iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My submission for Made to Measure, a show of nearly 200 back piece paintings from local Philadelphia area tattooers. I had fun making this but looking at other people's submissions was humbling. Ngl, sometimes i wonder what I'm doing here.

A large watercolor painting of a golden skull chomping on an eyeball. The background is intended to mimic Japanese style coverage using bio mechanical tubes.

050

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I've never done a colorized version of her photos. Do you know where this came from?

110

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Thanks!!! I had the most fun with the art but the game development side was definitely difficult. I might have to go back and finish it some day

011

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

About 6 years ago i made a Gameboy game using GB Studio. It's really more of an incomplete prototype as my "hacking" mechanic was unbearably boring to play. After realizing this I stepped away and never finished it. I decided to put it up once itch just to have it seen existentialsoft.itch.io/bones

150

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

People were just dying for a fascist to line up behind in the Linux world. Like wtf? Everybody knows this guy has serious lunduke energy

010

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

DLSS 5 makes no sense to me! It's always been used to increase performance on older graphics cards and higher resolution. Now it's a performance killing AI filter that trying to push video games into the uncanny valley. It's both hilarious and horrifying

100

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I saw the new @skweezy.bsky.social movie the other night. It was absolutely hilarious. Definitely give it a look if he has a viewing in your city. The guy is hustling his way around the country and i have a ton of respect for that. #skweezyjibbs

A selfie with Internet celebrity skweezy jibbs. He has 5 million followers across social media

010

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The project appears to be archived. Has this functionality been built into new obs builds?

100

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

With the exception of professional creative software like Adobe, CAD, etc, there isn't much Linux can't run or doesn't have an alternative to. I guess some anti cheat services won't work, but the underlying software usually runs fine. Can you elaborate on the issues holding you back?

101

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

My take on a piece of flash from a book released by my friend Kevin Riley. Its a book of unknown flash. I love the mystery of flash who's producer is unknown. Done with a pair of machines built by Kevin as well. #queertattooartist #traditionaltattoo #tattooartist #wolftattoo

A wolf tattoo done in a traditional style with bold lines and heavy black shading. It uses accents of purple, pink, yellow, green, and red. The tattoo is fresh

070

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I've been collecting old consoles for years and it's a fun hobby! I rarely pull them out to play games anymore though. You can fit practically every game for early consoles into like 100 megabytes of storage though so it just makes sense to emulate. I can play so many games on my phone

020

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I really tried to use discord but it just didn't connect. It's like a fast paced chat room with big lulls between conversation. Just couldn't get the flow. Check the pinned section though. There's usually stuff that's helpful there

110

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Just a handful of the tattoos I've done for Mac over the last few years. Yesterday we did the tiny Higgs sun(it's like silver dollar size at best) and the l design in the web of the hand. So grateful to have fun customers and friends. #tattooartist #queertattooartist #traditionaltattoo #qttr

A small traditional sun tattoo based on a design by Dan Higgs. It's done in black, red, and yellow

A design representing my clients indigenous heritage on the Web of the hand. It's bold black lines only creating a 2 headed bird

A healed black and grey skull tattoo with an empty eye socket and an eye in the other socket. There's also an eye like orb breaking out from the forehead

A healed tattoo of a cybernetic skull. The skull has wires and robotics protruding from it as well as 2 human eyes. It's done in a bold lined black and grey style

050

Reposted by Gianna | traditional tattooer

the prettiest boo! gle @smurfpie.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

my friend got arrested in minneapolis the other day. he is hands down one of the fiercest, smartest, and most committed people i know and the state wants to lock up him and his friends for decades for embarrassing ice. it would amazing if any of y’all could kick some to their legal fund 🖤🙏🏼

chuffed.org

Legal Defense Fund for MN Anti-ICE Organizers

On the morning of June 16th 2026 fifteen anti-ICE organizers were indicted on federal conspiracy charges in Minnesota, 12 of whom were arrested in aggressive raids across the Twin Cities. This fundrai...

034

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

My favorite parts are the animation and that it's short. The characters are literally the worst people ever.

000

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Welp, it's the new summer slow season. It feels like we should have never told clients about getting their tattoos in the winter to avoid sun exposure. Now we just have 2 slow seasons >:P

A marker and color pencil drawing of a biomechanical abstract image featuring eyes, wires and the classic spikeys

010

Reposted by Gianna | traditional tattooer

Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 07/06/2026

Happy Pride Month yall. This is David- Suit by Cliff Raven. He’s seen here at a queer tattoo gathering that ran parallel to a major tattoo convention. Con during the day, party at night. It gave a safe space to the gay tattoo crowd that might not be as free to express themselves in mixed company.

Tattoo and piercing fan David. An Asian man, shirtless, covered in black and grey tattoo work that looks like armor. He’s wearing a leather “Muir” hat in the style of leather men. His septum is pierced with an oversized ring.

0101

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

That's super sad to hear! Never met him but his lineage from Cliff and his work in his own right is legendary 💔

010

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Bernie sat tough as hell for this take on a classic Ed Hardy design. The request was "more angry". Sure I'll tattoo your pits. Thanks so much to Bernie for getting tattooed by me for over a decade!!! #tattooartist #traditionaltattoo #queertattooartist #tattooer #edhardy

A fresh tattoo in the arm pit of a gorilla head. It's done with bold lines in a traditional style with a palette of purple, pink, red, and gold

020

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I've been doing some studies, trying to figure out how other people are using gauche. A little sci-fi kinda vibe

Three small paintings done as studies. They have very soft, backgrounds with graphic central images of abstract shapes. They use very muted pallettes

000

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

A nice drawn on rose in a brighter style. Pink has become one of my favorite rose schemes. Roses forever please #rosetattoo #tattooartist #queertattooartist #transtattooartist #traditionaltattoo

A nice large rose tattoo done in a classic electric style. It's got bold lines and black shading along with green, brown, magenta, pink, purple, and gold.

060

Reposted by Gianna | traditional tattooer

Sacred Debris @bodymodificationarchive.com · 04/05/2026

Vegas & Berlin- I’ll be lecturing this summer on my late mentor Jack Yount and the constellation of eccentric characters in his orbit, including one of the original “Modern Primitives” A VIKING NAVARO; an Econ professor with extensively pierced/stretched genitals. Sacreddebris.com

A letter, floating over two photographs of a pierced and stretched penis and scrotum.

041

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

A couple fun ones from recently on two of my best clients. I will pack anything gold. Just try me. #tattooartist #queertattooartist #traditionaltattoo

A tattoo of a cartoon sun with big eyes and rosy cheeks. It's fine I'm a traditional style using black red and gold

A tattoo of a swallow and a rose. It's done in a traditional style using red, green, brown, and yellow

050

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

My advice is to get tattooed profusely. Get tattooed by experienced tattooers. Those connections will lead your path. Remember, we are all community taught, but some communities have more knowledge than others. If you like painting traditional flash, copy the old timers. Buy real books to work from

110

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Hi! Yes, i did apprentice to tattoo but honestly the tattooer who taught me did not do traditional or use traditional application. It led to an arduous 4 or 5 years of terrible tattooing before i was brought up to speed by an incredible and sharing mentor. Bad lessons are hard to break.

110

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

The raygun sheet with the Simpsons reference is 🤌

110

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

My trust form is psychedelic folk tattooing. I draw inspiration from the likes of Devita, Tux, Higgs and all the East coast bruisers who came before me. Chip always chooses the best designs from my book and I'm most grateful. #tattooartist #queertattooartist #qttr #traditionaltattoo #folktattoo

A fresh tattoo done in black and grey. It features a bug like creature built from simple shapes and lines

1350

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

To be fair, kden live has destroyed a few editing files on me lol

010

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Tetris forever!!! Just started playing tetris attack for super Nintendo and it's amazing

000

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

One healed and one fresh! The modern tribal design was done some time in the last year or two and the kitty was done on my trip to Whistle Stop Tattoo in hyattsville Maryland. Some people get it, and MG is one of them. #queertattooartist #tattooartist #tribaltattoo #traditionaltattoo

A healed tattoo in a modern tribal style. It's graphic black with elements of green and yellow

A fresh tattoo of a cat in yellow, green and red. The design is in a cute but classic style

040

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

*want to* for all you grammar and spelling aficionados

010

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I got to slam this stoney design into my friends armpit. Thanks for always trusting me with your toughest spots Mac. I also was shout out @kevinrileytattoos.bsky.social for building me my daily driver machines a few years ago. Support Independent machine builders. #tattooartist #queertattooartist

A tattoo of a skull overlapping a scorpion with red blood drops. The tattoo is in the clients armpit which is an incredibly painful and sensitive area.

171

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Thanks!!! Just keeping my fingers crossed and my butthole clenched 🤣

130

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Step two on this dragon leg. I love working on this style but it's always a challenge. Working large means trusting the setup process. Dragon details and background next sitting. #queerttattooartist #japanesetattoo #dragontattoo #legsleeve #dragonsleeve #transtattooartist #tattooartist

The outline of a wave and dragon tattoo leg sleeve. Some parts are fresh and others are healed

190

Reposted by Gianna | traditional tattooer

Sacred Debris @bodymodificationarchive.com · 13/03/2026

I feel like this is one of the less subtle "coming soon" graphics I've ever made. August 2026.

Two specimen cups- one with a green lid, one a red lid. A black bar covers the contents, with a graphic reading JACK YOUNT THE MISSING PIECES; EVOLUTION OF A SUBCULTURE 01.

1114

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Seed oils are delicious and i will never stop enjoying them

010

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Such a great collection!!! Thanks for letting me be a part of it 🙏

020

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I'm so grateful to the clients who really get it. The ones who put their faith in me and the skills I know. Custom eagle on the chest for Jimmy. #queertattoo #queertattooartist #traditionaltattoo #tattooartist #eagletattoo #chesttattoo

A large eagle tattooed on the chest. It's in a modern traditional style with large amounts of black shading and a color palette of red, gold, and brown

2100

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Omg thinking about the thief opening the package to be like WTF!?

110

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

💯 it's getting real old. Wishing for big 💰💰💰 in your future

110

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Fucking cool!!!! I feel like his stuff is much harder to come across. I'd love to see it!

000

Gianna | traditional tattooer @dinosaursdied.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

bsky.app/profile/did:... Here's the feed. It also accepts variants like #queertattooartist or #queertattooer. As long as it finds #queertattoo it will pull.

010