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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.
Article
Finding My Way Back to Tattooing
JP Luca on returning to tattooing, learning from Joe Crooked, and falling in love with traditional flash.
Interview
In conversation with Steven Roy
Trading the chef's knife for the needle. A conversation on discipline, business, and why "fear is the mind-killer."
Interview
In conversation with Niccolò Priolo
On the discipline behind the work, tattooing as an act of independence & the growing wish for somewhere to call home.
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.
Suggested studios
The Union Tattoo Studio
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Lucky Fortune Tattoo
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TATTOO ZOO
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Fly The Cage Tattoo Studio
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Painted Lotus Studios
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Black Cat Tattoo
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Suggested artists
Riana Jimenez
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Miles Vincent Kanne
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David Goertzen
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James Alexander
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Gwendolyn Williams
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Cate
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