Chris Conn is Back!
Chris Conn is a character who has been out of tattooing for too long. He was a really awesome tattooer, who always put out really solid work. He pretty much perfected neo traditional tattooing before most people cared about it, but then decided to quit. After hanging up his machines in 2006, he’s been focusing … Read more
Chris O’Donnell: New Prints Available
Chris O’Donnell has some new prints up on his online store at the moment, and you should definitely check them out. There are four in total, ranging from $40 to $60. You could buy all four for a total of $200, really, which is a bit of a bargain. His work is looking better every … Read more
Wear Your Dreams: Book Signings
You may have heard that Ed Hardy has a new book coming out, called Wear Your Dreams. It looks pretty awesome, and documents Ed’s life and career through the tattoos and flash he has made. Fantastic stuff. It won’t be out until June 18th, but there is a short trailer for the book, which you … Read more
Aeons-Tulpa – A Jondix Exhibit
Emily at Raking Lights projects emailed me the other day with a really awesome new exhibit by Jondix. His solo installation will be in Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society in LA, which is a really cool place for him to showcase his work, considering his preference for Buddhist iconography. The installation, called Aeons-Tulpa, will … Read more
Robert Aalbers: Clean Solid Tattoo Flash
One of my all time favourite publishers, Kintaro Publishing, sent me a fantastic new release this week that I couldn’t wait to share with you guys. Clean Solid Tattoo Flash, by Robert Aalbers, is their newest book, and it’s one of the best flash books I’ve seen for a long time. Robert is a great … Read more
Thom DeVita: Final Tattoo Age Episode
The last Thom DeVita episode is now up on Vice’s YouTube page, and it’s probably the best ending a Tattoo Age series has ever had. This video really goes into Thom’s work more than the other ones had before, which is absolutely fantastic. I think that I’m going to have a bit of an empty … Read more
It’s Here: Electric Pick’s Red Box!
I’m sorry if I sound biased in my excitement over this, but Electric Pick is one of my favourite ever tattooers, so this is awesome! His first in his epic series of books is finally here! Brilliant! The book is of fantastic hardback quality, and features over 200 pages of artwork. There are also extra … Read more
Tattoo Age: Thom DeVita’s Latest Video
I finally got round to watching the latest Thom DeVita video from Tattoo Age today, and I’m really glad I did. These videos on Thom are so great- just when you think Tattoo Age can’t get better, it does! This latest video focuses a lot on Thom’s Parkinson’s, which affects his everyday life and art. … Read more
Tattoo Age: Thom DeVita Now Online
The first installment of the Thom DeVita episodes for Tattoo Age are now online. See, that wasn’t too long to wait, even if it did feel like forever. This first episode is even better than you probably thought it would be, too. Here’s some info Vice sent me, in case you’re unfamiliar: Thom DeVita began … Read more
A Lucien Freud Tattoo?
I noticed an interesting little piece online the other day which I thought you guys might like. It turns out Kate Moss has a tattoo, by none other than Lucien Freud. She revealed this quite recently, stating that he used to tattoo people when he was in the navy, and gave her some birds on … Read more
The In-Sight Project: Auctioning Now!
Hopefully you remember me telling you guys about the In-Sight Project not too long ago, which will raise money for Damian Mills, a tattooer up here who has lost his sight after a crash. If not, I’ll sit here and wait while you read it here. Ready? Awesome. If you’ve been waiting for a chance … Read more
Total Tattoo Out This Week!
This week is pretty awesome for me. Not only is it Halloween, payday and my birthday, but Total Tattoo is out this week! Get in! This month’s issue is once again awesome and packed full of great stuff. The artist features this month are with Owen Williams, Liz Cook, Hazel Nichols, and the guys at … Read more
New Prints from Hayley Parkin and Clare Goldilox
I may be kicking myself in the face a bit here, since I really want one or two of these prints, and I almost don’t want to tell people about them so they don’t sell out. I’ll take the chance though, because these are awesome and you need to see them. Both Clare Goldilox (Painted … Read more
London 2012- Five Tattooers To Watch
It’s almost here! Arguably the biggest event in the tattoo fan’s calendar, the London Tattoo Convention, is around the corner. Appointments with the fantastic line-up of talented artists will be filling up fast because the quality is exceptionally high this year. However, if you want to get some work done on the weekend of the … Read more
Damian Mills Update: The In-Sight Project
Not too long ago I wrote here about what happened to Damian ‘Demon’ Mills, who tattooed at TripleSix in Sunderland, until a tragic accident left him blind. If you didn’t catch it, you can see that here. The night which was hed for Damian was a great success, and they all managed to raise £8000 … Read more
