Japanese tattoist, Horitoyo (Yutaka Nakamura) will be spending time at Skunx Tattoo in October later this year. He has worked for the last 15 years in Japan and America (Miami, Atlanta, New York) and is looking forward to bring his skills to the United Kingdown. He is well known for his large tattoos and his Tebori-style abilities. Getting some work done by Horitoyo will be an opportunity of a lifetime so we urge you to book your appointment sooner rather than later. Please note: Each appointment/sitting is set at a min. length of three hours.

Horitoyo will be at the shop from 1st – 25th of October.
To book an appointment with Horitoyo, email the shop or call us on, 0207 278 6960

Below you can see a few samples of Horitoyo’s work, for more, please visit his personal website: www.horitoyotattoo.com

All photos © Horitoyo.

On August 25th, Nick will be walking the El Camino De Santiago, a 864km long 34 day trip.

“I will be taking part in the El Camino De-Santiago with a good friend of mine Matt Hench Taylor, it’s a 864km walk from St Jean in France to Santiago in Western Spain. The walk is a modern day pilgrimage and by doing this as I am hoping to raise awareness of Mantle Cell Lymphoma and in turn raise as much money as I possibly can for the Mantle Cell Lymphoma trials unit at Plymouth hospital.”

Nick’s decision to raise money for this charity was due to the sudden passing of Steve Richardson’s dad recently due to Mantle Cell Lymphoma.

You can make your donation by visiting our fundraising page here, or you can visit the same page on the JustGiving website. Alternatively, you can drop of a donation at the shop. Every bit of support will go a long way.

Please do share this with all your friends via facebook, twitter and any other platform you’ve got available, your support will be greatly appreciated.

We are pleased to announce that tattooist Chris Hatch has joined us here at Skunx Tattoo.

With a very keen interest in fantasy books and graphic novels, Chris brings a whole new element to the team. Why not browse through some of his previous work on his portfolio page and feel free to get in touch with him to see how he can bring your next tattoo to life.

Be sure to catch Nick Skunx on BBC3′s Skin Deep The Business of Beauty on Monday 5th December at 8:30pm. In this program, Jessica-Jane Clement meets some of the many UK people who’ve fallen foul of high-street salons and ill-advised home treatments. It will be interesting to see what Nick has to add with regards to tattoos.

As someone who love’s his gadgets, Nick will also be appearing in an episode of Sky1′s new series, Gadget Geeks. The episode featuring Nick is to be aired at the beginning of Janaury 2012.

If you’re a regular at the shop, you would have met Jane by now, but for those who haven’t visited for awhile, we’d like to introduce you to Jane.

Hailing from Essex, this recent photography graduate not only has a passion for tattoos, but also music, films, live music events, 50′s rock ‘n roll and everything else associated with those interests.

You can see some of Jane’s photography work on her website, www.specificallyjane.co.uk.

Be sure sure to say hello to Jane next time you come into the shop.

Nick Skunx will be doing a guest spot at Oslo’s Lucky 7 Tattoos. Nick will be at the shop from Wednesday (19 October 2011) ’til Saturday (23 October 2011). For bookings, please contact Lucky 7 Tattoos on +47 22 417 300. You can find out more about Lucky 7 Tattoos online via myspace, facebook and their website.

Nick Reid, Steve Richardson and Kerry Irvine will be tattooing at this year’s Oslo Rock City Jamboree which takes place on the 28th and 29th of October. Please contact the shop or each tattooist directly to book your spot.

For more information about Oslo Rock City Jamboree, you can view their website here or the events facebook page here. (You might need to brush up on your Norwegian before visiting those links).

Shannon, a brilliant customer all the way from Australia recently went on a tour of Europe and took her Skunx Tattoo t-shirt along with her.
She’s kindly sent us these photographs of her in Paris, Rome, Germany, England and Ireland. Also check out the photo’s of her in her homeland of Australia.

Don’t forget you can buy your Skunx Tattoo t-shirts online here and be sure to send us photos of you wearing your new Skunx Tattoo t-shirt, or add them to our facebook page.

Starting from Wednesday August 3rd, Nick Skunx will be tattooing at one of Norways top custom studios, Primitive Abstract in Oslo. He will be there until August 10th. Nick is then back in London at Skunx from August 14th until September 4th. From September 7th he will be doing another stint at Primitive Abstract, until September 22nd. This arrangement will then continue for the rest of 2011, with 3 week periods in London and Oslo.

To check Nick´s availability in either location, please email him directly. Alternatively, to book an appointment at Skunx Tattoo call the shop on +44 (0)2072786960. Or if you want to catch Nick in Oslo, call Primitive Abstract on +47 48181619.

Nick specialises in realistic portraits, animals and comic book style; but as an artist with over 2 decades of tattooing experience, he can turn his hand to anything and will be happy to discuss any ideas you may have. You can view examples of his work below:

At the recent Comic Con event held in San Diego, WWE champion wrestler, CM Punk, made a surprise appearance while wearing a Skunx Tattoo shirt.

You can see more photos of CM Punk here.