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Another visit to Sacred Knot
The third time I saw Sean was in his hometown of LLundudno, Wales. Sean has set up shop there and along with his tattoo business (with two apprentices Broc Ó Diolúin and Gloria Notarangelo) he…
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The Beast in Birmingham
Another aesthetically based tattoo was done by Robert Ashby who is the owner of the House of Thieves tattoo studio in Birmingham, UK. This large piece was to complement the dragon on the other side…
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Inaugural Ethnic Tattoo Festival 2019
My second piece by Durga was done at the very first Ethnic Tattoo Festival in Warsaw, Poland. The Ethnic Tattoo Festival aims to bring together artists who still practice the traditional tattooing ways as well…
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The Last Mambabatok
As a centenarian, Apo Whang-Od is considered the oldest tattoo artist in the world and holds the title of mambabatok (traditional tattooist) in her village where she is part of the Butbut people. Since the…
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The Māori Markings of Gordon Toi
Gordon Toi is a wood carver and former traditional Māori weapons instructor in Mapua, Aotearoa (the Māori name for New Zealand). He also fulfils the very important task of traditional Māori tattooing, as the heritage…
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Another trip to Suku Suku in Bali
Traditional Indonesian Mentawai lines hand poked to bring balance to the existing pieces, again done by Albar Tikam. Little did I know that this would be my last tattoo before the full wrath of Covid…