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Lea's MUM heart by James

I love tattooing friends on a whim. Its always an honor to tattoo friends and fellow artist's. Dedicated to Lea's mom, who is one cool lady...

Another IN PROGRESS tattoo by James

Some black and Grey for Johanna's' right arm. The flowers were stenciled and the rest was drawn in place. 1st session. This guy is pretty diligent with his appts. so we'll be finished soon. More photos to come. Stay tuned...

Dragon tattoo (freehanded) IN PROGRESS by James

This is a dragon I have done two sessions on so far. I wish I had sketch photos to show...next time. I'll post completed photos soon as progress continues...
J

Billy's Kids by James

After a couple sessions these color portraits are done. I had a blast working on Billy and hope to do some background in the future. I'll post better pics soon.
Thanks Billy,
Regards.
James

Tattoo upload of the week

Tattoo by Lea. Beautiful work.

Summertime tattoos from James

Man, it's been a crazy summer so far.So frick'n hot! Hope all is well out there. Here are some new tattoos by James you might like...

Recent tattoos from Lea Smith

Lea recently finished a beautiful rib piece. Check it out...

In Bethesda news- My man, Rodney Henry AKA "The Pie Man" will be making his debut appearance at the Bethesda Farmers market THIS SATURDAY!!! You may have seen him on Paula Deens show or possibly on his own "Throwdown with Bobby Flay" .
He and his Dangerously Delicious Pies have been a staple in Baltimore for well over a decade, and now spreading the love over to this side of the Beltway with the opening of his downtown DC cafe.
Stop down to the market and taste a slice of some kick ass Mobtown pie! Tell him Awesome James sent ya!

here's a link to Bethesda Farm fresh market

Walk-ins available!!!!

Adam and the rest of our staff is available for walk-in tattoos 7 days a week. We get booked up quick, so please call ahead of time for our artist's availability.

Bethesda adds new artist to the fold..

BTC is proud to announce that we've added Josh to our staff. Fresh from his 6 years in Hawaii, he has a passion for good tattooing. 14 years experience under his belt, Josh is confident in many styles including Polynesian tribal, freehand and portraits. He'll can create a tattoo you will enjoy for the rest of your life. Stay tuned for a complete Bio and portfolio to be added to our website soon.

Birthday girl Picture

I promised I'd post a pic of the birthday girl! Here you go, HAPPY BIRTHDAY from everyone at Bethesda Tattoo.

Fun freehand tattoo

I love doing tattoos like this in the spring and summer on feet and legs, I just get to whip out the pen and go. Fun stuff.

Sneak Peek

Here's a sneak peek at James' client Angelias back piece. Its a rendition of a famous Mucha ad from the early 1990s. She's got about 20 hours invested in this masterpiece so far with many more hours to go. We're loving it.

Another cool tattoo of the week!

We love Alaska, she gets some pretty rad tattoos, If you remember James tattooed a wolf portrait on her leg that healed great. If you haven't seen it check it out-its deeper in this blog!

We got to go to the party!!

We got to take a trip down to Club LUX, where the City Paper threw down a sick spread of food and entertainment. We met lots of other winners thru the night, then went over to Asian Spice for some after party celebration. It was a great night thanks to all of you!

WE DID IT!!!!

We WON! We called on you to vote and you made it happen! Thank you to all who voted, we couldn't have done it without YOU!

Walk-ins available!!!!

We take walk-ins everyday. We stay booked up most of the time with clients, BUT- Adam and Matt are taking walk-ins on Wednesdays all day long. Stop in if you want something on the go. They'll most likely be able to get you right in the chair.

Memorial tattoo for the King of Pop

She sat with no problem for this cool memorial foot tattoo by James

Stage 1 complete!

The 1st session of Chris' back piece. The session was 5 and a half hours of outlining and sculpting. Now Steve and James will sit down at the drawing table a hash out how the shading and coloring will go down. Stay tuned for future blog updates

Tattoo Upload of the week

Check out Jimi's new luner moth tattoo. Jimi is the coolest!

James and Steve's project

Howdy folks, Here's the beginnings of a collaborative back piece on our longtime client and friend of the shop Chris. Chris' shoulders presented a challenge due to the fact that they were covered in existing tattoo, As you will see in the coming posts Steve and I will properly cover up Chris' old tattoos with a fresh new sharp tattoo. Stay tuned and watch this masterpiece unfold in the coming months...

A cool Video of some cool folks!

This is a video some friends of our shop made to celebrate their first year of marriage. They're great folks and we wish them all the best, and a hardy congrats as well. May this be only a drop in the bucket to a long life together. CHEERS!!