Video: June 2016

A look at Maui Atomic Tattoo for June 2016.

Featuring artists:

Trevor Kennedy

Monica Painter

Lhena Love

Yvette Yvelle

Robbie Big Balls

Shop Manager/ Video by:

Athena Angelic

Music:  "Dig the Uke" by Jeff Speed 68

Mermaid

Mermaid by Monica Painter.

"I just love mermaids. I was a mermaid in my past life. I just feel it when I go in the sea. I just feel a connection there between me, and the water, and the fish - they speak to me - and the shells - they ring out to me."

Ella Henderson

Hello Kitty Hula Girl

Hello Kitty Hula Girl by Lhena Love.

"Hello Kitty will never speak."

Pico Iyer

Lipstick

Lipstick by Monica Painter.

"I put things in perspective and trust that everything is in its right place, be grateful that I'm healthy. Then throw on a cap and some killer red lipstick and gloss, that always seems to do the trick."

Sasha Jackson

Geometric Tattoo

Geometric Tattoo by Lhena Love.

"Geometric shapes hold an energy pattern, and scientists did some experiments which say certain geometric shapes can affect matter around them. It's simply because when a human looks at a shape, they instantly receive energy from their brain."

Tom DeLonge

Black Bird

Black Bird by Monica Painter.

"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?"

David Attenborough

Blink

Blink by Lhena Love.

"If we play to first time Blink 182 listeners, it's good they are listening to us and not the Backstreet Boys. Old Fans or new fans, it's all the same to us."

Travis Barker

Treble Clef

Treble by Lhena Love.

"Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent."
Victor Hugo

Route 66

Route 66 by Monica Painter.

"If you really believe in what you're doing, work hard, take nothing personally and if something blocks one route, find another. Never give up."

Laurie Notaro

Motorcycle Cover-up

Motorcycle Cover-up by Lhena Love.

"There isn't a lot written about the motorcycle culture."

Katey Sagal

Fish Unicycle

Fish Unicycle by Monica Painter.

"One of the most important days of my life was when I learned to ride a bicycle."

Michael Palin

Robo-Dog

Robo-Dog (Invader Zim) by Monica Painter.

"To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring - it was peace."

Milan Kundera

Dog Portrait

Dog Portrait "Pee-Wee" by Monica Painter.

"A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down."

Robert Benchley

Turtle & Frog

Turtle & Frog by Ashley Antolin (Smash).

"Don't be a fish; be a frog. Swim in the water and jump when you hit ground."

Kim Young-ha

Cat

Cat by Monica Painter.

'But I don't want to go among mad people,' said Alice. 'Oh, you can't help that,' said the cat. 'We're all mad here.'

Lewis Carroll