Not only is he an amazing tattoo artist, but he’s loads of fun to wrestle (so I hear). If I make it to Belgium again (last time I was there I was in bad shape and a bit of a druggie), I’m going to try and do both. I’m a big fan of both him and his muse (who you know best from Needled.com).
This great chest-piece is by him, but you can click the picture and see a full-face tattoo he did as well.
BME/News and Modblog highlight only a small fraction of what
WOW !!! (und erster….lol)
WOW !!! (und erster….lol)
oooh, the facial tattoo is pretty.
oooh, the facial tattoo is pretty.
that work is right up my alley!
beautiful tattoo!
that work is right up my alley!
beautiful tattoo!
wow eyes!
wow eyes!
I believe Dan will be visiting NYC sometime this winter doing a residency at Tattoo Culture http://tattooculture.net/ in Brooklyn! I asked him to punch me in my arm during his last visit and he nearly knocked me off my feet…..very funny! :o)
I believe Dan will be visiting NYC sometime this winter doing a residency at Tattoo Culture http://tattooculture.net/ in Brooklyn! I asked him to punch me in my arm during his last visit and he nearly knocked me off my feet…..very funny! :o)
wow, that facial piece is so clean and proportionate.
wow, that facial piece is so clean and proportionate.
something in that picture strikes me as a bit off. He doesnt seem to have the face to fit the full chest piece. Guess you really cant judge a book by its cover!
something in that picture strikes me as a bit off. He doesnt seem to have the face to fit the full chest piece. Guess you really cant judge a book by its cover!
that website is cool as shit! not to mention his work hehe
that website is cool as shit! not to mention his work hehe
oi! that is effing sweeeet.
oi! that is effing sweeeet.
i have numerous pieces from Dan. he rocks my world, and is a top caliber artist. GET WORK FROM HIM.
i have numerous pieces from Dan. he rocks my world, and is a top caliber artist. GET WORK FROM HIM.
this is fantastic, but even though the design is abstract I read it as a bunch of wine glasses emptying their contents.
this is fantastic, but even though the design is abstract I read it as a bunch of wine glasses emptying their contents.
The moko on the click thru pic is nice, but I get a bit of an off feeling about non-Maori sporting Maori tatts… I do understand people are gonna rip things from other cultures more and more often, but ta moko (esp.full-face) is of such huge importance to tribes here…
The moko on the click thru pic is nice, but I get a bit of an off feeling about non-Maori sporting Maori tatts… I do understand people are gonna rip things from other cultures more and more often, but ta moko (esp.full-face) is of such huge importance to tribes here…
awwww…shucks, Shannon! thank you and everyone for the kind words on Dan’s work. he is beyond flattered and gives y’all a big virtual bear hug!
Angiebabynz makes some good points about non-Maori sporting Ta Moko but the facial tattoo on Dan’s site is far from Ta Moko. The patterns are very loosely based on KIRI TUHI, which is not ancestral but patterns that have no geneological meaning and can be used by non-Maori. We’ve had Maori artist Ben Te Hau stay in our home for a summer and got a great education on how to respect the Maori people in tattoo and not tread on cultural appropriation.
awwww…shucks, Shannon! thank you and everyone for the kind words on Dan’s work. he is beyond flattered and gives y’all a big virtual bear hug!
Angiebabynz makes some good points about non-Maori sporting Ta Moko but the facial tattoo on Dan’s site is far from Ta Moko. The patterns are very loosely based on KIRI TUHI, which is not ancestral but patterns that have no geneological meaning and can be used by non-Maori. We’ve had Maori artist Ben Te Hau stay in our home for a summer and got a great education on how to respect the Maori people in tattoo and not tread on cultural appropriation.
oh, and the piece was freshly done hence the redness. Modblog rocks!
oh, and the piece was freshly done hence the redness. Modblog rocks!
I honestly thought someone would rip shreds off me for my comment – thanks for explaining that Marisa!
I honestly thought someone would rip shreds off me for my comment – thanks for explaining that Marisa!
Both the chest-piece and facial work are gorgeous.
Both the chest-piece and facial work are gorgeous.
beautty!
beautty!
Dan is an amazing artist and a super nice guy, except when he forces me to speak to him in French. 😉
Dan is an amazing artist and a super nice guy, except when he forces me to speak to him in French. 😉
Wow, that is beautiful, I love the texture. Also, he has GORGEOUS eyes!
Wow, that is beautiful, I love the texture. Also, he has GORGEOUS eyes!
I really hope he does a spot in England some point over the next year, I’d kill for some of his work
I really hope he does a spot in England some point over the next year, I’d kill for some of his work
Dan makes the best tattoos and gives the nicest paties! (+ has the studio with the prettiest staircase)
Dan makes the best tattoos and gives the nicest paties! (+ has the studio with the prettiest staircase)
Dan is a fantastic artist, as well as an amazing tattooist he is one of the nicest guys in the industry and the values and ideas that both he and his wife promote could be a lesson for the whole industry. Cant wait to get more work.
Dan is a fantastic artist, as well as an amazing tattooist he is one of the nicest guys in the industry and the values and ideas that both he and his wife promote could be a lesson for the whole industry. Cant wait to get more work.