Introducing...Dirtbird!

Occasionally in my wanderings, I will meet not just tattooed people, but tattoo practitioners, and often those visiting from outside of New York City.<br /><br />So it was no surprise, when I approached a gentleman across the street from where I work, at 31st and 7th, to learn that I was talking to an artist.<br /><br />Working out of <a href="http://www.punkteur.com/">Punkteur Tattoos & Piercing</a> in Joplin, Missouri, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/dbirdtattoo">Derek "Dirtbird" Wieberg</a> estimates he has 130-150 hours of work inked on his personal canvas.<br /><br />With so much to choose from, he offered up this piece, on the right side of his neck:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXM-R1YJtUagFarobeKiFzVLzlf_vSZuhk8xAW3aaPPcrsxEWUrYAnsGamVMCMy6ircuub6k2t-qYGRd2AORvJulzpnSpPiLvum7zpg9GJYGznSWF9zT9LqOjlTMXHQbGJwCetKh05OJw/s1600/Dirt+Bird+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXM-R1YJtUagFarobeKiFzVLzlf_vSZuhk8xAW3aaPPcrsxEWUrYAnsGamVMCMy6ircuub6k2t-qYGRd2AORvJulzpnSpPiLvum7zpg9GJYGznSWF9zT9LqOjlTMXHQbGJwCetKh05OJw/s640/Dirt+Bird+wm.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><br />It seemed fitting, considering his name.<br /><br />Dirtbird praised the artist, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/slzybstrd">Rick Pierceall</a> at <a href="http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Karma.Tattoo.And.Body.Piercing.918-728-8088">Karma Tattoo</a> in Tulsa, Oklahoma, who has done all of his throat work.<br /><br />Considering it is Two-for-Tattoosday, I'll share this photo as well:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPI3vv5JhHfeyGQw_ezvqfwzGukeHhOPMRu88qniY2xW3o34YsHBz4u1c9yWaychfKu5_MaZO6wZCCyMaQ2H2AyU0V_5pYEDhDWAa9f2cmrSEWWdp5zHOl8-rssCtGEGVUwnt4Z1Swxs0/s1600/Dirt+Birds+Bird+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPI3vv5JhHfeyGQw_ezvqfwzGukeHhOPMRu88qniY2xW3o34YsHBz4u1c9yWaychfKu5_MaZO6wZCCyMaQ2H2AyU0V_5pYEDhDWAa9f2cmrSEWWdp5zHOl8-rssCtGEGVUwnt4Z1Swxs0/s640/Dirt+Birds+Bird+wm.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br />That's not Dirtbird, but it's his handiwork! The owner of this tattoo is Shawn, who had the good fortune to be inked by Dirtbird. They collaborated on the design together.<br /><br />Thanks to Dirt Bird and Shawn for sharing their tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br />Tune in tomorrow to see a tattoo from Katie, aka Mrs. Dirtbird!

Introducing...Dirtbird!

Occasionally in my wanderings, I will meet not just tattooed people, but tattoo practitioners, and often those visiting from outside of New...

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Preston's Invaders Take Tattoosday

I met Preston in early May on the train platform at West 4th Street.<br /><br />I spotted his tattoo and we talked about it.After along wait, we finally get to see this, one of Preston's five tattoos, here on Tattoosday:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY144PrduO0K36gK70SdkD3EFuQgozDqfxTSU_iHtrpdy7d1G4zM55D2DNriaE5Ue2r7pORgBx6XjXHqC-HXX0OKBcKPcGHCD2lAeh2Ske4nHtqLaX-xSK9MNFoxelJ8fdTDTo5F9F/s1600/Space+Invaders.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY144PrduO0K36gK70SdkD3EFuQgozDqfxTSU_iHtrpdy7d1G4zM55D2DNriaE5Ue2r7pORgBx6XjXHqC-HXX0OKBcKPcGHCD2lAeh2Ske4nHtqLaX-xSK9MNFoxelJ8fdTDTo5F9F/s400/Space+Invaders.jpg" width="337" /></a></div><br />These are,of course, images from the original <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_2600">Atari</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Invaders">Space Invaders</a>, one of the forerunners that was the first video game to truly take the world by storm.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CbqcNW29PqfP9OfbJ6tzKKSfc9bVS170Aw-_fUTQRIEsC8bLr4FGgJsvdzk6iJpNAm1GHYdHul03VjdfTx8s-QGKfxyE4PAOOCZ0FSPiuvL-F3XbJfgADjAKEHY3N5jUlgbNKB9Y/s1600/SpaceInvaders.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CbqcNW29PqfP9OfbJ6tzKKSfc9bVS170Aw-_fUTQRIEsC8bLr4FGgJsvdzk6iJpNAm1GHYdHul03VjdfTx8s-QGKfxyE4PAOOCZ0FSPiuvL-F3XbJfgADjAKEHY3N5jUlgbNKB9Y/s320/SpaceInvaders.jpg" /></a></div><br />Preston told me that these symbols represent space invasion. The neon green color makes them stick out even more and, he added, they make a "great ice breaker".<br /><br />As a result, he continued, "people invade my space" when they question him (as I was doing) about his tattoo.<br /><br />Preston is a musician by trade, who goes by the moniker Press Reset. Check out his website <a href="http://pressreset.com/">here</a>. And <a href="http://pressreset.com/itunes.html">this link</a> will take you to his new record <3 on iTunes, where you can listen to (and hopefully, buy) his music.<br /><br />Preston credits the tattoo to an artist named Ziggy who tattoos out of South Florida.<br /><br />Thanks to Preston for sharing his alien neck tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Preston's Invaders Take Tattoosday

I met Preston in early May on the train platform at West 4th Street. I spotted his tattoo and we talked about it.After along wait, we finall...

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