Thoughts and drabbles of things I most enjoy: tattoos & travel!
Celebrating another trip around the sun with a new artist and new ink, the rockstar that is @shelltattoos!
Alright, it’s becoming a pattern: another birthday, another tattoo… or two. I wasn’t intending to get a tattoo, but the more I looked at my leg, I realised, yes, I do want a tattoo.
Read MoreAdding two mid-year bangers because I can’t seem to go more than a few months without the tattoo itch
I’m very happy to see that Hannah is still thriving at Wicked Ink, she’s becoming increasingly popular and in high demand for her fantastic designs. Although her pieces are getting larger, I still go in for small ones to decorate my leg. Plus, Wicked Ink Campbelltown is a delightful gem of a shop out in the Sydney suburbs. All the tattooists and reception team there has such a great bond so I do recommend paying them a visit.
Read MoreMy dirty thirty is here and the team at GGSP knew there was only one thing that I wanted in life, tattoos.
In March, I announced to GGSP that I would be leaving the team and starting a new job in the animation industry. I had about five weeks to spend as much time with the gang and for my birthday, we went out for burgers and beers.
Read MoreAfter several sessions had to be rescheduled, the date was finally here! Tori’s tattoos deliver a combination of fine line perfection and colour wizardry.
I think a friend was the one who said that every time someone gets a tattoo, the dates between each one get smaller every time. I think that friend was Veronica. Thanks, Veronica, that idea is very much true now!
Read MoreAs soon as bookings for one of my favourite places opened, the tattoo urge was real and Jessie was ready to take on the design for an anime tattoo.
Don’t trust one’s tired and bored self after lockdown, you’ll just end up with another tattoo. Oops!
I thought about getting something a little different when I booked with Jessie. She specialises in black and grey and fineline; a mother of two boys and a kickass tattooist who packs a punch. I’ve seen her do many anime pieces on her and Thirteen Feet Tattoo’s Instagram, so I decided I’d get a Bleach tattoo!
Read MoreI’m back in the wonderful tattoo world of hanntats and this one has transported me to a woodland fantasy just before the Sydney lockdown
Hann drew a custom piece for me that was similar to one of her previous flash sheets. It was a cute froggy boy and a butterfly situated on top of a mushroom. It was a classic hanntats design and I was keen for it on my skin.
Read Morehanntats’ designs are full of whimsy, ranging from trad roses to adorable critters in the woodlands. It’s hard to believe she’s an apprentice tattooer!
I started filling up my Instagram feed with tattooers whose aesthetic matched mine. I have been enjoying saturated colour tattoos and bold linework and I’m getting the itch for my own “patchwork sleeve”. I stumbled across hanntats, who’d only just begun her tattoo journey last year and did her first tattoo this year in March.
Read MoreHead to Abbie France for all your geeky ideas and expect beautiful linework complemented with impeccable white highlights
If you’re a tattoo enthusiast in Sydney, you will have heard about Abstruse Tattoo Studio, a private studio located in Hurlstone Park. They specialise in all things nerdy, with each artist donning their unique style. You can book yourself in for a realism portrait, neo-tradition or even new school design. It was a pretty obvious choice for my next tattoo!
Read MoreIt’s cold and dreary here in Sydney, so let me reminisce with the best photos I took during my trip to Southern California
Our trip to Southern California has really shaped me into a different person today. I think about palm trees and beaches a lot, I eat avocado on toast about 2-3x a week (maybe more) and sometimes I have to tell myself I don’t drive on the right-hand side of the road.
Read MoreJulie Bolene’s big and bold tattoos saturated in deep colours are everything I wanted to complement the end of my vacation in Southern California.
I first discovered Julie Bolene’s tattoos through treacle tatt’s video titled “L.A. Tattoo Artists You Should Go To”. At the time, I hadn’t decided that I was travelling to L.A. but followed the artists mentioned because I wanted to expand my knowledge of tattoo artists abroad.
Read MorePvt. Lee Flores and Comdt. Sanita pay a visit to the team behind The Outer Worlds!
My good friend, Lee, and I ventured on a trip to California for 10 days. We landed, completely wiped after a 14-hour flight with delays and irritably confused from the timezone shift of leaving Thursday morning and arriving Thursday morning... Before hopping into our rental car (that I weirdly named Lisbeth), I messaged our dear friend Tim, who wholeheartedly welcomed us to his home state.
Read MoreTori Li’s tattoos display immense attention to detail and care for each and every one of her clients.
I’m one of those types of people who didn’t really think about what I envisioned to be tattooed on my body. My first tattoo was a simple quote and linework that I had done in a lovely tattoo shop on Sunset Boulevard, LA. The place was very clean and decorated with various flash sheets and artworks along the walls. I knew the place could be trusted. Once I got back to Australia, I knew I wanted more tattoos but I wasn’t sure what.
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