Elly Kedward

Elly Kedward

Friday, August 12, 2011

Fragile Awareness

so these are birds....i started this a billions years ago. got bored and never finished it. its not done but idk if it ever will be so i just posted it anyway. basically i lost my direction with this one :)

WWII "bummer" pilot

tattoo concept of a WWII pilot wasting away as he accepts his fate. drawn up for a friend but he never got it so its still up for grabs!

We all rot the same.

"back home they curse our names, but good or bad we all rot the same" -THIS IS HELL

Amplifier Worship

This piece was so much fun! very different and very o.g. so i really dug drawing it up and tattooing it! this is the unfinished pic cuz we did the "amplifier worship" in script on the banner. came out great! thanx alex!

Deaths embrace

mixed mediums on wood

sharpie show

 I got invited to do an art show at Man1's gallery downtown! i was so stoked to be a part of the show! plan on doing many more in the future! P.S i love all my homies!

a cool mermaid?

yep maybe the first ever but it happened! a legit mermaid! blows Ariel out of the water :) i was so stoked to draw this one up!  went on a sailor friend of mine.

thy will be done

depicting the angel of death is so fun!

ship at sea

drew this one up for a good friend who wanted a nautical theme to his tattoo. ill post pictures soon!

poppy flowers

such a blast! thanks so much hannah!

Head like a horse


for the vegans

eye have too many vegan friends! haha! i just love this piece! no disrespect vegans but eye do love me some meat!

Decimate the weak

i was messing around with fabric pens. first vans shoe and hopefully not the last! inspired by the winds of plague cover.

dead men tell no tales

i really cant wait to ink this on someone! any takers??? i drew it up with the ribs in mind.

dirty dirty death

prisma pen on paper

The orphan


Danse macabre

the everlasting song of the dead

getting along in years


coming up to my one year anniversary for tattooing! so stoked i am doing something i love for a living! everyday is a blessing! thanks to all my friends family and peeps who supported my dream! i will continue to grow as an artist and be the best i can be! 

All things zombie




i just seem to gravitate toward things that eat people...hmm makes me wonder if im a closet cannibal haha!

my messy work station

i dont know why but i love cluttered work spaces but there is a fine line between cluttered and just dirty.

when pigs can fly

i was really stoked about this piece when i finally finished it! i still kinda am. plan on tattooing it on my friends leg here soon!

unlucky rabbits foot

A piece i drew up for my calf. i am selfish sometimes and just draw up my own tattoos as well.

The liar, the adultress and the witch



a series i just unknowingly started ha! look forward to tattooing theses!

traditional Japanese



The Queen

she's a bitch! haha! i had fun with this one, just trying a new angle at drawing realism.

defend the kingdom

i am very fond of this piece still! the kanji is actually the closest thing to my name in Japanese. had a customer from japan actually teach me how to write it.

my savior

learning to watercolor. i could never do him justice but fun to try.

more "old" work








old random sketches, flash and projects

thunder god from paper to skin




i love the japanese thunder god raijin!

samurai obsession



what more can i say...i love samurai!