Hot Rod at Slumerican Made

08/05/2020

it’s still here!!!

03/31/2020

Coming in hot!!!

02/27/2020

Special thanks to for the amazing flake job on the H**p Life Racing bike!!! photo by @ The Green Lady

03/27/2019

RIP Lyle Tuttle one of the last pioneers of the industry

Tuttle was born in Chariton, Iowa in 1931 but grew up in Ukiah, California. At the age of fourteen he purchased his first tattoo for $3.50 (equivalent to $50 today). In 1949, he began tattooing professionally.[2] In 1954 he opened his own studio in San Francisco. This first shop was open for 35 years.[3] Tuttle tattooed Janis Joplin, Cher, Jo Baker,[4] Henry Fonda, Paul Stanley, Joan Baez, the Allman Brothers and many other notable musicians, actors, and celebrities.

He has tattooed on all seven continents,[5] been tattooed on six continents, and has never knowingly tattooed a minor.[2] He officially retired in 1990 but will still occasionally tattoo his signature on a friend or acquaintance. His fame within tattooing was somewhat controversial, as many tattooists of his day disliked his statements to the press and "shameless self-promotion".[1] When Tuttle was on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in October 1970, Sailor Jerry put the picture inside his toilet.[6]

Tuttle currently teaches seminars in "Tattoo machine maintenance and machine building" at tattoo conventions around the United States.[7]

When asked what made tattooing gain in popularity during his early career, he responded:

"Women's liberation! One hundred percent women's liberation! That put tattooing back on the map. With women getting a new found freedom, they could get tattooed if they so desired. It increased and opened the market by 50% of the population – half of the human race! For three years, I tattooed almost nothing but women. Most women got tattooed for the entertainment value ... circus side show attractions and so forth. Self-made freaks, that sort of stuff. The women made tattooing a softer and kinder art form."[1]

His first shop when working for Bert Grimm at 16 Cedar Way, Long Beach, California. on "The Pike". After tattooing in Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska and California.[3] Tuttle opened up shop in 1960 at #30 7th St., in between Mission St. and Market St., also referred to as South of Market, San Francisco, California. Tuttle tattooed at #30 7th St., San Francisco, California. for 29 and a half years, until the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake caused the building to be yellow tagged. The shop reopened soon after at 841 Columbus St. and continues to operate as a studio and museum

01/30/2019

01/28/2019

Had a lot of fun doing this camera on a cool customer... his grandmother had past away and left him this camera and her nickname was “toots” 📸by the amazing @ Slumerican Made

01/15/2019

The homie Josh is here all week at Slumerican Made come see him ......

01/02/2019

Fun design a client brought in...first piece of the new year...

01/01/2019

Just wanted to thank all of my clients for a great 2018!!

12/29/2018

Fun piece I got to do the other day!!! 📸

12/22/2018

Super fun piece on a great customer from London...