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Welcome to MyTattooInc Christmas has just ended and unfortunately many countries have been more or less closed down due to the Covid19 epidemic. Therefore, it is extra nice for us to be able to release this issue as a little Christmas greeting from all of us at My tattoo Inc. magazine. We hope you enjoy all the fine artwork that tattoo artists have contributed to this issue. Before I wish you a very happy new year I will convey a news that I just teased you about in the previous issue. Next year my son Mark will be My Tattoo Inc´s head and I start a new similar and incredibly exciting project together with Kamila Burzymowska So you really have something to look forward to in the new year. Woba Models – Tattoo models from around the World will be a reality around February. Im so excited to start this online magazine and I know Kamila is feeling the same way. The next issue of My Tattoo Inc is coming in March with lots of colorful content. The frontcover planned is very spec. for me so stay tuned for this. The front cover of this song is from Sweden and she is the lead singer in a super metal band called Eleine. I love metal and have actually worked with this band a few times before in other projects so it is extra special to have Madeleine on the front page of this issue. Then I will wish you a prosperous new year and I hope to see and talk with many of our readers on the conventions in 2021. It seems we might can start to visit some of them around May/June.
The next issue will be ready for you all in December! and yes the online magazine will always be a free magazine. Enjoy! Carsten Augustenborg Founder - My.Tattoo.Inc
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MADELEINE LILJESTAM
6-8 M A D E L E I N E L I L J E STA M
9-11 KAROLINA WILCZEWSKA
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MALINA STECKO
14-17 KENNI POKE MZ AWARD - ARTIST OF THE YEAR
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GRINCH TATTOOS
21-31 ARTIST PORTFOLIO
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SHANNON ROMIJN
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VANDEN PLAS
@PHOTO BJÖRNOLSSON
MADELEINE LILJESTAM PAGE
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SINGER OF ELEINE / METAL BAND FROM SWEDEN WHEN, WHERE AND BY WHO DID YOU GET YOUR FIRST TATTOO? think it was in 2011, at Heartbreak Tattoo in Löddeköpinge, Sweden. I remember his name was Fred-rik, but I had my eyes on Malin Lindberg the entire time. I just knew she was very booked even back then, and didn’t want to interrupt her with my small lyric tattoo ideas.. haha!
HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU GOT YOUR FIRST TATTOO? Think I was about to turn 21!
WHAT TATTOO STYLE DO YOU PREFER? To be honest, I’m not very good with what all the different styles are called and such. I go for what I think look good. I have some realistic, and some that are more less realistic I guess.
WHAT TRACK IS YOUR FAVORITE FROM YOUR BAND? Oh wow. They’re all my babies you know.. they come from the heart so that question is always very hard to answer. We do get this question a lot and the answer varies each time depending on the mood. So today I’ll go for “Where Your Rotting Corpse Lie” (W.Y.R.C.L).
DO YOU HAVE AN FAVORITE ARTIST WHO DOES YOUR WORK? Malin Lindberg. I’ve always loved her work and still do! She gets me!
PHOTO @ELEINE
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WHERE DO YOU LIVE? The southern part of Sweden.
HOW MANY ARE YOU IN ELEINE, AND WHAT KIND OF MUSIC ARE YOU GUYS MAKING? We are 4 band members. We write what feels right. So our music really is a mix of many genres, but to keep it easy we say it’s dark symphonic metal. Metal that is really empowering, and it instantly gets you pumped.
HOW DO YOU SEE THE FUTURE FOR YOURSELF ? Touring, touring, touring. That’s the life I love, the life I want to live and I know will be possible soon again! PHOTO @RIKARDEKBERG
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WHEN, WHERE AND BY WHO DID YOU GET YOUR FIRST TATTOO? think it was in 2011, at Heartbreak Tattoo in Löddeköpinge, Sweden. I remember his name was Fred-rik, but I had my eyes on Malin Lindberg the entire time. I just knew she was very booked even back then, and didn’t want to interrupt her with my small lyric tattoo ideas.. haha!
HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU GOT YOUR FIRST TATTOO? Think I was about to turn 21!
WHAT TATTOO STYLE DO YOU PREFER? To be honest, I’m not very good with what all the different styles are called and such. I go for what I think look good. I have some realistic, and some that are more less realistic I guess.
WHAT TRACK IS YOUR FAVORITE FROM YOUR BAND? Oh wow. They’re all my babies you know.. they come from the heart so that question is always very hard to answer. We do get this question a lot and the answer varies each time depending on the mood. So today I’ll go for “Where Your Rotting Corpse Lie” (W.Y.R.C.L).
GET TO KNOW KAROLINA QUESTIONS WITH
@karolina.Wilczewska.tattoo
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WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AND DREAMS? IF YOU THINK ABOUT YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS, WHAT DO YOU SEE? -I PLAN TO BE INCREDIBLY HAPPY PERSON I HOPE I COULD STILL TATTOO, FINGERS CROSSED MY BODY WILL LET ME DO THAT AND I HOPE TATTOOING WILL STILL BRING ME SO MUCH JOY AS IT BRINGS ME TODAY.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TATTOOING AND HOW DID YOU START YOUR TATTOOING JOURNEY? -EVERYTHING STARTED 10 YEARS AGO. I MET MY BOYFRIEND, HE WAS AND STILL IS A TATTOO ARTIST, HE SHOWED ME EVERYTHING WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE TATTOO WORLD PLEASE, TELL US ABOUT YOUR CURRENT TATTOO STYLE AND HOW IT HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS. -I DO NEOTRADITIONAL TATTOOS AND MY STYLE IS STILL EVOLVING. AT THE BEGINNING I WAS IMPRESSED BY THE COMIC AND NEWSCHOOL STYLE, I WAS SURE – THAT’S IT. NOW I KNOW THAT NEOTRADITIONAL IS MY FAVOURITE AND MAIN TATTOO STYLE BUT I’M STILL LOOKING FOR SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING I CAN SMUGGLE INTO MY ART. DOES ANYONE OR ANYTHING INSPIRE YOU? -OFF COURSE. I’M INSPIRED BY OTHER TATTOO ARTISTS, MOSTLY FROM UNITED STATES, CANADA AND AUSTRALIA BUT ALSO BY NATURE, MOVIES, OTHER KINDS OF ART AND BY MY CUTSOMERS AS WELL.
@karolina.Wilczewska.tattoo
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ARE THERE ANY TATTOO ARTISTS WHO ARE EXTREMELY ADMIRABLE TO YOU? IF SO WHO? -THERE IS A LOT OF THEM. I AM TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH ART OF GUYS FROM THE GRAND REAPER IN SAN DIEGO. ALL OF THEM ARE AWESOME. LARS UWE, MATT TISCHLER, JACOB GARDNER, KENNI POKE AND MANY MANY MORE. MUCH EASIER TO SAY – CHECK WHO I FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM
DO YOU HAVE ANY MEMORABLE TATTOO STORY OR A CUSTOMER THAT HAS STUCK WITH YOU THROUGH ALL THE TIME YOU HAVE BEEN TATTOOING? -YES, OFF COURSE. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT I HAVE MET SZYMON. TOGETHER WITH MY BOYFRIEND, WE COVERED ALMOST HIS ENTIRE BODY. HE WAS AND STILL IS OPEN FOR OUR IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS ABOUT TATTOOS, HE DID MANY CONVENTIONS WITH US AND SURELY WILL DO IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE I HAVE BIG PLANS FOR OUR NEXT PROJECTS
@karolina.Wilczewska.tattoo
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Y T U D Y R I V A A HE OO CH T T A T
KE NNI POKE
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TATTOOING? - I’VE BEEN TATTOING FOR 12 YRS. WHAT WAS THE FIRST TATTOO YOU DID, AND CAN YOU TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT THAT EXPERIENCE?
- MY FIRST TATTOO EXPERIENCE, WAS THAT I TATTOOED MYSELF, IT WAS ON MY LEG, IT WAS A CLOWN DESIGN, THAT I MADE MYSELF WITH A GRAFFITI TOUCH. MY MASTER ‘‘HUGO’’ HELP ME WITH THE COIL, I WAS SUPER NERVOUS.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BRANDS TO WORK WITH DURING A SESSION? - DEFINITELY STIGMA ROTARY.
WHEN, WHERE AND BY WHO DID YOU GET YOUR FIRST TATTOO?
WHERE DO YOU LIVE, AND TATTOOING?
- I LIVE IN DENMARK, ONE HOUR FROM COPENHAGEN. AND I’M TATTOOING IN A LOVELY STUDIO CALLED INKLINK
DOES ANYONE OR ANYTHING INSPIRE YOU?
- THERE IS SO MANY THINGS THAT’S INSPIRE ME. NARURE, HUMANS & VISUAL ART
DO YOU LIKE TO ATTEND CONVENTIONS, AND IS THERE SOME SPECIFIC ONES YOU WOULD RECOMMEND? - I DONT DO CONVENTIONS ANYMORE, I LIKE IT QUIET. SO I CAN IMMERSE MYSELF MORE IN MY THINGS.
IF SOME OF OUR READERS WANTS TO GET TATTOOED BY YOU, HOW SHOULD THEY CONTACT YOU? - THEY CAN CONTACT ME AT INKLINK IN ROSKILDE. OR OVER MY INSTGRAM @KENNIPOKE. WHAT IS THE LONGEST TATTOO SESSION YOU HAVE DONE? - I’VE HAD MANY LONG SESSIONS, AND SOME OF THEM DIVIDED OVER SEVERAL DAYS. BUT IN ONE DAY, THE LONGEST MOST BE 16.
MALINA STEĆKO
PHOTO BY @KAMILA_BURZYMOWSKA
MALINA STEĆKO
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PHOTO BY @KAMILA_BURZYMOWSKA
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ALL PHOTOS
TAKEN BY @KAMILA_BURZYMOWSKA
MALINA STARTED HER ADVENTURE WITH THE TATTOO QUITE EARLY. AT FIRST, HER LOVE FOR TATTOOS WAS MANIFESTED BY DECORATING HER BODY WITH NUMEROUS WORKS, UNTIL IN 2018 SHE DECIDED TO REPLACE HER MAKEUP BRUSHES WITH A TATTOO MACHINE. THIS IS HOW IT BECAME HER JOB AND PASSION THAT SHE CONTINUES TO DEVELOP. FOR ALMOST A YEAR, SHE HAS BEEN WORKING IN BIAŁA MAGIA INK & PERMANENT IN LUBLIN. SHE IS REASONABLY CRAZY, CHATTY AND SMILING. IN HER FREE TIME, SHE LIKES TO PET THE CAT, COOK, EAT WELL AND SLEEP. PROBABLY EVERY TATTOO LOVER ASSOCIATES MALINA FROM NUMEROUS CONVENTIONS AND PHOTO SESSIONS @MMLNSTECKO
Artist Portfolio ARTIST 1. INEZ JANIAK. ARTIST 2. NAVJOT GHUMAN. ARTIST 3. LOTTA. ARTIST 4. EMIL GICZEWSKI. ARTIST 5. DAVID PERMBY.
TATTOO BY @KENNIPOKE
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@NAVI_TAT TO O_108
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@DROPDE A DTAT TOO. L OT TA
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27 TATTOO ARTIST FROM SWEDEN
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@BRIGHT_I N K _DAVI D
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SOME OF THE NOMINEES FOR
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SEE THE WINNER ON MEDIAZINK.COM
LENA ART
DENNIS WEHLER
HELENE DAHLBERG
WLK ONE
EL CARNICERO
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MASHKOW
LUKAS SMYKU
STIG POPEYEINK
SICOER
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CHRISTOPHER HENRIKSEN
TIM MASSIN
DANNE EPIC PERSSON
NOELIN WHEELER
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DANIEL HAMANN
SUPPLY_DIVISION
@DAMGAARDART
@TATTOO_HOVE
@TATTOOMINI @WEHLER.DK
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TATTOO WORLD WAS FOUNED IN DENMARK BACK IN 1991 BY AN TATTOO ARTIST THERE HAS BEEN MANY STUDIOS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND TODAY WE ARE LOCATED IN SLAGELSE WHERE SONNY AXBOM IS TATTOOING WITH 10 YRS OF EXPERIENCE THERE IS ALSO A STUDIO IN LANGAA WHERE DAN IS SITTING AND DOING HES THING. HE’S AN REALLY OLD SCHOOL ARTIST WHO LOVES TO DO HES OWN DESIGNS ON PAPER! AT LAST BUT NOT LEAST WE HAVE THE STUDIO IN BLAAVAND WHICH IS OWNED BY JOHNNY AND LOTTE THEY ARE REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT TATTOOS AND THEY MAKE SURE ALL THE LOCALS AND TURISTS IS GETTING A PIECE OF INK WITH THEM HOME! #BONDEDBYCOLOR
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50 SHADES OF INK HELSINGBORG SWEDEN’S #1 TATTOO FESTIVAL W W W. 5 0 S H A D E S O F I N K . C O M
FROM COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, COMES THESE 4 GREAT THRASHERS, AND THEY ARE READY TO SHOW THE WORLD HOW THRASH METAL SOUNDS LIKE IN 2020. FORMED BACK IN 1988, THIS BAND AND THESE ARE GUYS, HAVE BEEN AT THE THRASH METAL SCENE FOR QUITE SOME YEARS NOW, AND HAVE SURVIVED ALL THE DIFFERENT TRENDS, THAT HAVE COME AND GONE THROUGHOUT THE DECADES, BOTH IN THE STUDIO AND OUT PLAYING LIVE. PAGE
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AND THEY DELIVER ONCE AGAIN.. ON THEIR LATEST RELEASE ”DECADE AT WAR”, WHICH IN MY OPINION, IS ONE OF THE GREATEST THRASH METAL ALBUMS, TO HAVE BEEN RELEASED IN 2020, THEY ARE BACK. WITH A VERY COOL PRODUCTION AND SOUND, THEY TAKE YOU THROUGH SOME FAST AND VOILENT TRACKS, AS WELL AS SOME HEAVY AND GROOVY ONES TOO, AND TRUST ME, IT IS ALL KEPT IN THE BRUTAL END, WHICH I LIKE.
YOU DON’T GET TIRED OF LISTENING TO THIS ALBUM. I THINK IT’S BECAUSE OF THE GOOD VARIATION IN THE TRACKS, AND IT MAKES YOU WANNA HEAR MORE.. JUST TO HEAR WHAT THE NEXT TRACK WILL HIT YOU WITH. THE BAND CONSISTS OF : LARS SCHMIDT : BASS/VOCALS BRIAN ANDERSEN : DRUMS RENÉ LOUA : GUITAR DANIEL STEELY : GUITAR PAGE
TEXT : BAMZE PHOTOS : METAL STORM, RAMZINE, DISTORTEDSOUNDMAG.
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SO IF YOU WANT OLD SCHOOL THRASH, IN A 2020 PACKAGE, THIS IS A MUST FOR YOU, AND ALL THRASHERS OUT THERE.. TEXT : BAMZE PHOTOS : FURIOUSTRAUMA.COM
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THE MIGHTY PROGRESSIVE METALLERS, FROM KAISERSLAUTERN IN GERMANY, IS IN THE ABSOLUTE TOP OF THE GENRE, IN MY PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE AT LEAST. WITH FANTASTIC MELODIES, A GREAT SOUND AND SOME VERY GOOD MUSICIANS, THIS MUSIC TALKS TO MY MUSICAL BACKGROUND AND CHALLENGES MY HEAD, IN THE GOOD WAY. I LOVE ALL TYPES OF MUSIC, AND ESPECIALLY THE METAL BRANCH OF IT, OF CAUSE, BOTH THE EXTREME AND THE SOFT KIND. AND WHEN I LISTEN TO THE PROGRESSIVE METAL, I WANT EVERYTHING TO BE COOL AND GREAT.. AND VANDEN PLAS DOES THAT, IT’S VERY COOL AND MAKES ME IN A GOOD MOOD. PROGRESSIVE METAL IS, FOR ME, SOMETHING I CAN LISTEN TO SEVERAL TIMES, AND HEAR SOMETHING NEW, OR GET A NEW EXPERIENCE, EVERY TIME.
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AND VANDEN PLAS DOES THAT, ESPECIALLY ON THEIR LATEST ALBUM ”THE GHOST XPERIMENT-ILLUMINATION”, WHICH IS RELEASED IN DECEMBER 2020, AND IS THE BEST I HAVE HEARD FROM TTHEM YET, THAT’S FOR SURE. THE BAND CONSISTS OF : STEPHAN LILL : GUITARS TORSTEN REICHERT : BASS ANDY KUNTZ : VOCALS ANDREAS LILL : DRUMS GÜNTER WERNO : KEYBOARD SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN A ”BIG” SOUND, IN A GREAT PERFORMANCE, A GREAT HISTORY AND AN ALL IN ALL SUPER COOL METAL EXPERIENCE, THEN TRY LISTENING TO THESE GUYS, YOU WON’T REGRET IT. TEXT : BAMZE PHOTOS : VANDENPLAS.DE
@INSTINKT.NL
SHANNON ROMIJN FROM THE NETHERLANDS SMALL PORTRAITS BY SHANNON ROMIJN
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TATTOOING? - I’VE BEEN TATTOOING FOR ABOUT 7 YEARS. WHAT WAS THE FIRST TATTOO YOU DID, AND CAN YOU TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT THAT EXPERIENCE?
- IT WAS A COMMODORE 64 LOGO ON THE UPPER ARM OF MY DAD, I WAS REALLY NERVOUS AND A BIT SHAKY AS MY DAD DIDN’T HAVE ANY TATTOOS AT ALL, COUPLE YEARS LATER I REDID IT TO MAKE IT LOOK BETTER.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR CURRENT TATTOO STYLE, AND HOW IT HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS. - I ACTUALLY HAVE 2 STYLES, ONE I CALL SHANISMS IT’S A MIX WITH BLACK AND GREY AND TRIANGLES WITH COLOR. THE SECOND STYLE IS WHAT MOST PEOPLE KNOW OF ME, MICRO PORTRAITS. THE ARE 5.2 CM AND IN TRUE GREY AND I REALLY LOVE DOING THEM.
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WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BRANDS TO WORK WITH DURING A SESSION? - I THINK I’M THE ULTIMATE MIX OF USING BRAND, I REALLY LOVE THE TINY SINGLE NEEDLES FROM EZ CARTRIDGECOUK, THE OTHER LINERS I LIKE TO USE CHEYENNE AND FOR THE SOFT EDGE MAGNUMS I LIKE TO USE KWADRON BUT I ALSO USE THE 5 SOFT EDGE FROM CRYSTAL CAUSE I NEED THEM WITH THE MICRO PORTRAITS. MY CURRENT MACHINE IS THE FLUX FROM FK IRONS, IT’S REALLY AMAZING WORKING WIRELESS AND I BARELY WEIGHS ANYTHING SO YOU HAVE ALL THE CONTROLE IN DETAILED WORK. AS FOR INK I ALWAYS USE WORLD FAMOUS INK THE AD PANCHO PASTEL GREY. WHAT TATTOO IS YOUR FAVORITE, THAT YOU HAVE MADE? - ONE OFF MY FAVOUTES IS THE MICRO PORTRAIT
OF YELOWOLF I DID IN AMERICA, IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I USED A SINGLE NEEDLE CAUSE OF HIS TINY FACE TATTOOS.
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EITHER OR QUESTIONS: INKJECTA OR FK IRONS: FK IRONS DOGS OR CATS: DOGS WORLD FAMOUS INK OR ETERNAL INK: ETERNAL INK EEZE OR HUSTLE BUTTER: INKEEZE BLACK’N GREY OR COLOR TATTOOS: BLACK ´N GREY ANYDAY SKULLS OR FILIGREES: SKULLS DENMARK OR PORTUGAL: PORTUGAL, BUT DENMARK WILL ALWAYS HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART KWADRON CARTRIDGES OR CHEYENNE CARTRIDGES:KWADON
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TATTOOING? I STARTED TATTOOING IN THE SUMMER OF 2010, SO IT’S BEEN 10 AND HALF YEARS. IT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY THAT I FIRST PICKED A MACHINE, AND STARTED DISCOVERING A WHOLE NEW WORLD, IT WAS CHALLENGING AND EXCITING AT THAT TIME, AND IT STILL IS TO THIS DAY, THAT’S THE BEAUTY OF IT. IT NEVER GETS OLD, THERE’S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT, NEW AREAS TO EXPLORE, AND NEW PLACES THAT IT CAN BRING ME TO. IT’S MORE THAN A JOB TO ME, IT’S MY LIFESTYLE.TATTOOING GAVE THE POSSIBILITY TO TRAVEL TO SO MANY PLACES AND MEET SO MANY PEOPLE, AND I FEEL LUCKY TO BE DOING A THING THAT I REALLY LOVE FOR A LIVING.
WHAT TATTOO IS YOUR FAVORITE, THAT YOU HAVE MADE? THAT’S A TOUGH ONE, I HAVE MANY THAT I LOVE. I COULD GIVE YOU A TOP 5, BUT AT THIS POINT IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO SELECT JUST ONE BUT I TEND TO LIKE LARGE SCALE WORK BETTER!
THE CORONA VIRUS SITUATION, HAS IT DONE ANYTHING FOR YOU THAT CAME OUT POSITIVE, MORE TIME FOR FAMILY FOR EXAMPLE? NORMALLY I TATTOO LONG HOURS, AND SINCE ALL MY WORK IS CUSTOM MADE, IT ALSO TAKES A LOT OF MY FREE TIME, BASICALLY I HAVE ONE FREE DAY PER WEEK, BUT STILL HAVE WORK ON THE BACK OF MY HEAD. THE CORONAVIRUS SITUATION SLOWED THINGS DOWN, AND I FOUND TIME TO DO OTHER THINGS THAT I REALLY ENJOY, LIKE PLAYING GUITAR, WRITING AND RECORDING MUSIC, DRAWING, READING, THE LIST GOES ON, ALL THE THINGS THAT I NORMALLY DON’T HAVE THAT MUCH TIME FOR. I LOVE TO TATTOO, BUT SOMETIMES IT’S GOOD TO SLOW DOWN AND ENJOY OTHER THINGS IN LIFE THAT YOU ALSO APPRECIATE AND HAVE SOME BALANCE.
IF SOME OF OUR READERS WANT TO GET TATTOOED BY YOU, HOW SHOULD THEY CONTACT YOU? SEND AN EMAIL TO MUMIA.TATTOO.ARTIST@GMAIL.COM WITH YOUR IDEAS, A PICTURE OF THE PLACEMENT, A FEW OF YOUR FAVORITE IMAGES FROM MY PORTFOLIO AND SOME IMAGES FOR INSPIRATION. NORMALLY I LIKE TO HAVE SOME AMOUNT OF CREATIVE FREEDOM, THAT’S WHEN YOU GET THE BEST RESULTS.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR CURRENT TATTOO STYLE, AND HOW IT HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS IT’S HARD TO DEFINE MY OWN STYLE, BUT I LIKE TO WORK WITH DARK AND SURREAL IMAGERY, IN A GROUND BETWEEN REALITY AND FANTASY, DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES WHERE DARKNESS AND BEAUTY COEXIST IN HARMONY. I LIKE TO INCORPORATE A LOT OF OLD ARCHITECTURAL AND ORNAMENTAL FEATURES MORPHING THEM WITH SKELETAL AND HUMAN FIGURES, CREATING INTRICATE AND DETAILED PIECES THAT FLOW IN A SINISTER AND BEAUTIFUL WAY WITH THE BODY’S ANATOMY. I NORMALLY ADD A LOT OF CONTRAST AND TEXTURE TO INTENSIFY THE DRAMATIC LOOK, DEPTH AND EXPRESSION OF MY PIECES, RESULTING IN A DARKLY HUED RANGE OF BLACK AND GREY. KEEPING THE DARK’S DEEP AND THE GREYS SMOOTH. THIS IS A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF THE AESTHETICS OF MY WORK, BUT ALSO HAS THE PURPOSE TO MAKE THE TATTOO´S LAST AND LOOK STRONG WITH THE PASSING OF THE YEARS. EACH PROJECT THAT I WORK WITH OPENS NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR THE NEXT ONE, SO THERE IS THIS CONSTANT ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT AND REFINEMENT, TRYING TO DEVELOP THESE INITIAL IDEAS AND TAKE THEM TO THE NEXT LEVEL. WHEN I LOOK AT THE DEVELOPMENT OF MY WORK OF THE YEARS, I CAN SEE THE RESULT OF THAT INNER SEARCH, ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE DESIGNS, THE DETAIL, THE TIGHTNESS, LAYOUT AND SCALE OF MY WORK.