Spotlight: Cally-Jo
We don’t often write about the real newbies in the business, but I had to make an exception. Cally-Jo is a one of a kind gal, with amazing talent. She’s gathered a following already, and is putting her pencil talent to skin. This is a girl who is swapping her drawings for hand built tattoo … Read more
Oh Great, Tattoo School is Back
Hey, remember what a great show TLC’s Tattoo School was? Yeah, me neither, it was dogshit. For some stupid reason, though, TLC have now decided to make the one-off show into an actual series. The series will be in a reality TV game show style format (no, really), where wannabe tattooers will be given two … Read more
Advice for Beginning Tattooers, by Jason Lambert
Above tattoo is by Jason Lambert… duh. Today this has been doing the rounds on my Facebook news feed. A lot of the time, people post up boring crap on Facebook that I think is lame, but this time it’s something cool, so I’d be stupid not to encourage it. Jason Lambert’s blog is pretty … Read more
So… this Happened.
While I’ve been away for a couple of days, a few things happened that you kind of couldn’t dedicate a whole post to. So, here’s a round up of some little titbits that are taking place at the minute. Dan Henk wrote a blog post for Tattoo Artist Magazine about the perils of shows like … Read more
So, You Watched Tattoo School….
Last night (or perhaps tonight, according to where you are? Time zones are confusing sometimes), TLC went ahead with their terrible show, Tattoo School. I’m assuming many a wannabe tattooer who’s watched it will be looking up Tattoo Schools online, so hopefully some of them will find this website, and learn a little about why … Read more
The Apprentice Tales
I found a really cool set of videos on YouTube today by Tattoo Artist Magazine, called The Apprentice Tales. The (currently) three part series interviews the guys tattooing at Sid’s Tattoo Parlour in California, where they talk about apprenticeships and life working at the studio. So far I’ve only managed to find the time to … Read more
Rhod Gilbert: Tattoo Master? Don’t Count on it!
While I was doing my usual herp-derpin’ on the internet yesterday, I saw a great link from Steph Hesketh at Unique Canvas- cheers Steph! The link led me to a show from Rhod Gilbert’s new TV series on BBC Wales, where he does someone else’s job for the day. This week, he’s a tattooer! … Read more
Tattoosday UK: Best Posts of 2010
Well, it’s that time of year again, folks. Another time to kick back, relax and have a great time both reading the best posts of the year and laugh at my crappy Photoshop “skillz”. Fun times ahead! Thanks for another great year everyone, I promise 2011 will be even better.
City of Steel: The Industry Speaks.
Hello everyone, do you like the new layout? Oh yes, we’re at it again with Jodie Marsh. Fun. Right now, a lot of people are going a bit mental, and they have every right to be, really! Jodie Marsh was spotted yesterday at the Sheffield City of Steel tattoo convention actually judging a competition. The … Read more
Q&A Time: This week, Jem’s ‘Mature’ Apprenticeship
I had originally intended this post to be a general Q&A session, where I try to answer some of the more popular questions people ask around tattooing. However, Tattoosday UK regular Jem posted a really interesting question, so perhaps a weekly Q&A post which does into a little more depth will work a little better … Read more
