May 2011
10 posts
Anne Notghi
Anne is a personal friend of ours. When we met her, she had two tattoos and said she would never get a full sleeve… Now she’s got a half sleeve, and she isn’t going to stop there. So, what changed her mind?
Tell us about being a fine art student-
I have just recently had an exhibition in Birmingham entitled forever: art inspired by ink at the Custard factory. It was a 50’s...
We were lucky enough to get an interview with...
…the very busy FMC graduate who writes her own blog: Behind the Box. www.sedgebeswick.com
When did you start liking Tattoos?I didn’t ever really realise I was into tattoos until I started working at Skin Deep, the tattoo magazine. I started working as an intern there when I was about 15/16, I walked around the office in awe, everyone was covered in ink and everyone had a story to tell. By...
Emily Alice Johnston Illustrations...
The Artist Statement of Emily Alice Johnston ‘In my practice, I like to explore the many realms of what Dave Hickey calls, the ugly word, beauty. As of right now, I am curious to explore the human interest in decoration of the body, which includes make up, jewelery, tattoos and whatever else I discover.
“We all came into this world naked. The rest is all drag.” -Rupaul
The...
A few words from Corey Beaulieu...
Corey Beaulieu from Metal Band ‘Trivium’ took some time out to answer a few questions for us…
Do you think there is a connection between tattoo’s and music?
im not really sure, maybe back in the day when tatoos werent as common and alot of muscians had em cause it seemed more dangerous .. nowadays everyone gets tattoos and its more of a common...
Dick Venom and the Terrortones!
Interview with Dick Venom from ‘Dick Venom and the Terrortones’. Already well known in the Nottingham area, Venom and his sidekicks are set to take the gigging world by storm. If you’ve never been to see them, you should! They are a very entertaining bunch…
What first got you interested in starting a band? A long standing love affair with whisky, women and all...
Interview with James Graham...
… James Graham - Tattoo Artist from Loughborough.
James took some time out to answer some questions for us. We wanted to get a perspective from someone on both sides of the spectrum. The tattooist and the tattooed, so to speak.
Did you always want to be a tattoo artist?
No, but I was always intrigued by them, wanted to be a rockstar haha.
What got you into it?
I got into them as soon...
“Show me a man with a tattoo and i’ll show you a man with an interesting...”
– Jack London, 1883
Contributors...
Verity Roberts
Photography. VerityRobertsPhoto.blogspot.com
Anne Notghi
From Anne Notghi Artworks
Chris Lord
Writer and Model
Tom Pykett
Model. Owner of Purple Parabellum Productions.
Emily Johnston
Model. EmilyAliceJohnston.tumblr.com
Welcome...
…to INK.
A blog and Zine created by Rosie King and Lauren Garner for our 2nd year final project. We aim to delve into the interesting world of Tattoo’s, Music and the subculture surrounding this with interviews, photography and illustration.
Enjoy.