The second episode of TLC’s LA Ink, entitled “Nowhere to Work” starts where the first one left off: construction of Kat Von D’s new shop is completely unfinished and a lot of people are bummed out about it.
In the meantime, the team doesn’t let Kat’s construction woes get in their way. Corey Miller offers up his shop for the team to work out of even though it’s an hour away from LA Ink.
Steve-O from Jackass fame is the first in Kat’s Tattoo Chair this week. It’s been rumored that him and Kat have dated and all I have to say is that Kat smiles a lot more during this episode than we’ve seen her do in the past. Anyway, he wants a tattoo for his upcoming birthday and his idea is a picture himself as a kid on his forearm. It’s an ugly photo, but Kat is one of the best around at portraits and is able to accurately replicate it on his arm.
Besides being pissed about the incomplete shop, Kim is not digging the Los Angeles scene overall and is feeling homesick. I mean come on, this should be the opportunity of a lifetime for her to get some incredible exposure. But I guess every reality TV show needs it fair share of drama, so oh well.
On the tattoo front, the rest of the squad dish out some pretty rockin’ designs:
Patron: Anthony
Tattoo Artist: Corey
Concept/Backstory: Traditional chest piece tattoo with a skull, roses and wings.
Result: Corey shows off his skill in detail in a nicely done black and gray tattoo. He adds some water designs at the end to really enhance the original design.
Patron: Kathryn
Tattoo Artist: Hannah
Concept/Backstory: Kathryn wants a tattoo to remind her of her mother, who recovered from two months in a coma. She wants to get a Peacock on her tricep.
Result: Extremely well-done design with vibrant colors.
Patron: Evelyn
Tattoo Artist: Kim
Concept/Backstory: Evelyn wants to get a tattoo of her daughter’s one-month handprints, a symbolic reminder of her miracle birth (Evelyn’s boyfriend had testicular cancer and doctors advised them he wouldn’t be able to reproduce).
Result: A subtle, well-colored design with a brilliant cascade of flowers.
Patron: Patty
Tatto Artist: Hannah
Concept/Backstory: Patty survived cancer and went through a divorce and wants a “circle of life” design to celebrate life.
Result: Nothing extraordinary here, but the client is extremely happy with the result and that’s what should count.
Episode 2 ends with Kat asking split-tongue friend Pixie to quit all her side jobs and manage LA Ink. She happily accepts and everyone celebrates with a drink. And finally, construction on the shop is completed and Kat thanks her builder Jeff with a forearm tattoo of a pinup model.
All in all, the episode felt a little slow and borderline boring. It will be interesting to see where TLC goes with this series - Miami Ink with Kat on board always had the tension angle with Ami, but in LA Ink, the drama seems forced and flat. So far though, the tattoos are pretty awesome and LA is known for its tattoo culture. We’ll just have to see how the comparison to Miami Ink plays out.
Tune in next week to see the gang operate in the now finished shop and prepare for their grand opening party. Also, Rapper Eve stops by for some fresh ink. The preview for Episode 3 is below. Oh, and if you missed Episode 2, you can watch it for a limited time at tlc.com/fullepisodes.
Hi Hannah,
Could you please send me some pictures of the peacock tattoo…the reason is that my name is pronounced peacock in Dutch…my father is passed away and I want to remember and honor him with this tattoo. I’ve surched and seen a lot of peacock tattoos but this one is by far the most beautiful.
I love your work and my daughter is a big fan of LA INK…I hope you can help me in any way.
Love Robert
Hey, I love your site!! I live in Armenia and am in love with the peacock tattoo. Can you send me more pics?
heyhey, could u mail me some pics of the peacock tattoo please?
would be awesome!!
I also love the pic of the peacock! Am I able to get a full side picture of it, I would like to see the whole design. The colors are brilliant I dont think any other colors wouldve made it any better
I would love to come down their and get the same tattoo but on my chest somehow ….:)
can you please email me some pics of the lower and side angels of the peacock tattoo, artist Hannah created please? its amazing!
Can you please mail me/post some more pictures of the Peacock tattoo, especially the lower bit of it/the feathers?!
Hey, I love this peacock tattoo on the arm on your site. Anyway I have a peacock tattoo I got recently its pretty however I am a medium-to-dark skinned Black person, and there was not much color put in my tattoo because of this factor. It is very frustrating I would like to know everyones take on this from L.A. Ink. I would like more color. The tattoo is on my upper thigh and pretty private and I love it, however the color of a peacock is what makes it beautiful I had to twist the artists wrist for him to put color.
im falling in love to kat von d,she fantastic,im also doing tattooing here in japan for years now and doing much of japanese stuff,since i saw kat style of tattoo in la ink i begun to love realistic style.
Anyway I could have a picture of the peacock to go by for my next tattoo? I LOVE it. Thanks!
hi, I’m brazilian and my inglish is poor, but I want make a peacock ink. I love this tatoo, please, can you send me the pictury? I live in Jacareí, São Paulo.
Thank you!
Hay Kat, I knew you would do good with out the boy’s on Miami Ink. Not that I don’t still like and watch them too, but you totaly rock girl. I am so proud of your work and everyone on the show is really great and have such great talant. I hope some day to come to L.A. and meet all of you in person.
Keep up the great work on the show.
that peacock tattoo is beautiful!!
I lOVE LA INK!!! its awsome the stories behind the tattos and i just love to watch them do it its a thrill 4 me anyway
this episode was identical to the first one
not every episode has to have fighting in it in order to be considered ‘good’. I like it and love the show