Still looks good 7 years later.

Haven’t posted on my Bluesky in a minute 😅 Here’s me staying outta trouble 😇 #tattooartist #leatherman #sandiego

Email savagesal@live.com to book More flash available at the shop 🖤⚡️ #sandiego #tattooflash #savagesal

From the San Diego Gay Men’s Drawing Group 12/19. What a fun group of models! Cheers 🎄🎁✨

Some recent paintings. I’m working on a bookmark series 🤓😋📚

Fiend shank. For when trouble comes a’ knocking. ☠️🗡️

Robert E. Roberts - Maddog Tattoo - 1990s. Slide building is going well on the Indelible Identities lecture on Queer Tattoo History.

Adding background to his pre-existing tattoos (that someone else did) More updates to follow 😊 #backtatattoo #rework #freehand

Added on to a piece my friend Nick Bergin from Godspeed Tattoo. The tattoo Nick did (on the right) is based on a painting he once gifted me. Such a thoughtful full circle moment from the client to bring me in on it 😊🕳️💕

This tough pup earned it… and took it like a champ 🐶Ω #pupplay #omegatattoo #queertattooer #sandiego

Our friend @savagesal.bsky.social was kind enough to reimagine a Cliff Raven design to add a little razzle dazzle to my latest book - a visual companion to the lecture I’ll be giving on #queertattoo history in less than a month!

Repaint of an obscure Mike ‘Rollo’ Malone stencil, originally purchased from Kandi Everette. Two legendary tattooers who carried on Sailor Jerry’s legacy after his passing. #daddysruin #rollo #mikemalone #tattooflash

We added a little more to this one 🔥 Honored to bring this spicy vision to life. I’m always down for bold, playful work. Especially when it’s this much fun. 😇🤗 #fireinthehole #electrictigertattoo #savagesal

A gentlemanly exchange of affection, tastefully uninhibited 🎩🤝 #tattooerotica #savagesal #electrictigertattoo #sandiego

A selfie, because the lighting was good 😌🤳

I had such a blast at the Sawdust City Tattoo Invitational in Eau Claire, Wisconsin!! Here’s a few pics from this weekend 😊 #eauclaire #tattooconvention

My new convention banner came in! I’ll be in Eau Claire, Wisconsin June 13-15 for the Sawdust City Tattoo convention! savagesal@live.com to book an appointment 😊📆#eauclaire #sawdustcityinvitational #savagesal #manther

On a local gentleman. He wanted something a bit more refined, so we went with the classic Greek key pattern—a timeless symbol of eternity… wrapped around the, well….you get it 😜🕳️😈 #holetattoo #greekways

A painting I made based on a drawing by Dom Orejudos (aka Etienne). I first saw it in “The Art of Etienne,” then randomly came across a write-up about it in another book… which I’ve totally forgotten the name of. Oops! Long live Dom! #etienne #domorejudos #savagesal

It’s impossible to overstate the impact that Samuel Steward had on modern tattooing. Tattooing professionally under the name Phil Sparrow, he was a primary mentor to Ed Hardy & Cliff Raven. The intersection of tattoo culture and the queer community is inseparable. sacreddebris.com #queertattoo

Tattooing Reality 3

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Some fresh some healed ✨I’m loving these healed pics! Shared and posted with consent, of course 😇🖤 #gayboys #healedtattoo #manther #savagesal #electrictigertattoosandiego

Had some fun playing with UV ink on Pup Shadoo! I love when clients trust me with their erotic tattoo ideas — no shame, no guilt. Just sexy, intimate work, done professionally and with integrity 🙌🍑🐾 #savagesal #electrictigertattoo #sandiego

Sure, it was a pain in the butt… but totally worth it 😜🍑

Scenes from this past weekend at the San Diego Tattoo Convention in Del Mar! Got tattooed by SM Shifflet, did a few pieces of my own, and entered my hubby’s cover-up in the Best Cover-Up Contest—took home 3rd place! #sandiegovillainarts #tattooconvention #savagesal

This one kept winking at me 😜 Thanks for trusting me! I’m honored to decorate these private, intimate areas ♥️🫡 #ilovemyjob #electrictigertattoo #buttholetattoo #savagesal

Trans Visibility and acceptance everyday! Loving and being loved is NOT a threat—it’s a beautiful part of being human 🩷🤍🩵#internationaltransgenderdayofvisibility #lgbtq #transequality #electrictigertattoo #savagesal

This lad got his first pair of tattoos—and had no problem baring it all for the session. Not that I was complaining 👀😇 #tattooerotica #princealbert #sandiegotattooartist #savagesal

Chicago friends! I’ll be at the almighty @GreatLakesTattoo for IML weekend—tattooing by day, living the leather life by night. Hit me up to book a spot! Also cheering on our Mr. San Diego Leather 2024, Earl Gray. Let’s link up! #IML #tattoosandleather #chicago #leathercommunity

From an old sticker pack I made in 2021. This one was immediately flagged on my IG 🙄👀 lol Should I reprint them? #leatherdaddy #eroticstickers