Shawn Barber has been cranking out some amazing work lately. If you’re not familar with Shawn, you can see his bio and work on his website (www.sdbarber.com). Shawn’s work has exhibited in galleries all over, including Joshua Liner Gallery in NYC, and Paul Booth’s digs, Last Rites Gallery. He has some amazing realism with his work that just blow me away. Keep a look out for his upcoming exhibits coming in 2009.

Texas has had this ongoing anti-litter campaign for many years called “Don’t Mess With Texas“. You more than likely have seen a bumper sticker or some other kind of paraphernalia with their slogan on it. I just noticed the other day that as a part of the Texas campaign they’ve created some free things that you get from their website. Including this cool looking Tattoo Heart Car Trash Bag. If you live in Texas then go get yours today.

Marisa Dimatti is the author of the very popular tattoo website Needled. She was recently called upon to do a piece for the travel blog gridskipper on the top 10 LA Tattoo shops. That sounds like an impossible task considering that there are tons of shops in LA. Nevertheless, she did a great job and if you’re looking to get some ink in LA, definitely worth a look.