NEWS — Las Vegas

Were lucky enough to have surrounded ourselves with some seriously talented artists and collectors of art of all kinds over the years and received some amazing gifts at times from people who blow our minds with talent. Casey Weldon is one of them. Austin Spencer, one of our artists and Co-Owner of Studio 21 Tattoo was fortunate enough to have Casey  as a friend  for over 10 years now. With Casey helping educate Austin with some priceless guidance in the acrylic painting medium and a lot of beer drinking, Austin accredited Casey to helping him really start to understand acrylic as a medium and certainly enjoyed the beer drinking! This headdress is a piece that Casey was nice enough to gift to the Studio for our 10 year anniversary. This headdress is not only fabricated out of actual tattoo equipment (tubes, ink caps, needles, and ink) along with succulents,  but its built to be able to actually wear! Its awesome. These are some shots of our other great friend and cactus lover Jinxi. You might know her  from her famous tattoo collector book series published by her very own Out of Step Books. Jinxi also RULES. If you ever get a chance, stop by the shop and check it out!

http://caseyweldon.com/

http://www.oosbooks.com/

“Hold Fast” held there premier party December 7th 6-9pm at CowTown Guitar in the Arts District in Las Vegas. The short film featured local craftsmen and their passion for perfecting their trade. Studio 21 Tattoo co-owner, Austin Spencer, was chosen along with CowTown Guitars and Pick Your Poison Cupcakes. Nice honor for all involved.

Great turnout for our 10 Yr. Anniversary at the Arts Factory Bar + Bistro in the Las Vegas Arts District. This event was a big reunion for all our friends, clients and employees. Thanks to everyone who spent the night celebrating our 10 years of “Blood, Sweat & Beers”, your support of our family and business is priceless.

There are a lot of tattoos out there that tattoo enthusiasts have acquired through their lifetime that they regret, or wished could be improved. There is hope for some of those situations, it just takes a little time to consult with your artist and figure out a solution. Whatever the situation, do not rush the project. Research and due diligence is worth your time and effort. Our studio handles all kinds of issues and problems with existing tattoos. The key is trusting your tattoo artist and being open to suggestions. Total cover-ups may be the answer to some projects as opposed to re-working an existing tattoo to look brand new. Don’t loose hope if you are in that situation, often solutions are there, you just need to find the right tattoo artist for the project. Keep in mind there are some projects that an honest artist will admit that he cannot work with, it happens, so listen up. This particular tattoo circulated the internet and had a happy ending for the customer and his artist, thought you might find it interesting.

http://www.needlesandsins.com/2013/02/worlds-worst-tattoo-fixed-says-all-news-media.html

Have you made it into the store yet!? If not, here’s a lil’ taste of what were cookin’ up! Enjoy this quick tour of the Studio 21 family home!