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Lou Hopper to join Skunx Tattoo

louTalented Devon born tattooist, Lou Hopper, is to join the Skunx Tattoo team on the 1st of July. She will be bring her experience, style and a very keen interest in flora & fauna portrait work to the Skunx Tattoo studio.  You can arrange bookings with Lou by sending her an email or by getting in touch with the shop directly.

Want to learn more about Lou? Please visit her page and browse her portfolio of selected work.

 

 

Skunx Tattoo will be at this year’s Norwich Body Art Festival

2013 marks the 5th year of the Norwich Body Art Festival. Taking place at the OPEN, 17th and 18th in August will be the dates for you to bookmark as this event is one of the must attend events in the UK tattoo calendar.

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Skunx Tattoo’s Steve Richardson and Julia Seizure will be working at the show this year. It is a rare opportunity to catch up with them in a festival setting so be sure you book quickly as slots are limited and spaces are being filled as you read this.

To book appointments, please ring the shop direct 0207 278 6960 or you may email Steve or Julia.

For more information about the event, please visit their website.

Support Ben Cole’s climb of Mount Kilimanjaro in memory of Mitchell Cole and in aid of the Cardiomyopathy Association

Ben Cole will be climbing Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro at the end of September this year. The aim is for Ben to help raise funds for the Cardiomyopathy Association – a group his brother, Mitchell Cole, was very involved in. Mitchell suffered from a condition called Hypertrophic Cardiomyopothy (HCM), which is an enlargement of heart muscle. As a professional footballer, Mitchell was an ambassodor for the CMA and helped raise awareness about this little known condition.

“I trust that my friends and family will do everything they can to support me in everyway possible as this is for a great cause and it’s something that would be amazing for me to achieve for my big brother.” – Ben Cole

 

 

About Mitchell Cole

Mitchell James Cole (6 October 1985 – 1 December 2012) was an English footballer. Cole was forced to retire from professional football in 2011 as a result of a deteriorating heart condition, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, that meant it was dangerous for him to continue playing competitive football.

 

About Cardiomyopathy Association (CMA)

CMAWe are the charity for everybody affected by heart muscle disease (cardiomyopathy). We help with free support and information. We campaign for greater awareness. We want everybody affected by cardiomyopathy to get the best treatment and care. Join our fight against heart muscle disease!

 

Why not show your support for Ben, his brother and the CMA by making a donation via Ben’s Just Giving page. You can find all the details here.

DONATE TODAY!

Kerry Irvine to say farewell to Skunx Tattoo

We are sad to announce that Skunx tattooist Kerry ‘Kez’ Irvine, will be leaving London in June of this year. With her move out of the city, she will no longer be working at Skunx Tattoo. For the last five years, Kez has been an integral part of our tattoo family and we would like to wish her all the best in the future.

Kerry with Steve and Nick.

Kerry’s final day at the shop will be Sunday 23rd of June. At this time, Kerry is not sure which studio she will be working after her move from Skunx Tattoo. If you are an existing or a new customerand would like to get some work done, please contact us ASAP to make a booking. You can send an email via Kerry’s page or you can call the shop on 0207 278 6960.

Nick Skunx guest spot at Let it Bleed Tattoo in San Francisco this March

Nick Skunx will heading over to San Francisco’s Let it Bleed Tattoo Parlor for a few weeks in March. If you want a tattoo from Nick and are available from 11th March to 22nd March, you need to act fast as appointments are being snapped up pretty quickly.

To make a booking, please contact:

Let it Bleed
1124 Polk Street,
San Francisco
CA 94109
United States
Phone:+1 415-932-6215

Jerry Old Dog (Lucky 7) guest spot

We’re pleased to announce that Jerry Old Dog will be working at Skunx Tattoo from 24th August through to 13 September. Jerry is no stranger to the Skunx Tattoo shop and has appeared as a guest artist a few times of the years. His style most certainly leans on the old school, but get in touch and see what Jerry can do for you.

To book your appointment with Jerry, please contact the shop.

Below you can see a small collection of Jerry’s work. You can view more on his site here.

The Geordie Camino raises over £3500, thank you.

Everyone at Skunx Tattoo would like to offer a huge thank you to everyone involved in the Geordie Camino, from the artist’s who kindly donated pieces of art to the bands and acts that performed for us on the night. The auction has now closed and along with donations made on the night we have raised over £3,500 from this event which is far more than we ever thought we would so THANK YOU so much again.

First of all we would like to say a massive thank you to Hannah, because without her this event would never of happened, She put in a lot of hard work and made the night a huge success which we are all so grateful for. Another thanks go’s Eric for all of the hardwork and involvement he put in to help us out.

For putting together the online auction and looking after the Skunx Tattoo website we would like to thank pixeldeath.com.

We would like to thank the following for being involved:

  • Shotsie Gorman, USA
  • Tokyo Hiro, Dales Social Club, Tokyo
  • Lal Hardy, New Wave Tattoo, London
  • Pero, Lucky 7 Tattoo, Oslo
  • Maya, Lucky 7 Tattoo, Olso
  • Jerry Old Dog, Lucky 7 Tattoo, Oslo
  • Nick Morte, Lucky 7 Tattoo, Oslo
  • Sacha, Primitive Abstract, Oslo
  • Low, Northside Tattooz
  • Xed Le Head, Divine Canvas, London
  • Baron, A True Love Tattoo, London
  • Sergi Besa, Working Class Tattooist, Nine, Brighton
  • Inma, The Family Business
  • Dan Gold, Monsters Of Art, London
  • Silvia Zed, New Wave Tattoo, London
  • Adam Collins, New Wave Tattoo, London
  • Wayne Grace, New Wave Tattoo, London
  • Luca Ortis, New Wave Tattoo, London
  • Rose Whittaker, Haunted Tattoos, London
  • Allan Graves, Haunted Tattoo, London
  • David ‘Hash’ Ashdown, Northside Tattooz
  • Ferank Manseed, Northsize Tattooz
  • Ric O Shea, Pure Gallery, Whitley Bay
  • Kate Lomax
  • Banjoey Ramone
  • Tiffany Page
  • Folk Grinder
  • Tamara D’silver
  • DJ Jon Clay
  • Hayley, Amy and Kelly For being the Skunx and day of the dead girls
  • Tasha for Stilt walking
  • Wish for working on the door

All thats left now is to wish Nick the best of luck on the walk which he leaves for in two weeks. We’re still taking donations on the just giving page to really try and raise as much money as we possibly can for the Mantle Cell Lymphoma trials unit at Plymouth hospital.
http://www.justgiving.com/NickSkunx

Tonight's the night of the Geordie Camino!

The auction page is now full of amazing items up for grabs including a private gig by Banjoey Ramone.

You can get a sneak preview of everything available here.

Any items not sold at the Geordie Camino! event tonight will go on auction from tomorrow

, 2nd August. Bidding will be simple and will taken by adding comments with your desired amount.

If you can't make it tonight, lets hope there are a few items available come morning time… To all our friends, thank you so much  for your support and let's raise the funds to overflowing levels.

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Geordie Camino! Update – new auction artwork online & live acts announced

A few acts have now been announced for the upcoming Geordie Camino!

Banjoey Ramone

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoFTUAFJy3c

Folk Grinder

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DU9OA3kfsI

Tiffany Page

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekMyT1c_L1g

Entrance is strictly by invitation only and is free, however we will be asking for a small donation on the door. To RSVP please email us with your name and the number of attendees.

Press: Please contact Hannah McFaull on 0207 278 6960 or via email

For the auction, three bits of tattoo inspired art have now been revealed. These first listed items come from Shotsie Gorman, Inma (The Family Business) and Julia Seizure (Skunx Tattoo). You can view these pieces here.

Stayed tuned as there are more updated coming up soon.