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Things and Ink – the launch issue cover

Claudia de Sabe as Artoria Gibbons

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Launch Issue – Claudia De Sabe as Artoria Gibbons

 

Making the cover.
The cover for the launch issue of Things and Ink encapsulates everything that the magazine stands for. Things and Ink is a magazine that celebrates female tattoo culture, both current and historical. And female tattoo artist of the moment, Claudia De Sabe, is posing as Artoria Gibbons, one of the original tattooed ladies.

Artoria Gibbons

Artoria the tattooed girl worked in circus side shows in the 1920s.

Let the Things and Ink family know what you think of the cover by tweeting @thingsandink or commenting on Facebook.

Photographer: Kristy Nobel
Makeup: Miss Honey Bare
Hair: Lucie Luella
Dress: Night Feather Headdress: B Millinery
Design: Oliver Campbell and Antonella Bordone
Behind the scenes footage coming soon from Papercut Pictures

 

 

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The Lizardman and I

On Monday I met Erik ‘ The Lizardman’ Sprague.

The Lizardman and I
Here’s me and my friends, Louise and Keely, with the Lizardman

 

I met Erik at Art History in the Pub, with Matt Lodder.

Here’s some bits of info I learnt about the Lizardman at the event:

Erik flirted with a number of ideas before he decided to decorate his body green (and no he doesn’t actually want to be a lizard, he knows he’s a human), including a chess board effect. Erik likes the powerful symbolic nature of the lizard and also he just likes the way reptiles look aesthetically.

Erik’s art is constantly with him and will change as his body does.

Erik wanted to see how far he could transform his body and flirt with what it is to be human. He wanted to question what it is to be human if you don’t look like one.

I noticed he didn’t have his armpits tattooed, but I know he’s getting them done later this year, good luck with that Erik and I can’t wait to see how your art evolves with you.

 

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Things and Ink – a new style of tattoo magazine

Things and Ink – A compendium of thoughts in ink, launching 1 November

So, it’s time to tell you all about what I’ve been up to for the past months. I’ve been busy planning photo shoots, fashion and lifestyle features, homewares sections and columns, looking at pretty pictures of tattooed ladies and chatting about tattoo history and magazine design. All for a brand new tattoo magazine called Things and Ink.

Things and Ink is about tattoos, art, culture, stories, diversity and emotion.

Things and Ink is a new style of tattoo magazine that embraces female tattoo culture. The aim of the magazine is to give tattoos more context, to give the point of view of not only the tattoo artist, but the wearer, too. Tattoos should be viewed where they sit on the body and the story behind them should be told. Things and Ink will satisfy the reader’s curiosity and tell the intimate stories. Things and Ink will be pretty and arty and shatter tattoo myths. It will welcome collectors and tattoo virgins alike.

And here is a sneak peak of a photo shoot with Laura of Babb Photo and Rachael of Marry Me Ink…but you’ll have to wait until 1 November to see what it’s all about…

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Location: Into You, London Makeup: Hayley Fell

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Cute Russian doll brooch

My mama is the best. She went on holiday to Norfolk and bought me this little Russian doll brooch.

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Russian doll badge

 

It’s from a company called Re-Creart, who make jewellery out of recycled bottle tops. It’s upcycled wearable art!

Upcycling happens when something of equal or better value is made without downgrading the original material or creating more pollution during the process. So not only is my brooch cute, it’s environmentally friendly too, yay.

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Modelling my new gift

 

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