If you see a grown man with a tattoo of a monkey, from a cartoon, then you’re first thoughts will be that he has to be a very childish and that he must have been pretty drunk when he took that tattoo. This is a good example that the first impression of someone can be [...]

During the coloring of the tattoo it is sometimes possible to chat with the customer. Today the customer was wondering if there is a difference in a tattoo parlor, tattoo studio or a tattoo shop. Good question ! Personaly I call it a studio because that’s the place to practice an art but if I [...]

This design is one of the most famous Sailor Jerry designs from the sixties.  This tattoo is put just above the heel on the back of the leg. Unfortunately was this the only empty spot on his leg to place this tattoo. These  sailor Jerry designs have something incredibly ugly but that is also the [...]

This fashion designer came one year ago with the great idea for his first tattoo design.  All items around his profession and personal life. Scissors, measuring tape, needle and thread, love swallows, roses, love hearts and much more. Enough ideas to make a nice color full detailed design. Three sessions for his first tattoo and now he is [...]

Her father loves to make puzzles and her mothers name is Rose. So she came with the idea to make one puzzle piece with the letter from her fathers name and a rose with the letter from her mothers name. So i came up with the idea to make a rose puzzle !

Who doesn’t know the adventures of Tintin? Its a series of comic strips and know as TinTin in english. For the Portuguese he is know as TinTim…. So when your family name is Tintim than the choice for your tattoo design is soo easy!

This customer is a sushi chef during the high tourist season in one of the sushi restaurants here in town. He had the idea of a monkey tattooed on his back. Only a monkey and nothing else, he knew for sure. He was so excited and happy about the tattoo result that he was happy [...]

For years her Swiss husband comes to me for his tattoos. And all these years she comes along and says she also wants a tattoo “but what?”. No flowers, no butterflies, no hearts, no names… after all these years i heard all the things she didnt wanted. I had heard it so many times that [...]

I discovered the wordpress blog website a time ago and today i find the time to start with my own blog! Why a blog? I think sometimes its just nice to explain a little more about the tattooed design. Mostly people only see the tattoo but not the motivation from the client why she/he chooses [...]