Peter Suluape Hand Samoan Tatau (Hand Tapped Tattoo) - FINISHING TOUCHES

These are the final moments into a large piece he honored me with that took exactly 7 hours to complete. The pain in this part of the chest was the most intense I have ever experienced (along with the inside of the arm/bicep area). What made things worse was I had to hold my breath throughout the time he worked on my chest. This became exhausting and also another reason why he did half of the chest first and then moved onto the inside of the arm before coming back to this part. He was concerned about the pain I was enduring and noted that the Chest portion was also the most painful. During this my body experienced cramping and alot of shivering as well. Muscle spasms became almost unpreventable at this stage of the piece.

I endured 7 hours of continuous work (with only 2 x 10 minute breaks) in front of hundreds of people and artists who were able to walk up to the stage where we were and look closely at Peter's art. Having gone through many surgeries in my life, being hit by cars, breaking bones, getting concussions, etc...this was surely the most pain I felt. I was exhausted when I got up and just prior to this portion of the video I got light headed when switching positions. My thighs also cramped up badly. The constant adrenaline that my body produced throughout this in order to combat the pain and stress that the body felt as the blades cut into my skin left me dazed. That being said, I would do it again in a heartbeat. I now have something that VERY VERY few people in this world do. A traditional Tatau is given to those as a right of passage and generally reserved for heads of families. I proudly show off my piece now and know that I earned it. Most of u think I am crazy for doing this, but I was able to prove to myself how much I can tolerate for something I truly wanted!

This piece was done in the 2011 Inked Out Tattoo Convention in NJ on Saturday, Sept. 24th- where he was the headlining artist. He flew in from Samoa with his father Patelo Suluape-the man who taught him this traditional and most pure form of tattooing.

I plan on seeing him again in the near future so that he can finish the rest of my arm (elbow down). Oh, I also went on that day and won the BEST in SHOW Tattoo competition too!

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[MrLizmk]

whos the name of the man who receiving the tattoo please?

[MeadowsJon44]

Do u know if he was using INTENZE SULUAPE BLACK ink?