Who's on Your Short List ?

[TS]

And I don't mean for VP... Do you have a list of artists you'd like to have work from, or will continue to work with? My list keeps changing as I discover artists, then I remember that money (and TIME!!) still doesn't grow on trees...

- Horiyuki
- Marie Wadman
- Theo Mindell
- Amanda Toy
- Karen Roze (to be continued)
- Tricia Allen (to be continued)

[Bones]

Here is my shortlist. I'll limit it to Atlanta-based artists:

Work that I definitely want:
Russ Abbott: NEXT WEEK!!!
Sean Herman: hopefully later this year
Tim Orth: near or distant future
Jason Kelly (a bit further off, I have a specific idea for him when we have kids)

Artists whose work I love, though I do not know if it will fit with the themes I want:
Malia Reynolds
Dave Kruseman
Deano Cook
Cap Szumski

[Erin]

Well, my list is not a short one. It is pretty long actually! The artists I want work done by are:

- Ed Perdomo
- Sweet Laraine
- Juan Salgado
- Hannah Aitchison
- Guy Aitchison
- Nikko Hurtado
- Jeff Gogue
- Claire Reed
- Clint Lefeiste
- Nathan Kostechko

Artist I have work done by and have more planned for are:

- Paolo Acuna
- Gabriel Cece
- Michele Wortman
- Scot Winskye
- Conan Lea

[Mary]

Ohh excellent thread, gives me names to look up so I can spend all day looking at portfolios =)

I will definetely keep working with Horiyuki
There's a handful of artist in SF that I'm looking at for my next piece. Top of that list is Scott Sylvia

Also considering getting work from
Bugs
Grez
Horimoto
Dan DiMattia
Kamil

[Dana]

I love these kinds of threads...there's always a few names I haven't heard of!
My list tends to change a little when I find new artists and it really could be much longer! Also none of these artists are remotely local to me which sucks...Nick was the closest and he's moving!

Muriel www.zaotatto.com
Jess Yen www.mytats.com
Carson Hill www.carsonhilltattoos.com
Nick Baxter www.nickbaxter.com

If I were ever a millionaire and could fly to Japan for a large piece...Shige.

A few I have my eye on if the right project ever crosses my mind....
Anthony Orsatti http://www.inkorperated.com/img.php?mode=tattoos
Dan DiMattia
Gabriel Cece www.gabrielcece.com
Bugs

[Erin]

You will not be sorry if you get something done by Gabriel Cece, he is absolutely wonderful.

[Dana]

I really love his sketchy stuff...your bats are part of his portfolio that I love! I had thought of something sketchy for my foot at some point...I think that style would look great on my foot....gotta see when the inspiration strikes me though! Plus it would mean no more sandals at work...not sure if I'm ready for that yet.

[J.R.]

I met Jess Yen today at the San Jose Convention -- very impressed with his work.

[TS]

lucky! i didn't make it to sj, again. next year, really!

[J.R.]

Would've been nice to have bumped into you, Tracy.
Yes, I felt lucky to find him (for me it was the "discovery" of a new artist [although I know he's known to many fans]). Spoke with Horitaka briefly

I also got to watch Shige at work -- of what I saw, I only have two words -- WOW and WOWEE! (I was told he's not accepting anymore clients -- but the guy he was tattooing said he got hooked in through a connection; "so you're saying there's a chance" [quoting Dumb and Dumber]). Watched Henning Jorgensen at work too.

[TS]

I watched Shige at the MATCHA event last year and saw full back piece he did as well. WOW is right.

[TS]

his stuff is incredible (jess')

[Rowan]

My current To Get Work From list is, in no particular order:
--Pat Fish
--Michelle Miles
--Laura Satana
--Dan DiMattia
--Colin Dale
--Saira Hunjan