Tales from the Old School of Tattooing

Author: Sean Hobden
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781479393572
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 122

Book Description
Sean Hobden was the youngest member of the Old Timers Tattoo Club when it was formed in 1989. He was privileged to hear the stories of the last of the old time character showmen tattooists when tattooing was still a part of the underworld and hadn't yet gone mainstream and become popularised. Now you can hear the stories of the legends of tattooing from the last century that were told to the author first hand. Read how street shop walk in tattooists dealt with the many drunks and long queues. Humorous accounts and anecdotes of Ron Ackers, Painless Jeff, Cockney Paul, Benn Gun, Barry Louvaine, Charlie bell, Jock of Kings Cross and many more. Many old time trade secrets such as “Three waying” and the “Vanity sink” are revealed, as they are no longer needed in modern tattooing. The book also covers old school politics and serves as a social history of the last part of the previous century. The book now has it's own website so that you can see photos of characters in the book please visit seanhobden.com"I found this book to be compulsive reading and incredibly hard to put down" Total Tattoo Magazine"I often find the best example of a good read is one that cannot be put down. I read this book in one night" Gladstone Magazine"Many of the stories are hilarious, full of dry wit and humour,blended with warmth and affection" Total Tattoo Magazine"A laugh a minute rollercoaster of tattoo madness.This is a book you need on your shelf"Tattoo Master Magazine

Vintage Tattoos

Author: Carol Clerk
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781802792522
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 512

Book Description
Princes and prisoners, sailors and criminals, showgirls and soldiers - all have submitted to the tattooist's art. Vintage Tattoos features over 500 retro designs of every style and subject matter, including nautical, patriotic, hearts and banners, circus, girls, animals, roses, daggers and symbols. Legendary rock journalist Carol Clerk's curation of the most iconic traditional ink designs also includes profiles of history's illustrious tattoo artists, as well as interviews with contemporary practitioners.

Tattoo Machine

Author: Jeff Johnson
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0385530722
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
As the proprietor of the legendary Sea Tramp Tattoo Company, in Portland, Oregon, Jeff Johnson has inked gangbangers, age-defying moms, and sociopaths; he’s defused brawls and tended delicate egos. In Tattoo Machine, Johnson illuminates a world where art, drama, and commerce come together in highly entertaining theater. A tattoo shop is no longer a den of outcasts and degenerates, but a place where committed and schooled artists who paint on living canvases develop close bonds and bitter rivalries, where tattoo legends and innovators are equally revered, and where the potential for disaster lurks in every corner.

Tattooing in the 20th Century: a Celebration of One Pass Fast Walk in Tattooing

Author: Sean Hobden
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781496093349
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
If you enjoyed Sean Hobden's Tales from the old school of tattooing you will enjoy this. This A4 book is a collection of traditional hand painted flash and folk art in full colour with the designs described from a traditional old school tattooist's point of view rather than a journalist's. The book contains more than thirty sheets of saleable fun to do fast walk in flash along with a few of the authors old photos and memories making this book more than just a flash book. It gives a small glimpse into the golden years of tattooing. As well as an insight into late 20th century tattooing the author also shares his thoughts on how he sees the future of modern tattooing.Sean Hobden has been tattooing his whole adult life and made a career of fast walk in tattooing. He entered the trade tattooing queues of soldiers on army payday giving him a solid grounding in this almost lost method of tattooing. He was fortunate to be accepted into the old school inner circles of the day at the very beginning of his long career giving him access to the minds of the early pioneers of tattooing. Now in the 21st century fast walk in tattooing is virtually dead but now that Sean is semi retired he is able to continue his first love of fast walk in tattooing."I am passionate about keeping tattoo folk art alive and promoting the fact that tattooing should be fun"Fast walk in tattooing "Who's next'........If you are of sober mind and wish to cross my palm with silver step this way sir!"

Tales from the Giving End of a Tattoo Machine

Author: Chad Stone
Publisher: Chad Stone
ISBN: 1469904101
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
A collection of stories told from the tattoo artists perspective. This is the first in a series of crazy stories documenting the everyday happenings in a real street shop, all of which are real and only ever so slightly exaggerated to show detail. Misspelled names, strange requests, loss of bowel control... You know, the usual. Don't let the television fool you, this is what really goes down in tattoo parlors.

The Tattoo Book

Author: C. H. Fellowes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780878610013
Category : Tattooing
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description

Christian Warlich

Author: Ole Wittmann
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 3791358960
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The original work of Christian Warlich, Europe's preeminent tattoo artist in the first half of the 20th century, is brought back to life in a stunning new volume. Christian Warlich was a world famous German tattooist and his flash book is one of the most coveted objects in the tattoo world. It is now available in this exquisite edition that includes over three hundred hand-drawn designs restored to their original vibrant state. It also includes photographs and other archival material, much of which has never been published before. This book brings Warlich's career into new focus, reflecting the latest research on how his early years at sea may have influenced his work. Intricate renderings of cowboys and indigenous Americans, Chinese dragons and Japanese geishas, daggers, snakes, and skulls reveal not only Warlich's influence in the iconography of tattoos, but also suggest the interplay of ideas with tattooists across Europe, North America, and Asia. The book also explores how the art of tattooing was reframed during the Nazi era and how Warlich's estate helped shape the state of tattoo art today. This elegant book is invaluable in understanding the importance of Warlich to the history of tattooing.

The World Atlas of Tattoo

Author: Anna Felicity Friedman
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300210485
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 401

Book Description
"A grand tour of the world's great tattoos"--Atlas Obscura "This book--part global art historical tome, part coffee-table book of visual wonders--is a valuable corrective to many silly things that we assume about tattooing."--The New Republic A lavishly illustrated global exploration of the vast array of styles and most significant practitioners of tattoo from ancient times to today Tattoo art and practice has seen radical changes in the 21st century, as its popularity has exploded. An expanding number of tattoo artists have been mining the past for lost traditions and innovating with new technology. An enormous diversity of styles, genres, and techniques has emerged, ranging from geometric blackwork to vibrant, painterly styles, and from hand-tattooed works to machine-produced designs. With over 700 stunning color illustrations, this volume considers historical and contemporary tattoo practices in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, North and Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. Each section, dedicated to a specific geographic region, features fascinating text by tattoo experts that explores the history and traditions native to that area as well as current styles and trends. The World Atlas of Tattoo also tracks the movement of styles from their indigenous settings to diasporic communities, where they have often been transformed into creative, multicultural, hybrid designs. The work of 100 notable artists from around the globe is showcased in this definitive reference on a widespread and intriguing art practice.

The Black Tattoo

Author: Sam Enthoven
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440635927
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 534

Book Description
Jack’s best friend, Charlie, is in serious trouble, possessed by an ancient demon called the Scourge who plans to use Charlie to bring about its evil ends—which, unfortunately, involve the destruction of the entire universe. Now Jack and the butt-kicking, sword-wielding Esme must contend with floating sharks, intelligent jelly, oversized centipedes, gladiator pits, and vomiting bats, all for the sake of saving Charlie from the Scourge. And, hopefully, saving the universe from total and utter annihilation.

Tattoos on the Heart

Author: Greg Boyle
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439153159
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
How do you fight despair and learn to meet the world with a loving heart? How do you overcome shame? Stay faithful in spite of failure? No matter where people live or what their circumstances may be, everyone needs boundless, restorative love. Gorgeous and uplifting, Tattoos on the Heart amply demonstrates the impact unconditional love can have on your life. As a pastor working in a neighborhood with the highest concentration of murderous gang activity in Los Angeles, Gregory Boyle created an organization to provide jobs, job training, and encouragement so that young people could work together and learn the mutual respect that comes from collaboration. Tattoos on the Heart is a breathtaking series of parables distilled from his twenty years in the barrio. Arranged by theme and filled with sparkling humor and glowing generosity, these essays offer a stirring look at how full our lives could be if we could find the joy in loving others and in being loved unconditionally. From giant, tattooed Cesar, shopping at JCPenney fresh out of prison, we learn how to feel worthy of God’s love. From ten-year-old Lula we learn the importance of being known and acknowledged. From Pedro we understand the kind of patience necessary to rescue someone from the darkness. In each chapter we benefit from Boyle’s wonderful, hard-earned wisdom. Inspired by faith but applicable to anyone trying to be good, these personal, unflinching stories are full of surprising revelations and observations of the community in which Boyle works and of the many lives he has helped save. Erudite, down-to-earth, and utterly heartening, these essays about universal kinship and redemption are moving examples of the power of unconditional love in difficult times and the importance of fighting despair. With Gregory Boyle’s guidance, we can recognize our own wounds in the broken lives and daunting struggles of the men and women in these parables and learn to find joy in all of the people around us. Tattoos on the Heart reminds us that no life is less valuable than another.