Hey everyone, it’s been a long time without the internet! About a month and a half now, which has been fairly hard going! It should be back to normal this week.
So I’ve been at Southmead Tattoo in Bristol since the 18th August and I’m loving it! Learning a lot from Max and the other guys and just generally having a lot of fun!
For some reason my computer still won’t let me insert images into my posts so I’ll update it all later!
Hey everyone! Another update just to showcase some of the recent tattoos Ive been working on.
I got to do this cheeky Totoro cover up on the lovely Becky!
I looove studio Ghibli so this was a real treat!
I also started two pet tattoos on Dave which I will have finished photos of next month! However here is a peek of his pirate cat Jacob!
And I got a healed photo of Dave’s calf tattoos I did a few months ago
I finished Austin’s Dandy lion tattoo also!
Here is a cute little Koala on James! Love the tropical theme at the mo, I really enjoyed this tattoo!
I managed to get another session on Elliot’s greek mythology sleeve as well. Here are Zeus and Pegasus
Hopefully more photos in a week or so as I’ll be updating more often in preparation for the move to Bristol. I will be doing a guest spot with some very talented tattoo artists in June and perhaps going to work at their studio come August!
thanks everyone
Hannah
Hey everyone, I’m back in the UK, I had a great time in Singapore but unfortunately got back to some sad news. Due to a change in personal circumstances I will now be moving to Bristol, not Winchester as originally planned. I feel like I have to move somewhere completely new so I can have a fresh start, and I’ve always wanted to move to the West Country so it just seemed like the right time and situation. Sorry to all my Berkshire clients, but I still have June, July and possibly August to finish any ongoing tattoos, however-Bristol is only up the M4 and pretty easy to reach by train too so it shouldn’t be too difficult to get by. I will keep everyone updated on coming guest spots and any news on this blog and my Instagram @hannahcalaveratattoos
Hey everyone, I’ve moved house to Hampshire and haven’t had the internet for a while. I’ve got a few pieces of news, firstly I now have 2 helpers for emails so you will hopefully get replies a lot more often now! Kitty Kotori is the wonderful piercer at Black Rabbit and she is also a magical unicorn who deals with all the difficult problems we might encounter with this evil, internet based method of communication.
Secondly I am currently looking for a premesis in Winchester for a new studio, I love working at Black Rabbit but the time has come again for me to set out on my own again! I miss having my own place and I love Winchester, so it just seemed the next logical step! Especially as I now live in Hampshire!
So I’ve only got a couple of updates as my photo-taking discipline has gone right out of the bloody window!
Here is a princess Leia on a calf, it only took two hours! Can you believe it, I can’t quite…
Han will be joining her in a few weeks!
Here is a huge cover up tattoo, I’ve been asked for a lot more of these recently…I WONDER WHY??? I’d normally prefer two smaller sessions for something like this but Izzy is a hydrotherapist and cannot spend two weeks out of the pool so we did it in one session, just under three hours I think.
I also have a few new guest spots where I have plenty of space, please check my travel section for details about Manchester, Birmingham and conventions!
I got to do this naughty devil lady tattoo on Joe too, I wonder if any other tattooists have clients as amazing as mine. They really are the best!
Laters Potaters!
xx
Hey everyone, I’m finally back from my looong few months of guest spots. No more now until after I get back from Singapore in March! I will be fulltime at Black Rabbit in Newbury, Berkshire from now until further notice! That means I get to tattoo you Reading and Newbury folks again!
I tattooed the wonderful Kitty Kotori a few months back with a picture of her cute dog Boo! This was so fun to tattoo, and we got it done in 4 hours because she sat so well!
And here are some pics of the Scottish fold Kitty I got to tattoo on Sidonie at my guest spot in Daventry at Nevermore
Really enjoyed making the colour palette for this one, and would love to do more along these lines.
Here is a work in progress that I also really loved doing, can’t really go wrong with an arctic fox tattoo though right? This is very much a cute animal tattoo blog post!
Nor can you go wrong with a wolf! Well…I don’t think you can anyway- I started this wolf sleeve up in my guest spot at Blue Cardinal in Manchester. I really did have a blast there with Beau!
I got to start this Wicked tattoo as well!
Here is a lady I got to do at my guest spot in Birmingham at Sweet Life Gallery
This really was a special guest spot, I loved working with Leah and Craven and hopefully will be heading back up there after my holiday in March!
So a little info- I’m currently booking for January, February and March up until my holiday, if you’d like a spot please email hannahcalavera@hotmail.co.uk
Thankyou!
Hannah
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Here is the brief lowdown!
I am currently splitting my time between Black Rabbit Tattoo Collective in Newbury, Arkham Tattoo in Kidlington (Oxford) and O’ Happy Dagger in Amersham. Due to the odd working hours, and the crazy but lovely response to my recent work I’m totally booked up until the new year
I will probably be moving house in january so I have closed my books temporarily to avoid having to disappoint/rearrange anyone
Sorry guys
I will be putting on my facebook page when I’m opening up my books again this will most likely be on the 20th November. Ongoing work and prepaid deposits will get first priority, but I will be taking on new work too.
If you want a new piece and don’t mind waiting until January/February for it please email back in a couple of months including
Subject matter- and how specific or open you are for me to go crazy on your design
Style ( just say my style if you like all my other stuff 😀 )
Size- in inches or cm OR “full sleeve” “full leg” and “full back”
Placement
Whether you want it in Colour or black and grey
Length of time you can feasibly sit
any reference material you have amassed-these could include things like olour schemes, poses of birds or happy little pet faces.
If it is a cover up, a photo of your existing tattoo next to a ruler or an easily recognised object such as a DELICIOUS BISCUIT (everyone knows how big a custard cream is)
Where you are based, which studio would be more convenient for you and whether you are willing to travel.
What days suit you best, weekends tend to get booked up super fast so if you can do weekdays you will probably get in faster.
If you include all this information it will be super easy to get you in as soon as possible 🙂
My prices for new work will be- £50 minimum charge, £90 per hour or £400 for a full day. To book a day I require a £100 deposit, anything less will be a £50 deposit. These are payable by paypal or bank transfer- you can get the details on request
If you are an existing customer, please include a photo of what you already have (so i can remember how far we’ve gotten!) and how long you want to sit for, as well as how much you currently have on deposit. Existing work does have priority and will be charged at old pricing rates!
In the meantime you can follow me on fb or instagram for any news!
Thankyou for your continued patience 🙂
Hannah
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Hey everyone,
I am still waiting on travel plans so they will most likely be postponed until the new year now. This means I am going to open my books for October-January again! Woo!
I ask that everyone wanting work email me on WEDNESDAY 9th SEPTEMBER, as I have the next day off and will be able to work through all the emails at one time. Existing customers get top priority of course, with full day bookings being the first booked in. If you would like a slot please read the whole blog post!
I will be doing guest spots in
AMERSHAM
BIRMINGHAM
DAVENTRY
ROCHDALE
Dates and details are on the Travel page
And any weeks I am not guesting my availabilty will be as follows
Tuesday- Arkham in Kidlington
Wednesday and Thursday-Black Rabbit in Newbury
Saturday- Arkham in Kidlington
EXISTING CUSTOMERS when emailing please include these things
*which studio/where your preference is to have your appointment. Newbury, Kidlington or guest spots
*which days and dates you would like to have- please bear in mind that Saturdays get booked up way in advance, and day sessions get priority
*How long a session you want
*How much deposit you have rolling over
*a photo of how far we have gotten on your piece (or a brief description if you cannot attach photo)
Thankyou!
I will also be taking on new work after my existing customers have been booked in
NEW CUSTOMERS PLEASE INCLUDE IN YOUR EMAIL
*Subject matter- what do you want your tattoo to be – and how specific or open you are for me to go crazy on your design
*Style ( just say my style if you like all my other stuff 😀 )
*Size- in inches or cm OR “full sleeve” “full leg” and “full back”
*Placement
*Whether you want it in Colour or black and grey
*Length of time you can feasibly sit
*any reference material you have amassed-these could include things like olour schemes, poses of birds or happy little pet faces.
*If it is a cover up, a photo of your existing tattoo next to a ruler or an easily recognised object such as a DELICIOUS BISCUIT (everyone knows how big a custard cream is)
*which studio/where your preference is to have your appointment. Newbury, Kidlington or guest spots
*which days and dates you would like to have- please bear in mind that Saturdays get booked up way in advance, and day sessions get priority
Bookings require a £50-£100 deposit
Once again my email address is hannahcalavera@hotmail.co.uk
I do not have facebook messenger, and will not take bookings on instagram
Hopefully this has all the relevant information!
Thankyou!
Hannah
Hey everyone!
Since leaving Jericho Tattoo Emporium things have been really hectic
Here is the brief lowdown!
I am currently splitting my time between Black Rabbit Tattoo Collective in Newbury, Arkham Tattoo in Kidlington (Oxford), Underground ink in Barnet and O’ Happy Dagger in Amersham.
Due to the odd working hours, and the crazy but lovely response to my recent work I’m totally booked up until October.
I may be going to the U.S for a guest spot in October (or may be November/December) for a few weeks and am currently waiting on information on dates and length of stay etc so until I recieve the info I have closed my books temporarily to avoid having to disappoint/rearrange anyone.
Sorry guys
I will be putting on my facebook page and this blog when I’m opening up my books again and for which studios. This may be mid-late September. Ongoing work and prepaid deposits will get first priority, but I will be taking on new work too.
If you want a new piece and don’t mind waiting until October/November/December for it please email back in a couple of months including
Subject matter- and how specific or open you are for me to go crazy on your design
Style ( just say my style if you like all my other stuff 😀 )
Size- in inches or cm OR “full sleeve” “full leg” and “full back”
Placement
Whether you want it in Colour or black and grey
Length of time you can feasibly sit
any reference material you have amassed-these could include things like olour schemes, poses of birds or happy little pet faces.
If it is a cover up, a photo of your existing tattoo next to a ruler or an easily recognised object such as a DELICIOUS BISCUIT (everyone knows how big a custard cream is)
Where you are based, which studio would be more convenient for you and whether you are willing to travel.
What days suit you best, weekends tend to get booked up super fast so if you can do weekdays you will probably get in faster.
If you include all this information it will be super easy to get you in as soon as possible 🙂
In October my prices for new work will be- £50 minimum charge, £90 per hour or £400 for a full day. To book a day I require a £100 deposit, anything less will be a £50 deposit. These are payable by paypal or bank transfer- you can get the details on request
If you are an existing customer, please include a photo of what you already have (so i can remember how far we’ve gotten!) and how long you want to sit for, as well as how much you currently have on deposit. Existing work does have priority and will be charged at old pricing rates!
In the meantime you can follow me on fb or instagram for any news!
Thankyou for your continued patience 🙂
Hannah
xxxx
Hey everyone, long time no update- I’ve been a wee bit busy with all the travelling from Oxford! First update is that I now have a Travel section on my site for guest spots and convention news. Second is that I have settled into the new routine and am having fun in Newbury at Black rabbit once again! As well as starting at Arkham in Kidlington, which is a lovely, chilled out little studio.
So since the last update I went on a portrait painting course in Cornwall. Here are some of the paintings I’ve done, the rest can be found in my gallery.
Then a week later I travelled to Kerala for a well deserved break. I had an amazing time, by far one of the best places I’ve ever been. I came back uber relaxed after all the stress and incredibly inspired.
So, even with the post holiday blues I got stuck straight back into work feeling better than ever! I finished off Jessie’s peacock finally.
And did this cute little fella, covering up some old kanji. I’m loving pissed off looking owls at the moment!
I made this WW2 bear for Alan, complete with trench knife
and also made this goat on Norm
I just bought a new camera too so hopefully I will be putting out much better photos of my work. After chatting to Jess I realised I need to put as much effort into taking photos as I do creating the tattoos otherwise the photographs won’t do them justice.
Thanks for looking guys
xx
Hey my lovely little sunfish, How are you all doing? Not that you can answer that on this site! Me and Jen have had a busy but tremendously satisfying weekend away from Oxford. To be more precise we went to Tattoo Tea party in Manchester! We had a great time, met lots of really lovely people and generally worked our arses off!
Here is little Madame Silver at the booth before the doors opened, no photo of me as I was having a mini meltdown about my portfolio! And her display was amazing, had much more attention than the tattooing!
Her jewellery is available on the madame silver website.
The first tattoo I got to do was this cute pug on the lovely Lauren, who sat like a champ.
Had loads of fun on this tattoo <3. Then I did a shoulder rose on lovely Lauren 2! Did not get a decent photo so I’ll post a pic of that next blog. Then me and Jen pissed about for a bit and ate some food before heading back to the hotel.
Sunday was a bit more chilled out, I did this dia de los muertos gal on Ian
Oh my gosh do I love being a tattooist! It was such fun to tattoo, this one got a bit of attention! Only took 3 hours as well! More of these please?
Then I got tattooed by one of the best tattoo artists everrrr, one of my long time faves. Mr Brian Thomas Wilson of scapegoat tattoo in Oregon
all lovely photos of be getting tattooed completely unprepared, wearing horrid pants (and right before a 4 hour drive home)!! Worth it though. Meet my new cheeky goat!
such a beautiful tattoo, I’m so happy <33
So that was our weekend! Now we are safely back in sunny Oxford <3 can’t wait to get back to work tomorrow. So inspired!
laters bean-flakes
Hannah
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