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Gianna | traditional tattooer

@dinosaursdied.bsky.social

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She/They 🏴Ⓐ Tattooing since 2011 Philadelphia Instagram @dinosaursdied [email protected] Queer Tattoo Feed

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Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · Jan 26

Admin reveal! I really do love a good painting. I'll be at booth 669 (nice) at the Philly tattoo convention today!

#queertattoo #qttr #tattooer #traditionaltattoo #tattoo #dragontattoo #tattooflash #amunddietzel #capcoleman

A queer cutie holding a painting of a large dragon flanked by 2 swallows

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Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 18h

Never!!! I will never give up extra long day

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Stanley Stellar @stellarbluevision.bsky.social · 1d

Everett, NYC 1987 •
#dicktattoo #inkdickd #homoink
#gayink #homoeroticphotography
#homoculture #homoart

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Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 1d

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Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 2d

Roses forever!

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Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 3d

I think it's important to understand that the worst has already happened. There are thousands of people unaccounted for in the US and it's likely some portion are dead.I firmly believe history will reveal this.

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 4d

Look into VOIP! It's super cheap and basically runs through the internet

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Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 4d

The telephone system was one of the wildest human networks ever!!! Phones are awesome. Love the color of that remake!

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Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 6d

I posted this on Instagram and it seemed to do well, so I wanted to share it here as well. This short clip encompasses the journey of the tattooer. This craft is taxing, physically and mentally, but the support of the people we tattoo is what carries us through.

#tattooartist #queertattooartist

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 8d

That phone is awesome!!! Is it vintage or a remake?

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Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 9d

*Making it. I really need to spell check better. I hate on screen keyboards 😭

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 9d

I could not get a good picture of this dragon but I had fun meeting it. I tried drawing it all on one shot but I couldn't get the head so I ended up stenciling a head and drawing in the rest. Good clean fun.

#queertattooartist #tattooartist #dragontattoo #traditionaltattoo #qttr #tattooer

A dragon tattoo on the back of the calf. It sits in-between several existing pieces to fill out the gap. The dragon is a bright bluish green with purple belly and tongue.

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Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 12d

Larry Copeland hosted a gathering of tattoo and piercing fans at his Hoboken, NJ residence in 1974/5.

In attendance was Emil Gundelach who continued getting tattooed into his 90s, Tatu Scotty, Spider Webb, Dave Slack, Mary, and Ken Meyer (among other unnamed friends)

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Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 13d

Dave Slack was a queer tattoo artist who worked in NYC in the 1970s/80s. He appeared in the legendary gay xxx video "NYC INFERNO" (playing a tattoo artist).

This clip, recorded in approx 1974/5, also features Emil Gundelach, Larry Copeland, Key Meyer, and Spider Webb.

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Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 14d

Beautiful!

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 15d

Thank!!! I'm so excited for it

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 15d

Thanks! I can't wait to finish it out. His nips aren't gonna be happy lol

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 15d

Got a fun start to this chest on a great client. Sleeve by me, ribs by my friend Lacey Rae. Sometimes no nips is better.

#tattooartist #queertattooartist #traditionaltattoo #swallowtattoo #chesttattoo #tattooer #queertattoo

A bold chest tattoo of 5 sparrows flying. This is the line work session and black shading will be done the next session they are drawn in a traditional tattoo style with varied patterns on the backs

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Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 18d

The older I get, the less invested I am in making money on conventions. My art has a very small audience and sometimes I have to step out of my little station to find the kind of freaks who wanna party. Working conventions is way more fun when it's about connecting with people and not big bucks.

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 18d

I got to do this design at the hocus poke us mini convention this past weekend. It wasn't the busiest I've ever been, but I got the opportunity to do this incredibly fun design and talk to a kid about the band lightning bolt. It was really fun.

#queertattooartist #tattooartist #traditionaltattoo

A graphic space wizard shooting purple lightning from it's hands. It has an array of checker board below it and it wears a purple hat

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Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 23d

Thanks so much!

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 29d

St Christopher translated to the style of classic electric tattoo. I grew up in a heavily conservative evangelical home so I have no love for Christianity, but the iconography associated with it makes for a great tattoo.

#queertattoo #tattooartist #traditionaltattoo #queertattooartist #tattooer

A tattoo of st Christopher holding a walking stick. The baby Jesus sits on his shoulder

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · Oct 2

I appreciate the x theoretically, but announcing to the state that I'm non-binary/trans has always felt like a bad choice. Like changing the gender to m/f is for the "safety" of passing. Telling every cop or bureaucrat that information feels sketchy

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · Sep 30

Stardew for life!!!

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Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · Sep 29

I've also been using markers and color pencil instead of painting with watercolor. I feel a little shame in that. Learning to use a nib was a point of pride for me. Changing up mediums has allowed me to loosen up and break some of the patterns that have felt stale.

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · Sep 28

I've been playing with adding more illustrative qualities to my designs lately. A little of the old with a little of the new

#tattooartist #tattooflash #queertattooartist #tattoodesign #tribaltattoo #neotribaltattoo #skulltattoo #traditionaltattooartist #traditionaltattoo #eyeballs

A drawing of an eyeball with a trail of nerves and blood vessels

A drawing of an eyeball with trailing eye meat entombed in a graphic black Borneo influenced tribal design

A drawing of a skull with eyes. It's drawing to imply much of the skull with blood vessels trailing from the top

An eyeball with a trail of pink eye meat. It's inside of and complimenting a Borneo inspired graphic black tattoo design

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