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Suggested reads
Article
Tattoo Conventions: How They Started & How to Navigate One Today
A short history of tattoo conventions, plus how to find an artist, book ahead or walk up, and arrive prepared for your session.
Interview
In conversation with Jessi Mae
On painterly tattoos, East Asian influences, ceramics, indigo dyeing, body confidence & a creative practice that keeps evolving.
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 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.
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.
Suggested studios
Yonge St. Tattoos
toronto, canada
sharpest tool
toronto, canada
New Tribe Tattoo Piercing
toronto, canada
Black Widow Tattoo
toronto, canada
Bini Tattoo and Piercing
toronto, canada
HON Tattoo Studio
toronto, canada
Suggested artists
Sara Haroun
toronto, canada
RILLA
toronto, canada
Brittany Alexandra
toronto, canada
JAY
Toronto, Canada
Big Mac
toronto, canada
Ruston Tabungar
toronto, canada