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Alex Casper
Styles
illustrative
neo traditional
black and gray
anime manga
Summerland, Canada
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WWII Tattoos: From Holocaust Markings to Sailors and Soldiers
How WWII shaped tattoo culture, from the personal symbols of sailors and soldiers to the forced numbering of prisoners at Auschwitz.
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The Slow Art of Tebori
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In conversation with Yi Shi
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The Hidden Language of Wabori
A field guide to the dragons, warriors & blossoms of Japanese tattooing: what the classic motifs stand for, and the quiet logic that binds them into a single design.
Suggested studios
Inkwell Tattoo Studio
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Yonge St. Tattoos
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Tao Space Tattoo Studio
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Third Eye Tattoos
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sharpest tool
toronto, canada
Horiryu II Tattoo Inc.
vancouver, canada
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