The Fairy Kingdom has also conquered the Body Art World.
Fairies are one of the top 10 most popular tattoo subjects, loved by many people. But what do they represent?
Ettore Bechis interview and photogallery on Tattoo.1 Tribal # 60)
Ettore, where are you working at the moment?
After travelling around a lot, I’m now working in my new studio, Absolution Tattoo Lounge which I opened at number 7 corso Unità d’Italia in Cantù (Italy), on 14 February 2010, with my two business partners: Simone Cassinelli and Francesco Ferraiolo.
I met Francesco at a tattoo convention and, when I went to work at the Salvation Tattoo Lounge studio in Miami for six months, I got him to come over to the States for a couple of weeks to share that amazing experience with me. Simone came with him and that’s how we came up with the idea to set up a studio together.
21-22 May 2011
location: Salle Polyvalente, Conthey (Switzerland)
website: www.alchemy-tattoo-expo.ch
This is the second part of the article dedicated to flowers and their symbolism, in which we explore the meaning of six flowers. The bellflower (in the photo) is the fairies’ favourite flower, the lily is consecrated to feminine cults, the daisy is the children’s flower, the periwinkle is dedicated to sweet remembrance and finally the violet is the flower of love vows.
“Traditional” is the name of the most popular American tattoo style in Europe.
In the previous article we discovered what is meant by old school, what its symbols are and who the leading lights of the genre are. Now we’ll move on to new school, a great inspiration for the contemporary tattoo.
£50 million for a skull?
When it’s made of platinum encrusted with 8,601 + 1 diamonds, yes.
It is named For the Love of God, currently on display in Florence until 1 May 2011.
Prior to the Italian exhibition, the diamond skull has only been shown twice, in London and Amsterdam.
5-6 March 2011
location: Manchester Central Exhibition Centre, Peters Field, Manchester (England)
e-mail: info@manchestertattooshow.co.uk
website: www.manchestertattooshow.co.uk
Manchester, European capital of pop music and symphony orchestras and native city of alternative bands as The Smiths, Buzzcocks, Joy Division and Oasis, has another artistical tradition: the Manchester Tattoo Show, now in it’s 10th year of tattooing art.
Name: Pat Fish
Nickname: The Queen of Knots
20th International Tattoo-Convention Frankfurt/Main
30-31 marzo, 1 aprile 2012
Francoforte Sul Meno (Germania)
13th International Tattoo Expo
4-5-6 maggio 2012
Roma (Italia)
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