Hey everyone!
I’ve added some more “wannados” to the art section,
Here are the tattoos I’d like to make!
Also here is a work in progress from last week I tattooed on my friend Leigh!
It’s a concept piece based on her personality and life experience. I’m hoping to tailor more of my tattoo designs in this way.
Also I got to tattoo Emily’s old Cat pal Lelu on her last week! Old kitties are so cute.
Thanks for looking!
xx
Hey everyone! Some great news! After my guest spot at Purple Rose Tattoo Studio in Bristol I had such a good time I decided to go and work there permanently! Everyone there is so nice and the studio and atmosphere are amazing!
I also got to make some great tattoos last week!
A grey lop rabbit on Tara who sat like a champ for it!
And I also go to make Jess’ little pirate bear Alice the Shitzu so she has her forever now!
I got a healed photo of the start of Zoe’s horsey before I coloured it and made it all swollen again! One more session and it’ll be finished and I can show yall how fancy it’s looking!
I’m doing my best at keeping this blog updated. I feel pretty inspired again after the last couple of weeks so expect even more!!
Hey everyone, So I got back from my time away at Nevermore. Had the BEST time, obviously! I never get as many finished/ healed photos as I do at Nevermore (in Daventry). Not sure why this is, but it’s always great. This post is all about Daventry: for some reason, people from the Midlands don’t half love colourful tattoos!
I started this robin and squirrel half sleeve on the wonderful Lynzi, who I’ve tattooed a bunch of times. So good when she’s in and also this is one awesome tattoo idea for me to get stuck into!
I got to do more on Emma, the sweetest, loveliest gal everrrrr. True labyrinth fan! Her kids even call Jareth “the juggling king” which is who we will hopefully do next time! Bulge and all. This time was the cute cute woim though. He’s gotta be everyone’s favourite bit part though right? All of the others are by me apart from Sir Didimus who is by Emily Dawson:Holyghost Tattooer
Then I got to finish Charlotte’s Chameleon and cala lily thigh piece. Oh my god how much fun I had with this. I got to pack in as much colour and detail as I wanted!
I got to make this excellent pun tattoo for Sarah. Some rose-hips….GEDDIT?!? It took me a while because I’m dumb. But I really do love tattooing roses. Anyone else wants any, hit me up. I love em. They’re the best.
We also had a hot tub/sausage party.These guys know how to live.
Thanks Dan, Danielle, Brodie, Sophie mooncup and Hannah for bringing me joy and solace in these stressful and crazy times!
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
x
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
xxxx
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, 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
x
Hey there you lovely little crumble-pups, hope your February is going as well as it can be- what a horrid month! So me and Madame Silver will be leaving Oxford for the weekend as we attend Tattoo Tea Party in Manchester. It’s going to be so cool, hundreds of great artists all under one roof! If you’re there come up and say hi! I’ll have prints for sale and Jen will have jewellery and lotions on the stand.
Anyway, last week I got to start lots of new exciting pieces! But unfortunately I didn’t get to finish any!! Here are some of the many!
Started this lovely owl lady on Bryony and she sat like a champ!!
And I started this fox and stag piece on Teddy ( I tattooed him 3 years ago- that swallow on his chest!) More to go, I’m really getting loads more confident with black and grey now, so pleased with this piece.
And got to start this baby foxy stargazer on Abbie ( who is an absolute star and helped me with my taxes!) loads more to go but hopefully next time won’t be as pinchy! Sorry for hurting you bean!
And got to start this Harry Potter themed chest piece! So much fun, more HP stuff please!! There should be droves of people in Oxford wanting to get Harry Potter tattoos, this is where Hogwarts is.
I drew this doe that I’d like to tattoo, along with a bunch of other things
To have a look at all the sketches I do that I want to tattoo you can go to this album on my facebook page. Keep an eye out and if I ever get a cancellation if you snap one of the designs up I may very well give you a good deal 😉
That’s all for now chickadees!
Hey everyone, how have the dreary winter months been treating you? For me it’s usually the worst time of year but due to living in Oxford it hasn’t actually been too bad. We have re-organised the studio so now we have more space and it feels way more homely!
Here is a preview
But you could always pop down to Jericho Tattoo Emporium to see it yourself!
I got both laser tattoo removal from the lovely Madame Silver ( getting a sleeve removed) she is so good at what she does I barely even feel it (after the first 30 seconds of surprise) If you have a tattoo you don’t like laser really is so amazing.
I also got tattooed by Aruba Blue
I looove my new tattoo! She is so good at linework.
After 3 years I finally finished Mark’s second sleeve! Here are some bad photos I managed to grab before my camera ran out of battery.
Here is a little freehand tattoo I did on my pal Vikx of a rubber duckie!
Thanks for looking guys <3
laters