Highlights from the London Tattoo Convention 2012
The London Tattoo Convention has drawn to a close for another year, and damn, was it a good one this year. The organisers somehow manage to raise the bar every year in terms of the quality of artists...
View ArticleLondon Tattoo Convention: 2012 photo gallery
I hope everyone that participated in the London Tattoo Convention at the weekend has now recovered, new tattoos are healing well and hangovers have faded. As a reminder of how fabulous an event it was,...
View ArticleQuickfire Q&A with Khan
Khan is one of the most interesting artists around at the moment, in my opinion, and he is also a super nice guy. He is a tattooist from South Korea who gave up his own shop to hit the road, doing...
View ArticleRed, Blue, and Tattooed
I came across an interesting tattoo-related news snippet from the US this week as the country prepares to head to the polls for the presidential elections. A professional wrestler named Eric Hartsburg...
View ArticleMachine-free tattooing 101 with Boff Konkerz
Hand-poked or machine-free tattooing is an ancient practice, which can be used to create incredibly intricate and delicate designs on the skin. The process is much more serene and peaceful than...
View ArticleQ&A: Lina Stigsson
Lina Stigsson is a Swedish tattoo artist living in Amsterdam and working at Admiraal Tattoo. Over the last decade she has been creating striking designs with a modern twist on classic imagery. I caught...
View ArticleIs the Czech Republic ready for its first tattooed president?
Presidential candidate Vladimír Franz The Czech Republic could be about to welcome its first heavily tattooed president. Politician, artist, and composer Vladimír Franz is in the running for the...
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Filler: Eternal Art in Chelmsford is on the hunt for a new addition to its team of tattooists. The studio, owned by PriZeMaN, is looking to recruit an experienced artist who has already established...
View ArticleRed, blue, tattooed…and removed
Image courtesy of Eric Hartsburg You may remember this post about the wrestler who auctioned off space on his face on eBay and ended up with a Mitt Romney campaign logo tattooed on it. Obviously, this...
View ArticleWhy this Holocaust survivor has kept her prisoner tattoo
(Header image: BBC) We are used to thinking about the positive aspects of tattoos, as beautiful pieces of art which make the wearer and the artist proud, and are an important aspect of many tattoo...
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