Hell City - Phoenix, AZ 2011
Last weekend was the highly anticipated Hell City convention in Phoenix, AZ!! I had a great time! I used to live in Arizona during my drinking days so aside from the event being amazing, it was exciting to see old friends. This is me and my old friend Natasha! Absolutely beautiful!
There were so many great artists, so much buzzing to shout over!
I picked up a shirt and a print from an artist named Dave Kruseman (www.foreveryourstattoogallery.com) whose art impressed me. I also was especially amused by a tattooist named Jeremy Miller. LOL!
The highlight of my Hell City adventure was participating in the tattoo competitions. They were the best, most professional live tattoo contests I had ever seen. Also, a projector set-up made them very fulfilling to watch. I entered the Best Overall Female catagory...which is pretty much the Grammy Award of the weekend. Anyone who attends can enter, and lots of the women walking around were impressive tattoo collectors, so my distinction as the THIRD PLACE WINNER was a huge honor!! I do not recall the names of the ladies who were choosen for first and second, but they are truly dedicated to their lifestyle.
The Best Overall Male contest had some passionate collectors too! The Duke to my Dutchess was my old friend Matt Tom; here we are (below) with our 3rd place trophies. He is a crazy son of a bitch! He posed for this photo with me mid-way through getting a "two girls, one cup" portrait by an artist named Eric from Stay True Tattoo!!
Many thanks to all the wonderful people who came to say hello! I think I'll become a regular attendee of Hell City! And thanks to the gorgeous Suicide Girls for helping to keep tattoos sexy!
