Tattoo Tom
| Tattoo Tom | |
|---|---|
| File:Tattoo Tom.jpg Tattoo Tom is a British Tattoo Artist and Writer. | |
| Born | Tom Harris May 21, 1983 |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🏡 Home town | Bournemouth |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Nicola May |
| 🌐 Website | http://www.instagram.com/tattoo_tom |
Tattoo Tom (born May 21st, 1983) is a British tattoo artist and writer.
Professional Life[edit]
Tattoo Style[edit]
He is best known for his 'full colour nerdism' tattoo style; creating custom pieces in the style of existing animated pop-culture icons. In particular he is renowned for his 'mashup' designs.[1][2]
Commendations[edit]
He won his first award whilst still serving his apprenticeship at Black Sheep Tattoos in Bournemouth in 2013.[3] He has subsequently won competitions at the Cardiff International Tattoo Convention, Jurassic Coast Tattoo Convention, Walker Stalker Orlando and Find My Ink UK.[4] He has also appeared in industry magazines, such as Skin Deep, Skin & Ink and Skin Shots.[5][6][7][8]
In 2015 he was voted by Tattoodo as one of their top 5 pop culture tattoo artists[2] and in 2016 he was a guest judge at Lucas Film's Star Wars Celebration Europe's tattoo competition,[6]
Location[edit]
In 2015 he opened his pop-culture themed studio; The Rising Tide, where he is in residence when not traveling. The studio is located near Bournemouth, on Britain's south coast.[9]
He has tattooed in the UK, Germany,[10] France, and Spain where he is a regular guest artist at Logia Tattoo.[11] He is also a member of the Geekster Ink Legends team and tattoos with them at pop-culture conventions internationally. [12]
Lifestyle[edit]
Tom has been vegan since 2001, and his studio and tattoos follow a completely vegan friendly process.[13]
In 2017 he featured in Tattoo or Taboo, a short narrative led factual documentary exploring the effects of tattoos on employment, in which he discussed his views on tattoo discrimination and employability.[14]
References[edit]
- ↑ Barnes, Georgina (December 13, 2017). "Rising Tide Tattoo Studio Owner; Tattoo Tom". BUzz.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Xavier (December 17, 2015). "5 Raddest Pop Culture Tattoo Artists Right Now". Tattoodo.
- ↑ "Origin Story". The Rising Tide. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ↑ "Awards". The Rising Tide. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ↑ "Tattoo Tom". Skin Deep. 239: 55. Summer 2014. ISSN 0966-4351.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Force in the Flesh". Skin & Ink. 162: 65. Fall 2017. ISSN 1071-7684.
- ↑ "Editor's Choice". Skin Shots. 93: 91. July 2014. ISSN 1741-9492.
- ↑ "TV & Movies". Skin Shots. 99: 15. July 2015. ISSN 1741-9492.
- ↑ Aitken-Smith, Trent (July 2015). "Liberty and Justice". Skin Deep. 251: 82–87. ISSN 0966-4351.
- ↑ "Tattoo Artists". Tattoo Convention Berlin Program. August 2017.
- ↑ "Tattoo Tom". Logia Barcelona.
- ↑ "Artists". GeeksterInk.
- ↑ Rimmer, Beccy. "Everything You Need To Know About Vegan Tattooing". Inkluded.
- ↑ Messenger, Harley. "Tattoo or Taboo". Youtube.
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