Studio 21 Tattoo and Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum present the 2nd Annual Sailor Jerry Tribute at our studio. Phil Luck, our resident tattoo historian will set up a vintage window display, showcase his traditional style tattoo artwork and hold a mustache contest for the event. This event is sure to be an outstanding good time and the proceeds from the event raffle will benefit Las Vegas local Animal Foundation.
Charlie and Austin Spencer attended the Alberta Bound Tattoo & Arts Festival in Calgary October 19-21. Turned out the event was extremely busy, not enough time to tattoo everyone on the agenda, they kept busy until their eyes crossed and backs gave out. Studio 21 Tattoo loves our Canadian clientele, some of the friendliest folks on earth! Our good friend Collin Schultz, helped run the booth, and rounded up all the equipment we forgot to bring, along with Deano Robinson (Deadly Tattoo in Calgary) who was kind enough to loan us a massage table among other items. Thanks for coming to the rescue! Collin introduced the guys to a number of locals up there that they had not met before and was an excellent tour guide after hours. So much good food and good times. Collin’s wife Betsy, provided the entertainment on Saturday night with some great stories that can’t be told! Once the convention was over, Austin and Charlie rented a car, heading to the Rockies to visit some friends in Jasper, Alberta. Great little town in a national park. Our friend Ray Bartley has a tattoo shop/piercing shop in Jasper called Black Diamond Tattoo. Charlie tattooed Ray’s wife, Jill before heading out on a hike to a spot called “edge of the world” which overlooks the town from a much higher elevation. There are many photo opportunities in the Canadian Rockies. the scenery never ends!
Industry Supporting Industry Tattoo Art Night is held every third Thursday of the month in the hip downtown “Beauty Bar” Las Vegas. Cornerstone Gallery hosts the event with artwork from over 10 local tattoo shops on display along with an open Sailor Jerry bar 9-10 pm, live music and art demos. The I.S.I. Group is a number of individuals who work and support tattoo artists, musicians and liquor companies for a better tomorrow. This is a FREE event.
Photo: Artwork submitted by Charlie Spencer for the opening.
Hanky Panky’s (Henk Schifmacher) official opening of the Amsterdam Tattoo Museum is scheduled for Nov. 5, 2011. The museum will house an extensive permanent show covering the history of tattooing, and both today and tomorrow. A unique collection of books, magazines, dairies, flash, photographs, tattoo machines, paintings, carvings as well as tattooed human skin. Guest artists for the first week include Horishige (from the Horitoku family from Japan) who will be tattooing traditional Japanese style, “tebori” meaning by hand at the opening.Other guest artists are scheduled from New Zealand, Mexico and California. Appointments can be booked online as well as purchasing entry tickets. The property includes: cafe/bar/finer foods/bookstore & souvenirs/research center/library/tattoo shop. Check out the official website for more informationhttp://www.amsterdamtattoomuseum.com/
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Where: The Masters of Tattoo Invitational, Hollywood Park,California
Group Photo Lineup: (Hanky Panky, Dana Brunson, Greg James, Mike Skyver, Philadelphia Eddie, Rick Walters, Robert Benedetti, Tennessee Dave James, Eric InkSmith) Bottom : Kandi Everett)
The setting was perfect once inside the convention room, outside was a great view of the horse track. Even though the attendance was really low, the convention was amazing. A convention for artists to unite and share some good times. Phil Luck and Charlie Spencer from Studio 21 Tattoo attended the convention in Hollywood Park, CA, sharing a booth with Philadelphia Eddie and Timmy Tatts, two of the most interesting east coast tattooers around. Philadelphia Eddie was doing a book signing, selling the first three volumes of his life story. A must read for anyone in the tattoo industry! Eddie has plans to write three more volumes which are currently in the works with the help of his ghost writer, Eric Foemmel. Phil and Charlie had a great time swapping stories with Eddie & Eric. Charlie had the opportunity to add to his personal tattoo collection. Staying true to his Texas roots, he had Oliver “Ducky” Peck place a nice traditional cow girl the top left shoulder. Outside the convention, Phil and Charlie got a chance to run down to Long Beach to visit the oldest tattoo shop in the USA, formerly Bert Grimm’s shop, now called Outer Limits Tattoo. The floor guy Jeremy gave them the cook’s tour with all the vintage details. The shop is a museum of tattoo history as well as a functional tattoo/piercing facility. They also had the opportunity to sign the wall as do many tattoo artists that visit this historical place. A weekend to remember, great conversations with some of the best tattooers worldwide.