Chickens are a domesticated bird that some people view only as a source of eggs and meat. Others like the personalities of these noisy, often colourful animals and engage with media and art that feature the chicken. Some people are even choosing to keep them as pets because these adventurous and lively animals are quite […]
Daria Rei is a Berlin-based artist who creates black ink tattoos in a style that is unique to her. The style of her tattoo designs is a mixture of contemporary illustrations and Ukiyo-e, an artistic style that has existed in Japan for centuries. Ukiyo-e means “pictures of the floating world” which means that the scene […]
Witches have fascinated societies around the world for centuries. The idea of a women having magical power over others is a common theme in many folk tales, myths and legends. In the West, the image of a witch is usually of an unmarried woman who lives on her own in the woods, where she brews […]
Book lovers around the world enjoy expressing their love of books with art, whether it is by buying prints of their favorite children’s book illustrations, showing off their book collection with decorative book shelves or by wearing t-shirts that proclaim their love of books. Some readers take their love of books to a whole new […]
In the late 1980s, a Spanish TV series erupted in popularity in America and was soon shown on children’s television shows around the world. The animation was David the Gnome, based on a book written by the Dutch author Wil Huygen and illustrated by the Dutch artist Rien Poortvliet. The series now has cult status […]
Kirk Nilsen was born in 1987 in the historical town of New Brunswick in New Jersey, USA. Nilsen has always been involved in creative pursuits, spending several years performing in international music acts and designing album covers for bands and record labels. He apprenticed himself to an older tattoo artist and began experimenting with dot […]
American tattoo artist Ben Shaw has been inking designs into skin since the turn of the century. He started out his career by travelling the United States, gaining experience in different tattoo parlors before finally settling down at Octopus Tattoo in Derby in the United Kingdom. Shaw’s style is a mix of traditional design elements […]
Tattoos have gotten a reputation for being a fun way to express yourself, but when the tattooing process is slowed down, as in this slow motion tattoo video, we can see how violent and invasive the process really is. The skin is literally being stabbed thousands of times in order to deliver the ink under […]
Tattoo artist Carl Grace takes a no fuss approach to this tattoo by tattooing straight onto his client’s skin, without drawing a design or creating a stencil to guide his hand. It takes courage, for both the tattoo artist and his client, to use a freehand tattoo technique. The client can’t be sure that the […]
Javi Wolf is a tattoo artist working out of Mexico City. He creates vibrant, colorful tattoos with an artistic watercolor style. Each of his tattoos focuses on a meaningful subject such as animals, musical instruments or symbols. One particular design style that has it’s own different and unique appeal is his technique of creating splashes […]