Princeton Printing space

[laryu.livejournal.com]

FYI: Apparently a tattoo parlor has expressed interest in the Princeton Printing space. (This from a zoning board notice on an upcoming hearing.) Nice addition that fits the Davis vibe, yes?

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[ron_newman]

I'd rather have kept the printer, since that was a business I occasionally actually used.

[dominika-kretek.livejournal.com]

I suspect that in a year or two "the Davis vibe" will be too upscale for a tattoo parlor. If it isn't already.

[geekpixie.livejournal.com]

That I wouldn't go near with a 10 foot pole from the tattoos I've seen come out of it. Hopefully we get some quality arteeests!

[geekpixie.livejournal.com]

I'm sure there have been some good ones, I've just not seen them. I've heard good things about Redemption, I'll look into off the map. :)

[turil.livejournal.com]

What about the place in Harvard makes you not want to get a tattoo there? I've gotten one there, and it's fine, but I don't really see much of a difference in tattoo quality in general as long as it's been done by a professional. But maybe I'm missing some nuance that you see?

[turil.livejournal.com]

Those are different more for style reasons, from what I can tell. Right? As long as the tattoo person can trace, and knows how deep to go, it seems like it wouldn't matter who did it, unless you're looking for someone else to design your tattoo, I suppose.

[turil.livejournal.com]

Those things only come into play if someone is designing your tattoo for you, though, as I mentioned. That's a different thing altogether. For me, when I get a tattoo, I don't want them to do anything beyond trace what I've given them. But I can see that some people want the tattoo person to do the design for them as well as the tattoo.

[turil.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I hate shading and I don't care for those photographic styles, so yes, I absolutely do only want someone to trace my drawings faithfully.

[adaptively.livejournal.com]

Not only have I seen some absolutely wretched tattoos and piercings come out of that studio (wretched in execution, not design), but I went in there twice about 7-8 years ago and they refused to show me their autoclave, or even paperwork showing that they had an autoclave that had been recently inspected.

That's shady as hell, and even though it was a while ago, I'd personally rather take my business to another shop that hasn't ever demonstrated that kind of shadiness.

[turil.livejournal.com]

Huh. That's too bad. I suppose it all depends on who's working there at the time, as my experiences there were good for both my piercing and my tattoo.

[sparkgrrl658.livejournal.com]

fat ram's is the only place i'll ever go, but i've heard good things about redemption as well.

i don't know if owen still works at chameleon but when i couldn't get to my regular piercer (joseph yglesias of evolution in providence) to have a seamless lip ring put in, he was nice and did things by the book at least. that place is CRAZY overpriced though, in addition to being just downright lame once you've known good artists and shops.

[sparkgrrl658.livejournal.com]

i have an amazing backpiece done by alex - i went there because alex and i went to college together (art school) and he's a really talented artist. he became ram's apprentice so it was great, combining his artistry with the technical tattoo know-how. i honestly couldn't say anything about the rest of the artists, except they're nice people and great answering questions even to the completely ignorant public that wanders in :p

[dominika-kretek.livejournal.com]

Ya but can you get a toasted bagel there?

[geekpixie.livejournal.com]

I love this thread.

[adaptively.livejournal.com]

...and there's the one further down Mass Ave., and Pino Bros. in Inman. (I really like Mick at Pino, he's not the best but he's great at detailed blackwork!)

What's "the Davis Vibe?"

[emcicle.livejournal.com]

Pino Bros did my sisters tattoo a year or two ago, and she had a great experience there.

[adaptively.livejournal.com]

I'm seriously not an aficionado, have you seen my super-basic monochromatic pieces?

Mick's like the opposite of what most people would look for in a tattoo artist - he's OK at designing custom stuff, not amazing but OK, but if you give him clear source material he is a total technical geek about it and can crank out fine detail in like no time at all. He was honest about how bad it was gonna be when I got work done in a really painful area to tattoo. He's also honest about his limitations - he sent Sean's sister to another studio/artist (I forget which) when she requested something he didn't think they could do at Pino's. Turned out like 3 different studios couldn't figure out how to do it right, but he was super up-front about it and cared more about her work than his income. I love that.

Nick @ Dragon's Lair is who I last saw, though, and I looooooved him, extremely fast and a light hand. My blackwork was almost totally healed in like a week.

[adaptively.livejournal.com]

Yeah, she introduced me. He touched up and expanded my Steadman bats in like 20 minutes, has a super light touch that (I believe) discouraged scarring and promoted a crisp edge, and he managed acceptable hygiene levels in an open convention booth. I was impressed. :)

I've seen work he's done on keloid-prone people and it looks good, too. I hate to sound like an ad, but I'm not gonna reign in praise for a really worthwhile artist.

[rmd.livejournal.com]

at which point the tattoo parlor can become a cellphone store.

[srakkt.livejournal.com]

I would *totally* get a tattoo if it ran Android.

[dougo.livejournal.com]

Seems like tattoos would be more of a Union Square vibe to me?

[geekpixie.livejournal.com]

Really? From the amount of ink I've seen in Davis, I'd think a talented well staffed tattoo studio would do quite well, and fit in just as nicely.

[serious-noir.livejournal.com]

tattoo ok I guess - but that plaza could be so much more utilized than it typically is.

[insignia11.livejournal.com]

I totally agree, that plaza is really under-used. The city needs to put some tables and chairs, maybe some umbrellas for the summer, instead of relying on Starbucks and their seating. If something like a small little wine bar with outdoor seating went it, combined with public seating, that would be great, and really liven the area more.

[ron_newman]

'The city' can't really do that because the plaza is privately owned, by whoever owns the buildings on either side. That is why Starbucks can set up tables and Chipotle can fence off a section for its own outdoor seating.

[anyee.livejournal.com]

Yay! A mediocre body-arts shop that will be doing almost nothing but tribal armbands and Disney-themed tramp stamps to all the Tufts students and poseur 40 year olds! Clearly, this is better than a printer.

-Has a tattoo, is old.

[gruene.livejournal.com]

I'm not a tattoo person myself, but out of curiosity, What do you folks think of The Painted Bird down in the Wilson Square area on Somerville Ave? I think it opened fairly recently or else I just never noticed it before.

[adaptively.livejournal.com]

I looked over their portfolios and they earned a solid "eh" from me.