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Still Not Asking For It Tattoo Flash Event

Still Not Asking For It

The worldwide tattoo charity event is back on Sunday 9th June 2019

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Born in 2015 by tattooer Ashley Love, Still Not Asking For It, an annual tattoo event, aims to bring people together to support and speak out about sexual assault and abuse. In their own words the charity fundraiser is ‘making efforts for awareness, prevention and recovery from sexual violence.’

Starting out in a just one tattoo shop, this year’s tattoo event sees over 80 tattoo shops and hundreds of tattooists and artists from around the world taking part in a co-ordinated charity flash day. From London to New Jersey, Johannesburg to Florence, tattoo shops are coming together to support this event and survivors.

Tattoo designs will be available from each artist in the shops, and the proceeds of these will raise money for local and national organisations that fight for issues around sexual violence. Each shop or artist will choose a charity to donate to, and since 2015 the event has raised and donated $367,000.

Just some of the tattoo shops taking part on June 9th:

Yellow Rose Tattoo, Salt Lake City
Red Point Tattoo, London
Diving Swallow Tattoo, California
Lotus Body Adornment, Utah
Lizzie Renaud, Toronto
Ninth Wave Tattoo, New Jersey
37tattoo, Peru
Tooth and Talon Tattoo, Manchester
Black Iris Tattoo, New York
And many many more

Make sure to follow @stillnotaskingforit_flashevent and #stillnotaskingforit2019 for more tattooists, tattoo shops and information.

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Charlie Wagner & Sam O’Reilly Flash Sheets Auctioned

Six original tattoo flash art sheets attributed to to two of America’s earliest tattoo artists, Charlie Wagner (1875-1953) and Sam O’Reilly (1854-1909), bring a combined sale of $41,375 at Ripley Auctions, USA on July 28th 2018. 

The six sheets were found in the bottom of a trunk in the attic of an 84-year-old career Marine Corps officer. The trunk had been in storage for over 40 years. It also held other rare items, including a 1584 hand-coloured map engraving of Tuscany, Italy, which was also in the auction.

Sam O’Reilly (1854-1909) learned tattooing in the Navy and patented the first tattooing machine in 1891. He practiced his art in New York City, in the Bowery. Charlie Wagner (1875-1953) was a tattoo artist for more than 50 years. He apprenticed with O’Reilly and patented his own tattoo machine in 1904. He sold tattoo machines and his own brand of ink. He also tattooed circus performers, sailors and “tattooed ladies” who became famous as circus side-show attractions.

The subject matter dated as far back as 1894 and included “Buffalo Bill” Cody, Gen. George Armstrong Custer, the Spanish-American War and the image of crossed guns, representative of Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders, to name a few. One of the images included the date of 1908.

Lot 153

Lot 153: Original tattoo flash sheet attributed to Charlie Wagner and Sam O’Reilly, two of America’s earliest tattoo artists ($4,750).

Lot 154

Lot 154: Original tattoo flash sheet attributed to Charlie Wagner and Sam O’Reilly, two of America’s earliest tattoo artists ($4,250).

Lot 155

Lot 155: Original tattoo flash sheet attributed to Charlie Wagner and Sam O’Reilly, two of America’s earliest tattoo artists ($5,500).

Lot 156

Lot 156: Original tattoo flash sheet attributed to Charlie Wagner and Sam O’Reilly, two of America’s earliest tattoo artists ($7,500).

Lot 157

Lot 157: Original tattoo flash sheet attributed to Charlie Wagner and Sam O’Reilly, two of America’s earliest tattoo artists ($8,125).

Lot 158

Lot 158: Original tattoo flash sheet attributed to Charlie Wagner and Sam O’Reilly, two of America’s earliest tattoo artists ($11,250).