Tattooing A to Z #25: Herbert Hoffmann
Herbert Hoffmann was born in Freienwalde in Pommern, on December 19, 1919. He was a tattoo artist and a photographer. His photographs of tattooed people across Germany resulted in a…
Sketchbook by Alex Gotza
Alex Gotza is a talented tattoo artist from Thessaloniki (Greece). We are proud to present his beautiful new Sketchbook. Read our short interview and discover more about him, his style,…
Buddha Tattoos: meditate with the teachings
Some practical tips on how to get to the sacred places of Buddhism scattered around Japan and India. To plan a holiday based on the theme of meditation. Meditating in…
London Tattoo Convention 2018: some highlights!
The 14th London Tattoo Convention is over… and it was truly amazing. Waiting for our full photo report, please enjoy some highlights and watch these beautiful videos: Highlights – Day…
New tattoo book: “LACRIME e SANGUE” by Rudy Fritsch
Did you get the chance to take a look at the new book in the series The Great Book on the Art of Tattooing? “Lacrime e Sangue” is a collection…
Robert Borbàs at the London Tattoo Convention
Robert Borbàs Gustav Doré, Albrecht Dürer, the city of Budapest, some kind of Alchemy, lots of black: these could be the keywords to describe the world of Robert Borbàs… A…
Hocheon at the London Tattoo Convention
Hocheon Legends, heroes and characters of Ukio-e, balance, control and harmony: Hocheon brings his magnificent bodysuits to life in his shop in Daegu, in South Korea. Discover his amazing tattoos…
Ornamental & Geometrical Tattoo Style: discover the Art and Magic
The basic function of ornament is, in fact, to embellish: clean lines, geometric motifs, hypnotic patterns of increasing complexity, hollow and solid shapes alternate to come together in a unique,…
Claudia Ducalia and the eternal feminine
Oil painting, illustration, tattoo. But that’s not all: there’s also a love of art, for female iconography, a certain flair for artistic creation and for life itself. Claudia tells us…
Tattoo Energy October/November 2018
Tattoo Energy October/November 2018 Read an abstract from the editorial by Miki Vialetto: “Traces of ordinary lives” In telling personal stories, a deeper and more intimate relationship is established with…
Lyle Tuttle: 70 years in Tattooing
Lyle Tuttle: 70 years in Tattooing is a career celebration retrospective and fundraising event for the future home of the Lyle Tuttle Tattoo Art Collection. You can experience this once-in-a-lifetime…
Tattoo Life presents tattooebooks.com: The First Tattoo eBooks Store Ever!
Tattoo Life is proud to present readers and tattoo professionals with a major new project which Miki Vialetto has been beavering away at in collaboration with the most renowned tattoo…
The International London Tattoo Convention: new video!
For an entire weekend London is the beating heart of tattooing, thanks to the life-blood brought here at the Tobacco Dock by new talents and legends in this sector, all…
Gakkin and Nissaco at the London Tattoo Convention
Gakkin’s works are inspired by nature, and by several ancient Japanese painters: the result is a contemporary and unique interpretation of traditional tattoos. After working in Kyoto he is now…
Snoop “Doggy” Dogg Tattoos, and that groundbreaking first album
It was the end of 1993 when ‘Doggystyle’ came out (produced by Dr. Dre)’, the album which would turn Calvin Broadus Jr. into a subject in great demand for Realistic…
Tattooing A to Z #24: Don Ed Hardy
Don Ed Hardy is an American artist, perhaps the most famous artist in the world of tattoo. He is best known for his tattoo work, his art and his eponymous…
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…