Chris Garver at the London Tattoo Convention
Chris Garver has been tattooing since 1988. Although versatile in his work, Chris’ speciality is in Japanese and black and gray. Based in New York City, he owns and tattoos…
Berlin Tattoo Convention 2018
The twenty-eighth edition of the Berlin Tattoo Convention (Germany) was held from August 3rd to 5th. This tattoo event was one of the first of its kind in Europe, and…
Victor Portugal at the London Tattoo Convention
Victor Portugal Victor Portugal started tattooing in 1998. Born in Uruguay, he lived in Spain for several years and recently moved to Poland (Krakow). Victor is well-known all over the…
Ryan Ashley Malarkey: Tattoo Artists at the London Tattoo Convention
Ryan Ashley Malarkey The beautiful and talented Ryan Ashley Malarkey works at the Inkology Tattoo Art Gallery in New York City (USA). If you like her black and grey tattoos…
Preview of the 14th International London Tattoo Convention
What’s on at the Tobacco Dock from Friday 28th to Sunday 30th September 2018? The most exciting, anticipated and resoundingly successful celebration of body art in the world! The fourteenth…
Tattoo Artists UK & Ireland Yearbook 2018-2019
Welcome to the new edition of our annual update! Almost twenty years since the first appearance of this publication in Europe, you can see as you flick through the pages…
Zombies Tattoos: the legend and the symbology
Well-known mythical creatures mentioned in the Afro-American religion of Voodoo, the Living Dead have always been beloved of horror-style tattoo fans. The legend of the zombie originates in the enchanting…
Tattoo Life Calendar Girl – September 2018: Sar Elle
New instalment of our interviews dedicated to the twelve gorgeous tattooed alt-model that embellish the official 2018 Tattoo Life calendar. Now it’s time of talking with Northern Wisconsin born and…
Bob Marley Tattoos: the icon of reggae music
Supreme icon of reggae music, the great Robert Nesta died one sad day in May, but his cult lives on thanks to the power of tattoo. It had all started…
The symbology of Shark Tattoos
Here’s why, whenever we get a tattoo of such a noble and dangerous creature, we should bear in mind the lessons of the Maori, Celts and Hindu peoples… For the…
Rolling Stones Tattoos, and the new album is on the way
While album number 36 from the band that came out with ‘Tattoo You’ shuld arrive by the end of 2018, we discover that their energy in studio is as high…
Tattooing A to Z #23: Freddie Grossman “CONEY Island Freddie”
“Coney Island Freddie” Grossman, born in 1934, is one of the famous old New York style tattoo artists. He got his name from the years he spent tattooing at New…
Mark Mahoney: from the Pike to Sunset Boulevard
Nowadays people know him as a celebrity tattoo artist, since his Shamrock Social Club on Sunset Blvd. – in the heart of Hollywood – is like a well-worn red carpet…
Tattoo Life September/October 2018
Tattoo Life September/October 2018 “It fits me Perfectly”: read an extract of the editorial by Miki Vialetto We wear tattoos, choosing the ones that fit best on our bodies, make…
Wolf Tattoos and the magical powers
The Nunamiut remain the world’s largest connoisseurs of this wild breed. Let’s find out more about a subject always in demand with tattoo lovers. For the Native Americans the wolf…
Luka Lajoie: State Of The Art Portraits
His hyper-realistic style has dealt with pretty much everyone: successful rappers (he even got a “Like” from Snoop Dogg), star footballers, ice hockey players, Hollywood actors, cartoon characters, rock stars,…
Madonna Tattoos: Happy Birthday!
On 16th August the Italian-American singer will be sixty years of age. Let’s celebrate with a gallery of tattoos and talking about her new album. It’s her birthday and rumours…
Some tips before getting a rooster tattoo
Well-bred, proud and decked out in bright colours, the rooster seems made to be transformed into a work of skin art… The domestic rooster is an animal which is to…
Jon Larson: Full Lines and Bright Colors
I did not know Jon Larson’s works until a few months ago, when on Instagram I saw one of his splendid tattoos with strong neon colors, so vivid! It immediately…
Tattooing A to Z #22: Ole Hansen “King’s Tattooer” / “Tattoo-Ole”
Born in 1925 and raised as an orphan, Ole Hansen was a Danish tattooist who worked in the middle of the twentieth century. Ole is best known as “Tattoo-Ole”, the…
Crysanthemum Tattoos: Symbol of Life
Wrongly believed in Italian culture to be a symbol of mourning, this “golden flower” is actually the ultimate symbol of life and splendour. Let’s find out all about it… The…