Literary tattoos!
I was a bookworm when I was a kid. I used to make my long-suffering father re-read particular chapters of my favourite books to me over and over, and through my childhood I’m pretty sure we worked our way through the complete works of Roald Dahl. To this day, I still love books. And I … Read more
Book Review: The Black Seas of Infinity
I told you guys before Christmas that Dan Henk has a book now called The Black Seas of Infinity. Well, I managed to read it on my time off… and at work… and on the bus. Basically, this book has been everywhere with me, as with most books I read. In all honesty, I couldn’t … Read more
Buy This Book: The Black Seas of Infinity
Really, I could just say here, “The Black Seas of Infinity is a book by tattooer Dan Henk, and you should buy it”, and my job would be done, because Dan Henk excells in pretty much everything he does. However, for the sake of pretending I’m not as lazy as I am, I will continue. … Read more
For Your Bookshelves: Matt Lodder and Smith St. books!
I love books. Books are great. If there’s one piece of advice I could give you all, it’s to never read a book that you wouldn’t be embarrassed dying in the middle of reading. Thankfully, I have some suggestions on some news ones you can buy (or will be able to buy in the future!) … Read more
So… this Happened.
While I’ve been away for a couple of days, a few things happened that you kind of couldn’t dedicate a whole post to. So, here’s a round up of some little titbits that are taking place at the minute. Dan Henk wrote a blog post for Tattoo Artist Magazine about the perils of shows like … Read more
Book Review: My Vida Loca, Vol. 2
Philadelphia Eddie’s second book has been sat on my desk for a couple of weeks now, and it’s been painful to be so busy that I couldn’t review it. Thankfully, today I can let you all know how I found it. This is the second volume of Eddie’s books: ‘My Vida Loca’, or ‘Tattooing: the … Read more
Bill Reviews Kat Von D’s New Book
Last week, Bill at the US Tattoosday blog got his hands on a copy of the new Kat Von D book to review. I’m assuming it’s out everywhere right now, so if you’re interested, head down and pick up a copy. I haven’t seen it myself, so here’s an excerpt from Bill’s review: If you’re … Read more
Awesome new Books by Philadelphia Eddie and Mo Coppoletta!
This week I’ve been really lucky and got my hands on two new tattoo books. I know, I’m really lucky! Both books focus on one artist (mainly) and offer an exciting insight into their worlds. The first book here, which was given to me by the fabulous Eric Foemmel, is the first volume of Philadelphia … 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
Tattooed by The Family Business- OUT NEXT WEEK!
Just as I tell you all this week has been slow for news, this comes up on my computer. Wow. As a big fan of Mo Coppoletta’s work and studio, I’m really hoping my birthday is good to me, because this looks like such a wonderful book. The book features work from Mo, of course, … Read more
And so it goes…
Calling all bookworms! The trailer for a fantastic new book has been released, and it looks fantastic. The book is called The Word Made Flesh: Literary Tattoos from Bookworms Worldwide, and will look like this: This looks like a fantastic book! I can’t wait to see it. You can see their site here, and the … Read more
Judi James Decodes Your Tattoos
Many people try their best to “decode” others’ tattoos, whether it’s for fun or analysis of a person’s traits and personality. This new book by Judi James is no different. The book is aimed at just about anybody, and helps people “decode” others’ habits and body language. The book also has some insight into what … Read more
Book of Lines Available NOW!
Okay, let’s have a short post while I’m still recovering from swine flu. Apologies about the lack of updates while I’ve been ill, should be back to normal during the coming week! So yes, Thomas Hooper’s Book of Lines is now available. The book features artwork by Hooper, to be used as reference material for … Read more
A. Parry’s “Secrets of a Strange Art”
Sorry I’ve been away guys, I’ve been really unwell lately. However, that hasn’t stopped me, as I’ve been sat in bed reading this book by Albert Parry. Titled “Tattoo: Secrets of a Strange Art”, this book was written in 1933- meaning it’s a little dated, but if you keep that in mind while you’re reading … Read more
