Two Weeks ‘Till Liverpool!
There are now only two weeks until the Liverpool tattoo convention- awesome! This year’s looks even better than the last one, with some of the best tattooers in the world going down to do some great work, and loads of entertainment to keep you all occupied. Tattooers such as Myke Chambers, Eckel, and Mat Lapping … Read more
The Brighton Tattoo Convention: A Review
Today, I am leaving this blog in the capable hands of Lisa, who is better known as The Dame (www.the-dame.com). I sent her down to the Brighton Tattoo Convention over the weekend, where she had loads of fun, got a great tattoo by my mate Ian (which is today’s cover photo for this post!), and … Read more
Jasmine Wright: at Jayne Doe Later This Year
[Here's a very quick update from Rachel, about an awesome guest spot at Jayne Doe. Jasmine is an incredible tattooer- if you know about tattooing, you will want in on this. Make your appointment quickly! - Mel] News from Jayne Doe Tattoo in Hornchurch, Essex: they have the lovely Jasmine Wright from the USA … Read more
Blake Heppell and Alec Benjamin Guest Spots!
A little birdie told me about a few guestspots coming about in the not so distant future at Newcastle’s Inkslingers Tattoo Studio. Alec Benjamin guesting at the shop, and will be joining the studio from the 3rd July to the 7th. Book in NOW if you want a space for the very limited time he is there! … Read more
Report: The Bournemouth Tattoo Convention
This weekend has been a hot one, so the tattoos have been coming out in force for the first time this year. And the best place to see those tattoos? Bournemouth, for their annual tattoo convention. Showcasing at the O2 Academy Bournemouth, moving away from its usual home of the BIC, artists from the South … Read more
The First Teeside Convention: This September!
Up here in the North East, we have one convention, which is the Peterlee show in March. Now, suddenly, we have one in September as well. Brilliant! Mark Bester is organising a show in Teeside, with Ian Richardson, and it looks like it will be really cool. It’ll be another small show, which rocks. Smaller … Read more
Peterlee 2012: In Pictures.
So, it was the Peterlee Convention last weekend (and the Scottish one this weekend! And the Essex one the weekend before last! Phew!), and I was there all day covering the show for Total Tattoo magazine. Since I was there for the magazine, I haven’t been able to show you guys what I came up … Read more
Pre-Halloween Round Up (Part II)
Hey guys- you all seemed to like yesterday’s post with the round up of Halloween events happening in tattoo studios around the world. I have a couple more here which I think you will like. Black Hive Tattoo, Florida Black Hive Tattoo are holding an event called the Black Hive Monster Mash! Here’s the flyer: … Read more
Newport Convention This weekend!
It’s that time of year again! For the 6th consecutive year, Newport is about to blow the doors off Newport and raise the bar for Welsh conventions just a little higher once again. On the 1st and 2nd of May, the convention will take place at Newport Centre, featuring a whole range of artists, trade … Read more
One for the Ladies.
Warwickshire is to have a convention this year- great! Not only that, but this is a show for female tattoo artists. Yep, this October, we’re giving a nod to tattooers of the fairer sex with a whole day of great female artists, stalls, art and entertainment. From their Facebook page: Sunday 9th October 2011…10am – … Read more
Evolution Pays it Forward
When I’m not working hard here, my writing duties include Tattooist Art features, odd freelance jobs and manning the Tattoo.TV news page with the lovely Alexa MacDermot. Yesterday I was super dis-organised and managed to write a news post Alexa had already covered- doh! I thought you guys might like to see it instead,, for … Read more
Convention News: Brighton and Liverpool
just another small post from me today, with some convention news! The first being that the Brighton Tattoo Convention is tomorrow! Fantastic! Or, fantastic if you’re going- I’m stuck behind with a mountain of work- boo! There are going to be some fabulous artists, trade stalls and thousands of people to have fun and be … Read more
Tattoo Snob’s video of Man Day
I actually saw this yesterday, but I was far too sleepy to re-post it, haha. TattooSnob.com has put up a video of their fantastic time at Man Day. I have to say, I do wish I was there, even if I am a girl. You can check out the video below, but I’d recommend checking … Read more
Tattoo Conventions, and What you Need to Know
Since there are tattoo conventions every month, there is never a bad time to get to a convention, or any “convention season”- however, the UK is gearing up for some of the biggest conventions over the next few months, so I hope you’re all prepared! If you’ve never been to a convention before, though, you … Read more
