“When I was tattooing, I felt guilty I wasn’t working on my business. When I was doing marketing, I felt guilty I wasn’t tattooing. This inner fight took 10 years, until I gave in to the business side,” tattoo marketer Sandy, from Inksane
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by Rosalie Hurr
1w ago
Tattoo marketer and artist Sandy (@sandy_inksane) owns Inksane Tattoo in Belgium. Not only does she create amazing art but she’s also developed a digital agenda system for tattoo studios. Here we dive into her tattoo style and how she’s helping other artists in the industry… First of all, tell us more about your work as a tattoo artist, how did you get into it? I’ve been asked this question a lot and I still don’t have a fancy story for it. I was young, 24, full of energy (still am), and I just wanted to do it. Being self-employed and making an income with art was appealing to me. How would yo ..read more
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“Tattooing is based on mutual respect, so It’s important to find the middle point between what the customer wants and what I want,” tattoo artist Isle
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by Rosalie Hurr
1w ago
Tattoo artist Isle (@1sle_tattoo) works in Korea and has been honing her craft for the past five years. We sat down for a chat about her journey, her inspiration and what’s next for her beautiful botanical tattoos… What first made you fall in love with tattoos? Do you have a strong first memory? I’d always wanted to get a tattoo since I was a college student. But Korea was a very conservative society at the time, and the various styles of tattoos didn’t exist like they do today. I just thought that people with the tattoos looked so cool. After college, I switched my thinking, I started to thin ..read more
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Tattoos honouring a mother’s love
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by Rosalie Hurr
2w ago
A mother’s love is said to be unconditional – an unbreakable bond like no other. Something so meaningful it needs to find a home permanently on your skin in ink. Editor Rosalie chats to tattoo artists and collectors about their mother tattoos and the stories behind them… Tattoo artist Zipporah Hunt (@tattoosbyzipporah) Tattoo by @tattoosbyzipporah “I’ve done quite a few mother and daughter portraits now. They have become more and more popular. It’s lovely to see a design come to life that represents a mother and child’s love.” Tattoo by @tattoosbyzipporah Tattoo by @tattoosbyzipporah ” I have ..read more
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“On one hand, there’s tremendous value to be found in the old ‘gatekeepers’ of tattooing, their respect for techniques and history… on the other, that knowledge was often inaccessible – especially as a young female tattooer,” tattooist, Charlotte Timmons
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by Rosalie Hurr
2w ago
Tattoo artist Charlotte Timmons (@charlotte.e.tattoos) is known for her creepy cute tattoos – we’re obsessed with her iconic cat ghosts. Having made the move from the Birmingham in the UK to work at Grit N Glory in New York, here she shares more about her tattoo journey and the ever-changing tattoo world… When did you start tattooing and how did you start in the industry? I can barely remember when I started tattooing at this point, but it must have been around 2009, so we’re going back about 15 years. How have you seen the industry change since then?  It’s very difficult to answer this s ..read more
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“There’s something fun about doing subversive tattoos in a world where being tattooed is no longer a subversive act.” The Art of Kink: Exploring the World of BDSM Tattoos
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by Emily Fletcher
3w ago
*NSFW: YOU MIGHT NOT WANT TO OPEN THIS ARTICLE IN FRONT OF YOUR GRANDMA OR YOUR BOSS AT WORK, AS THERE IS A LOT OF NUDITY, INCLUDING FULL FRONTAL (UNLESS THEY’RE INTO KINK, TOO)* We love that BDSM offers a community of acceptance allowing people to embrace and celebrate their sexualities… We also adore that many tattoo collectors are choosing to proudly adorn their bodies with designs that reflect their connection to this vibrant, sex-positive and ever-growing community. We spoke to the tattoo artists specialising in these designs about their perspectives on the BDSM and kink scene. Of course ..read more
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“I look at myself as a canvas”, interview with Beckie Bold
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by Rosalie Hurr
1M ago
25-year-old digital creator Beckie Bold (@beckiebold) lives in North Wales where she creates inspiring content for her followers. We chatted to Beckie (she/her) to find out more about her tattoo collection and body confidence journey… What made you want to get tattooed? I’ve always loved tattoos and thought they were super cool when I was younger. Growing up I realised that I look at tattoos as someone painting their own canvas (their body). I think it’s really unique and brings lots of confidence and is definitely a way to express yourself as a person. I knew when I was younger that I would ..read more
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“I fell in love with the process of tattooing and that love has been with me all my life,” interview with tattooist Dmitrii Palkin
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by Pares Tailor
1M ago
We sat down to have an in-depth chat with tattoo artist Dmitrii Palkin who tattoos from Mimik Tattoo, in Charlotte, NC. What first made you fall in love with tattooing? Do you have a very strong first defining memory? Of course. It was in Russia. I was 10 years old and I saw the movie From Dusk till Dawn for the first time. George Clooney was so cool and he had a big brutal tattoo on his arm. This movie impressed me so much that I couldn’t sleep all night… I became a fan of tattoos after that. What tattoos are on your own body? How old were you when you got your first? Do they tell a stor ..read more
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“I find small things in everyday life – I contemplate whether those elements can be expressed through a tattoo,” interview with tattoo artist, Chou
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by Rosalie Hurr
2M ago
When Korean tattoo artist Chou (@chou_tatt) was becoming curious about the wider world, a serendipitous email landed in her inbox from Chronic Ink tattoo shop in Toronto, Canada. She grabbed the chance to work there without hesitation and moved from her native Korea to her current home of Canada. Here she shares more about her tattoo journey… What first made you fall in love with tattoos? Do you have a strong first memory? I first learned about tattoos when I was 16. The guy was a sort-of gangster, I supposed, but also an artist in the Irezumi genre – he always drew dragon faces. At that time ..read more
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“The idea is to convert scars into something pretty; to transform a difficult experience into something beautiful,” interview with Tina Caruso
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by Rosalie Hurr
2M ago
Tattoo artist Tina Caruso (@tinacarusodot) tattoos at Buzz Club in Leeds. Here she talks about her journey into the tattoo industry, never giving up on her dreams and her new project, the ‘pay as you feel campaign’ for those who’ve had mastectomies… How long have been tattooing and how did you get started in the industry? When I was 19, I started out of curiosity. My parents helped me buy my first tattoo machine and get my licence – I started tattooing from their house. At the time, in my small hometown in the south of Spain, there weren’t any tattoo studios. I moved to the UK in 2016 and tat ..read more
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“The main inspiration is always the emotions that lie underneath the surface, in their raw form,” interview with surreal tattooist, Poesis
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by Alice Snape
2M ago
We’re obsessed with the work of tattoo artist Poesis. She’s based in Hamburg, and is a resident artist at HOOD7. The tattoos she creates are magical, with an otherworldliness about them, sometimes you’re not quite sure exactly what you’re looking at – doors that open to other doors, bookcases with birds poking their head out… each of the tattoos Poesis creates is born from an emotion – and you can feel that in each one-of-a-kind tattoo. We caught up with the tattoo artist to find out more about her weird and beautiful work… Poesis / @poesis_tattoo Poesis / from her video art project ’The ..read more
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