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Alix Bamford
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Toronto based tattoo artist creating illustrative blackwork tattoos inpired by comics, portraits and subtle horror themes, using soft shading and clean linework.
Styles
illustrative
blackwork
dotwork
black&gray
Toronto, Canada
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Article
An Appreciation of Early Tattoo Collectors
Explore four early tattoo collectors and performers—Prince Constantine, the Great Omi, Nora Hildebrandt and Rusty Skuse—and their role in tattoo history.
Interview
In conversation with Pifa Alarcon
On black and red hand poke, Catholic guilt, the joy of the creative process, and the slow, thoughtful work of sharing the craft without becoming an elitist.
Article
Irezumi vs Horimono
Two names for the same Japanese tattoos, often traded as synonyms yet far from identical: where each word comes from, why one still carries the shadow of punishment, and which to reach for in front of a master.
Article
Butterfly Tattoo Meaning
What butterfly tattoos can mean: transformation, remembrance, love, cultural symbolism, colour, placement, and how to choose a design that feels like yours.
Interview
In conversation with Arthur Marques
Queer bodies & bold colour shape a practice spanning tattoos, paintings & prints. He reflects on creative freedom, finding community & learning to see himself as an artist.
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Yonge St. Tattoos
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New Tribe Tattoo Piercing
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Black Widow Tattoo
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Bini Tattoo and Piercing
toronto, canada
HON Tattoo Studio
toronto, canada
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