tattoo collectors

Francisco Sanchez is a legendary tattooer who works out of a studio in Denton, Texas. I had seen his work before and was highly impressed, but when a world renowned tattoo collector named Yall Quinones was talking to me about some of…

I remember meeting Quin back in 2016 at the Golden State Expo in Pasadena, CA. I had seen his work before but wasn’t all too familiar. That weekend, I checked his Instagram page and saw that he decided to cancel all of his…

Jacob Sheffield is a young (24 years old!), hungry, rapidly progressing tattooer who has been blowing many top name artists minds lately with his incredibly innovative and original concepts, impressive layouts, and unique/solid…

Joshua Carlton is a legendary tattooist and painter from Oregon whose work can very easily be recognized by most people who are familiar with the art and tattoo world. Joshua has been tattooing for nearly three decades, and his style…

Ruben Jordan Langsted is a top notch tattooer from Denmark who is producing solid black and grey realism work. I believe his tattoos are undeniably incredible, but what really sets him apart in my eyes are his layouts on large scale work.…

I got the chance to interview another very serious fellow collector named Shad Bolosan who has collected world class work from many artists including Carlos Torres, Ivano Natale, Robert Pho, Daniel Rocha, Chuey Quintanar, Bob…

I got the chance to ask the incredibly talented artist Brian Zolotas, who tattoos out of Ventura, California, some questions. In this interview, he talks about how street culture is intertwined with tattooing, how respect is shown…

In this interview with surrealism black and grey artist Robby Latos, he tells us why he’s glad he built up a strong work ethic before becoming a tattooist, who his ideal client is, what’s last to cross off on his bucket list as an artist,…

Tattoo artists have to be some of the most patient people on the planet. They have to deal with all kinds of antics from demanding and often annoying customers and onlookers. Personally, I try really hard to do what I can to…