Review: Tattoo Nation
As you probably already know from this week’s posts, I went to see Tattoo Nation last night at its only showing in Newcastle. After hearing so much about it, I was dying to see it myself and see what the buzz was all about. Now I’ve seen it, I get it. The film is a … Read more
Black and Grey Day at Saved!
If you live anywhere near Saved Tattoo in New York, you’ll know it’s one of the best tattoo shops in the state. It’s packed full of first class tattooers, who really know their shit, such as Thomas Hooper and Stephanie Tamez. Everyone knows, though, that tattooers so good normally have long waiting lists. However, once … Read more
Tattoo Tea Party: The Videos
So, as you know, it was the Tattoo Tea Party over the weekend. The convention, which took place in Manchester, looks like it was really great and everyone seems to have had a good time. While I didn’t have my minions down there this time, I have already seen many photos, videos, and status updates … Read more
Paul Booth: Looking for a New Tattooer
Here is something which may excite a few of you tattooers. The legendary Paul Booth posted up an ad yesterday which says he is looking for a new tattooer to join his crew at Last Rites Tattoo Theatre in New York. The chance to work with Paul is something I know many people dream of, … Read more
Real Art welcomes Paul Naylor
Real Art Tattoo in Leicester is set to host a new regular guest artist – Paul Naylor of Powerhouse Tattoo in Northwich, Cheshire. Paul has been tattooing since the early 90s, specialising in realism and black and grey, and opened his own studio in 2000. Originally called Indigo, these days the studio known as Powerhouse, … Read more
Exclusive Interview: Alan Aldred!
Either you’ve been living under a rock or you didn’t check out Monday’s post- I will take no other excuses- in which case you’ll probably know that Alan Aldred is coming to Newcastle for a guest spot in Inkslingers in November! Awesome! Alan saw our post here on Monday, and loved it so much he’s … Read more
Spotlight: Jason Chengrian.
You lot know I love getting emails and submissions, so today is great for me. Over the weekend, a tattoo artist called Jason Chengrian got in touch, and shared some of his work. Jason has been tattooing for five years, and you can find his work on Facebook here. Jason seems to have a nice … Read more
Jinxi Interviews Big Gus!
Big Gus is a cool guy. This is probably all you need to know, but for the sake of this blog being any good, I suppose I’ll be nice and fill you all in with the rest of this. Gus, who works in California, has been spending two years putting his blood, sweat and tears … Read more
Fabulous Piece from Antonio Proietti
Hey guys- there’s not too much for news pieces today, as I’m afraid I’m extremely busy, but thankfully I’ve had a great submission from Italian artist Antonio Proietti! With what he says is his “one last big job, made for the Milan tattoo convention 2011″, a wonderful backpiece. Here you go: Thank you very much, Antonio! Antonio works … Read more
Patrick Huettlinger at Painted Lady THIS MONTH!
To be honest, I’m fairly confident that I could just leave this picture here, tell you it’s by Patrick Huettlinger, and you’ll be more than happy with just that. So with that being said, I can imagine some of you being extremely happy that this incredibly talented artist is hitting our shores this month! … Read more
Tattoo.TV News Roundup!
I am so sorry I didn’t post this on Friday! I had some horrid technical difficulties, I only just managed to write Friday’s news piece before my computer decided to hate me. Technology, eh? As always, Tattoosday UK is not affiliated with Tattoo.TV in any way, this is just something I wrote for someone else … Read more
Tattoo.TV News Roundup!
I was actually going to apologise for the lack up updates over the past fortnight, but now I’ve had a look at what’s been happening on Tattoo.TV’s news page, there’s more there than I thought! Don’t you love it when that happens? As always, Tattoosday UK is not affiliated with Tattoo.TV in any way, this … Read more
Some Pictures from David Dardis
I love it when people send me pictures and news stories. Fact. Today, a tattoo artist who’s new(ish!) to the game sent me these pictures, and I really like them! Here on the site we’re always featuring the best tattoo artists, but sometimes we tend to forget about those who may be the best later … Read more
