Tom Michael (aka: Ugly) is returning for his 4th guest spot at Ink & Dagger June 25th - July 1st, 2009. The last time Ugly graced us with his presence he finished a samurai sleeve in 11 hours… an impressive task to say the least. Ugly Tom is known for his traditional Japanese style and his realistic black and grey. Available for appointments & walk-ins TODAY... Call 404.373.6655.

Congratulations to Russ Abbott and his lucky clients who took home a total of 11 trophies in the last two weekends tattoo conventions.  Here's a breakdown of the awards that he won...

Augusta Tattoo Convention:

Best of Day Saturday (collaboration with Muriel Zao)

Best of Day Sunday

1st Place Portrait

2nd Place Portrait

1st Place Small Color

1st Place Traditional

2nd Place Oriental

Atlanta Tattoo Arts Festival:

Tattoo of the Day Friday

1st Place Large Color

1st Place Small Color

1st Place Sleeve

We will post pictures of the award winning tattoos soon. Be on the lookout....

Cure for the Common Skin Condition

We have a brand new limited edition poster available for purchase at http://www.inkanddaggertattoo.com/merch or in person at the shop. These posters are 3 colors hand screen printed on French craft paper. They are 18″X 24″ and all posters are numbered. There are only 100 of these and they are priced to sell at only $20.

The poster features a tongue in cheek victorian style advertisement for Ink & Dagger “Tattoo Tonic”- Cure for the Common Skin Condition. They were designed by Mike Tabie www.MikeTabie.com. Look for new T-shirts, trucker hats, and hoodies coming soon!

I’d like to extend a huge thank you to Jim Beam for choosing me as a subject for their new ad campaign. This short documentary film, along with ads featuring yours truly in magazines such as Maxim, Rolling Stone, Garage, and Inked is all part of a new kind of ad campaign that the fine folks at Jim Beam are currently rolling out. Instead of telling everyone how great their product is- they want to show you with their actions by helping me and the other subjects reach the next level of success.

To view the trailer, please get the Adobe Flash Player. Click here.

Tattoo Artist: Russ Abbott
Tattoo Recipient: Malia Reynolds
Photography: Kyle Ary
Editing: Jim Beam

Ok, so I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted any new tattoo photos. And to make it up to you, I just spent a couple of hours editing and uploading a shitload of new tattoo photos. Three new sleeves and a bunch of smaller ones. Enjoy.

Please take a detour over to www.inkanddaggertattoo.com and check out the post about the Ink & Dagger Tattoo Parlour Grand Opening Party.