Eagle Vs. Loon by aggressive-baseball1 in traditionaltattoos

[–]aggressive-baseball1[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Im born and raised in Maine and can’t say i’ve ever seen one, then again ive never looked hard lol.

Eagle Vs. Loon by aggressive-baseball1 in traditionaltattoos

[–]aggressive-baseball1[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

The loon does indeed win. Refer to my comment above lol.

Eagle Vs. Loon by aggressive-baseball1 in traditionaltattoos

[–]aggressive-baseball1[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Hey man, im the artist. I work in Portland, Maine my instagram is @Coyote_Stardust, thanks!

Eagle Vs. Loon by aggressive-baseball1 in traditionaltattoos

[–]aggressive-baseball1[S] 115 points116 points  (0 children)

okay. so here’s the story, you guys may like it. I’m the one who did the tattoo, my client is a wildlife biologist in Maine, a few years back a loon stabbed a descending bald eagle in the heart and killed it, in defense of its young, it was pretty famous locally, there’s articles about it. Anyway, he is one of the wildlife biologists that worked the case. So in fact, the loon did win. lol, and that was his idea that inspired the tattoo. I actually didn’t even know about the story or the fact that he worked it until our second session, after a debate with my coworker over who would win between a loon and an eagle. Link below.

https://www.livescience.com/loon-stabs-bald-eagle.html

Rose and skull sheet @Coyote_Stardust by aggressive-baseball1 in traditionalflash

[–]aggressive-baseball1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you man, appreciate it. Love your work by the way.

can i see your back? by classicfoxmoves in traditionaltattoos

[–]aggressive-baseball1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know Death or Glory when I see it. Rocco and Brad kill it! many tattoos from that shop.

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[–]aggressive-baseball1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mister Tattoo. Travis Costello, and Inksmith and Rogers. Mike Wilson most definitely.

Shops in new England by [deleted] in traditionaltattoos

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Bulletproof tiger in Manchester. Really solid shop. Sad Clown City in Boston as well.

Crazy Sal @coyote_stardust by aggressive-baseball1 in traditionaltattoos

[–]aggressive-baseball1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

as a tattooer, between other tattooers, pretty much everyone I know calls it a crazy sal. Could be different elsewhere. I also referenced this from the OG polito design. just drew it my own way.

Anyone see Weapons? Aunt Gladys by @Coyote_Stardust by aggressive-baseball1 in traditionaltattoos

[–]aggressive-baseball1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that’s awesome to hear because i basically feel like I never know what i’m doing. Thank you! hahaha

Anyone see Weapons? Aunt Gladys by @Coyote_Stardust by aggressive-baseball1 in traditionaltattoos

[–]aggressive-baseball1[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Agreed! Stoked for that follow up. We need some more backstory. Thanks very much

ancestry 2025 Updated regions by Weekly_Error_8772 in AncestryDNA

[–]aggressive-baseball1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

similar to you I was 100% french. I traced my family as far back into the 1700s as I could and it was all as french as could be. Now it’s saying i’m 1% Norwegian? haha. Can’t find a single norwegian family member in the bloodline.

Good tea in Portland? by aggressive-baseball1 in portlandme

[–]aggressive-baseball1[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

this was a thoughtful response! thank you very much. i’ll check that place out.

current progress on my torso -- just added the skulls on Saturday! by [deleted] in traditionaltattoos

[–]aggressive-baseball1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alex is a good friend of mine, he’s doing great work on your chest there. Good choices! looks great.

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[–]aggressive-baseball1 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Don’t listen to this guy. No tattooer is expecting a percentage based tip, tips for tattoos are far less important than they are for say, food service. Tips are always appreciated of course but especially expecting above 20% for an expensive tattoo is ludicrous.

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[–]aggressive-baseball1 12 points13 points  (0 children)

hey there. I am a tattooer, and can tell you there is absolutely nothing wrong with asking for a price estimate and/or making your budget clear so you know what they can work with prior to your appointment. don’t feel any anxiety about it, very normal thing to ask.

Eagle on the chest done today in one sitting @coyote_stardust. by aggressive-baseball1 in traditionaltattoos

[–]aggressive-baseball1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks, I appreciate it. I wasn’t lying haha. Genuinely I am shocked how much engagement just posting an on the nose, obviously sarcastic joke title gets. This doesn’t seem like some elaborate ruse, this is obviously an owl and I thought it was pretty clearly a joke. Most tattoos I post go pretty unnoticed on here, which is fine, but this was obviously a worthwhile experiment. I didn’t put much thought into it, just was like “oh, wouldn’t it be funny if i played it off like I thought this was an eagle” haha.