Rest In Peace Jeffery Beale: To start this week’s Tattoo News, we have to share the devastating news that the tattoo legend Jeffery Beale has passed away. Jeffery ran his studio in Plymouth for 20 years after tattooing for 35 years, a true legend who will be missed by so many. To read more about
This week we are sharing our interview with Jen who owns Bluebell Tattoo in Hexham which she recently opened. Jen is often told she looks nothing like a tattoo artist when people walk into her studio, which left us (and Jen) wondering what a tattoo artist looks like. We love Jen as her style is
Introducing Jodie McConnell This weeks interview is with the lovely Jodie McConnell who co-owns Yobori-Ink with her husband Andy, in Fife, Scotland. The name of the shop comes from the word Yobori is a slang word in Japanese for tattooing done with a machine. When we asked Jodie for a random fact she told us
Getting your first tattoo is one of those moments in life you don’t really forget; the anticipation of what the pain is going to be like, what if it goes wrong(?) oh, the fact you have to live with it forever. It can be a scary concept, but once you’ve been tattooed one time. It
From animal sanctuary fundraisers to portraits of Royal Navy servicemen and women with their tattoos, this week’s tattoo news shows just how fast the industry is growing. This week saw celebrity tattoo artist JonBoy opening a new studio – in a New York hotel! His microscopic, highly detailed ink has scored him a global reputation,
There have been plenty of interesting and outrageous tattoo news stories in the press to round off the end of January. From cringe-worthy celebrity tattoo mistakes to fascinating reports about cultural tattoo practices and trends from around the world, here are a few of the week’s top headlines: We must begin with the latest unfortunate
The first sleepy week of 2019 might have just passed, but there’s been no shortage of tattoo news to mark the beginning of the New Year. Hello! Magazine kickstarted the inking stories with a feature on members of royal families across the globe who have opted for some permanent decorations. You might be surprised to
We’ve compiled some of the best news from the world of tattoos for you below. According to The Sun, if your favourite footballer has a lot of tattoos, they might be taking more penalties in the near future! According to UK and Swiss researchers, goalkeepers are subconsciously intimidated by players with lots of ink, making
I’m never one to get too sucked into VICE articles, I find them pretentious and not well connected with reality however sometimes you find a glint of gold in the rough and that’s exactly what this next story is. VICE interviewed Chris Trevino who’s career as a tattoo artist brought him all the way to
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An Interview With A Tatoo Artist: Introducing Harry from The Basset and Hair Tattoo Co. We are back with our ‘An Interview With A Tattoo Artist‘ series after a little break and are excited to share our interview with Harry who owns The Basset and Hair Tattoo Co or TBHTCo for short. When we spoke
