Eskimo - 12th District Tattoo - Toulouse

Here you are, 12th District Tattoo is located in Toulouse, southwest of France, no joke if you enter, there is not a place to cry because you lost some hair, if you come in it's to get some pain and to enjoy it, right?????
Fabien aka Eskimo aka Mr. E is the one you were looking for to get some crazy ink. He know his job of course so don't piss him off or you will regret it! One of the best tattoo artist in France, apprentice of Tin-tin, now he is a tattoo master with student because he like to share his knowledge so if you came in, be sure to chose him to share a good moment too!

Mr. Eskimo:

LINK:

http://www.eskimotattoo.com/
https://www.facebook.com/eskimodainkbutcher

Where and how you can contact him:

Address:          12, Rue des Penitents Gris

                        31000 Toulouse, France

Email:              eskimone@gmail.com

                        

Phone:             00 33 5 61 23 09 04

Appointment:  Monday to Saturday, 12pm to 6pm

Samoan Tattoo, Sulu'Ape family

First presentation of the hand-tap, there is different size and its was made with a comb, a shell plate (from turtle) and a wooden handle. Now they replaced sometimes the shell plate with plastic or metal:

Second presentation, the artist. Not anybody, but the Master of Samoa Tattoo, Sulu'Ape Alaivaa Petelo:

There is my tatau on my harm by Petelo:

One of his son, Sulu'Ape Peter:

The family have a shop in Apia.

A part of the Pe'a, traditionnal samoan tatau, mid of back to the knees. It's around a week of process, 6h a day, that's made you a man after all!

Shin - EASYINK Tattoo - Tokyo

 One of the most famous Japanese artist, SHIN have is own studio in Tokyo: EASYINK.

He was working at Tokyo Hardcore Tattoo in Koenji-Tokyo for a while, that where i met him and i get my first tattoo by him on my leg. Then he move out to do all by himself at Easyink in Dogenzaka, a district in Shibuya 5min walk from the main train station. You should contact him if you go to Tokyo or try to catch him in Amsterdam for some conventions.

http://easyink-jp.tumblr.com/

https://twitter.com/easyink_tattoo

Shin at work:

A great artist:

Address: 2-20-26 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Towa Ekushiru Dogenzaka 508

Contact: easyink2011@gmail.com

Tel: 036 455 1545

Website: http://easyink-jp.tumblr.com/