June, 2005
Hey Everyone!
Summer is finally here and we just got back from our Florida trip to Orlando. We picked up tons of new navel dangles, playboy jewelry, and lots of sweet one of a kind plugs for you ear stretchers. We stopped in at King Pin tattoo supply and got some fresh new bright inks for our customers and some new power boxes to make sure we have the most cutting edge equipment to keep your tattoos awesome looking. Stop by the shop and browse around our new flash and our 1000's of pieces of body jewelry.
Most pieces priced at $5.00... Don't forget we have flexible jewelry as well for $10.00. Have a great summer and enjoy the water, we will...
4.14.05
Hey everyone what's up? Just some shop happening updates. We will be going to Florida the second week of May to hit some tattoo conventions and tour some shops. We will bring back some of the most up to date information in the tattoo and piercing industry for our clients. We will be traveling a few times a year to stay one step ahead of new techniques, styles, etc.
Liquid Image will never stagnate by sitting in our shop and getting comfortable with what we know. We will always travel outside of our circle to bring back reliable cutting edge information.
We will be touring The Focus Body Jewelry Co. where we hope to bring back tons of cool new items. Stuff you can't order no matter how hard you try. Just one of the perks of owning a tattoo shop.
We recently purchased David Bollt flash. Super colorful butterflies, masks, fine artwork, and phenomenal color ranges. Stuff you won't believe until you see it in person. We hope to purchase a wide range of one of a kind work for all of our customers as well as design it.
Recently clients have been bringing in phones to the shop and taking pictures of our custom artwork. Although we are happy that our work is worthy of capturing, it's not cool with us to take our work to other artist's to see if you can get a better deal. Don't you think the artist who originally drew the piece would be the best candidate to put it on your skin? Duh…. So save yourself an ass chewing and put your phones away before entering.
October, 2004
Hey everyone what's up? It has been brought to my attention that a little shop by the name of Alturd Image has talked a little smack about us on the down low of course, not coming right out and naming our shop because you know how they can't be on the up and up as usual, fits them don't you think. Very shady. None the less, we will respond this time. Next time it will be our attorneys. Just try us.
There is a dragon posted on their site that I did a couple years ago. They took a picture of it and scanned it in to their site and altered it by washing it out so that the tattoo looks faded. Hence the name "Alturd Image."
Anyway, They claim my client was disgruntled with the tattoo I did on him and that he thought he overpaid. Does Alturd Image think were all stupid? Do they think we have all forgotten their past brush last summer of being on the news for infecting our community with contaminated aftercare products. It's public knowledge that they were banned and or asked to stop doing piercings by the Health Dept. To bad the Health Dept. does not have the power to close down filthy shops but due to no tattoo and piercing laws in N.Y. were all at risk.
Anyway back to my client, does it make sense that if someone is upset with a price or a piece that was done on them that that person would go back to the same shop looking for more work. Like I said does Alturd Image think were all stupid. The original dragon is on my web site unaltered and you can see that it is nicely shaded in with good contrast. Realistic. To tell you the truth even the one they have posted on their site still looks better than the one they colored in and cartooned out. Cartoons are the first sign of no art background. I'm sure if we had a closer look at it we would even see coloring outside the lines seeing as though they could not even draw my simplest stencil.
I'm sure the scenario went more like my client walked in looking for me to get more ink and the "scratchers" jumped on him and said oh we don't know where Trey is but you know what, we can tattoo you. Red flags should have been going off in that customer's head but some customer's think if one good artist works in a shop they all should be good. Wrong…. You need to be aware of what shop your standing in because it might just be the one where the "INK IS EMBARRASSING AND THE PIERCING IS INFECTIOUS"
September, 2004
We love tattooing and piercing groups. Conversation is wild and group comradery is phenomenal. There is something about the tattoo bonding experience that these people will have forever. These guys were awesome, can't wait to see them at the Halloween bash they invited us to Sept. 25th. where they will be featuring BMX/SKATE exhibitions and cool live bands. Just a few of the cool clients we are privileged to service.
8-20-2004
Great News... because of such overwhelming business and loyalty of our customers we are able to expand the shop. We have opened what we like to call the (Twilight Piercing And Meditation Room).
You will find it comfortable, private, and relaxing when you sit in the oversized leather chair for all your piercing pleasures.... We have put a few pictures of the shop on the site including the new room that is in pre-construction as well as a sample of our jewelry in cases I have built myself.
Come in for a full look at the shop and be amazed at the thousands of designs and pieces of body jewelry we are acquiring.
Thank you for your patronage. (Only a sample of inventory including jewelry and designs have been displayed on this page).
MEET TAO... the new addition to the shop!
Hey everyone, just an update to let you know what we have been up to at the shop. We went to Toronto this weekend (6-17 through 6-20) for the Northern Ink Xposure tattoo convention. It was our first time there and it was pretty awesome. We got the chance to speak to people in the industry as well as all the tattooed freaks we encountered. Some of us felt a little naked with our 2 or 5 tattoos, compared to the full body suits we saw.
We picked up some great body jewelry for all of our customers to enjoy from Europe, including enamel butterflies and Hawaiian flowers, 3 jeweled navel bars, lots of plugs in different sizes, and much, much, more to give you guys a unique variety instead of all the identical stuff everyone of your friends are wearing. Not their fault that most shops in Rochester all order from the same magazines that are sent to their shops and never roam the earth from end to end like we do to keep you a step ahead.
We learned some important information for all you P.T.F.E. lovers. This material is not good for your bodies during the healing process, in other words, "Don't get pierced with it dumb ass, unless you want an infection. P.T.F.E. and Bio-flex are two different things, investigate before you bop into that pitiful unreliable shop that is trying to tell you it's the way of the future when actually it's just a way for them to charge uneducated customers more money for a piercing that will get infected and have to be removed. Liquid Image will always try to do the legwork for our customers and give you the real deal when it comes to your safety,
We hate scam artists.
We had the opportunity to meet and speak with Lyle Tuttle, the granddaddy of the tattoo world, very cool stuff.
The shopping was awesome and the food was great, even got a new summer drink recipe from "Alice Fazooli's" Italian Crab Shack that by the way will be made throughout the summer at all of our parties, but you have to come into the shop to get it. We will be checking in and out of our site on occasion for updates, stay tuned….
