Flash back

A little flash back to the beginning of Olivers back piece by Matt.
You can find some finished healed photos HERE.

Tough As Nails

Sometimes you dream of getting Medusa tattooed on the soul of your foot, so you wake up and get it done.
Tattooed by Rob, photographed by Rolan

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Thank you for all the support during the wild times last year.
We can’t wait to get stuck in to 2021 and knock it out the park! 🖤

New Sharp Tee's and Totes

The name 'sharpie' originated from the fashion; it was all about the clothes and looking 'sharp', and 'flash'. The first wave of sharpies from 1964 - 1970 were strongly influenced by the 1964 'rockers' and the style of certain Italian migrants. Demeanor was tough, and hair was short back and sides. By the mid to late 1960s the sharpie subculture had evolved and existed in Melbourne's mainly working class and migrant inner city suburbs where a 'rough as guts' working class ethos existed.

T-shirts and Tote bags available now in the merch store HERE

Forearm cover-up

Apprentice Slippery Tom covering Annies little unwanted forearm piece. For more info on covering existing tattoos, give the shop a call on 96022555
Photos Rolan

Black and Grey Oni

Oni ( 鬼 ( おに ) ) A kind of yōkai, ogre, or troll in Japanese folklore. Tattooed by Oliver
Photos by Rolan

Tiger Lady

An awesome painting by Rachie done back in 2018, now being tattooed with a few tweeks in 2020 on Megan.
Photos by Rolan

B + G Dragon

Mac going for a classic black and grey dragon on the forearm. Tattooed by Maisen Hall
Photographed by Rolan

Thigh Cover-Up II

The second and final session on this cover-up using peony flowers on Izabella’s thigh.
An amazing result after going over such a dark solid existing tattoo. Beautifully done by Zoe.
Photos by Rolan

Getting it done

It’s great seeing people returning after the lockdown continuing their large scale tattoos. Here is Matt working on a couple of awesome back pieces.
Photos By Rolan

Another back piece underway

Another huge start to an awesome back piece by Rob Abell.
To get yours started, just give the shop a call to book in for a consultation.
Photos by Rolan

TTTism Magazine

Fergus has a small interview in the latest issue of contemporary tattoo culture magazine TTTISM. You can purchase your very own copy HERE and also check out the crazy tattoo gallery here on instagram.
All photos by Rolan

Aaaand, we are back!

As of the 1st of June we are back doing what we all love so much - great tattoos!
We have some new procedures in place to maintain the health and safety of all our staff and customers which can be found -

HERE

Please take the time to have a quick look.
Thank you again for all of your support during this wild time.
We are looking forward to seeing you back in the shop for a tattoo.

Slippery Apprentice

Here we have our shop apprentice Tom applying a black and grey panther to the stomach of this lucky customer. Tom is in the shop Mondays to Fridays, and has many flash designs ready to go. To make a booking call the shop on 96022555 or get in touch directly HERE

Photos by Rolan

Stinker

Sam was in for the day with Fergus and among a bunch of fillers on his arms, walked out with this awesome skunk.
Photos by Rolan

Thigh Cover-up

Zoe going for some large peony flowers to cover up an existing tattoo on Izabella’s thigh. Some more progress shots from this cover-up soon.
Photos Rolan

Background on a leg sleeve

Adding some black background to this full leg sleeve by Rob. Looking at how much has been done already, this leg will be completed very soon. To book a consultation for larger pieces like this, just give the shop a call on 96022555 so we can find a time for you.
Photos by Rolan

A roll of the dice

A winning set of dice for Paige, done by Rachie
Photos by Rolan

Karls eye on Lording

It’s always a pleasure having our guy Karl Willmann with us here in Melbourne. Here we have Karl tattooing a flying eyeball in the knee ditch on another good friend of ours, Mark Lording. Mark has recently joined the legends down at Frankston Tattoo, so if you are in the area, go check them out.
Photos by Rolan

Horikyo Book

A beautifully presented book on Horikyo and the Horishige family, published by our friend Andreas Coenen. It consists of 2 books in a slipcase with over 400 pages in total. Book 1 covers the work of Japanese tattoo legend Horikyo, the 2nd book features work by Horishige and other artists of the Horishige family. An amazing look in to traditional Japanese tattooing featuring photos dating back to the 1970’s
Copies of the books are available HERE