All the Yucky Feelings

A few really fun color pieces done recently: a vibrant scarab addition to @liz.showers growing sleeve, a fun and ferocious pink panther for Christiana based on another image, and a very special martini with skull olives and plumerias for @aliciazny2sd - thank you all for your awesome ideas and your trust in me 🥰🖤🪲😸🍸💀🌸 . . @joatwood @avalontattoo_2 #joatwoodtattoos #angelhandstattoo #avalontattoo2 #AdamsAve #sandiegotattoo #northparktattoo #ladytattooers #tattoo #tattooer #inked #freshlyinked #radtattoos #sandiegotattooshop #sandiegotattooartist #northparktattooer #femaletattooartists #tattoosofinstagram #NorthPark #NorthParkSD #art #artistsofinstagram #scarab #scarabtattoo #pinkpanther #pinkpanthertattoo #martini #martinitattoo #plumeria #plumeriatattoo (at Avalon Tattoo II) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqcMbbrOT20/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy 50th Birthday to my road dog, my sweetheart, crafter of bad homemade jokes (and the occasional comedy gem), stepdad to my son, coparent to Mr. T, and a very cool person with a loving heart and great taste in music. I’m grateful to be on this crazy ride with you, Todd, and for your love and support. Happy birthday, baby 🖤😘🎂🎉🎶 . . @two__tyred @joatwood #happybirthday #50thbirthday #50th #mydude #myguy #sandiego #valleydude #grateful #love #dirtbags #sandiegotattooartist #chihuahua #chihuahuasofinstagram (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqW7yb0uJri/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Still processing the horrible news from Edmonton that my very dear friend Ben Alway has left this world. He was many things to many people, and a truly charismatic person who made an impression on you whether you liked it or not. He was complicated and sometimes drove me nuts, but he was also a devoted father whom I spent many years going to museums, parks, and K Days with while our kids were young. We worked together, hung out together, and busted each other’s balls mercilessly. He could really annoy me but also really make me laugh and even be incredibly kind- and his legendary dance moves will never be forgotten. I’m gonna miss you, Laser Ben, aka Greyballs, and I’m grateful I knew you. I can’t believe you’re gone. 💔 . . #laserben #greyballs #thelasershuffle #secondskintattooremoval #oldfriend #gutted #edmonton #happymemories #platoniclifepartner #redemption @removery_secondskin (at Edmonton, Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqKL84HuV8o/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Three different black work pieces done recently: moth with poppies for @shelbyarielle, art nouveau flower coverup on the back of the neck for my dear @theevild, and some precision lettering for Chip…thank you for the trust and the ideas! 🖤🌸🦋 . . @joatwood @avalontattoo_2 #joatwoodtattoos #angelhandstattoo #avalontattoo2 #AdamsAve #sandiegotattoo #northparktattoo #ladytattooers #tattoo #tattooer #inked #freshlyinked #radtattoos #sandiegotattooshop #sandiegotattooartist #northparktattooer #femaletattooartists #tattoosofinstagram #NorthPark #NorthParkSD #art #artistsofinstagram #blackwork #blackworktattoo #coveruptattoo #artdeco #artdecotattoo #lettering #letteringtattoo #mothtattoo #poppytattoo (at Avalon Tattoo II) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqHN3_UpGAa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

More pics from our little party today- Happy 18th birthday Jett, and happy 50th birthday Todd!! So grateful for our awesome friends and for our little slice of heaven we call home 🖤🥹🌳🏡🌧️ . . @joatwood @two__tyred @jett_bee_ #happybirthday #18thbirthday #50thbirthday #myboys #backyardparty #sandiego #chihuahua #friends #goodtimes #grateful #dirtbags #livingourbestlife #sandiegotattooartist #ladytattooers #chihuahuasofinstagram #mylittlesidekick (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp_6dWBu_Wh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Some pics from our little double birthday celebration for @jett_bee_ (18) and @two__tyred (turning 50 next week) - we had some friends over for a sweet afternoon of nachos, hot dogs, snacks and the odd sprinkle 🌧️ It was lovely to spend time with friends and celebrate our boys. I didn’t get pics of everyone who made it, but it was really fun and I’m grateful for Jett and Todd and for our beautiful friends 🥰🖤🎉🎂✨ . . @joatwood @two__tyred @jett_bee_ #happybirthday #18 #50 #18thbirthday #50thbirthday #backyardparty #myboys #sandiego #ourfriends #nachobar #celebrate #weirdos #love #grateful #chihuahua #chihuahuasofinstagram #chihuahuamom (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp_3a7TudCW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Absolutely phenomenal (sold out) @old97s show last night at the @bellyuptavern - great way to spend St. Patty’s night (and I thought it was cool that Ken Bethea understood the assignment 🍀) - they looked great, sounded even better, and a great time was had by all ♥️ Thank you fellas for an awesome night! And thank you @not_julie_its_julia and Heidi for being great dates 🥰🖤🍀✨🍻 P.S. Hi Murry!! @murryhammond 😄 . . #old97s #bellyuptavern #sandiego #question #victoria #barrier #timebomb #happystpatricksday #livemusic #girlsnightout #rhettmiller #kenbethea #murryhammond #philippeeples #music #countrymusic #altcountry #texans #satelliterides #30thanniversary #kenbetheakicksass (at Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp8BDKCpdh8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Here’s a fun black and grey tattoo done recently on the lovely @its.jaasmine - thank you Jasmine for the idea and for sitting so well! 🥰🖤🌹 . . @joatwood @avalontattoo_2 #joatwoodtattoos #angelhandstattoo #avalontattoo2 #AdamsAve #sandiegotattoo #northparktattoo #ladytattooers #tattoo #tattooer #inked #freshlyinked #radtattoos #sandiegotattooshop #sandiegotattooartist #northparktattooer #femaletattooartists #tattoosofinstagram #NorthPark #NorthParkSD #art #artistsofinstagram #blackandgreytattoo #rose #rosetattoo #flowers #flowertattoo #blackandgreyflowers #hiptattoo #eleganttattoo #blackandgreyrose (at Avalon Tattoo II) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp2zk5SJyDt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Our last event on our big Saturday day of art and activity was this cool UT event at SXSW at Bangers, where our gal @karenmaness scored us VIP passes, as her students built 2 separate displays for the event. The first was a corrugated plastic replica of UT Tower, with various synchronized projections; and the second was a Lamborghini replica with some awesome LED lighting and projected images as well. After enjoying country group Lucius, we had some great food and cocktails until the “speakeasy” ended and we walked around a bit to check out the SXSW action - where I snapped that last pic from the HBO venue of that oh-so-iconic White Lotus line. It was a super fun night; we got to meet some of Karen’s students, enjoy some fun perks, have some deep conversation, and I got to walk the streets of Austin in my Buddy Holly tshirt and Tony Lama cowboy boots (sadly not pictured)…a wonderful end to the most amazing day of art and culture, with these cherished people 🥰🧡🐂 . . @joatwood @karenmaness @gutzrobert @vckijonespittman #austin #texas #sxsw #utaustin #bangersaustin #luciusband #countrymusic #oldfriends #artistsoninstagram #artist #art #hookemhorns #buddyholly #vip #speakeasy #cvjh #cvhs #sandiegans #sandiegotattooartist #tattooer #ladytattooers #texasartist (at Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpvf5zxOaXm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Next stop at the @blantonmuseum - more iconic art on which to feast, ponder, and draw inspiration: 1) Dan Flavin, “monument” 2) Fred Wilson, “Grey Area” 3) Frank Stella, “Miniature Benjamin Moore Series” 4) Andy Warhol, “Macintosh, Paramount, Blackglama (Judy Garland), and Lifesavers” 5) Barbara Kruger, “Untitled (We Will No Longer Be Seen and Not Heard)” - she’s the OG meme-maker as far as I’m concerned 6) Jeff Koons, “Louis XIV” 7) Luis Jimenéz, “Longhorns” w/ Frederic Remington, “The Charge (A Cavalry Scrap)” 8) Sonya Clark, “Madame C.J. Walker” (made entirely of combs) 9) Andy Warhol, “Farrah Fawcett” 10) Cauleen Smith, “Light Up Your Life (For Sandra Bland)” which also alternately reads “I Will Light You Up”, which is what the cop said to her when he pulled her over for not signaling- you may recall she died of “suicide” in jail days later. . We looked at tons more art and didn’t even get to see it all because the collection is so impressive and we got there too late to see everything before closing. I can’t wait to come back again and see the rest- really impressive collection! . @joatwood @blantonmuseum @utaustintx #austin #texas #utaustin #blantonmuseum #art #modernart #contemporaryart #danflavin #fredwilson #frankstella #andywarhol #barbarakruger #jeffkoons #luisjimenez #fredericremington #sonyaclark #cauleensmith #sandrabland #nefertiti #madamecjwalker #judygarland #farrahfawcett #inspired (at Blanton Museum Of Art, University Of Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpt8yudORRA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Our next stop on our day of art in Austin was the @blantonmuseum on the campus of @utaustintx - first to the this exquisite Ellsworth Kelly exhibit in its own building. Reminiscent of a church, it’s a secular celebration of color and light, and the shifting light of the day and seasons. There were panels of color block black and white, representing the stations of the cross, and the 18 foot wooden monolith (the “altar”) was carved from a single piece of wood. It was beautiful and breathtaking 🟥🟧🟨🟩🟦🟪 . . @joatwood @gutzrobert @vckijonespittman @karenmaness #austin #texas #utaustin #blantonmuseum #ellsworthkelly #colorandlight #stainedglass #secularchurch #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #texasart #theartofthehollywoodbackdrop #oldfriends #artteacher #beauty #grateful (at The Blanton Museum of Art) https://www.instagram.com/p/CptT1R3tGOf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

We saw SO MUCH beautiful art yesterday, starting with this absolutely gorgeous exhibition at @contemporaryatx by Eamon Ore-Giron @lengua - who is a friend of Robert’s and whose exhibit we happened to be driving by after we arrived. The work (earlier figurative pieces downstairs, luminous large scale celestial and pre-colonial imagery upstairs) was incredible to look at in person, and very, very inspiring. As soon as I get back to San Diego I’m buying flashe paint! Austin is definitely a city of the arts and I love it 🤩🖤🎨 . . @joatwood @gutzrobert @vckijonespittman @contemporaryatx #austin #texas #thecontemporaryaustin #art #painting #flashe #precolonial #beauty #artislife #inspired #grateful #artist #painter #tattooer #sandiegotattooartist #ladytattooers #artistsoninstagram (at The Contemporary Austin-Jones Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpsuBIyO28O/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

When you just happen to be visiting your old friend in Austin during SXSW, you see some cool shit: 1) Unexpected President Camacho motorcade rolling past us as we waited for our Uber off Congress Ave (“Oh my God that’s Terry Crews!”) 2) Our awesome VIP hookup from @karenmaness to the UT Austin SXSW event at Bangers featuring the beautiful song stylings of Lucius (free food and drinks, y’all!) 3) Cruising the action and stumbling on a Big Boi performance in the Porsche / Transformers pop-up (no VIP for us there, hence the far away vantage) . We’re really enjoying our little visit and it’s a bonus that we get to take in some the “South By” sights while we’re here; this is mostly film and TV stuff- the music part starts Tuesday after we’re gone, but it’s been super cool to see! . @joatwood @karenmaness @gutzrobert @vckijonespittman #austin #texas #sxsw #presidentcamacho #idiocracy #terrycrews #utaustin #longhorns #lucius #countrymusic #bigboi #thestreetsofaustin #ohmygodthatsterrycrews #randomsightings #congressave #texasart (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpsh1qSuQfP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

When you just happen to be visiting your old friend in Austin during SXSW, you see some cool shit: 1) Unexpected President Camacho motorcade rolling past us as we waited for our Uber off Congress Ave (“Oh my God that’s Terry Crews!”) 2) Our awesome VIP hookup from @karenmaness to the UT Austin SXSW event at Bangers featuring the beautiful song stylings of Lucius (free food and drinks, y’all!) 3) Cruising the action and stumbling on a Big Boi performance in the Porsche / Transformers pop-up (no VIP for us there, hence the far away vantage) . We’re really enjoying our little visit and it’s a bonus that we get to take in some the “South By” sights while we’re here; this is mostly film and TV stuff- the music part starts Tuesday after we’re gone, but it’s been super cool to see! . @joatwood @karenmaness @gutzrobert @vckijonespittman #austin #texas #sxsw #presidentcamacho #idiocracy #terrycrews #utaustin #longhorns #lucius #countrymusic #bigboi #thestreetsofaustin #ohmygodthatsterrycrews #randomsightings #congressave #texasart (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpsh1qSuQfP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy 50th Birthday Karen!! We’re so happy to celebrate with you and your lovely family here in Austin! And thanks for the espresso-fueled nighttime tour of the city in the Adventure Van 🚐We love you and are so happy to be here 🖤🎂🎉 . (Please do yourself a favor and buy a copy of Karen’s amazing book, The Art of the Hollywood Backdrop, available at karenmaness.com -it’s truly wonderful!!) 📖🎨🎭 . @joatwood @karenmaness @gutzrobert @vckijonespittman #happybirthday #nifty50 #oldfriends #artnerds #scpa #cvhs #cvjh #artstudents #austin #texas #theartofthehollywoodbackdrop #scenicartist #celebration #adventurevan #sxsw #sandiegoartist #sandiegotattooartist #ladytattooers #grateful #fuckgregabbott #everythingsbiggerintexas (at Olive & June) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpp-X7wOVEQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Austin bound!! So excited to visit Austin for the first time with these beautiful artists @gutzrobert and @vckijonespittman to see our other beautiful artist @karenmaness -just in time for South by Southwest too!! So grateful for these longtime connections with these talented people and our continued adventures 🖤🎨✈️ . . @joatwood @gutzrobert @vckijonespittman @karenmaness #austinbound #artists #chulavista #scpa #travel #southbysouthwest #sxsw #oldfriends #art #favoritestudents #grateful #dontmesswithtexas #cvhs #sandiegans #sandiegotattooartist #ladytattooers (at SAN - San Diego International Airport, Sandy Eggo, CA) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpnnAmLvkoo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Reworked this larkspur and daffodil tattoo, which was in need of some help, for Allison recently, and we’re both really happy with the result! Thank you Allison, for trusting me and for sitting like an absolute champ! Rib tattoos are no joke! 😄👏🏽🌼 . . @joatwood @avalontattoo_2 #joatwoodtattoos #angelhandstattoo #avalontattoo2 #AdamsAve #sandiegotattoo #northparktattoo #ladytattooers #tattoo #tattooer #inked #freshlyinked #radtattoos #sandiegotattooshop #sandiegotattooartist #northparktattooer #femaletattooartists #tattoosofinstagram #NorthPark #NorthParkSD #art #artistsofinstagram #rework #reworktattoo #coverup #coveruptattoo #flowertattoo #ribtattoo #larkspur #larkspurtattoo #daffodils (at Avalon Tattoo II) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpgFEqvyun8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=