SPLICED LIFE /
TATTOOS / THE BLACK LODGE'S SEAN PERRINS
of old. We're doing our best to take a path filled with
integrity - As Within, So Without. We want to take
those things that move beneath the surface, and
make them flesh, whether they're serious, flippant,
or decorative. Being sometimes brutally honest
with our clients both about their choices, and our
capabilities, feels better than just taking the work
on for the money. We love what we do, and we're
(light-heartedly) serious about what we do, and our
space is all about the art - it's not a funky clothing
store we're running here. There will be a little blood,
there will be a little pain, and through these we hope
to channel something magical. We're not trying to
be 'for everyone'. We're just trying to be ourselves.
Hopefully this space, and this path, is one that will
leave you with something that makes you a little
more yourself as well.
If you had to choose between a giant dolphin
on your back, and a star on your chest which
would it be - you have to pick one!
Heh. You guys are all about the stars and
dolphins. Some subconscious tattoo cravings
going on over there? I'll take the giant dolphin.
Shooting fucking laser beams out of its eyes as
it gets torn apart fin from fin by a penny farthing
riding Cthulu. Eating candy floss.
ISSUE 02
Who would you love to be tattooed by?
There's a list. Xoil, Wendtner, Samohin, Torres,
Hooper. I really can just go on all day there.
Have you ever made a mistake and not said
anything?
This is a trick question right? My old college
teacher used to say something like - the art is not
in having no mistakes, but in how you absorb
them into your work, and make them art. This is all
done by hand, there is no perfect tattoo, just the
aspiration thereof.
Lastly, some words of wisdom for people
wanting to get tattooed?
Don't be fooled? There is no "best artist in
all the land". First off, it depends what you want
to get. Choose your artist not only by portfolio,
but by style. Pay well for it, because you get to
keep it forever, and who the hell wants a bargain
tattoo anyway? Choose a clean studio - don't get
tattooed in someone's lounge, least of all your
own. And find someone you can trust. I personally
choose a good artist, give them a vague idea, and
let them run with it however they want. Why?
Because they're gonna love the fuck out of doing
what they want, and it's gonna show.
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