Tattoo Jam 2011 – Now taking bookings!

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As you can see on the Tattoo Jam website, both myself and Adam are working this convention in August. I am now taking bookings so if you would like to get a tattoo please contact me via the website or the studio.  There are some amazing artists working at the show and  I am looking forward to it.  Its at the Doncaster Race Course and is August 6th and 7th.

Just to note I am pretty much now booked up for Liverpool however Adam still has a space or two available. Contact the studio if you would like a tattoo from him.

Rupert the Rat and his party hat!

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One of my lovely regulars Sarah, asked me if I could do a tattoo of her rat Rupert in a rose. So after looking through a load of photos I kept coming back to the one where he actually had a party hat on. It was shouting out to be used so I completed the painting for her and here it is.

PLEASE DO NOT COPY AS THIS IS A CUSTOM PIECE AND THERE IS ONLY ONE RAT THAT WORE A PARTY HAT AND THAT WAS RUPERT!

Ink For Aid – Submissions sent

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We have submitted two painting that will be up for auction as part of the Ink for Aid fund raising event in Leeds. Please click the link for more details, there will be a selection of art from the tattoo industry which will be auctioned off with all the proceeds going to the Japanese Disaster Fund. There will also be a number of artists tattooing on the day.

If you are in the Yorkshire area go check it out and get involved as its all for a good cause.

We are getting involved with Tattooers for Japan and Ink for Aid – Raising money for Japan!

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Tattooers for Japan

 

Due to the terrible scenes we have all been witnessing in Japan and the fact that all tattooists owe a great debt to Japan for their history in tattooing. We are proud to announce we will be participating in the Tattooers for Japan fund raising event that is happening around the world in the next few weeks.

So on Sunday 3rd April, we will be opening our doors for a one off walk in day of tattooing with ALL proceeds being given to the Japanese Diaster Fund.

We will be open 11am – 5pm, it will be on a first come first served basis, there will be a selection of Japanese themed designs to choose from (these designs will be posted up in the next week or so). There will be a variety of designs and prices.

We will not be tattooing any torsos, upper inner arm or lower backs as they take a liitle longer to do and we want to get as many tattoos in as we can so it will be pretty much arms, legs and the odd foot here and there.

We hope you will all come and get involved for what is a very good cause and you get a tattoo for helping out! How can you say no to that!

We will update you as the date gets closer. For more info of what is happening around the world go to

https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_105261376221575&ap=1

 

 

Ink for Aid

We are also donating some paintings to the Ink for Aid fund raiser in Leeds. This is a great idea of gettings some artwork together and auctioning it off for the charity. For more information please go to

https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_201493103213176&ap=1

Newest addition to the Metallica Tattoo Project!

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So its been a while as this last one has been over a couple of sittings. This piece is a design from an old tour tshirt and has been modified to fill the lower arm around the some kind of monster piece. The amount of line work in this piece was bordering on the ridiculous at times, lines lines everywhere. Next addition will hopefully be at Liverpool Tattoo Convention, so if you are going come over and have a look!

Its not every day you get to do a tattoo of a Jelly Baby!

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So after weeks of waiting I finally got to tattoo my first of a set of jelly babies on one of my lovely regular customers Zoe! You know its a good day when your tattoo is making you smile as you are doing it. We will be completing another Jelly Baby at the Manchester Tattoo Convention in March. So here it is pink  jelly baby!

And to top it all off Zoe gave me a couple of Jelly Baby necklaces she made from her Fyrefly Gems Jewellery Range!

Go team Jelly Baby!

Some old and new additions to my tattoo album now I have been through the memory card!

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After going through my photo memory cards and finally organising my photos I found a photo of a peony flower as a shoulder cap on a sleeve which I completely forgot I had a photo of. So here it is for your viewing pleasure!

I finished a piece of flash today, I redrew the piece to make it work better as a piece and was pretty enjoyable piece to do in the end. Fair play to my customer who sat like a trooper considering he was not feeling too well but wanted to get it finished.

The piece wraps around the thigh and will be getting some more background in it at a later date.

Another good day at the studio and I have managed to get most of my appointments all sorted out for the Manchester Tattoo Show. Good times!

And remember what happens in Vegas!

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Enjoyed doing this one today, the cards are taken from the cards he bought back from Las Vegas. We were talking about Las Vegas and all the fun it entails and it only made my mind up that I will be booking us a holiday to Vegas again this year! If you haven’t been you should go as it is amazing!  I did however cause a bit of a problem for the lad as his girlfriend is now demanding to know what DID happen in Vegas….. I’m staying well clear of that one.

 

Tattoos I have yet to finish but their time will come!

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Here are a couple of tattoos I have on going at the minute. The first is a crazy combination of a Chinese warrior princess backed up by the terracotta army. This work is still ongoing but I thought I would let you see how it is coming along.

The next piece is part of a Japanese sleeve I am working on. The dragon will eventually have windbars, clouds and cherry blossom as its background and will green in colour.  I am looking forward to finishing this one too.

HOW TO MAKE YOUR TATTOO EXPERIENCE A GOOD ONE

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Just a Fat Tattooer / HOW TO MAKE YOUR TATTOO EXPERIENCE A GOOD ONE.

This is the best bit of advice you will ever need about going to get a tattoo.  I would recommend that all people who have any questions about getting a tattoo follow this link first. This will help you get a better idea of how a tattoo appointment works and the simple things that will help you get the best out of your tattoo artist and your appointment.