Black Spade Tattoo

Went in a few days ago to get a tattoo while in Vegas,, have been wanting to do a technically advanced and detailed font piece of the last stanza to my favorite poem ever.. The Love Song Of J Alfred Prufrock.

We have lingered in the chambers of the sea
By sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown
Till human voices wake us, and we drown.

I brought in a design, in a typewriter font with some splatter design around it.. like the old typewriters would make when hitting the paper.. the font was not huge but big enough to show the missing letter pieces and wobbly text style... vintage and grungy. Let me tell you not only is RUCK or KINGRUCK at Black Spade Tattoo in Las Vegas charming, personable, amiable, funny, clever and sweet he is also an AMAZING TATTOO artist!

From the moment you walk in the door you feel welcomed.. no snide attitude or remarks.. no feeling weird.. he is just a beacon of warmth and hospitality. And when I said that I was thinking that I wanted to check out other artists.. he warmly said "Of course .. no problem.. you need to be sure.. I can understand that..." I knew at that moment this was my guy. I know because that is exactly what I tell my clients that want to look around... I tell this this because I am sure of my work and my talent and know that is it going to be difficult for them to find a better photographer. (i am a photographer, obviously) I put down my deposit at that moment and came in later that night. I'm very glad that he takes walk in... and sooooo honored to have gotten a tattoo by RUCK... FANTASTIC WORK!  I cannot be more elated!

Went to get my second tattoo last night. Ruck was real personable and gave me a feel for what he's about. Runs a great shop and knows how to hire them. I came in 30 minutes before close and the artist Chris had no problem going into his 13th hour that day to pump out one clean tattoo for me. Couldn't believe how reasonable it was, either. Safe to say I'll be back and recommending this to all my friends. Thank you Black Spade

Awesome experience, Ruck is an amazing artist and runs a great shop - Phil Landman/camp Cotto