Ron Henry Wells Interview on LST!
Last Sparrow Tattoo has a brand new interview with Ron Henry Wells, that you need to check out. Ron is a really amazing tattooer, and a really cool guy too, and you guys are going to love this video. Not only is Ron in this, but he’s being interviewed by Scott Silva. I love it … Read more
Q&A: Lina Stigsson
Lina Stigsson is a Swedish tattoo artist living in Amsterdam and working at Admiraal Tattoo. Over the last decade she has been creating striking designs with a modern twist on classic imagery. I caught up with her to ask her why she loves old school style tattoos, who has inspired her through the course of … Read more
Filler: Juztapoz has a really great interview with American tattooer Cris Cleen online. In it, Cris talks about his art in depth, and his customers in New York. It’s a really fantastic interview, and you should definitely check it out. Click here to see the interview, along with some of Cris’ work.
2012′s Most Popular Posts
Well, we had a bit of a mad year last year. Today I thought it would be a cool idea to take a look through some of those posts that you guys loved the most and may want to re-visit. In all honesty, I was kind of surprised at some of the results. Perhaps you … Read more
TAM and Luke Holley Interview Jess Yen
My buddy Luke Holley sent me an email the other day to let me know he’s been doing some work for Tattoo Artist Magazine, which is really cool. He went to the London Convention this year, and interviewed Jess Yen, at My Tattoo. Jess is a really incredible tattooer, and it was awesome to see … Read more
Quickfire Q&A with Khan
Khan is one of the most interesting artists around at the moment, in my opinion, and he is also a super nice guy. He is a tattooist from South Korea who gave up his own shop to hit the road, doing guest spots and working conventions around the world. He specialises in neo-fantasy and realism, … Read more
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
Quickfire Q&A with Clara Sinclair
Clara Sinclair is the newest addition to 13 Diamonds Tattoo in Soho, an area which is not only the sex shop mecca of Our Nation’s Capital, but also home to several excellent tattoo studios. Clara trained as an oil painter and prosthetic designer and, after travelling for a while, settled in London and discovered tattooing, … Read more
Tattooist of the Old School.
Ha, a lot of people look at that and wonder, “What does that mean, the old school?” “What do you, are you proud to be what you are?” Ah, I’m just proud that I, ah, i was able to, in the past, carry on the oldest art in the world. And try to keep it … Read more
Awesome Cris Cleen Interview on Sang Bleu
Sang Bleu has just posted an interview with Cris Cleen, which you need to read. If you didn’t know already, Cris is a tattooer in New York who does really great work. It’s really distinguishable, and has this turn of the century erotic sort of feel. It’s tattooing for the sake of tattooing, which I … Read more
Bob Roberts and Don Ed Hardy: Exhibition Match.
Oh, I do love a good submission from a friend! My literary partner in crime, Mr Patrick Sullivan, sent me this really cool video before that I’m amazed I’ve never seen online. This video, which was made in 2003, features two massive names in tattooing: Bob Roberts and Ed Hardy. They both did a really … 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
psst! This is Cool.
Hey, look at this! That’s my name up there on a magazine! There’s Paul Sayce’s name as well! Oh wow! This is a sneaky peek at the new issue of Total Tattoo, which I believe is either out now, or towards the end of the week (I’m rubbish with dates!). And I’m in it! … Read more
Tattoos at Work: Some Hopefully Helpful Tips!
I was walking home from work today, wondering what I wanted to write about for you all, and I thought to myself, “hey, let’s talk about work!”. Don’t worry, I’m not going to bore you with facts about empathy and calming angry people down, I want to talk to you about your tattoos instead. I … Read more
Bob Roberts, Jack Rudy and Grez Interviews!
Hey everyone, I hope you’ve all had a good weekend. Before we begin: the image you can see above is a tattoo by the wonderful Bob Roberts, and is on Hector Fong. You can see the full tattoo here. Over the past few days, I’ve seen a couple of really great interviews pop up online … Read more
