Showing posts with label Tattoo Artist. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tattoo Artist. Show all posts
St. Marks - New York City
St. Marks is one of the best hangout areas in Downtown Manhattan. Here you can find plenty of everything for everyone, awesome bars, food places and clothing stores. When you visit the strip you will notice most people have something in common, appreciation for Body Art.
St. Marks have an eclectic selection of restaurant and food spots where you can pick a quick bite or sit at a table to have dinner alone or with friends. There is plenty of Vegetarian / Vegan Restaurants and quick bites as well.
One thing you will notice for sure is the endless amount of Tattoo / Piercing Parlors from start to end. This area has an interesting appeal all year round and people who live or work in the area are welcoming and pleasant.
It is a very relaxed and casual environment, totally inhibited where you can simply be yourself and don't have to worry about non-sense or fake impersonations of what the perfect everything should be, St. Marks is already perfect by being free spirited and open to reality.
Art can be anywhere, everything is surrounded by creativity and artistic vision, from a van full of graffiti to public art exhibits.
St. Marks have an eclectic selection of restaurant and food spots where you can pick a quick bite or sit at a table to have dinner alone or with friends. There is plenty of Vegetarian / Vegan Restaurants and quick bites as well.
One thing you will notice for sure is the endless amount of Tattoo / Piercing Parlors from start to end. This area has an interesting appeal all year round and people who live or work in the area are welcoming and pleasant.
It is a very relaxed and casual environment, totally inhibited where you can simply be yourself and don't have to worry about non-sense or fake impersonations of what the perfect everything should be, St. Marks is already perfect by being free spirited and open to reality.
Art can be anywhere, everything is surrounded by creativity and artistic vision, from a van full of graffiti to public art exhibits.
Getting Inked Up? - Remember This
Everyday I hear stories about tattoos, some are good and some are bad. Most people life happily for the rest of their lives with their Ink and some simply regret having it applied to their body, it makes me wonder why, why the regret. What can make someone regret having a tattoo done, here's what I believe.
Possible reasons to regret a tattoo
1) Ignorance: Sometimes people decide to go get tattooed without doing research first, just because someone like a specific artist does not meant you have to like the same artist too. Someone might think that a tattoo done at someone's backyard that costs twenty dollars might look good in their eyes but that does not mean it has to appeal to everyone.
I've seen people who like certain styles, designs, artists, etc. they see in the magazines and they wish they could have something in their body that looks as good as what they see but never go for it, they decide to stick to the basics and after they get the work done they still wish what they got looked as good as they one they saw in the mag.
Remember this
The basics on getting the best tattoo are easy
a) Do research: Don't go for the first tattooer you cross paths with, you have to like their style, it really has to be appealing on a high level. If you look at a tattooers work and you really think looks good enough (magazine appeal), go for it.
b) Hygiene: That's one of the most important to have in consideration. Tattoos do get infected and the scar it leaves behind is even worst. Most tattooers have knowledge on how important hygiene is regardless of the size of the studio they work at.
c) Appeal: When you're waiting for you turn to get tattooed you want to feel at peace, confortable and confident that the work will come out good, at relaxed environment helps a lot. Believe it or not, a chaotic environment is not the best environment to get Inked. I've seen tattoo shops where people are screaming, yelling, using foul language, sexually explicit jokes and even fighting while having customers and they simply don't realize they're creating a hostile work environment which is not good for them and the customers.
If you go to a tattoo parlor and you don't feel confortable the best thing to do is leave. Reputable shops make sure that thier customers are confortable being in an appealing environment, also most reputable shop employees have excellent customer service skills (who knew!).
d) Customer's Health: If you have a health issue that concerns you at the time you're about to get tattooed make sure you get advice from the artist. He or She will be open about what's best, your health comes first.
Possible reasons to regret a tattoo
1) Ignorance: Sometimes people decide to go get tattooed without doing research first, just because someone like a specific artist does not meant you have to like the same artist too. Someone might think that a tattoo done at someone's backyard that costs twenty dollars might look good in their eyes but that does not mean it has to appeal to everyone.
I've seen people who like certain styles, designs, artists, etc. they see in the magazines and they wish they could have something in their body that looks as good as what they see but never go for it, they decide to stick to the basics and after they get the work done they still wish what they got looked as good as they one they saw in the mag.
Remember this
The basics on getting the best tattoo are easy
a) Do research: Don't go for the first tattooer you cross paths with, you have to like their style, it really has to be appealing on a high level. If you look at a tattooers work and you really think looks good enough (magazine appeal), go for it.
b) Hygiene: That's one of the most important to have in consideration. Tattoos do get infected and the scar it leaves behind is even worst. Most tattooers have knowledge on how important hygiene is regardless of the size of the studio they work at.
c) Appeal: When you're waiting for you turn to get tattooed you want to feel at peace, confortable and confident that the work will come out good, at relaxed environment helps a lot. Believe it or not, a chaotic environment is not the best environment to get Inked. I've seen tattoo shops where people are screaming, yelling, using foul language, sexually explicit jokes and even fighting while having customers and they simply don't realize they're creating a hostile work environment which is not good for them and the customers.
If you go to a tattoo parlor and you don't feel confortable the best thing to do is leave. Reputable shops make sure that thier customers are confortable being in an appealing environment, also most reputable shop employees have excellent customer service skills (who knew!).
d) Customer's Health: If you have a health issue that concerns you at the time you're about to get tattooed make sure you get advice from the artist. He or She will be open about what's best, your health comes first.
Master Horitoshi I Will be in Secaucus, NJ Sept. 23 until Sept. 25
Tebori tattooing is such an ancient technique its history dates back to around the 18th century, and the various techniques used for creating these tattoos are complex and require years of apprenticeship. Because it’s a traditional art and not a sign of rebellion, the attitudes surrounding Tebori tattoos are more serious and personally reflective. They also tend to be “bodysuit” style, like the ones you see in the Japanese movies about the Yakuza mafia. Most people who get Tebori tattoos usually work with a tebori master, allowing them to have a piece of art permanently imprinted onto their body. And just in case you were wondering, the word ‘tebori’ loosely translates to “hand carving.”
Mario Barth’s Annual Tattoo Show in Secaucus, NJ, called Inked Out (sound familiar?), will be bringing the most sought after Tebori master in the world to this side of the globe the weekend of Sept. 23 until Sept. 25. All the way from Japan, his name is Master Horitoshi I, the head of the world famous Horitoshi Tattoo Family, and a close personal friend of Mario Barth. Horitoshi I is a master of the ancient Japanese tattoo technique, and he holds the secrets to many of the ancient techniques and mythologies of Japanese tattooing.
Horitoshi I began studying the craft when he was about 21-years-old in Tokyo and basically learned the art all by himself. It took him about 10 years before he could actually support himself as an artist and it took him even longer before he truly mastered the art. Today, Horitoshi’s son, Horitoshi II, runs and operates his own tattoo studio, while he has many deshi - or apprentices - under him learning the Tebori technique.
One thing that I did find interesting about Horitoshi I is that he claims that 80 percent of his customers quit prematurely because he said that it takes a certain amount of character to endure the pain of the Tebori tattoo and to see the work to completion. Can you endure the pain of Master Horitoshi I? If you think that you can, you can make your appointment now with him at inkedoutnj.com to be tattooed by him at this year’s Inked Out Tattoo Show presented by Mario Barth in Secaucus, NJ, the weekend of Sept. 23 till Sept. 25. Try to find Master Horitoshi I on YouTube before making any appointments.
Mario Barth’s Annual Tattoo Show in Secaucus, NJ, called Inked Out (sound familiar?), will be bringing the most sought after Tebori master in the world to this side of the globe the weekend of Sept. 23 until Sept. 25. All the way from Japan, his name is Master Horitoshi I, the head of the world famous Horitoshi Tattoo Family, and a close personal friend of Mario Barth. Horitoshi I is a master of the ancient Japanese tattoo technique, and he holds the secrets to many of the ancient techniques and mythologies of Japanese tattooing.
Horitoshi I began studying the craft when he was about 21-years-old in Tokyo and basically learned the art all by himself. It took him about 10 years before he could actually support himself as an artist and it took him even longer before he truly mastered the art. Today, Horitoshi’s son, Horitoshi II, runs and operates his own tattoo studio, while he has many deshi - or apprentices - under him learning the Tebori technique.
One thing that I did find interesting about Horitoshi I is that he claims that 80 percent of his customers quit prematurely because he said that it takes a certain amount of character to endure the pain of the Tebori tattoo and to see the work to completion. Can you endure the pain of Master Horitoshi I? If you think that you can, you can make your appointment now with him at inkedoutnj.com to be tattooed by him at this year’s Inked Out Tattoo Show presented by Mario Barth in Secaucus, NJ, the weekend of Sept. 23 till Sept. 25. Try to find Master Horitoshi I on YouTube before making any appointments.
Coney Island USA's Tattoo and Motorcycle Festival
Coney Island has a long history as one of the greatest tattoo centers in New York City and the world.
Coney Island USA's Tattoo and Motorcycle Festival celebrates the great blue-collar arts of tattooing and of motorcycle customization. Started in the bad old days of 1986 when tattooing was still illegal in NYC, the Coney Island Tattoo and Motorcycle Festival is both the oldest gathering in New York City and brings together cutting edge New York City artistic innovation and attitude in the traditional home of the tattoo.
Every year, entrants compete for trophies as they show their tats in the Sideshow by the Seashore Theater or parade their motorcycles on West 12th Street before our panel of judges. Tattoos are judged in the categories of Black and White, Color, Tribal, Back and Butt, while Motorcycles compete in the categories of Custom, Stock, Oldest and Ugliest.
This year the Coney Island Tattoo and Motorcycle Festival will be honoring Crazy Philadelphia Eddie (a.k.a. Coney Island Eddie). Crazy Philadelphia Eddie tattooed in the very home of Coney Island USA's Sideshow by the Seashore Theater and once tattooed the face of world-famous sideshow performer Jack Dracula. Noted Tattoo Artist and Historian Mike McCabe, who literally wrote the book on New York City tattooing, will introduce Crazy Philadelphia Eddie.
Carlo from Studio Enigma will reminisce about tattoo pioneer One-Eyed Max Peltz and Coney Island USA founder and the Permanently UnelecTed Mayor of Coney Island Dick Zigun will be getting a personal tattoo of the Cyclone Rollercoaster in flames.
The event will include over 100 customized motorcycles, live music, and New York's finest Sideshow performances.
Motorcycle Free Parking/Display Noon - 10 PM (Free)
Contest/Rally - 7 PM (Free)
West 12th Street @ Surf Avenue
Bands on West 12th Street (Free)
1 PM - 6 PM
Spanking Charlene
Mystical Children
Last Freakshow of 2011
6 PM $10
TATTOO FESTIVAL 8 PM
$10 (Half Price If You Show Ink)
MC's: Little Jimmie & Dick Zigun
Coney Island USA
1208 Surf Ave. (between Stillwell Ave. and West 12th Street)
Brooklyn, NY 11224
718-372-5159
D,N,Q,F Trains to Stillwell Ave.
www.coneyisland.com
Coney Island USA's Tattoo and Motorcycle Festival celebrates the great blue-collar arts of tattooing and of motorcycle customization. Started in the bad old days of 1986 when tattooing was still illegal in NYC, the Coney Island Tattoo and Motorcycle Festival is both the oldest gathering in New York City and brings together cutting edge New York City artistic innovation and attitude in the traditional home of the tattoo.
Every year, entrants compete for trophies as they show their tats in the Sideshow by the Seashore Theater or parade their motorcycles on West 12th Street before our panel of judges. Tattoos are judged in the categories of Black and White, Color, Tribal, Back and Butt, while Motorcycles compete in the categories of Custom, Stock, Oldest and Ugliest.
This year the Coney Island Tattoo and Motorcycle Festival will be honoring Crazy Philadelphia Eddie (a.k.a. Coney Island Eddie). Crazy Philadelphia Eddie tattooed in the very home of Coney Island USA's Sideshow by the Seashore Theater and once tattooed the face of world-famous sideshow performer Jack Dracula. Noted Tattoo Artist and Historian Mike McCabe, who literally wrote the book on New York City tattooing, will introduce Crazy Philadelphia Eddie.
Carlo from Studio Enigma will reminisce about tattoo pioneer One-Eyed Max Peltz and Coney Island USA founder and the Permanently UnelecTed Mayor of Coney Island Dick Zigun will be getting a personal tattoo of the Cyclone Rollercoaster in flames.
The event will include over 100 customized motorcycles, live music, and New York's finest Sideshow performances.
Motorcycle Free Parking/Display Noon - 10 PM (Free)
Contest/Rally - 7 PM (Free)
West 12th Street @ Surf Avenue
Bands on West 12th Street (Free)
1 PM - 6 PM
Spanking Charlene
Mystical Children
Last Freakshow of 2011
6 PM $10
TATTOO FESTIVAL 8 PM
$10 (Half Price If You Show Ink)
MC's: Little Jimmie & Dick Zigun
Coney Island USA
1208 Surf Ave. (between Stillwell Ave. and West 12th Street)
Brooklyn, NY 11224
718-372-5159
D,N,Q,F Trains to Stillwell Ave.
www.coneyisland.com
Tattoo Art In the Philipines - Dutdutan
Dutdutan: (doot-doot-ahn) - a Tagalog word meaning to continually insert or jab.
Now on it’s 11th year, Dutdutan is now synonymous with tattoo art in the Philippines. At least that’s how a lot of tattoo enthusiasts in the country would like to view it.
For the 15,000 or so who congregated at the World Trade Center in Manila on August 26 and 27, the biggest tattoo show this side of the earth is also a definition of the alternative lifestyle that they have chosen.
But according to the organizers, tattoo art was not always part of the alternative scene. Native Filipinos have a rich history of tattoo art dating back to pre-colonial dates. In fact, when the Spaniards first got here, they were greeted with a heavily tattooed Visayan tribe and they called the islands “La Isla De Los Pintados” meaning the “Island of the Painted Ones.”
Christianity and western culture eventually supplanted that practice and not until we fast forward to the 90s do we see the rebirth of skin art.
The man and talent behind that is Ricky Sta. Ana, who started the yearly gathering with a small group of tattoo artists and customers. Eleven years later and supported by a major alternative lifestyle brand, Tribal Gear, the show has now taken on a bigger vision.
It is now a convention, known in the skin art circle around the world and they are even able to bring in the best tattoo artists from around the world to prove that. Underlying this achievement is the organizers’ cause to eliminate the stigma of skin art as taboo, since it has always appealed to the rebel crowd and the unconventional.
Tattoo Artist & Painter Cris Cleen (Short Documentary/Bio)
Cris Cleen is an American tattoo artist who specializes in custom tattoos and paintings.
A short documentary on tattoo artist and painter Cris Cleen.
View more of Cris’s work at criscleen.com
A short documentary on tattoo artist and painter Cris Cleen.
Cris Cleen Works from Cris Cleen on Vimeo.
View more of Cris’s work at criscleen.com
Tattoo Art by Jie Zi
Here's one the most amazing artists, incredible tattoo designs that comes with a signature style. Beijing based tattoo artist Jie Zi mind blowing designs is a rage everyone is talking about. Different, refreshing and unique, those are the words that can describe such creations.
The Second Annual Wildwood Tattoo Beach Bash
The Second Annual Wildwood Tattoo Beach Bash (Atlantic City, New Jersey), presented by Rebel Image Tattoo, takes place Friday, September 9 through Sunday, September 11 inside the Wildwoods Convention Center Exhibit Hall – an event perfect for tattoo enthusiasts, as well as those interested in the unique art form of tattooing and body art design.
The Wildwood Tattoo Beach Bash will bring the body art community to the Wildwoods for a weekend full of events. The ‘bash’ will host major national tattoo artists, as well as activities including: tattoo contests, a traveling tattoo museum, seminars, art exhibits, door prizes and more. Celebrity tattoo artist Tim Hendricks from TLC's New York Ink will be in attendance at the event.
It all comes down to who is going to be there. The Wildwood Tattoo Beach Bash has confirmed that many great names in the industry will be in attendance. Philadelphia Eddie (Crazy Eddie) very well known in the Wildwood are, and also world famous, will be at the show signing his books, Eddie is an Icon within the industry.
Tim Hendricks of Saltwater Tattoo who is a celebrity artist on TLC's NY Ink and he'll be tattooing on a walk-up basis. Also tattooing at the convention will be Bob Tyrrells out of Detroit. Bob Tyrrells has done work on Kid Rock, and is a highly esteemed traveling artist who previously worked under the legendary Tom Renshaw. When asked by bikeweek.com about rumors that Corey Miller might show, Siderio declined to confirm or deny the possibility.
Also, be sure to check out the rarely seen Japanese Hand Method of Tebori Tattooing on display. Hours for the Wildwood Tattoo Beach Bash are: Friday, September 9 – Noon-10 p.m.; Saturday, September 10 – 10 a.m. -10 p.m.; and Sunday, September 11 – 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
The Wildwood Convention Center is located at 4501 Boardwalk in Wildwood, New Jersey.
*** Artists who plan to attend can register by contacting Mike at wildwoodtattoobeachbash@comcast.net
Frankie Oneshot - Oneshot Ink
Oneshot Ink
Frankie started tattooing full-time in Nov. 2009 at a shop in Queens NY.
"I am pretty much self-taught, kinda just picked up machine and went
to work..." Frankie Oneshot
About Frankie
Frankie has had the confidence to be proud and open about his work.
Frankie: "A friend of mine gave me my first machine, I had it about 2 yrs before I went out and bought the rest of equipment to start tattooing. I started getting tattooed at age 15 when it was still underground and illegal in nyc, pretty much fell in love with the art at that point.
"I started getting heavily tattooed around the age of 17. I always enjoyed watching the process of getting tattooed and pretty much went from there. I have been drawing my whole life but since age of 12 I got into electrical work, after school and shit at first, and then full time."
By the age of 17 I was a foreman and by age of 21 I was a project manager. I was so spoiled at my company, got what I wanted when and how I wanted it... The money was crazy but I always felt something was missing. In 2008 I started tattooing myself and friends, like a whenever I had time kinda thing.
In November 2009 one of my best friends and owner of the electrical company I was working with passed away, and at that time we closed company. I had 100's of offers to go and do electrical work and just didnt wanna do it anymore, so I said fuck it and started tattooing full time. A friend of mine and tattoo artist at the time saw talent and allowed me work in his shop.
I worked there for about 7 months and left to go work at another shop.
Worked there about 2 months with the intention on moving to Florida and work at a tattoo shop. Then out of nowhere I was confronted with the opportunity to buy the shop I was working at, and here I am. Took over the shop in November 2010 and went crazy getting it to be what I wanted it to be..."
Frankie worked hard to rebuild the shop and show that finally quality work is being done at the location.
Frankie: "The shop before was putting out horrible work, so it was killa
trying to re-build location. But I did what I had to and now people are coming to really take to my work..." I have the satisfaction of seeing my work out there and proudly say I did that piece.
I have only worked 1 convention so far which was Inkfest Live in Charlotte, N.C. February of this year and will be doing another convention with them again in Washington D.C. in November later this year. This time I plan on entering a few pieces for contest and hopefully I will be able to walk away with my 1st trophy... We shall see..."
"As far as my nickname "Oneshot" it comes from when I was younger it was a nickname I was given from fighting and I just kept it... Now less then a year into this I own my own shop "Oneshot Ink" in Richmond hills, N.Y."
"I couldnt be happier with my decision to become a tattoo artist... It has definitely been a struggle, but im in it cause I fuckin love it..."
Frankie Oneshot
Frankie keeps it real by being open about the amount of time he has invested as a tattoo artist which in my opinion gives customers the confidence to trust him, not only because of his honesty but by looking at his awesome work as well.
Oneshot Ink is located at: 113-18 Atlantic Avenue, Richmond Hill, N.Y. 11419
Phone: 718.312.9399
Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Email: oneshot104@aol.com
Visit the website: www.OneshotINK.com
Frankie started tattooing full-time in Nov. 2009 at a shop in Queens NY.
"I am pretty much self-taught, kinda just picked up machine and went
to work..." Frankie Oneshot
About Frankie
Frankie has had the confidence to be proud and open about his work.
Frankie: "A friend of mine gave me my first machine, I had it about 2 yrs before I went out and bought the rest of equipment to start tattooing. I started getting tattooed at age 15 when it was still underground and illegal in nyc, pretty much fell in love with the art at that point.
"I started getting heavily tattooed around the age of 17. I always enjoyed watching the process of getting tattooed and pretty much went from there. I have been drawing my whole life but since age of 12 I got into electrical work, after school and shit at first, and then full time."
By the age of 17 I was a foreman and by age of 21 I was a project manager. I was so spoiled at my company, got what I wanted when and how I wanted it... The money was crazy but I always felt something was missing. In 2008 I started tattooing myself and friends, like a whenever I had time kinda thing.
In November 2009 one of my best friends and owner of the electrical company I was working with passed away, and at that time we closed company. I had 100's of offers to go and do electrical work and just didnt wanna do it anymore, so I said fuck it and started tattooing full time. A friend of mine and tattoo artist at the time saw talent and allowed me work in his shop.
I worked there for about 7 months and left to go work at another shop.
Worked there about 2 months with the intention on moving to Florida and work at a tattoo shop. Then out of nowhere I was confronted with the opportunity to buy the shop I was working at, and here I am. Took over the shop in November 2010 and went crazy getting it to be what I wanted it to be..."
Frankie worked hard to rebuild the shop and show that finally quality work is being done at the location.
Frankie: "The shop before was putting out horrible work, so it was killa
trying to re-build location. But I did what I had to and now people are coming to really take to my work..." I have the satisfaction of seeing my work out there and proudly say I did that piece.
I have only worked 1 convention so far which was Inkfest Live in Charlotte, N.C. February of this year and will be doing another convention with them again in Washington D.C. in November later this year. This time I plan on entering a few pieces for contest and hopefully I will be able to walk away with my 1st trophy... We shall see..."
"As far as my nickname "Oneshot" it comes from when I was younger it was a nickname I was given from fighting and I just kept it... Now less then a year into this I own my own shop "Oneshot Ink" in Richmond hills, N.Y."
"I couldnt be happier with my decision to become a tattoo artist... It has definitely been a struggle, but im in it cause I fuckin love it..."
Frankie Oneshot
Frankie keeps it real by being open about the amount of time he has invested as a tattoo artist which in my opinion gives customers the confidence to trust him, not only because of his honesty but by looking at his awesome work as well.
Oneshot Ink is located at: 113-18 Atlantic Avenue, Richmond Hill, N.Y. 11419
Phone: 718.312.9399
Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Email: oneshot104@aol.com
Visit the website: www.OneshotINK.com
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