Spread the word! We are SO proud to have our customer appreciation bash! We have the best clients bar none and we are stoked to show love to our family.. We’ve got brand new men’s tshirts dropping in 2 styles.. for the ladies we have a new tank top and v~neck tees! Also releasing prints of the paintings you see and love in the shop! Free 12″ vehicle vinyl stickers installed while you wait.. Of course 13 dollar 13′s will be tattooed all day, and to top ‘er off an art fusion
with 5 pieces going up for auction! Come lets us love you!

LET US LOVE YOU!! ha hah

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3202 East Greenway Road
Phoenix, AZ 85032

This event is a benefit for a former employee of the shop named Crystal Marston. She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2009 & recently found out that her cancer is now in Stage IV-her diagnosis is 6-12 months.

Below are a list of prizes that will be raffled off:

Live music by DJ Defwish

Food & Wine including:
Handmade Desserts by Never Enough Sugar and delicious bites by The Herb Box

Gift Raffles including:

• One 3-hour tattoo session with Brando (value: $500)

• Two 1-hour vouchers for tattoos with Siege (value: $150 each)

• $165 Gift certificate for a custom cut & color plus $150 worth of Bumble & Bumble products from Jody @ Scissors Rox Paper Salon.

• A brazilian bikini wax (value: $65) plus $70 worth of products from Amanda @ Scissors Rox Paper Salon.

• A Brazilian Blowout (value: $350) from Linda @ Scissors Rox Paper Salon.

• A shampoo style plus 2 bundles of feather extensions & a handmade hair accessory (value: $155) from Tina @ Scissors Rox Paper Salon.

• Three hair color services from the stylists at Rowdy Hair  (value: $100 each).

• Three mens haircuts from Dania @ R Salon. (value: $35 each)

• 32oz. Kerastase shampoo & conditioner from Plush Salon (value: $150)

• Photo Session from Gina Keilen Photography.

* Two maternity, lifestyle, or boudoir photo sessions from Colorbomb Photography. (value: $125 each)

• $130 “Pleasure Pac” from Kim Pinzini of Passion Parties.

• Custom cocktail ring by Lucky Star (value: $50)

• Skateboard deck & clothing from World Industries pro-skater, Andrew Cannon (value: varied per item)

• Custom accessories by Saguaro Blossom (value: $100)

• Five $100 gift certificates from The Interior Shopcustom car interiors

• Massage & laser hair removal gift certificates

• Free drink & appetizer vouchers from San Felipe’s Cantina

• Thirteen bottles of wine with custom wine corks featuring art by Siege @ Stay True Tattoo (value: $50 each)

-AND MUCH MORE!

Art Auction featuring pieces from the artists at Stay True Tattoo

All proceeds to benefit Crystal Marston. Read Crystal’s story at:
www.182days.com

Raffle tickets on sale now at:
Stay True Tattoo
3202 E. Greenway Rd., Phoenix
602-788-8783

Scissors Rox Paper Salon
4727 E. Cactus Rd., Phoenix
602-296-5594

Tickets are 2 for $10, 5 for $20, & 13 for $40
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE PRESENT TO WIN!

Crystal has a website & blog if you’d like to check it out: www.182days.com

All proceeds from the raffles & auction will go directly to Crystal.

Please show your support and call the shop with any questions and don’t forget to spread the word! Stay True!

Thirteen dollar ’13′ tattoos all day*!

FREE BBQ!

Friday August 13th, 12 pm-11:30 pm

Don’t forget to stop by the shop,and get yours!
Get there early!
First come first served, no appointments will be taken.

Don’t miss out!

*size conditions apply, ask for details.

Brando

I’m by no means saying I’m anything special, but at least I can fucking say that I aint a punk. I tattoo the best that I can on every piece I do and try to make my client happy. These sellout motherfuckers are cashing in on you. Don’t worship them, cuz they dont have anything figured out you cant figure out yourself. Draw and paint as much as you can, critique your pieces with an unbiased eye, never stop learning. A machine is a tool. An instructional book/dvd is a fucking gimmick! Look back at the classic artists of history and you’ll have a whole world opened up to you….for FREE.

Tattooing needs to go back to it’s roots where you couldnt buy a fucking kit in every magazine you pick up. Where every asshole who thinks he is a “prodigy” has his head so far up his ass he can’t see how much of a douchebag he has become. We are in an amazing industry that is getting pillaged and raped for a fucking buck. So keep doing the conventions that are put on by companies not at all related to our business. Keep buying all this fucking crap that will make you a better tattooer. Keep worshipping these myspace tattoo gods who’s tattoos healed look like a blob of shit!! You are feeding the ugly as machine thats killing us.

We are tattooing these people forever and no matter how small or seemingly stupid each piece is, it deserves respect. And all you fucking sellout faggots out there…pull your head out your asses cuz you need a good old school bitchslap to the face. You aint better than anyone, you were at one point just as lost and scared to tattoo as anyone else.

This industry is a beautiful, old school art…that used to have respect and tradition to it. Don’t forget your roots. Don’t forget the OG motherfuckers who blazed the path for you. Cuz its getting lost in a sea of shit and it’s fucking disgusting.

Thats just me and my opinion so fuck it…who the fuck am I? No one. Just some asshole who loves and respects what he does and is sick of what I continue to see growing around me on a daily basis. Love it or hate it you cant fucking deny it.
Brando
STAY TRUE Tattoo
Phoenix Arizona
www.​tattoosbybrando​.​com

repost this shit if you want. if not. dont. LOL

APRIL 21st thru the 27th – James Haun from Solid Tattoo in California

Contact us here at Stay True Tattoo for details and info regarding appointments for these dates!! You can also call James’s shop directly also at 760-361-1230. Definitely check out James’s work here: http://www.myspace.com/havoktattoomachines

Here’s a recap of how the year went:

On the home front, the year started off strong with guest spots from such artists as Bryan Renyolds, Oz, and Dave Meek. The Mesa Tattoo convention was a blast, and our Lucky 13 Grand Opening party in February was a huge success.

We unfortunately lost three very talented artists at the shop in 2009. Melissa Zimmer in the spring, who is blessed this year with a healthy new baby, Patrick Fordyce in the summer, who moved home to be closer to his family, and the most tragic of all Jesse Zinga, who passed away Thanksgiving eve. (For more information on Jesse, please click here).

Fall also gave us cooler weather and Stay True’s 1 year anniversay, and our November Lucky 13 party, where we launched not one, but THREE clothing lines, raised over $400 for Breast Cancer Research, and generally set ourselves up for a slam dunk ending of 2009, with an article published in the Arizona Republic New Years Day!

Brando continued his national success, with 2 guest spots in Las Vegas, a ten day collaborative tour of Florida with Oz of Ozmosis Tattoo, and another FL appearance at the convention in Tampa. He contributed to the “Keep a Breast” foundation, painting up a paper mache bust, provided by the foundation, with his signature style. (www.keep-a-breast.org) For Brando’s clients 2009 was the year for gettin’ shit done! Josh celebrated the completion of a 2 year backpiece, while Jason, Jen, Rochelle, and Katie all finished up full sleeves. Yet another Jason completed a very bright, very large, (and probably very painful) rib piece.

Siege hit the ground running in his second year of tattooing, his first fine art paintings sold, starting his own artists group online,and taking the reins as our shop manager. Siege is known for his many beautiful paintings displayed prominently on our walls at the shop.

Mark was also promoted this year, moving from working apprentice to full time artist! He continues to expand and drive himself artistically and has carved out a niche for himself in the shop with his bold designs and bright colors.

May May spent the year both behind the scenes, and in the lime light alike. Also in her second year of tattooing, she was pictured in “Tattoo” magazine, and was the cover picture for the New Years day story in the AZ republic. Her tattooing was also pictured a local biker publication called “Thunder Roads” two months in a row.

Siege, May May and Mark also tattooed for the “Music as a Weapon Tour” at the Dodge Theatre, featuring Disturbed, Killswitch Engage, Lacuna Coil, and Chimaira, and all three also participated in a charity auction for Autisim, known as “All Decks on Hand”, where each artist was given a blank skateboard deck to paint and return. For more information, please visit:  http://alldecksonhand.tumblr.com/.

*Whew!*

Thanks to everyone who made 2009 a great year for Stay True Tattoo, for all the support and love we received this year, we look forward to living’ it up in 20-twen twen!

Jesse joined the crew at Stay True in October of this year.

He was an emmensely talented artist, specializing in American and Japanese traditional tattoos.

Late Wednesday night, November 25, Jesse stopped breathing.
He was rushed to the hospital, but never regained consciousness.

The industry is at a loss, Jesse. You will be missed.

Thank you for the laughs, for your un-matched style and personality, but especially for sharing your talent with us and the world.

The family is accepting donations to help pay for final expenses. If you would like to contribute, please contact Stay True Tattoo for further information.