Sailor Jerry Shower Curtains Are A Must Have !

Share your love for tattoo's with all your friends. This is not your mom's shower curtain.

Rockabilly Tattoo Punk Necklaces Anchor , Skull ,Dead Birds Or Love Hurts

Everyone needs a little necklace pick me up. We have them in out store. Check it out..

New Nautical Ship Sailor Jerry Dresses Are In !

Are fall Sailor Jerry is just now arriving. Stay tuned for more.

We Have Capri Tattoo Pants

It's getting to be fall  and we all need some capri pants to work out in or wear around the house. And we all must look cute while doing it.

Tattoo Wiggle Rockabilly Pencil Skirt Pinup Striped Sweety Skull All Sizes !

WEEBLE WOBBLE WIGGLE PENCIL SKIRTS BY TOO FAST. THESE ARE SOME SNUG LIL SKIRTS HERE! GOTTA ZIP YOURSELF OUT OF THEM! THEY LOOK GREAT ON AND ARE TOTALLY WEARABLE WITH THE LONG BACK ZIPPER.

New Versions Of The Rum Logo Tees For Men And Women !!

This is the new version of the rum logo tees from Sailor Jerry. It has been changed to My Work Speaks written across the bottom instead of the rum logo. Women's tees are now black. Get one while you can. They are my very best sellers.

Skulls With Rhinestone Eye's For Your Hair !!!!!

We have new hair accessories in. So cute. You can't go wrong.

Free Sailor Jerry Pin Up Matches !

Free set of Sailor Jerry pin up matches with every order of $75 or more. Must email me before your payment is sent with code ( inked ) in order to get the free item. Offer will supplies last. Not valid with international orders only US due to customs restrictions.

New Swallow & Bow Retro Jewelry

Retro Lite Necklaces by Classic Hardware have just arrived. Check my store to see them all !

Sailor Jerry Romper

Sailor Jerry romper with ribbon tie. So cute. I had to have one myself.

Murder Doll Boat Neck Shirts

These are our best fitting & most flattering shirts yet. Available in many styles and sizes.

Sailor Jerry Hobo Purses Are Finally Here !!

Sailor Jerry Girle Repeat Hobo purse.

Too Fast Striped Boat Neck Tattoo Tees

Cute pinup girl hello sailor striped tees. Different styles available.

Killer Tattoo Skirts

Tattoo flash skirts just in. Ofcourse I had to have one for myself.

Bondage Just For Fun.

Great new tee shirt corset tops from Too Fast. Get them before they are gone.

I'd say She's Packing

Great new tattoo style leggings. You can have swallows or guns. You choose!

Who Wears Short Shorts !!

We have short shorts ! Check them out.

New Tattoo Mannequin Head

Just finished a new tattoo style mannequin head. Just one in the many to come. Check out the other ones available for sale in my eBay store.

New Card, Cosmetic & Tampon Cases

Just got these vintage and tattoo style cases
in, and the designs are absolutely
amazing! If one grabs your eye you can take a closer look here.

This weeks HOT item! Tattoo Dolls

These tattooed dolls are inspired by turn of the century real tattooed people. They are designed by a Los Angeles based tattoo artist. They measure 15" x 8. Both dolls are available in my eBay store.

Sailor Jerry History & Bio

Norman "Sailor Jerry" Collins (born 1911, died 1973) is considered one of the foremost American tattoo artists of his time. From his 20s to his late 50s, he stopped tattooing entirely as a part of a disagreement with the IRS. The end result being he only tattooed for approximately 12 years.

In spite of this it can be argued that no other artist had a greater impact on the current art form of tattooing. Not only are his drawings and designs the forefather of much of modern tattoo imagery, he also transformed the industry. He expanded the array of colors available by developing his own safe pigments. He created needle formations that embedded pigment with much less trauma to the skin, and he was one of the first to utilize single-use needles and hospital-quality sterilization. His attention to detail was so precise that the depiction of ship rigging in his nautical tattoos were reputed to be perfectly accurate.

Artistically, his influence stems from his union of the roguish attitude of the American sailor with the mysticism and technical prowess of the Far East. He maintained a close correspondence with Japanese tattoo masters during his career. He regarded tattoos as the ultimate rebellion against "the Squares". Sailor Jerry’s last studio was in Honolulu Hawaii's Chinatown, then the only place on the island where tattoo studios were located. He thrived in the hotbed of competition. His work was so widely copied, he took to printing "The Original Sailor Jerry" on his business cards. A mischievous sense of humor is frequently on display in Sailor Jerry’s work, which included such impish designs as the Aloha Chimpanzee, an image of a monkey bent over with its head facing out from between its legs and "ALOHA" spelled out on its behind (with a red "O" that also doubles as the chimpanzee's anus).

While his art was rebellious and sexually adventurous, he was also an avid and vocal proponent of professionalism and craft. In the tattoo world, he was well-known for his frequent campaigns against middling practitioners, whom he called "scab artists". Conversely, he went out of his way to mentor those tattoo artists whose talents and attitude he respected, among them modern tattoo legends Don Ed Hardy, Cliff Raven, Don Nolan, and Mike Malone, to whom he entrusted his legacy of flash designs.

At age 19, Sailor Jerry enlisted in the US Navy. It was during his subsequent travels at sea when he was exposed to the art and imagery of Southeast Asia. He remained a sailor for his entire life thereafter. Even during his career as tattoo artist, he worked as licensed skipper of a large three-masted schooner, on which he conducted tours of the Hawaiian islands. Sailing and tattooing were only two of his professional endeavors. He played saxophone in his own dance band and for years, Sailor Jerry was the ultra conservative, frequently controversial host of his own night talk show on KTRG radio, where he broadcasted as "Old Ironsides". Among those things he railed against were flashy tattoo artists such as Lyle Tuttle, and what he called "hippie tattoo" culture.

In the end there is little doubt that nearly every person with a sailor style tattoo from the nautical star to his famous swallows and anchors, is paying respect to Sailor Jerry Collins influence. Many don't realize that the design they chose to spend a lifetime enjoying came directly or indirectly from one man in a small shop in Hawaii.

Tattoo Artists: The Picasso Or Pollack Of Our Generation?

Just a quote from someone I know. I thought anyone inked might appreciate it.

"I believe that tattoo's are art. More than that though I feel confident that tattoo's are the most profound and personal art form in human history. Tattoo artists should get the same respect as the worlds greatest painters and sculptures. Maybe Sailor Jerry is our generations Picasso or Jackson Pollack? Might sound crazy... but you can love Picasso or Pollack. You can buy every print of their paintings you can afford. In the end though you don't commit to their art, it isn't part of you. You don't live with it in your skin "till death do us part." You don't use a painting to express yourself and make a statement when you are nearly naked at the beach or in your bedroom. Try to show me another artist that can claim to have that kind of relationship with their medium. Bottom line is: Putting ink into someone's skin is painting a living breathing human. That takes guts. That's art."

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