Twisted Ink magazine No2

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magazine No. 2

Hampton Roads ONLY real multicultural magazine!

Enigma’s SHOW DEVILS One Hell’VA Good Time with Cann & O’Keefe

The Chris Bowman Anthology

DC Tattoo Arts Expo Official Publication of the Hampton Roads Tattoo Arts Festival

infecting art and culture since 2003

cover photo courtesy of the artist Publishers’ statement:

© Cann & O’Keefe 2011

Twisted Ink is a cultural lifestyle publication focused on art, music, tattoo arts and other areas of cultural relevance.

The magazine is an experimental publication founded by cultural philosophers and artists John Cann and Sean O’Keefe also known and trading as Cann & O’Keefe.

Submissions are welcome, but please do not send original artwork or materials to be returned.

Please mail content to Cann & O’Keefe PO Box 11389, Norfolk, VA 23517.

Please mark the package “SUBMISSION” in order to route the material to the proper department.

Twisted Ink is not responsible for errors, misprinting, or just about anything else.

All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part without written permission of the publishers is strictly prohibited. All Trademarks and Servicemarks used by Cann & O’Keefe are protected.

Publishers Cann & O’Keefe PO Box 11389 Norfolk, VA 23517

Publishers Cann & O’Keefe Editor John Cann (757) 619-6975 Managing Editor Christa Pawlowski Photo Editor Sean O’Keefe Art Director John Cann Promotions Manager Dan Benson Advertising Ally Cassorla (757)619-2669 Contributors Bad Seed Linda McGreevy Serana Rose The Bull ISSN 2158-0375 (Print) 2158-0383 (Online)

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It’s Here!

Many have spoke about producing a tattoo convention in Hampton Roads, but Cann & O’Keefe, a local multimedia group, and Folk City Tattoo made the talk a reality.

The Hampton Roads Tattoo Arts Festival is scheduled for March 4th, 5th and 6th, 2011 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center located at 1610 Coliseum Drive in Hampton, VA 23666.

The event is scheduled to host renowned tattoo artists from the United States. In addition, a plethora of entertainment is scheduled including music, art, side shows by the Enigma’s Show Devils and whatever else the producers conjure up before the festival.

The Hampton Roads Tattoo Arts Festival is being held in conjunction with the launch of Twisted Ink magazine, which is an art and culture lifestyle magazine published by Cann & O’Keefe multimedia and distributed at no cost in Hampton Roads and $3.00 elsewhere.

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SHOW DEVILS

by S.R.

Just sit right back and you

will hear a tale...the tale of the of the world’s most dangerous couple. Meet Show Devils

starring Serana Rose and The

Enigma, the two most prominent figures in side show history...

photo Brinny D. Photography

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The Enigma has spent most of his life perfecting his sideshow

performance with the integration of his music and comedy. Together with Serana Rose, a fashion designer raised on a goat farm in Iowa, they have

joined forces to become the modern day George and Gracie of sideshow.

With a flair for danger, they swallow swords, eat glass light bulbs,

light cigarettes with grinders, blindfold each other and cut apples out of their mouths with a chainsaw. They also run a half a million volts via a lightning generator on stage and pound spikes into their skulls all with the history of America backing them up. If you listen close, not only will you hear the

comedic stylings of Serana Rose and The Enigma’s banter, but the interjection of the most bizarre rock and roll eluding to a unique experience one can only get from these Show Devils.

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CANN & O’KEEFE, a Norfolk, VA multimedia company, launch new indie label and recording studio offering full service music and video production services!

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the twisted empire Cann & O’Keefe began in 2003 as a partnership between John Cann and Sean O’Keefe in Hampton Roads, Virginia. The partnership was a creative venture to launch a multimedia empire with a focus on fusing fine and commercial art into a sustainable business that supports artists, writers, poets, musicians and small businesses.

Cann & O’Keefe work in various media that includes fine art, graphic design, music and video production, commercial printing, lighting design, set design, industrial design, publishing and they offer full service advertising and marketing programs for emerging artists and small business owners.

Red Pepper magazine was launched in 2003 by Cann & O’Keefe and published until 2006. Following the cancelation of the publication, the twisted pair designed and built a new multimedia studio in Norfolk, Virginia. In addition, Cann & O’Keefe added event and show production and management to their repertoire of services, which includes the Hampton Roads Tattoo Arts Festival and various art shows and poetry readings at the studio.

Throughout the development of Cann & O’Keefe, the dynamic duo have developed products currently under patent review, published several publications, worked on various creative projects including film, photography and music, they developed successful advertising campaigns for local businesses, developed and launched Twisted Ink magazine and continue to build a multimedia venue that is placing Hampton Roads on the creative map.

Some ask, “What will Cann & O’Keefe do next?”

The long standing answer has yet to change; “Whatever the F**K we want!”

For more information on the Cann & O’Keefe twisted empire, please visit the official Cann & O’Keefe Website at www.cann-okeefe.com.

The studio is open to the public by appointment only; to schedule a time to meet Cann & O’Keefe at the studio visitors can call 757 619 6975 for available times and dates, or direct mail inquires to PO Box 11389, Norfolk, VA 23517.

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Norfolk, Virginia is home to many great artists working in various media. For the sake of Twisted Ink, the artist of theissue is someone who “twists” ink and uses lithography as the vehicle to convey fable like stories but in a poetic visual language.

Heather Bryant received her MFA in 2006 from Old Dominion University and Norfolk State University joint program in Visual Studies. Bryant’s work is exhibited internationally and is included in the “K.Caraccio Print Collection in New York, The Special Collections of the Art Museum of Estonia, the Print Collection of The School of Art at the University of Wales, the Print Collection at Zayed University in Dubi, and the Proyecto′ace Print Collection in Buenos Aires, Argentina,” according to the artists Website.

Bryant uses the medium to create “sacred stories” that address human conditions shared by most people. Bryant says, “My premise is to promote tolerance between opposing forces.” The work has a clear intention of broadening the thoughts of the viewer and is masterful in composition and drawing style.

For more information about the artist, visit the official Heather Bryant Website at www.heathermbryant.wordpress.com.

Ghent’s Little Secrets:

by Linda McGreevy It’s one of the few brick-and-mortar stores left in the country, but that’s not why the Naro Expanded Video in Norfolk, Virginia is legendary. Nope, it’s the combination of choice (over 30,000 titles and counting), expertise, and atmosphere that keep our membership happier than they could be with streaming, mail-order, or on demand alternatives. We may be old-fashioned, but we cannot be beaten for quality—and sheer quantity. Ghent’s Naro (at 1511 Colley Ave.) has become a point of pride for the region’s movie-obsessed; it seems every day, we are shown off to visitors, told that nowhere else is there such a heavenly place for movie-lovers--not New York or L.A., or even the birth-place of the rental video store, perpetually rainy Seattle. We’re pretty tenacious, too. Just about every b& m has gone the way of the dodo bird, but we just hang in there, stubborn and determined to share our love of movies with like-minded fanatics. I guess it’s a lot like “Crazy Eddie’s;” we just can’t be out-done!

When Tim Cooper and I took over the store in 1996, arguably the hey-day of go-to home entertainment venues like Blockbuster, there were lots of options for video rental and DVD was making its first appearance. Tim, who’d written film criticism for over twelve years, provided much of the expertise in choosing what we’d offer (essentially everything we could get legally— even Taxi zum Klo, which had been the focus of police censorship at the Naro Expanded Cinema, run by our friends Thom Vourlas and Tench Phillips), and my ability to manage space gave the first small venue a coherent environment.

That store soon became too small for our catalogue, which grew like Topsy.

When the chance to move next door to the cinema, with three times the space, arose, we made the transition—and would have outgrown that had DVD not replaced video. Happily, DVDs and blu-rays are nowhere near as bulky on the shelves, allowing us to indulge twice as much in our obsessions. That includes an expansion of my own antiquing mania, which has provided great memorabilia all over the store—and unusual gifts for any occasion, from the poodle skirt that wound up at a local Halloween party to the endless salt and pepper sets for the Discerning Table.

Since both Tim and I grew up in the dark—watching movies from the age of six or so (don’t ask how long, just know it’s quite enough)—absorbed in every genre from sci-fi schlock (yes, Plan 9 is really wonderfully awful, but even better: Glen or Glenda), vampire-omania from Hammer Films, and the sophisticated delights of European films like our favorite Fellini, 81/2, among countless others. Just come in and ask one of our highly film-educated and decidedly opinionated staff members what they like in any genre. We’ve got it all in easy-to-search categories, from Directors, Avant-garde, Cult, Asian Action, to Classic Horror, Contemporary TV, Music and Dance, Theater, Film Noir (our personal favorite), LGBT, all foreign countries, and our members’ favorites in English film, etc. etc. We keep arguing and adding new sections; some staff object to Mumblecore—but that’s still up there. There’s been another internal fuss over the term “documentary,” which may become “Non-fiction Film.” They’re all easy to find, no matter what we decide on the category. You want an Israeli or Korean film, we’ve got it.

Like the film business itself, the Naro is a work-in-progress. Since we get at least fifty new DVDs and blu-rays every week, the choice is phenomenal.

Check us out on Facebook and on our 757 site! And c’mon down and join us for a good movie--or 30,000! We’re going CRAZY! Membership is free, with a credit or debit card on file. Most new releases are 4.00 for two nights, but all sorts of specials give you an even better deal, notably the discount cards!

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Samuel O’Reilly Tattooing

by The Bull

As a continuing article in Twisted Ink, we will uncover the history of tattooing based on qualitative research using an anthropological methodology. The compilation of materials and facts are based on historic documentation and contemporary writings on tattoo culture and body modification.

The first task is to identify the beginning of the American tattoo shop. In future issues, we will digress to earlier tattoo history including Native Americans and move beyond America to earlier writings on the history of tattooing as a worldly topic, but for purposes of celebrating the first ever tattoo festival in Hampton Roads, this penning will identify the first organized tattoo shop in North America.

There is speculation or arguments that suggest Bert Grimm (1900 – 1985) as the first professional tattoo artist in America, but all official records indicate a German immigrant, Martin Hildebrandt, established the first permanent tattoo shop in New York City on Oak Street in 1846, which makes him the first professional tattoo artist in the United States.

Grimm was born in 1900, much later than 1846, and it is unclear if he began tattooing in 1916 or 1927; however, the evidence clearly indicates his career did not predate Hildebrandt; hence, the facts indicate accrediting the first American tattoo shop to Hildebrandt.

Moreover, we can also credit Samuel O’Reilly with the invention of the electric tattoo machine in 1891, which is another important historic note for the American tattoo culture.

Hildebrandt’s tattoo shop is also an important part of what began the tradition of tattooing service members. He is noted for tattooing Civil War soldiers from both the North and South. An obvious tradition we will review in future issues. In the next issue we will investigate the progression of the Traditional American Tattoo and its influence from Grimm, Sailor Jerry et alia.

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Many people don’t know Todd Snider, and that’s too bad because he brings substance to America’s continuously tenuous culture. Snider is funny without being a clown; he is witty and current, but he sounds like old soul. Even his sad songs make listeners smile.

I hate to call him a folk singer because that turns people off, but he is very “Americana.” He has a lot of John Prine in him—a lot of ’70s era Stones. If you like Ryan Adams, the Drive by Truckers, Skynard or Jim White, you should appreciate Snider.

Snider loves to talk about how little he knows. He doesn’t try to tell anyone how to live life—hell he isn’t sure how to live his own, but he is disciplined enough to release one CD per year since 2002 the latest being “The Excitement Plan” in 2009 through Yep Roc Records.

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NEXT ISSUE Chris Bowman and Twisted Ink magazine’s editor, John Cann, discuss ideas for the Chris Bowman Anthology; Photo by Sean O’Keefe

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Folk City Tattoo began in May 2010 and less than a year later, owners Mike Cann and Nate Hudson together with Cann & O’Keefe (Twisted Ink magazine publishers) present the inaugural tattoo festival in Hampton Roads. The Hampton Roads Tattoo Arts Festival is the first tattoo festival in Hampton Roads. Cann and Hudson’s Folk City Tattoo is a custom shop and home to award winning artists and is voted the BEST SHOP!

Nate Hudson is a Virginia native. “Born and raised right here in good ol’ Virginia,” as he states it. Hudson started drawing as soon as he could hold a pencil. “Got my first job piercing in Virginia Beach at The Galleria about 14 years ago.” Hudson Started his tattooing adventure in 2004 and life hasn’t slowed down since. Hudson and Cann opened Folk City Tattoo in May 2010.

Hudson specializes in custom tattooing and wants to design your next tattoo.

“Black and gray or color lets make your idea one of a kind!”

Mike Cann was encouraged by his father and mother to be creative throughout his childhood. “I always enjoyed being creative whether it be painting or making sculptures out of random objects I found in the garage,” says Cann.

“But I always had an interest in the tattoo industry.” Cann prefers the New school Traditional styles of tattooing but tries to keep his workload balanced by doing a little bit of everything. Cann spends his free time painting and working on various creative projects. Look for his new book coming out soon!

Rick Casey started tattooing in Ocean View, Virginia in 1995. “What started as fun has become a lifestyle,” Casey says. “I enjoy Native American art as well as bio-mechanical styles, but will tattoo just about any style.” Casey enjoys the creative atmosphere at Folk City and looks forward to meeting you at the shop to explore ideas for your next masterpiece.

Logan Miles Davis grew up in Virginia Beach with a pencil in his hand. After four years at The Maryland Institute College of Art, Davis spent some time out West then ended up back home in Virginia. “Glad to be working with such talent in a great atmosphere” says Davis. “I paint in my free time and participate in numerous art festivals and shows around the Hampton Roads area!”

Crystal Anderson was born and raised in Northern Virginia. Anderson moved to Virginia Beach in 2006 and was introduced to the idea of piercing by many colleagues throughout various jobs. In 2008 “I actually started my piercing apprenticeship and was nicknamed “Rocki.” Anderson’s career took off and is now working full time with the talented artist at Folk City Tattoo. Anderson attends school full time studying Fine Art and working on a Career Studies Certificate in Personal Training and Fitness. “In what free time I have after that, I am creating art in various mediums, chilling with friends, or training for races I would like to participate in for charities later this year,” explains Anderson. “I like to stay busy and I love to have fun and hope to see you in the shop soon for all you tattoo and piercing wants and needs!

Contact Folk City Tattoo at (757) 484-1319 or visit the shop; 3235 Bridge Rd, Suffolk, VA.

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