistant
WWW.JESSESMITHTATTOOS.COM

Craola's New Clothing Line

My good friend Greg “Craola” Simkins just dropped his new clothing line. For those of you who aren’t familiar with his work, you’ve definitely got to check it out. He’s one of my biggest inspirations and probably one of the most innovative lowbrow artists today.

FISHFOOT TATTOO

Did this tattoo on the beautiful miss Tyler Dobbins as a continuation to the "Little Tyler" piece I did on her a couple years back.

TattooistArt Article

Just landed this new article with a new online magazine called TattooistArt.com. If you get a chance, check it out!!

Dumb Politician iPhone Case

I just got these nifty Dumb Politician iPhone covers in (3G/3GS only). If you’re interested in scooping one up you can do so by clicking the image below. Each case is printed using Thermo-Active Transdermal Technology (a new process developed by a company called “Uncommon”). This particular process ensures durable, long lasting, high resolution imagery on every case. I’m super happy with how well they turned out and I’m confident that you guys will be happy with them as well.To those of you that are interested in setting up an appointment with me for my Florida trip, I’ll be shooting out an email here in about three weeks. I usually give my mailing list first priority so if you haven’t joined it yet you can do so here. A lot of people have been showing interest in booking with me for this trip so definitely hit me back as soon as you get the email to ensure a spot.

SOBER MONKEY TATTOO

Did this one on Lucas, an old friend from Heidelberg High School. This piece was put together in late '09 at Ghost Print Gallery Tattoo.

KILLER KOON

Did this on my buddy Devin Taylor, owner of Bleeding Star Clothing, in Vegas this past October. Took me about seven hours.

ZOMBIE SQUIRREL

SLOW COOKER

Dropped this off at Vegas back in October '09.

PRAYING HANDS

Dropped this off in San Francisco back in August 2009.

SURFER CHICK!

Dropped this off in Denmark a couple years back.

THANK YOU!!

First off I'd like to thank each and every one of you for your continued support. I sold a ton of T-Shirts this past week and it really means a lot to me that all of you stepped up to help me out. I'm going to get all these orders off to the printers this Monday and hopefully have them out to you a couple weeks after. If you haven't had a chance to order a shirt and would like to, please make sure you get your order in before Sunday.

On another note, I just had 3 new articles drop in Europe (Skin Deep issue 181, Rise, and Bodyfication). I sent them a bunch of new tattoos that I've never posted on the internet before so if you wanna see them you're gonna hafta scoop yourself up one of these magazines:)

Till next time!!

LEFTY SKETCH T!

Last Friday I messed up my drawing hand pretty bad playing soccer and unfortunately it has put me in a position where I can't tattoo. So I was trying to figure out a way to supplement my tattoo income and I came up with an idea. I had always wanted to see what would happen if I drew up something left handed and thought this was a good opportunity to try. I sat down with the intention to draw a T-Shirt design to sell to people who were interested in giving me a hand financially and to my surprise it turned out better then I had expected.

I ended up sketching a squirrel (go figure:) named Basher who was the sole survivor in the battle for the Golden Acorn. I also wrote a short story about how he ended up breaking his wrist that can be found behind the image on the T-shirt. If you are interested in scooping up a T-Shirt I would greatly appreciate it. All shirts will be printed on American Apparel and run $23 a piece. They are available in Men's (Grey or Sepia) and Girl's (Grey or Muave). Thank you all so much for your continued support, Jesse Smith