Hoopers Electric
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I am Thomas Hooper, a tattoo artist living in UK. Stay up to date with my latest clients, tattoo designs, tattoo stories and more!
Hoopers Electric
1y ago
This past summer whilst guesting at This Time Tomorrow in Brooklyn, I had the absolute honor of tattooing Jaya @jayaism via ig and website link here www.Jayaism.com Jaya is a Tattooer whom I am hugely inspired by. He very kindly sent over some healed photographs, this is about 4 months healed and settled. This piece ..read more
Hoopers Electric
1y ago
My posts on this blog are sporadic to say the least….. In an attempt to share some photographs of my work and keep posting……. Here is Ryan’s back photographed on Ilford 4×5 hp5 film, using my Graflex Speed Graphic with a Schneider Xenar 210mm f3 Lens, taken last month whilst in Texas. Thank you for ..read more
Hoopers Electric
1y ago
I’ve been very inspired by On the Nature of Daylight, a piece of music by @maxrichtermusic a lot with these new paintings, they are in an Exhibition I currently have up as part of @artwavefestival here in my home town of Lewes, East Sussex. Ive been wanting to create beacons, almost in an astral or cosmic sense, guiding lights ..read more
Hoopers Electric
2y ago
First off id like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported me and my endeavors over the years. Below is an updated look at what I have to offer via my various publishers and web-stores, selling art and merchandise allows me to take a step back from tattooing to create art ..read more
Hoopers Electric
2y ago
I had the honor of tattooing Michael whilst working at Rock of Ages tattoo for nearly the entirety of my tenure there, 8 years…….. what a great time it was! I can’t thank Michael enough for his trust and dedication to getting this work done, we still have a little to finish and I can’t ..read more
Hoopers Electric
2y ago
I have always loved Science Fiction, as a genre in books, graphic novels, film, music and more specifically Art, when Lance asked me about a sleeve and showed me some drawings fo mine that leaned into a few textural patterns that where inspired by this I asked him if we could take it further, wonderfully ..read more
Hoopers Electric
2y ago
I had the absolute pleasure and honor of doing this project for Ryan in Austin TX through 2020 and 2021 both pre, during and post pandemic…. above are photos of his back and legs healed, shot on digital format with a Canon Eos R (only just healed as you can still see some flakes, this ..read more
Hoopers Electric
2y ago
Thank you to Abby Mosseri and Torz Dallison for inviting me into their beautiful gallery and space to show my work, I couldn’t think of a nicer way for my family and I to be welcomed into our new adventure, living and working in Lewes, East Sussex UK. I have been hanging on to these ..read more
Hoopers Electric
2y ago
I find it quite difficult to put into words what living and working in Austin TX the last 8 years has meant to my family and I, add onto this, the amazing 6 years in NYC prior to TX makes it even harder, the opportunities for tattooing, painting, connection and inspiration whilst living in the ..read more
Hoopers Electric
4y ago
How is everyone doing out there? I hope anyone reading this is doing ok and finding time to be healthy and safe during this crazy period. This weekend I took up a fun little social media challenge from my friend @tomastomas108 – the #108sleevesinternetchallenge I decided to post them on here also as it is ..read more