Swirling black lines that look like letters and symbols joined together. These abstract tattoos are like works of art, but you can just tell that something much deeper is at play. We’d never seen anything quite like them, these “sigil” tattoos created by tattoo...
The world is a scary place right now and we’re heartbroken at the suffering in Gaza – the starvation of babies and children, widespread suffering on a scale that we can’t get our heads around. It’s easy to feel helpless. But we’ve taken comfort in...
We first spoke to Leeds-based tattoo artist Tina Caruso (@tinacarusodot) in November last year (read our interview) and it was incredible to hear all about her mastectomy tattoo project. But Tina has been busy with a brand new project, so we decided to have another...
Tattoo artist Viktoriia (@tatts.ivanova) is based in San Francisco at Black Serum Tattoo. Born in a small town in Ukraine, Viktoriia specialises in fine line and floral tattoos. She’s recently started exploring micro realism, and she has fallen in love with the style...
Christina (@christinaloves_clothes) is a fashion and lifestyle content creator, based in Northamptonshire – she adores playing dress up, has since she was a little girl. Now a mum of three who’s still with her childhood sweetheart, her tattoos have become part of...
Tattoo artist Ksu Storm (@storm_tattooart) believes that tattoos can be integral to healing both physical and emotional wounds. She used to be a nurse in Ukraine, and now she is tattooing in San Francisco in the USA where she covers scars and heals souls… What drew...
Italian tattoo artist Anita Rossi (@anitarossitattoo) knew she’d found something special the first time she put ink into skin – getting over her fear of needles in the process! She creates exquisite abstract fine-line tattoos from Namaste Tattoo Studio in Turin, and also travels...
Tattoo artist Ivan Baiun (aka BayunTattoos) has a distinctive two-colour style – he’s always been drawn to contrast, he tells us. And, as he has just announced his upcoming residency at Sashatattooing’s tattoo studios in Los Angeles and San Francisco, we decided to have a chat with him...
Anyone with a social media account is likely aware of the controversy surrounding J.K. Rowling. For those fortunate enough to be unfamiliar, Rowling has expressed incredibly prejudiced views, particularly towards the trans community. These controversies first surfaced on X in 2017, and since then, even...
Join us for the latest addition in our tattoo stories series as we meet digital creator and illustrator Eva Grist (@evamgrist) to chat all things tattoos and travels… What can people expect to see when they follow you? A lot of colourful fashion and life in my...