Ben Gergerich guesting at Humble Beginnings

Ben Gergerich from The Pale Horse Tattoo in Pittsburgh, PA will be guest spotting at Humble Beginnings from May 15th for about 4/5days.

To schedule an appointment, Please contact me at Blakebrandtattoos@Hotmail.com or the shop at 408 288-6814

or call/e-mail Ben himself to set up some dates while he is here.

412 431 1433 (note the time difference if you call him to set up the date)

Set up the appointments asap to help support our friends from out of town and collect some great new artwork from afar.

http://thepalehorsetattoo.com/rmaherPortfolio/

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Check out the newest gear....

little snippits

53 Lincoln in Hawaii now, Photo by Orly

Photo by Orly

Mr. Swype

Sam from Shorty Fatz

HB in SLC

Thank You Salt Lake. 2011 SLC tattoo convention started off 2011 with a bang!

I was real skeptical about doing this convention. I never really heard anything about it, maybe because its  not in my area, but it surprised me. Brought some of the crew out there and had to rep for the Pacific Island Community. We also had some Killer Mexican Food, Red Iguanas, it was pretty good...funny taxi rides, and beer that was just a thirst quencher, no buzz of that beer. I had heard about the beer in Utah but we had to try it...Yup, no buzz off a six or 12 pack? oh well, we then shot over to the bar downstairs and had some shots...Off to the next convention, ill keep you posted...

Polynesian tattoo

Red, HB and Cukui rep...

 Logo for Other Bike club

Painting for sake koji lounge

2011

Chest plate on Matt from Savages MC, by Orly

Hanya Maori infuenced tribal mask, by orly

Sefa gettin' down on some live art in VooDoo, SJ

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oh yeah.. we all have blogs. check them out.

Tobiastattoo.com -Tobias

theswype.blogspot.com -Swypenstien

drewfisdryfuss.blogspot.com -Drew

Cukui.blogspot.com -Cukui-Orly

Blakebrandtattoo.com -Blake

ttTtttThankSsss BbBBbblakeeee....8====o -merry holidays?

Tattoos by Blake.. Orly for President.. shop Cukui or die

Jeremy is short, come get tattooed before you cant ever again in the year 2010.. Almost over

or..die

skullies!!!

life at HB...

Rooted art show

We at Cukui and Humble Beginnings always push forward the core values of community and friendship in all we do. For this month’s art gallery we are making this a special night to help out a friend and talented tattoo artist, Steve Looney. Having been diagnosed with liver disease five years ago Steve has been fighting this hindrance every step of the way, not allowing it to stop him from living a full life. Just last year his liver started to fail and Steve had to undergo a liver transplant on August 30th 2009. Though Steve’s life was spared he and his family are still dealing with the financial issues that come with such operations. Cukui, Humble Beginnings Tattoo, and Steve’s friends have all pulled their talents to showcase art for his cause. Steve will also be in attendance so you will be able to hear his story first hand. 80% of the proceeds from the artwork sold from this show will go to Steve. Lets be generous!


So come on out and bring your friends and family for a night of culture, community, and great people. And also come out and enjoy all the other art showcases going around the area. Japantown is poppin’.

Event info and location:

November 12, 2010
7pm-10pm

Cukui Flagship Store
229 Jackson St (Japantown)
SJ, CA 95112

Magic Island, 2010

Come one, Come all..

Spirit of Japantown Festival 2010

Humble Beginnings / Cukui / ShortyFatz booth this Saturday!

The Spirit of Japantown Festival

Saturday, October 1, 2010

10am - 5pm

FREE

7 Blocks of Food, Fun and Entertainment!

• Main Stage: San Jose Taiko
• Kids Zone: Story Telling, Jr. National Champion Fencing, Carnival Games, Balloon Sculpture
• Hawaii Live: Halau Na Wai Ola, Ukulele Jams, WUMC Ukulele Band, and many more performances
• Martial Arts: Kendo, sword demonstrations, karate, aikido, judo
• FanimeCon: Anime screenings in two rooms (content determined by age group), MAID CAFE - Akihabara style!
• Car Exhibition: Including imports, classics, bikes and more
• New Attractions: Beer Garden, Treatbot (Karaoke Ice Cream Truck) and Japantown Idol
• Silent Auction: There will be many wonderful items available in the silent auction. The end times for the various sections of the auctions will be 1PM, 3PM and 4:30 PM. Come by and bid early and often!

For more info, visit:

http://www.spiritofjapantownfestival.com/

CHOMP!!!!!

Heres a few photos from the Chomp show at the Cukui shop. There was an good showing tons of peeps and lots of good vibes. Big thanks to everyone who came out to support! HBcrew

Painting by Chris Gonzales

The Boss Lady

cukui art show

snippits...

In my neck of the woods

Heading to Mai Tai's...

Rucky Orero...Just chillin' at Waimea, needed to get some ocean time in, 

Coconut Island, got a couple jumps in before heading over to do some paddle boarding.

Metal Tiger? double headed tiger, super sick!

China town, next to manifest....