台湾のタトゥーコンベンションから帰ってきたぁ！めっちゃ楽しかったわ！毎日の天気はあつくてあつくて、はやく涼しい関西に帰りたいわと思ったが、結局あまりかわらいみたいw
Back from the Taiwan! It was a blast despite the heat but I was hoping Osaka would be a few degrees cooler, but no such luck!

やっと名物の小籠包…いただきぃ！
The famous Pork Buns!! At long last!

でっかいなぁ、蔣中正！！
Chiang Kai Shek – that is one big memorial!(This is just the gate!)

どこに行ってもバイクだらけ！交通事故すくなくとも５件もみっちゃった。
Bikes bikes everywhere! What I thought was a bousozoku gang turned out to be a group of middle-aged mothers shopping for radishes. I saw like 5 accidents in the 5 days I was there

公園でギャンブルはあかんらしいなぁ。
No shootin’ dice in the park? Now that’s a crime!

健康にええらしいけどこの公園の石の上に歩くのはめっちゃ痛い！台北市民が毎日してそうな朝一！
Walking on these sharp painful rocks is good for your health!… so said the Taipei residents who do it every day!

そのとき！… テキサスチェーンソーの競争相手がでたぁ！
Just then! …A friendly park employee who looks like he could give Leatherface a run for his money

パーフェクト！鉄砲スキルがそんなに錆びてなくて嬉しいぃ！
Perfect score! Good to see I’m not too rusty.

夜市場初登場！！財布は大丈夫やけどそれよりお腹が心配やわ！
First time in the night markets! More worried for my stomach than my wallet!

台湾のお寺はめっちゃやばい！！
Taiwan’s temples are amazing.

日本の神社やお寺と全然違う雰囲気。どこをみてもぶりんぶりん！！全ての隙間に飾り物がある！
So different from Japanese temples – there’s a decoration in every crevice with a mix of neon thrown in!

仏様のマトリクス！
The Matrix has you Amida!

料理をいっぱい持って帰りたいです！
I want to bring a metric ton of this pork home.

トムさん優勝！！おめでとうぅ！GIN君のスリーブ大好評！！
Tom takes first place for a sleeve with Gin’s piece! How you feelin!?

一日目の作品できあがり！大分頑張ったね、アナベルちゃん！
First tattoo of the convention. (lousy photo) Thanks Annabelle!!

彫安さんの一門のみんなさんが綺麗な刺青ばっかり入っています！
Everyone at Hori-an’s family has amazing work!!

う・ら・や・ま・し・い。です。
In a word… jealous. Yes.

トムさん。素敵なTシャツを着て頂きました！！
Hey there random street drinker – nice duds!

カンペイ！
Kanpeii-chan!

ローカルな台北の人と交流開始！台湾の乾杯はいっきに！
Mixin’ it up with the locals! A toast here means drink till you hit the bottom!

終わりましたぁ！！みんな、ご苦労様でしたね！イベントの管理人KEVINさんのスタジオ前の集合写真！
Finally finished!! Everyone really worked hard to make this such a great convention – our last photo in front of the organizer, Kevin’s studio!

９月はバクトだぁぁ。あそびましょうぅ！
That’s not moisture – it’s Bakuto in the air! The subculture emanates from the wet Black Chamber walls!

Akai先生！待っていますよ！
We’re waiting for you Akai Sensei!! Please bless Bakuto with your DJing skillz!! Look it up – it is who you think it is! Legendary Gainax director (Daicon III character designer) is DJing at our beloved Bakuto 2010. We’ll see you there!

ワッツ？タトゥーとなんの関係やねんっっつて？！全部やでぇ！
What does this have to do with tattooing?… Everything.

台湾コンベンションを楽しみにしてはんねんけどやっぱり来月のアニソンイベント、CAOFF WESTがまたきてわくわくぅぅぅ！！www
I know it’s time to get psyched for Taiwan, but another CAOFF WEST anime song event is just around the corner! 6 hours from midnight at Vijon boozin’ and rockin’ out to all my favorite ‘toon tunes! Keion, Angel Beats, Yonjohan, and whatever those kooky kosplayin’ DJs have in store!

バクトの準備はまだまだ多いけど一日ぐらい少しさぼらしていただきます！限定発売初○ミ○クオリジナルシャツ！！！僕のぶんがあればえぇぇなぁあ！
Yeah, there’s still a lot to do for Bakuto Osaka – but I can slip away for one night I think… especially with the sinister promises of a limited edition Ha○○ne Mi○○ shirt!

Dark Visions in Print Exhibition @ Sacred Gallery, NY
2010年7月３１日〜８月２９日

ニューヨークのSACRED GALLERY（セークレッド・ギャラリー）でやるグループ展(DARK VISIONS in PRINT)に参加しないかときかれた。
It is my sincerest pleasure to have been invited by Sacred Gallery in New York to participate in their group show, Dark Visions.

今泉版画工房のジョージさんのお陰でなんとなく間に合った！もし、僕が独りで準備しようとしたら絶対無理や！
I must express my sincerest thanks to my good friend George at Imaizumi Editions for all his help and assistance in preparing my work for this show. Without him it would not have been possible!

展覧会の説明（英語だけですみません！！）：
A brief description of the show:

On July 31, 2010 at 7PM, the Sacred Gallery presents “Dark Visions In Print”, a collection of contemporary images based in the macabre. Co-curators Bruce Waldman and Kirsten Flaherty present a series that combines recent works from the most well known artists in the printmaking field, along with new promising young talents. The show challenges to depict the “darker” side of an artistic kaleidoscope of varying visions and techniques in silkscreen, etching, monoprint and other printmaking processes, with the overall intention of celebrating the venerable yet often under-appreciated art of printmaking.

Some of the earliest prints found are expected to have been created around the fifth century using some of the most basic tools. Over the years, masters have taken the same skill set, using modern technique, to create some of the most elaborate prints possible. Please come out and join us, for this will be an event not to missed.

もうそろそろ台湾タトゥーコンベンションや！（２０１０年７月３０日〜８月１日）師匠と一緒にでるコンベンションは初めてで楽しみにしている！！友達のTOKYO HARD CORE TATTOOのトムさんと同じブースで面白そう！！当日飛び込みもOKやけど先に予約をとりたい人連絡ください！

毎日小籠包と臭豆腐が食えるとは…わあああいわあい！

I totally forgot to blog this – Wataru and I are off to the 2010 International Taiwan Tattoo convention at the end of the month!! (July 30th – August 1st) My first time renting a booth with my shishou… and Tom from Tokyo Hard Core! Still have a couple slots open if anyone down in ol’ Taipei wants to get any work done! Absolutely can’t wait!

… and every days I can has cheap Porky buns, pig-blood biscuits and Stinky Tofu!! Waaaaii!!!