carpenters and also firemen get them, that is part of the tradition. They get Japanese-style tattoos ... ...

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around.” It came as no surprise then that when he concocted the design for my tattoo, it was focused ... ...

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male backs, mostly covered in realistic tattoos. As it turns out, one of the first tattoo artist ... ...

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has brought his laid back approach to both tattoos and life along with him for the ride. Happiest ... ...

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with the translation. ‘We are not only tattooing in traditional Japanese style but we also work in other styles like ... ...

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and tattooing with a blend of Samoan and Maori styles.  The mixing of traditional Maori with other styles ... ...

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in the days before everything was done on computers. I then started tattooing in 1991 for Johnny sparks ... ...

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but I feel you can usually tell a European tattooer from an American one, from the tattoos alone. I’m ... ...

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talk too much…I don’t know if you’ve noticed? I won’t sit there in silence when I tattoo someone, I’ll ... ...

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It wasn’t too long before I heard my first American tattoo machine burst into life and this signalled ... ...

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trying to mix realistic elements with the traditional in order to make something a bit more elaborate. ... ...

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whether this is pure shit or is interesting in some way”. I started to talk to her about her own tattoos ... ...

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time. I really love to do neo-traditional style tattooing; the bold outlines and heavy black shading ... ...

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