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Emily Hansom
Tauranga, New Zealand
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Suggested reads
Article
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.
Interview
In conversation with Egi Selja
On freehand tattooing, client trust, intuitive drawing, creative freedom & finding a place between the tattoo studio & the gallery.
Article
A Deep Dive on Early European, British and American Tattooers
From Sutherland MacDonald to Bert Grimm, a history of the early tattooers who helped shape American traditional and Western tattooing.
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
The Slow Art of Tebori
Tracing the hand-carving method behind Japan's traditional tattoo canon: what the word means, where it came from, and why a handful of masters still keep it alive.
Studio
Visual Intelligence
Suggested studios
Visual Intelligence
tauranga, new zealand
Ship Shape Tattoo
auckland, new zealand
Jolly Octopus Tattoos
christchurch, new zealand
Blvck Bishop
otaki, new zealand
Graeme Allan
auckland, new zealand
Soular Tattoo
christchurch, new zealand
Suggested artists
Aaron Manuel
tauranga, new zealand
Pepa Heller
tauranga, new zealand
Kyah Manuel
tauranga, new zealand
Mars
cambridge, new zealand
Hoko
auckland, new zealand
Duane Robinson
auckland, new zealand
