Equal Fashion Magazine Vol 4 | 2016 | Page 60

Equal Fashion Magazine Vol 4-2016 maintaining a friendly and approachable atmosphere. We want to ensure that everyone that comes to our studio leaves nothing less than 100% happy, weather they?re in for a full sleeve, a nose piercing or have just popped in for a chat! Each client will have a direct consultation with the artist of their choice and each artist is capable of bringing something entirely different to the table.? Since opening Dark Horse Collective, the studio has brought five awards to their hall of fame; three of which are Jamie?s own personal achievements; ?My most recent award was at Manchester Tea Party where I won Best Traditional. To say I wasn?t expecting it would be an understatement! I was competing against some amazing artists that I have looked up to for a very long time, and to win an award for the style of tattooing I most prefer just made it even better.? Dark Horse Collective have had amazing support since opening; being featured in their local newspaper three times now and look forwards to exciting new ventures, starting with their shop renovation to provide for their clientele?s demands. Jamie is hoping to finialise dates for some exciting guest spots 60 working alongside hugely talented artists at studios throughout the UK as well as starting their sponsorship of their local football team, Sutton Town.As humble as always, Jamie ends by telling us ?The support from our clients has been brilliant and we couldn?t have imagined things going any better, we now have four full time artists, Emma doing the piercing and laser and two apprentices. All of us have a very loyal client base and more and more people coming to us each day. The support we have received from our clients means everything to us, and we really wouldn?t be where we are without them. I?m very proud of what we?ve created so far and my main goal for the future is to simply keep producing work that I am proud of, enjoy and ensuring that all of my clients are 100% happy! ?We are very excited to see what the future holds for Dark Horse Collective. You can contact and follow Jamie and the rest of the team at Dark Horse Col l ect ive, 31-33 Boldmere Road , Sutton Coldfield , B73 5UY.