26 November 2009
Nina Kate and her Jane Doe latex clothing label have gained a steadfast reputation for tailoring mighty fine fetish garments and her prolific modeling work has seen a meteoric rise to prominence for both in recent times. We managed to secure some time with the first lady of latex to talk tattoos, Torture Garden, and being a sole trader without...
23 November 2009
In the paradoxical idyllic urban landscape that only Orange County could offer lives Alexis Vaatete, resident tattooist at Orange County Inkhouse. Refusing to be classified as a specialist in one style, Alexis seems far more content to free his talents up by harnessing a looser, delicate approach and seeks to push the boundaries of both realism...
21 November 2009
Often people focus on the negative points of having visible tattoo coverage, ranging from getting funny looks in the street, through to finding it a major hurdle to be taken seriously within certain professions. Many police forces even have an official ‘acceptable/unacceptable’ list of subject matter for tattoos.
19 November 2009
Saving Grace
Ollie is a man on a mission, his mission seems to be to soak up as much tattooing knowledge as possible. His thirst for tattooing means he travels the globe working at many differing studios and tattoo conventions and this comes across in his work. Look closely at his tattoo work and you can see shades of New School, Old School,...
17 November 2009
This year is Shaun and Pam’s fourth attempt at hosting the Newport Tattoo convention and I must say this show gets better and better. I missed last year’s due to prior commitments but I have had the pleasure of attending all the others and like a fine wine, the show improves with age. Shaun obviously knows a thing or two about tattoo conventions...
5 November 2009
No one even vaguely familiar with tattooing needs an introduction to this legendary custom shop. Headed by Paul Booth, the reigning master of dark and horror imagery, with his trademark black and grey style, this tattoo shop is a NYC institution. Despite his cult fan base, a legendary waiting list, and a lengthy list of celebrity clientele, Paul...
31 October 2009
How do you define the necessary rudiments that gift a tattoo convention its charm? Certain fixtures on the circuit manage to generate an atmosphere that is both warm and amiable but when you attempt to specifically pinpoint what elements fuse to produce this ambiance, it can be downright impossible!
28 October 2009
Michael Rose has been on the british tattooing and convention scene for some considerable time and I’ve seen his work progress into a unique style that is incomparable to anyone else I can think of in the UK.
26 October 2009
Imagine these two completely converse settings. Try and connect Times Square in NYC with the glorious Alpine mountaintops in Gruyeres, Switzerland. In midtown Manhattan, neon lights shriek over the gaggles of dazed tourists and bushels of taxis. All of this tumult does not allude to the tranquillity of the uniquely numinous Last Rites...
23 October 2009
Maybe five years ago, I was living in Montreal up on St. Laurent and St. Joseph. If I remember correctly, it was the dead of winter - that week that we seem to get every year when no one really leaves their house if they can help it. My roommate and I wouldn’t have either if it weren’t for three things: our power went out, our pipes froze, and we...
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