Bücher von Jonathan Shaw

Vintage Tattoo Flash is a one-of-a-kind visual exploration of the history and evolution of tattooing in America. A luscious, offset-printed, hardcover tome-a beautiful and serious addition to the understanding of one of the world's oldest and most popular art forms. Electric tattooing as we know it today was invented in New York City at the turn of the 19th century. In the first days of American tattooing, tattoos were primarily worn by sailors and soldiers, outlaws and outsiders. The visual language of what came to be known as "traditional tattooing" was developed in those early days on the Bowery and catered to the interests of the clientele. Common imagery that soon became canon included sailing ships, women, hearts, roses, daggers, eagles, dragons, wolves, panthers, skulls, crosses, and popular cartoon characters of the era. The first tattooists also figured out that using bold outlines, complimented by solid color and smooth shading, was the proper technique for creating art on a body that would stand the test of time. In the over 100 years since then, techniques and styles have evolved, and the customer base has expanded, but the core subject matter and philosophy developed at the dawn of electric tattooing has persisted as perennial favorites through the modern era. While most tattoos are inherently ephemeral, transported on skin until the death of the collector, a visual record exists in the form of tattoo flash: the hand-painted sheets of designs posted in tattoo shops for customers to select from. Painted and repainted, stolen, traded, bought and sold, these sheets are passed between artists through one channel or another, often having multiple useful lives in a variety of shops scattered across time and geography. The utility of these original pieces of painted art has made it so that original examples can still be found in use or up for grabs if you know where to look. Vintage Tattoo Flash draws from the personal collection of Jonathan Shaw-renowned outlaw tattooist and author-and represents a selection of over 300 pieces of flash from one of the largest private collections in existence. Vintage Tattoo Flash spans the first roughly 75 years of American tattooing from the 1900s Bowery, to 50s Texas, through the Pike in the 60s and the development of the first black and grey, single-needle tattooing in LA in the 70s. The book lovingly reproduces entirely unpublished sheets of original flash from the likes of Bob Shaw, Zeke Owen, Tex Rowe, Ted Inman, Ace Harlyn, Ed Smith, Paul Rogers, the Moskowitz brothers, and many, many others relatively known and unknown.

Two people, despite being in different points of life, battle a shadow with different faces. Seventeen-year-old Nicolas and his mother escape his insane father's torment by moving to an apartment outside of town. When he started to suffer from hallucinations similar to his father's, he feared he'd end up exactly like his father did. His new neighbor stepped in and began shedding more light on what was really at play. Police detective Erik pursued the head of the notorious Surkins gang that resettled in Welltown. Strange hallucinations and nightmares began plaguing him during the chase. Upon capturing the gang leader, Erik discovered that these trances are caused by whatever the Surkins worship. Erik teams up with a crew of scientists and soldiers who came to stop this force, while Nicolas must trust his neighbor to battle it. As time passes, the events only worsen, and it became clear that this Shadow was beyond what they could understand. It threatened to kill everyone they loved and destroy all they knew.

This book is dedicated to children ,youth and even adults who may struggle with confidence, believing, insecurities or could just use a boost in faith.. this is an adventurous story of a little girl realizing that she can do anything and overcome any obstacles.

A book of verse. The result of a project of writing at leat 14 Onegin stanzas in November 2019 and 2020, plus a longer narrative poem, also in Onegin stanzas, about a little-known episode in the history of North Queensland that made headlines in all Australian states and in Europe in the late 1920s

Little Bean is an encouraging and fun story about a young girl and her adventurous way of believing in herself. Little Bean is a book full of vibrant colors and beautiful pictures that will keep you captivated. The moral of the story is no matter what roadblocks or obstacles that try to get in the way, you always stand strong in faith. Little Bean is a story that teaches children that they can do what their heart desires regardless of what the naysayers believe. This story will have your child feeling part of Little Bean's great adventure and, in part, learn to be positive, not negative, and also to believe in themselves.

The fourth collection of verse from the blog Me Fail? I Fly! Fourteen fourteen-line poems written each November in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

A selection of verse from the blog Me Fail? I Fly! and other verse that has been published elsewhere or been part of family celebrations