Cut and paste, don’t rub me it’s fake

Cut and PasteDon’t rub me it’s fake.

Where do you wear art forever? 

Try before you buy…

Think about art you like or make your own art, then put a transfer of it on your skin and see how it looks.

heart graphic

I rarely go off the art that hangs on my wall in the same fickle way I toss a pair of shoes or a skirt into my great crate of former loves (the deepest, darkest caverns of my wardrobe). This is why tattoos should never be seen as a fashion fad, don’t get a tattoo to accessorise your latest favourite outfit (unless it’s fake).

Go on then take it easy
Go on then take it easy
Art on skin
And on the skin...

Art hangs on my wall, always loved.  The same way tattoos sit on my skin. Invest in tattoos as you would in art – only get it if you love it. Until one day it becomes part of you, sometimes unnoticed, until you meet someone new and they comment (positively or otherwise). Obviously one piece of art cannot be loved by everyone, it’s subjective, but that’s the beauty of it. And as long as you love it, who cares?

pinkart
Pink Graphic
pinktattoo
Pink graphic on the skin

All photos are taken from the beautiful book Tattoo Icons • Victionary 3 (Limited edition). This book inspires you to think about tattoos and art beyond their tradional boundaries. Think of tattoos as more than just anchors, flowers, butterflies and tribal bands and have fun and experiment with transfers to see how they change when they are put on the body.

beverly
Beverly the beaver
beverlybath
Beverly in the bath

Photos: Tattoo Icons (removable tattoos for trial included)

Celebrating sisterly love – sister tattoos

Last weekend my sister Olivia moved to Australia. Before she left, we decided to get matching sister tattoos, so that no matter how far we are apart, we will always have something to remind us of each other.

Alice and Olivia Snape
Shoreditch sisters - we were cool from a very young age. Always trend setting...

We chose a design that represents our home – a traditional English rose – and keeping in touch – an envelope. Our appointment was booked with Cassandra Frances for 14th February, not intentionally, but it seemed like the perfect way to spend Valentine’s day…

We travelled up to End Times in Leeds from our hometown in Leicestershire – and we took our dad along for the ride, too.

Pop reading the paper
Here he is chilling with a paper in the tattoo studio.

We both fell in love with the design as soon as we saw it.

Sister tattoo stencil
Sister tattoo stencil - incorporating the rose and the envelope idea.

Getting tattooed at End Times was a lovely experience and we spent the day chatting to Cassandra – who told us some very interesting tales about how she got into tattooing.

Olivia under the needle
Here is Olivia under the needle - she went first.

And here is the final ink. I am so glad we both have a permanent reminder of our sisterly love.

Sister tattoos - rose and envelope
Sister tattoos - rose and envelope
Sister rose and envelope tattoos
The final sister ink
Love you sis
Saying goodbye at the airport last Saturday...
Bye Bye mama
Bye bye mama - a quick pic of us kissing our mama at the airport.

 

Tattooed brides and growing old

How annoying is it when people ask you what you’re going to do about your tattoos when you get old? Or what are you going to do when you get married?

These photos should answer those questions.

Old and tattooed

Beautiful tattooed brides

Rock-n-Roll-Bride
Rock 'n' Roll Bride Kat Williams
Tattooed bride
Why would you want to hide your tattoos on your wedding day? There couldn't be a better day to celebrate them.
"But what will you do on your wedding day?" "Urm, look pretty bloody amazing actually."
Tattooed bride NYC
Tattooed bride in NYC

Photos: David McNeil as on Rock ‘n’ Roll Bride, Offbeat Bride, Flickr, Tattooed Bride