I recently saw a interview conducted on a BBC programme where a woman was "emotionally scarred" by her tattoo's and the way they made her feel...Now let me set some records straight on this interview...She was upset but the way her 'SEVERAL' cheap, poorly chosen, generic, badly tattooed tattoos made her feel to the point where she wanted the average UK tax payer to foot the NHS bill of having them removed!!
My stance on this matter has/is and will always be the same!! Remember what goes on you is there for life (pending painful removal by lazer or new cream techniques or tattoo cover up) so take your time, choose a good artist by researching their work etc (websites, visit the shop and where possible chat with the artist) book a consultation with the artist to talk over your design and have the opportunity to ask any questions or doubts you may have. Expect to pay a bit more that your average shady shop in your local High Street will quote...Good work costs money, good tattoo designs and tattooers cost money...don't be cheap and don't rush in to anything!!
I have had the privilege of travelling to get tattoo's from some huge names in the industry!! I have paid more money than I'd like to remember on getting my ink work but I love each one of them...and recently I have come to realise I love them more and more!!
Check out some recent pics I took of some of my tattoos and the stories behind them below:
Skull with Rat (or SKULL RAT as its come to be known in my circle of friends)
Cozi and myself undertook our first holiday together in the summer of 2008 and went to Stockholm. Having checked out various shops etc we decided to go to get tattoo work from Infamous Studio's very own 'Last Angry Tattooer' Theo Jak. With a very rough idea what I was looking for and with his input and 20mins of design I got probably my favourite tattoo ever!!
Masonic Symbolism Tattoo
2009 saw us visit the London Tattoo Convention where I got a tattoo from the mind of Rudy Fritsch. My spec for this tattoo was symbolism and masonic iconography...he delivered in bucket loads of the above!!
Owl with Antlers
This tattoo was at the end of 2010 and by a friend, the ever talented Craig Ridley. I was only looking for a small tattoo to fit with the above tattoo by Rudy Fritsch. Craig took my ideas, blended the colours and aligned up the new tattoo to create a fun extension to my traditional work on my left arm.
