Tattoos

Do you know any tattoo artists who are active on the fediverse?

[posted to @tattoos Lemmy group]

Hi!

I’m just wondering how you guys find your artists. Do you have one artist that does all your tats, or are you a bit of a walking catalog for various artists?

The reason I’m asking is that I currently use instagram to find and keep track of artists, but I really don’t like the app all that much. Googling local shops also doesn’t always give me good results.

If you know of any good alternative methods other than wandering around a city and walking into random shops, let me know! :)

This is a scar cover up I had down recently.

• r.j. skary in Sydney Australia 1.5 years healed

I have Norwegian ancestors on both my mother's and father's sides. So for my first piece, I went with the imagery of Yggdrasil for for my life, two ravens for my twin sons, and the triple-horn mead of poetry for my wife (whose art decorates our home). I wanted to avoid runes and occult symbols that don't have any attestation in either the Edda or archaeological sites, in order to be free and clear of any associations with right-wing groups who seem to like co-opting the traditional imagery. I intend to finish a full sleeve with traditional Viking Age art style (either Borre or Mamen style), but it's looking like I need to travel to find an artist who really specializes in doing these traditional styles.

Midway:

Final piece:

to see a bunch more subscribers here tomorrow.

First and only so far, needs a touch up as its been a while.

Done by Seth Arcane, Metal Machine Tattoo in Cape Town.