Eric's tattoo

Eric came in for his second tattoo from me this week. I was able to shoot a pic of his healed rib piece. Healed perfectly, Good job Eric. Check it out... Tattoo by James Hughes

James Tattoos Alaska!

No, not the state, the lovely lady. Alaska came to me in the spring of this year for her first tattoo from me. A cardinal tattoo with some flowers that had sentimental value to her. She saw me on a recommendation for a friend and has been back for a couple more since. Her is her latest piece.

A wolf portrait that would normally be debuted in my new book of 2009 tattoos but I was so excited about it-I had to give our loyal blog followers first peak. Let us know what you think.

Big thank you to Alaska for the trust and opportunity to bring tis tattoo to light. Means alot. JAMES

Steve's tattoo work on PRIME TIME!!!

Bethesda tattoo artist Steve's tattoo work seen on this season of "America's Got Talent" DC Cowboy Dance company's Head dancer showcased the work during their time on the show. Check it out here!


See the group on their own website here

Tatts & Taboos from the Jewish perspective THIS WEEK!

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For the tattoo-bearing and the tattoo-curious, Sixth & I presents an evening on the controversial topic of Jews getting inked. In light of the controversy as well as the prevalence of tattoos today, two tattooed Jews deeply involved in the world of body art will discuss their work as well as the myths, trends, and antipathy associated with Jewish body modification.


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Ami James, an Israeli-born tattoo artist and star of the reality TV show Miami Ink, will speak with Todd Weinberger, Creative Director of Inked magazine, about cultural assumptions and attitudes within the Jewish community regarding tattoos and the way they reconcile their tattooed bodies with their Jewish identities, heritage, and beliefs.

For more information go to www.sixthandi.org

Lea's work awarded at DC Festival

It's Official- Lea Smith of Bethesda Tattoo is officially an Award Winning Tattoo Artist with her crowning of the best overall tattoo award given to her client at the famous 2009 H st. Festival in Washington DC. Recently notified of her achievement, her client gave the trophy she received to Lea out of appreciation and friendship.



Congratulations Lea!

Steve Featured on MSNBC news

When MSNBC wanted to do a story about Tattoos in the "Mainstream", they knew exactly who they wanted for the story. CHECK IT OUT HERE.

James tattoos Baltimore Craft Icon

Hello all, James here. I had the recent fortune to tattoo a wonderful artist from Baltimore, Juliet Ames of The Broken Plate Pendant Company. We started a custom representation of one of her favorite plate designs. While I tattooed her, we talked a lot about her work and the craft movement. It was a great experience and I thought you might enjoy checking out her work and reading her blog which will be chronicling her tattoo experience in her own words here.

James' Fixer-Upper of the week

Hello Everyone, James here with my "Fixer-Upper" of the week. I really enjoyed fixxing this tattoo on one of my long time clients Christian. We discussed some possibilities prior to our session. After chatting he gave me artistic leeway and this is what came out of it. Thanks again Christian, this was fun-Stay tuned, we'll be tattooing his other chest panel in the coming weeks with a cool Kapala skull to blend into his Black and Grey Dragon I did last year.

ALL AMU STUDENTS....

...I hope you saved those Postcards we sent out at the end of last semester... If you have one, you know what I'm talking about. If you don't-You might want to ask around- they were pretty popular or maybe just call us. We MIGHT tell you where to find one. Trust me if you want piercings- you'll want this postcard.

Bethesda Tattoo in the Local Media

Check us in this months edition of Garageboyz.com We were the feature article in the tattoo section. Sweet!! Thanks again Bingo-Many apologies for not getting this up sooner.

Bon Voyage' To our Pal

Our Buddy, our pal. Has moved on to drier climates in Texas. He's fallen in love and ready to take on new challenges in his career. Along with his Brother- They started their trek out to the long-hong state, taking the scenic route and some time to take in some Americana at its best. With sparkles in their eyes and the wind at their backs.

All of us at Bethesda Tattoo will miss our buddy and we all wish him the best in luck and love.

Safe Travels Brother.
James and everyone at BTC

PS- You can keep in touch with Josh and see when he'll be back in town doing guest spots and conventions thru-out the year at his personal art site- www.pandabinge.com

SUMMERTIME IS DONE and GONE!!! Phew....

What a Summer!!! Thanks to all our new clients and friends for coming in and getting worked on over the summer. We made some new friends and it was truly a gorgeous summer indeed. Our counter staff Adam and Jaime worked hard to answer all your inquiries and handled all our appointments like wizards. MAN, We can finally come up for some air. We were slammed, Our apologies to those who didn't get an appt. when they wanted,come in and see us this fall we'll have many openings available. what can I say-thanks to you we were booked to the max this summer season. We had a blast making some of the nicest tattoos we've ever made- keep checking in folks to some of those very tattoos featured on the site.

We can't forget all the hard work our Body Piercing crew put in this summer. Andy was a true piercing workhorse, We couldn't keep count how many people came in for various piercings- in was outstanding! All the girls love this guy! Michelle rocked out many, many piercings as well. Her skill level continues to soar into professional status.

BIG THANKS to our brother BINGO at www.Garageboyz.com for the feature in his monthly webzine. If you haven't checked it out-it's worth reading over. He covers the counter-culture scene here in Montgomery County-it's chalked full of Choppers, tattoos and attitude. Good stuff Bingo-Keep up the great work. and Thanks again.

Were gearing up for a cozy fall and winter-perfect time to get in and get that big tattoo project started and finished before Spring rolls around. James seems to be Booked up pretty good all the time. His work speaks for itself, but you never know-come talk to him about your idea, he's very informative and eager to take on new and exciting projects thru-out the cool months. Steve is already rocking out awesome work as well. He's only been in the shop for a couple of months but already has made quite an impression with his bold style and no nonsense approach to his work. Simply put- he doesn't mess around, you want it done- he gets it done. No BS. Of course what can be said about Lea that hasn't already been said-0 the girl bangs out awesome work-her skills and artistic delivery is impeccable, just read our reviews on Yelp.com She's mentioned in almost half of them.

This is going to be an amazing time in Bethesda Tattoos history. We hope youll come down and be a part of that history.

Current BTC NEWS...

As many of you know by now, Rachel Rice is no longer with BTC. As of June 13th we will be having Steve Labofish replacing her four days a week. Steve is a proficient artist with a bright, bold style all his own. After many years at Famed Dragon Moon Studios (where James and Steve worked together) and Fatty's Downtown, Steve decided he need to razz James some more and came over fulltime to Bethesda.

He's a easy-going, fun, hard-working individual who loves to be challenged with your custom inquires. He'll make you feel right at home in the BTC shop. Just give us a call if you have any questions concerning his schedule and appointment availability.

NEW ARTIST IS COMING!!!

Thanks to Everyone for VOTING for BTC!!!!

Check out the award we got from the DC City Paper here-

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/bestof/2009/goodsandservices/readerspoll/best-tattoo-parlor

THANKS

TO

YOU

DC/MD/VA !!!!!

YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

Don't be strangers this summer/fall 2009.

Come see Andy for Piercings of all kinds this summer.

and- DON'T FORGET THE SUN-SCREEN!!!!!

Staff of BTC llc

Our Jef Buckley conversation...

Here's a link to a band we discussed in the same vein of Jeff Buckley. It's pretty obvious...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3dCu7SRT8E

Happy Healing.
James of BTC llc

Our new commerical for Bethesda

5 years today.

Five years ago today we opened our doors to the public-we've made it, and we could'nt have done it without our hard working, dedicated staff- Adam, Jaime, Lea, Rachel, Josh and Andy. Thank you so much for your loyalty and patronage, we are so happy to be where we're at, and are excited about our future...

thank you,
James of BTC llc

We are CLOSED today.

Due to the Snow, We will be Closed today-Monday March 2nd, 2009. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause our clients, but hey-it's probably the only chance we're going to get this year to play in the snow, go sledding or make snowmen...So, enjoy the day.





Sincerely,
The Staff of BTC llc

Help us WIN!!!!! It's Up to You!!!!

WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT- Our customers are everything to us, we strive to give YOU the best we can give... Now, Bethesda Tattoo Co.llc turns to our Customers, Supporters and freinds to give us the title we deserve- "Best Place to Get Inked" from the Best of DC- City Paper. Here's a link to nominate us. MAKE YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!!!! We will not rest until that plaque is in our hands.

Joshua Seen on YOU TUBE VIDEO

Here's BTC's Josh making a cool tattoo at the latest Baltimore Tattoo Convention.

James on YOUTUBE!!!

A very cool Client made a video of Sara getting her first tattoo by James... Forever documented...

New WEBSITE material coming soon....

Portfolio photo updates for all our staff is coming soon. As well as artist profiles for Joshua and Lea also coming....STAY TUNED YA'LL.

OUR LINKS PAGE

For our customers new and old-

If you could take a second to fill out a reveiw on yelp or downtownbethesda.com it would really help us out. Nothing is bettere than getting the word of mouth from you- reaching out to new customers.We are a small independent business and in this current economic state your voice helps us big time!

Thank you,
Bethesda Tattoo llc

Reveiws on YELP.com

James has been ranting about our customers reviewing they're experiences on yelp. If you want to see what he's raving about, i posted a link here.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/bethesda-tattoo-company-llc-bethesda

It's Wednesday January 28th Due to Icy road conditions the shop will be CLOSED. We will be open tomorrow providing its safe for our tattooers and client to travel safely. If you have a appt. today, Adam should be giving you a call to re-schedule. Enjoy the day and be safe. We will see you tomarrow.

Bethesda Tattoo llc

Shop News and Posts are coming soon!

Get ready to see wonderful new things happening at Bethesda Tattoo. We will posting weekly news, photos of fresh tattoos, shop fun etc. Not to mention specials on jewelry and services here at Bethesda Tattoo.