Rob Benavides will be at Flyrite Tattoo OCTOBER 15th and 16th – THIS MONDAY AND TUESDAY!!!
Contact Rob at gorillaboxer@gmail.com for appointments!

Rob Benavides will be at Flyrite Tattoo OCTOBER 15th and 16th – THIS MONDAY AND TUESDAY!!!
Contact Rob at gorillaboxer@gmail.com for appointments!

The Flying Panther Tattoo family has expanded yet again.
And this time . . . IT’S A GIRL!! Join us in celebrating the arrival of our good friend and brilliant tattoo artist Susan Kidder.
Sue studied fine art at the University of Arizona and has been tattooing for ten years. After getting her start here in San Diego, Sue worked at Baker Street Tattoo in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania before moving back home to San Diego.
Susan is making the move over to Flying Panther Tattoo from our good pals at the one-and-only Flesh Skin Grafix Tattoo Parlor in Imperial Beach.
You can review Sue’s tattoo portfolio at http://tattoosue.com. Call the tattoo shop at 619-238-5713 to schedule your time with Susan, or better yet, come by to say “Hi!” and welcome her the family.
Flying Panther Tattoo’s own Micah Caudle will be leaving us . . . but just for the week! Instead, you can catch one of San Diego’s best tattoo artists in San Francisco with our good friends at Tattoo City.
MICAH CAUDLE at TATTOO CITY
September 26 – 30, 2012
E-mail Micah at horitofu@yahoo.com or call the shop to set up your appointment 619-238-5713
Join San Diego’s Best Tattoo Artists – Dominic Vasquez and Rob Benavides – at Ink ‘n Iron, Southern California’s Best Tattoo Convention.
June 8 – 10th
On the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA
Call the shop at 619-238-5713 to schedule with Dominic and Rob.
Next up! Guest artist Jacek Minkowski from San Francisco will be at Flying Panther Tattoo June 11 – 17.
You can view Jacek’s portfolio here and call the shop at 619-238-5713 to schedule your time with Jacek.
Back for the final American stop on his world tour . . .
Get it while you can!!
Flying Panther Tattoo’s next guest artist . . . Wan Tattooer!!
May 14 – 19, 2012
Call the shop at 619-238-5713 to schedule your time with Wan!
Be sure to stop by the shop THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY to get some epic tattoo work by Tim!
Call the shop at 619-238-5713 or contact him directly at Tim@TimForbus.com to schedule your special time with Tim!!
Hey Texas! Now is your chance to get tattooed by San Diego’s Best Tattoo Artists – Rob Benavides and Micah Caudle.
THIS WEEKEND!!
February 24 – 26th, 2012
at the 3Rd Annual West Texas Tattoo Convention
San Angelo Convention Center
500 Rio Concho, San Angelo, TX 76901
We are excited to announce that our friend Paul Dobleman, from Spider Murphy’s Tattoo, will be the next visiting guest artist at Flying Panther Tattoo from February 16th to the 18th.
You can view Paul’s beautiful portfolio here and here.
To contact Paul about scheduling, please email him at info@pauldobleman.com or call the shop at 619-238-5713.
After spending a terrorizing Friday celebrating Halloween with us at Brick by Brick, join us again on Saturday night to celebrate our
5th annual Dia De Los Muertos Group Art Show!!
Its Our BEST LINE UP Yet!
Featuring new art by your favorite San Diego Tattoo Shop: Jackie Dunn Smith, Dominic Vasquez, Micah Caudle, Ben Grillo, Rob Benavides, plus new addition Tim Forbus
Also, incredible new art by Flying Panther friends: Sergio Hernandez, THOR, NES, Jazmyne Lomeli, El BabyBoy, Phil Hatchet-Yau, Pandemic, Mike Jupp, Adam Fuqua, Michelle Rubano, Keith Stone, Mykil Zep, Nicholas Henrikson, John Mordin, Chris Mordin, Los Olcegueda, Heather Bailey and the Roots Factory
Opening Reception and Altar from 8-12
DJs, refreshments, pizza by Luigi’s
**Special “Living Dangerously” Book Signing by author Rafael “El BabyBoy” Reyes**
(book features art by Rob Benavides, Jackie Dunn Smith and many other SD artists)
Official after party SLEEPWALKING at the Whistle Stop in South Park
http://www.stateofgracetattoo.com/SJConvention/info
Bay Area Convention of the Tattoo Arts October 2011
Flying Panther Tattoo is proud to announce our new resident guest artist – TIM FORBUS! You can check out Tim’s portfolio here.
Tim is an amazing artist, machinist and tattooist. We are proud to welcome Tim to our panther family. Join us in welcoming him by coming by the shop to say “Hello!”
You can find him at the shop on Fridays and Saturdays starting October 14th. Call the shop at 619-238-5713 or email Tim at tim@timforbus.com to schedule your time with Tim.
June 10th-12th will mark the 8th INK-N-IRON fest, as per the usual we will be setting up shop in the belly of the beast.
Rob, Ben and Dominic will be working the show.
Please call the shop for appointment times.
(space is at a premium)
Make sure to stop by the shop booth and say Hi!
That’s right. The rumors are true.
The newest member of the family – BEN GRILLO – starts TODAY at Flying Panther Tattoo!
Come by the shop tomorrow or call (619) 238-5713 to setup an appointment while supplies last, or you may regret it.
Flying Panther friend Chef Geordie Moulois from Cin Cin! Italian Restaurant and Producer Alex Rinks stopped by the shop while shooting their new pilot.
Production credit goes to Unwritten Pictures.
Thanks to everyone for voting Rob Benavides as one of San Diego’s Best Tattoo Artists in CityBeat’s readers poll!
Dominic Vasquez is BACK in SAN DIEGO! This time, he’ll be the one doing the tattooing at Flying Panther Tattoo. Be sure to hit up Dominic for an appointment while he’s in town: October 15 – 20th.
E-mail him at ollinart14@yahoo.com or call the shop at 619-238-5713 to schedule your time TODAY.
For those of you more interested in flats or boots, not to worry. Rob and Iron Fist made those too! Available now!
Boots are $50 and flats are $45 at http://www.shop.ironfistclothing.com OR click on the images below to take you there.
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Rob’s collaboration with Iron Fist is AVAILABLE for $45 ONLINE NOW!! Visit IronFist.com or come by the shop to pick up your pair TODAY! |
To see this back piece completed by Rob Benavides, join Flying Panther Tattoo and other accomplished San Diego tattoo artists at the Oceanside Museum of Art THIS SATURDAY at 6pm for the Masterworks of Body Art. Curated by our friend Chris Winn, this $25 event will include a live tattoo runway show, live music by Evan Robinson of War Stories, entrance to four exhibitions, as well as wine, beer and appetizers.