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September 27, 2012September 27, 2012

Things and Ink – the launch issue cover

Claudia de Sabe as Artoria Gibbons

Things and Ink Claudia De Sabe cover — 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 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

August 15, 2012

Some more girly art and tattoos from CFB Tattooist

As you all know I love the artwork of CFB Tattooist (aka Cassandra Frances) who works at End Times in Leeds.

My sister and I got tattooed by her (blog post here) and I have blogged about her on numerous occasions…but her artwork just keeps getting better. So I couldn’t resist doing a quick post with a couple of her recent painting and tattoos.

Photos all taken from Cassandra’s Facebook page

August 6, 2012

Olympic illustrations by Clare Corfield Carr

Since the Olympics began, I have been scouring the world wide web for athletes with amazing tattoos – there’s a lot of bad ones out there and I didn’t want to just blog those athletes who now wear the Olympic rings.

So, as Needles and Sins blog has already uncovered the Top Ten Olympic Tattoos, which I am not sure I can beat, I have instead discovered the talent of illustrator Clare Corfield Carr. She has a certain tattoo style about her illustrations and I love her recent Olympic-inspired pieces…

Olympic cycling illustration — Olympic cycling – Sir Chris Hoy

swimmer olympics illustration — Olympic swimming

You can purchase Clare’s illustrations from society6.com, or follow her news on Twitter.

July 15, 2012July 15, 2012

Thomas Hooper’s tattooed twins – Jordan and Caleb

I love matching tattoos – and I adore these identical twins (Jordan and Caleb Kilby) who have been tattooed by Thomas Hooper.

Tattoos: Thomas Hooper
Photos: Richard Ballard, Damon Allen Davison

I discovered these tattooed twins because of an article by Dr Matt Lodder Tattoo you and me? Body art can be good to share.

July 7, 2012May 5, 2013

Love at first sight – Cris Cleen

I fell in love with Cris Cleen’s work the moment I first saw it.

His work encompasses everything I love in art and tattoos, he has a very traditional and antique style that also has a softness and femininity about it. He has created a world of ladies, flowers and butterflies that instantly drew me in when I saw his documentary short on Vimeo last year.

In this documentary, Cleen talks about the history of tattooing and how the old guys impact the way he looks and what he surrounds himself with. For Cleen, tattooing is about the whole experience, the way you look and act make a big difference and he is dedicated to giving people unique tattoos. His work and his style are almost of another era, but at the same time they are timeless and romantic, even erotic.

I have recently emailed Cris Cleen about booking an appointment with him when I go to New York next year. And luckily for me, he said he would happily tattoo me. Now all I have to do is save my pennies… (luckily I have this – New York ink fund).

Cris Cleen works at Saved Tattoo in Brooklyn.

Photos: criscleen.com and Saved Tattoo