Erik Gillespie — tattoo artist at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago

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Erik Gillespie is a tattoo artist at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, with 14 published tattoos on TatSeek; mostly old school.

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Tattoos

  1. Praying Mantis and Yin Yang Forearm — Color Traditional (Old School) insect tattoo on the forearm.
  2. Seashell and Pearl Traditional Forearm — Color Traditional (Old School) seashell with a pearl tattoo on the forearm.
  3. Maneki-neko Traditional Calf — Color Traditional (Old School) maneki-neko lucky cat tattoo on the calf.
  4. Tiger Head with Dagger Forearm — Color Traditional (Old School) tiger tattoo on the forearm.
  5. Snoopy Traditional Stomach — Black & grey Traditional (Old School) comics & anime characters tattoo on the stomach.
  6. Postage Stamp Traditional Forearm — Color Traditional (Old School) peach tattoo on the forearm.
  7. Dragon Traditional Forearm — Black & grey Traditional (Old School) dragon tattoo on the forearm.
  8. Stacked Dice Traditional Forearm — Color Traditional (Old School) dice tattoo on the forearm.
  9. Surreal Staircase Blackwork Forearm — Black & grey Traditional (Old School) buildings & architecture tattoo on the forearm.
  10. Woman and Spider Traditional Forearm — Color Traditional (Old School) female figure tattoo on the forearm.
  11. Ship Traditional Upper Arm — Black & grey Traditional (Old School) clipper ship tattoo on the upper arm.
  12. Blue Rose and Horseshoe Upper Arm — Color Traditional (Old School) blue rose tattoo on the upper arm.
  13. Dragon Traditional Forearm — Black & grey Traditional (Old School) dragon tattoo on the forearm.
  14. Snake Head Traditional Forearm — Color Traditional (Old School) snake tattoo on the forearm.

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