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Tattoo Wrap-up #22

01 Friday Feb 2019

Posted by emilypageart in art, tattooing, Uncategorized

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art, elephant tattoo, filigree, filigree tattoo, flower tattoo, memorial tattoo, octopus tattoo, skull tattoo, tattoo, tattoo artist, tattoo cover up, tattoo studio, tattooing, willow tree tattoo

I wish I could say it’s been a hot minute since I last posted, but let’s be honest, a large portion of the country is in the grips of this polar vortex thing and it’s been damn cold out. I’m permanently cold, but when I tattoo I tend to overheat. Luckily, it’s been pretty busy at the studio the last couple weeks so I’ve stayed toasty and warm. Here are the highlights:

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Super proud of this one. This was the winner of a holiday giveaway I did.

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A little in love with this one, too. It’s something I could even envision on myself.

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This one has sad story behind it. The customer got it because her son was shot and killed recently. After getting approval from the health department, we added some of his ashes to the ink so she’ll always have him with her.

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A very cheerful cover-up.

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It’s a symbol of inspiration for a woman on her 70th birthday.

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How cute is this? The customer designed it herself.

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Cute friendship tattoos.

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No story here, it’s just cute. 

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Same customer as the one above.

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A couple came in and wanted different versions of a willow tree with their kids names/initials. 

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This is the other version of the willow.

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The customer wanted her parents’ birth flowers for this pretty tattoo.

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Lions, and Elephants, and Dancers, Oh My!

15 Tuesday May 2018

Posted by emilypageart in art, painting, tattooing, Uncategorized

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dancer, dancer drawing, dancer painting, dancer tattoo, dancer watercolor, elephant drawing, elephant headdress, elephant painting, elephant tattoo, elephant watercolor, Emily Page, Emily Page Art, Emily Page artist, lion drawing, lion painting, lion tattoo, lion watercolor, Raleigh artist, raleigh tattoo, Ratatat Tats, watercolor, watercolor and ink, watercolor and ink painting, watercolor painting

I’ve been playing around with ideas for watercolor style tattoos for a couple weeks on my downtime at the studio. Since some of them are really fun, I figured I’d go ahead and share them here. If anyone wants me to tattoo one of them on you, holla. The first two are different concepts for the same dancer. The lion and elephant aren’t related, but I’ve seen a lot of people getting generic tattoos of lions and elephants, so I wanted to play with making them really unique.

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Mandala Tattoos

25 Wednesday Apr 2018

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elephant tattoo, Emily Page, Emily Page artist, Emily Page tattoo, mandala, mandala elephant, mandala peacock, mandala tattoo, mandalephant, peacock tattoo, raleigh tattoo, Ratatat Tats, tattoo design

Right now, I still have a lot of down time at the tattoo studio as I wait for word of mouth to do its thing and bring me more customers. I’m putting that time to use playing with ideas for tattoos. I’m ever so slightly obsessed with mandalas at the moment, so I thought I’d share some that I’ve been doodling and noodling around with. If anyone is interested in getting one of these tattooed on them, let me know! I started with just a couple simple mandalas joined together with some paisley:

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This one has already been claimed, but I can create something similar.

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I followed that up with a mandala peacock:

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And then I got totally carried away and created several mandala and elephant drawings, which one of my genius friends dubber Mandalephants:

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And then I made a copy of the last one and colored it in just for funsies:

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I’m actually kind of wishing I’d left out the pink and purple, but whatevs.

If you have an idea for a new subject, like, say a lotus flower, or a cat, or a buddha, etc, feel free to suggest it!

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Calf Skin Is the Best

13 Tuesday Mar 2018

Posted by emilypageart in art, humor, tattooing, Uncategorized

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dandelion seed tattoo, dopy tattoo, elephant blowing on dandelion seed, elephant tattoo, empire state building tattoo, poppy tattoo, tattoo apprentice, tattoo apprenticeship, watercolor flower tattoo, watercolor poppy tattoo, watercolor tattoo

Holy crap, I LOVE calf skin. The skin on the back of your leg, I mean, not the skin of a baby cow. And when I say I love it, I don’t mean, like, for dinner. I love to tattoo it. It is the perfect skin. It’s pre-stretched and firm as though it wants to be tattooed. It’s all, “Hey there, ladycakes, come shove some ink into me.”

So, yesterday I was supposed to do 5 tattoos, but then the weather decided to be an asshole and snow and I only got to do 2. But they were both on people’s calves and OH MY GOD I LOVE CALF SKIN!!!

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Today, one of Julio’s regulars was in and I showed her pics of what I’d done yesterday and she asked me to give her a tattoo while she was in! So I got to do this little cutiepatootie.

Taylor's elephant and dandelion

And what I learned from her is that back of the neck skin is lovely. Side of the neck skin is a total asshat and is not my friend. But I’m doing my best to win it over.

I’m learning, folks, I’m learning.

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