ROCK ‘N’ ROLL TATTOO
TATTOO ART FROM EDINBURGH & GLASCOW
Here is a selection of tattoos by various artists at Rock ‘N’ Roll Tattoo in Edinburgh and Glascow, Scotland. P.S. If you see these guys, please tell them for me to send another disc. The one they sent was corrupted. Thank you.
WORKING TOGETHER WORKS!
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CHECK IT OUT!
Thank YOU thank YOU thank Y O U! Proud and honored to be included in such a top shelf collection of Body Art luminaries and aficionados. Please feel free to call on me for any additional contribution to your world-class web presence.
—Matty Jankowski
GALLERY—SWEDISH INK
Almost every day I see new and talented artists. The proliferation of quality workmanship was unheard of twenty years ago. It just keeps getting better and better and… more and more surprising. Here’s a sampling of tattoos by Pontus Jonsson at Alternative Art in Sveg, Sweden. If you like what you see, there are plenty more. Remember: Click to enlarge.
WIN THIS BOOK!
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FIND THE MAGIC PHRASE!
To win this beautiful, profusely illustrated book by Lars Krutak (to see the entire review, click Book Reviews on the right) simply, log onto www.tattooroadtrip.com, click the buttons on the homepage, scroll through the various articles and columns and find the big fat sign that reads: “Antique Auto Restoration” with the phone number “393-9411.” When you find it, email me at baxter@tattooroadtrip.com and tell me where on the website it is. We will put the names of all the entrants (who have the correct answer) into a hat and have a random drawing two weeks from today (October 3rd). The lucky person wins this fabulous bo0k! (Courtesy Edition Reuss Publishers.)
At 424 pages and eight pounds, Lars Krutak’s Ancient and Modern Expressions of the Tribal—Kalinga Tattoo is yet another publishing triumph for Germany’s world-class publishing house Edition Reuss. Available from Amazon for $150, this extraordinary collection of Dr. Krutak’s unparalleled anthropological insights and mesmerizing photographs is, quite simply, a book that, if you do not own it, you are cheating yourself of infinite pleasure. The full-page, 9½- by 12½-inch photos of unparalleled tribal blackwork (page after page after page) are sequestered between beautifully embellished hard covers on thick, handsomely printed, glossy paper stock. Well worth the asking price.
BE LIKE BEYONCE!
TEMPORARY INK FOR PERMANENT STAR
Although we all agree that rub-on tattoos are for posers… beautiful Beyonce gets a pass no matter what she does, even if she has put together a limited edition collection of temporary tattoos for her Deréon label. “Designs include Deréon’s signature fleur icon, rocker bolts and chains, jewel baubles and spider designs,” the fashion newspaper WWD reported. They will retail for $16 at Sephora starting November 1.
LETTER FROM RIA
My husband, Robb, is a surf photographer, a snowboard tuner and casual longshoreman. He got his first tattoo at 13 years old. A buddy of his used India ink, a needle and thread to make a small “R” on the web of his right hand. Mom wasn’t happy. Three years later, he managed to get tattooed by Rick Walters at the infamous Bert Grimm’s Tattoo Parlor. He fondly recalls, “Those were the days when tattoo artist carried guns in their pants.” Over the past 26 years, Robb has been tattooed by various artists in California and Colorado. Most of the tattoos represent his life experiences, but he does have a few just for shits and giggles. Even his mom likes several of them now.
—Ria Ann Wilson
Long Beach, California
Note: Be sure to click on images to enlarge.
Tattoo by Mike at Sharkie's
Kid at Rockstar in Boulder, Colorado
Big 5 at Union Electric, Wilmington
Kevin at Sharkie's
Mike Suarez at Tattoo Mike
Tim at Sharkie's
Mike at Tattoo Mike
Kevin at Sharkie's
Mike at Tattoo Mike
Mike at Sharkie's
Kevin at Sharkie's
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