Tell us about your shop.
It’s a different concept than the usual. I realized most of my clients
were traveling from all around Ireland to come to me. So, I was
thinking of that when I opened the studio. Basically, it’s in a small
town in the middle of nowhere. The idea is that it’s a super relaxed
place; in the middle of beautiful Ireland. We take only one person
a day and we are appointment only. All bookings are done through
our website. That means there are no distractions or interruptions.
Just the tattoo, the artist, and the client. The whole idea is that we
enjoy tattooing like we do painting. When I paint or tattoo there is
nothing else in the world.
Describe how you go about creating a tattoo from concept to
finished design and how you try to put your own unique touch on
your tattoos.
I actually think I spend more time with the design than the tattoo.
At least some times. First, I search for references all over. My ideal
is to select 3, one face, one abstract painting, and one landscape
photo. Then I go on Photoshop and spend hours mixing them. A
piece of the face here, a part of the painting there for hours until I
have a design that looks as similar as possible to the final piece.
How would you describe your style, and which tattoo style do you
like best?
Abstract Realism is the name I gave my style because it really
describes the essence of it. Which, for me, is having something
realistic aspects mixed with something abstract. I just like the
opposites together.
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