Feline friend
Holly made the trip down from NSW to get tattooed by Jake. Not long after Jake posted his new flash sheets online, Holly booked in for the cat design! For bookings and enquiries with Jake, email or call the shop on 03 9602 2555.
Eagle and roses
Another guest artist, another new mate! It was great having Jon visit us from Hong Kong. Such great style and we are already looking forward to his next trip down to Melbourne!
Back of the head Butterfly
Liam was back in last week to complete the butterfly that Zoe had started earlier in the month. Liam is wanting to add more to his head in the coming months so stay posted on the blog/MTCo instagram for updates!
Crawl into the spiders web
Spider Death had the honour of tattooing a spider on Caspian’s back. For bookings with Spider, contact him directly on Instagram or call the shop on 03 9602 2555.
Bunshin Horitoshi Kanteiryu Logo t-shirts
Fresh off the press from Anti-Future, we have new Bunshin Horitoshi shirts available in-store or online. Available on black & natural Gildan Ultra t-shirts. In partnership with Yokozuna Shoten 🤝
Hannya Hoodie
Fresh off the press is a brand new hoodie designed by Matt. Available through our web store and in store. Printed by our mates Anti Future. Limited sizes so grab one before they sell out!
Iron Gate Tattoo Convention
We’re excited to be working at Australia’s new premier tattoo convention Iron Gate in November.
MTCo along with some of the best tattooers within the community will be showcasing the talent and diversity within Australian tattooing. The Iron Gate will be the event to get together, get tattooed, share ideas, meet new people and connect with some of the best in the industry!
The Iron Gate Tattoo Convention will be held at the famous Horden Pavilion in Moore Park, Sydney from the 3rd to the 5th of November.
Contact our artists directly via email or direct message on their instagrams for bookings and enquiries. MTCo artists attending will be Matt, Zoë, Maisen, Oliver, Tom, Spider, Jake and Doc. We can’t wait to attend and look forward to seeing everyone there!
You’re the wine that I want!
Max came in and picked a flash design off one of Zoe’s new sheets. Excellent choice! To send through a tattoo enquiry with Zoe, click here!
Tribal Publishing now stocked in-store and online
The latest titles published by Tribal Books are now available in our web store and in-store.
In tattooing, everyone's mind automatically goes to the tribal tattoo when they hear the word tribal.
When I chose the name for the fanzine years ago, the tattoo tour and eventually for the books, I had something else in mind: Our Tribe, Our Tribal behaviors, Our History and Our Traditions.
In our fast-moving society, these things often get lost or worse, don't matter to folks, to begin with. Our goal is to preserve tattoo history first and foremost and to represent with our books the best of the past and present, offering the reader a unique look into the world of tattooing. - Patrick Kitzel
Skull & Dagger
Slippery Tom added a skull & dagger to Will’s great collection of traditional tattoos.
For tattoo enquiries with Tom, email us or the call the shop on 03 9602 2555.
New Flash Painted Weekly
Lots of new flash available to be tattooed! We’re always painting designs for you to pick from.
Visit the shop to take a look at the walls of flash. New designs weekly!
For tattoo enquiries, call the shop on 03 9602 2555 or send us an email
South of Heaven exhibition
Our very own SpiderXDeath has been busy working on his latest group show South of Heaven. It opens this Friday the 16th of June at China Heights in Sydney.
“Today's artists in hardcore punk pursue their art in different mediums while also often continuing to support their scenes and the genre in the same ways their predecessors before them did.
China Heights' South Of Heaven is a continuation of that tradition. It showcases art from the arenas of hardcore punk and metal where it's been as reflected in the artists' influences, the current state, and potentially what the future looks like.
Melbourne's Spider is a mainstay in the country's tenacious and vaunted hardcore punk scene. He runs Winter Garden Records, a punk label which has most recently worked with Japanese punk legends Crow (a release featuring original artwork from Spider). Additionally, he tattoos at Melbourne Tattoo Co, one of the country's most famous and celebrated tattoo shops.” - by James Khubiar
Group exhibition by SpiderXDeath featuring Alex Heir (USA), Funeral French (UK), Rok (AUS) and Taketo Ikegami (JP)
Winged Tiger
Over the last few months, Oliver has been busy working away on his cousin Alex’s back piece. Alex travels over to Melbourne from Christchurch NZ. On his latest visit, Alex displayed great strength in sitting for back to back sessions on his winged tiger. He also snuck in a tattoo from Doc as well! Background to come on his next trip.
MTCo Motel key rings
Up your cool cred with a keyring from Melbourne's favourite tattoo shop!
Gold emboss on dark fuschia/white vintage motel key tag. Available in store and online.
Blues for Allah
Maisen started a Grateful Dead themed back piece for our good friend and tattooer Zak Penny. Zak is also lucky enough to wear a flaming leopard on the back of his head/neck from Oliver.
Flaming skulls
The guest artists keep on rolling through MTCo. William Brown popped down from Sydney to work for a few days. Will started tattooing Maisen’s side up at Tattoo Rosies last year and was able to finish it off on this visit.
