Tattoo Culture Magazine: Issue 2
The second issue of Tattoo Culture magazine is out, and it’s another one that you really need to buy. This issue is really enjoyable to read, and is absolutely jam-packed full of really great stuff! This issue has so many great tattooers in it, it’d be hard to list them all because I’m sure I’d … Read more
Justice Served
Only death will take me from this stuff. – Henk Schiffmacher This week, Henk Schiffmacher, founder of the Amsterdam Tattoo Museum, finally reclaimed his collection! Thank god! If you’ve been following this, he lost the museum and its collection in November, which we covered here. After countless hours campaigning, joining forces and fighting for the … Read more
The Amsterdam Tattoo Museum: Re-Opens Next Week!
I promised I’d give updates on the Amsterdam Tattoo Museum, and I always keep my word! Following on from the last update we had, I am extremely happy to let you know that the Amsterdam Tattoo Museum is re-opening in a new location! Get in! The new location is at van Woustraat 78, Amsterdam, and … Read more
F*ck Cancer: A Complete Success!
If you follow this blog you probably remember a post last month about Thomas Morgan’s fundraiser for Louise Schiffmacher and the FC Cancer Foundation. Well, it all went down over the past few days, and it looks like it was so much fun! The event had over 50 of the best tattooers in the world … Read more
Amsterdam Tattoo Museum Update
The Tattoo Artist Magazine blog has posted up a new statement from Henk Schiffmacher regarding the Amsterdam Tattoo Museum. They seem to still be battling on at the moment, negotiating a resolution, trying to sort everything out, all while the fate of the museum is still uncertain. One cool development, however, is a new ‘pop-up … Read more
F*ck Cancer! Fundraiser Next Month
After Louise Schiffmacher first spoke in public on the Amsterdam Tattoo Museum blog about having cancer, even people who have never met her were pretty shocked. With everything that’s happening surrounding the ATM, this seems like the last thing the Schiffmacher clan needs. Thankfully, when there’s a king and queen of tattooing, there are many … Read more
Update: The Amsterdam Tattoo Museum
A lot has happened since we first posted an update about the Amsterdam Tattoo Museum just the other day, and it’s all really important so an update is already due. Most people are trying to figure out exactly what has happened. Thankfully, the official blog for the museum posted an entry yesterday, explaining a little … Read more
Save the Amsterdam Tattoo Museum
I apologise for the delay with the Thom DeVita Tattoo Age news (which will come tonight), however this came to my attention last night and I’ve been in a rush to help get the word out tonight. Last night most of the tattoo industry was shocked to see that the Amsterdam Tattoo Museum is in … Read more
Alex Binnie: The Woodcut Portraits
I know we’ve been a bit heavy on books lately, but there are some really cool ones out right now, a lot more than usual. This week we’ve got word of a fantastic book by tattooer Alex Binnie. Alex has been putting together woodcuts for this book, of many tattooers he’s friends with. I think … Read more
