The 8th of March and Iconic Women in Tattooing
The 8th of March and Iconic Women in Tattooing With March 8th and the International Women’s Day around the corner, we can ascertain that there are still many fights remaining in the battle for true gender equality. And tattooing is still very much a male-dominated sphere – in artists, if not any longer the clientele. […]
Chicano Tattoos
Chicano Tattoos While we remain homebound, we will continue to travel via our imagination – and through the ink on our skin. No matter how the world may wobble around us, that is one thing that can never be taken away once it is in place. This week, the turn has come to the US […]
Legendary Artists Around the World
Legendary Artists Around the World While we still cannot hop on a plane and go, or even drop down to our local tattoo studio, we will keep traveling in our imagination and anticipation. Today we take a look at two utter legends within traditional tattooing who are still practicing their art to this day. Icon […]
Sailor Jerry’s Legacy Part II
Sailor Jerry’s Legacy Part II Sailor Jerry evolved the traditions of American body art to a whole new level. He took the classic American flash style ready-made designs and incorporated inspiration from his times sailing across the Pacific. He corresponded with Japanese traditional tattoo masters and put his own spin and experience on what they would […]
Sailor Jerry’s Legacy Part I
Sailor Jerry’s Legacy Part I The man responsible for popularising the Old School Sailor Style tattoo is a man known by his nickname Sailor Jerry. His real name was Norman Keith Collins, and he was born on the 14th of January, 1911, in Reno. Nevada. He spent most of his childhood in a small town […]
Old School Sailor Tattoos II
Old School Sailor Tattoos II Follow along as we keep diving into the rich and fascinating traditions of the tattoos of seafarers far and wide. The more they sailed, the more they earned. Gunpowder for ink and the original knuckle phrase tattoo that could make the difference between life and death… as if sailing the […]