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, 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
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 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
So the first week back in Jericho Tattoo Emporium was a great one.
Got a bit more done on Aubrey’s Jackelope Sleeve
Also got a healed shot of Jessie’s Flamingo tattoo
and started another tattoo on her too, a large peacock piece! Can’t wait to show you a photo of that next time she comes to Oxford.
And I got some more done on Victoria’s little mermaid tattoo
It’s my day off today, a busy one of course but after I get all my little jobs, drawing, sketching, updates and emails done I might go and have a little wander round Oxford.
Hope everyone is having a great Monday!
Laters
Hannnah
Hey everyone, hope you had a goodun! Happy 2015 etc etc.
Before christmas I did a fair few tattoos that I was really happy with, the first one was this kingfisher watercolour style
Loooved doing this on Kerry, she’s coming back to Oxford soon for a stag on the other thigh 🙂
Since the last blog post I finished the Radagast tattoo, this was one that was completely out of my comfort zone but I enjoyed doing it so much and it turned out even better than I thought it would. Wizard tattoos win
And here is a black swan tattoo which I absolutely love the result of too. There are plenty of swans around Oxford for me to use as reference. This rose with water droplets was absolute heaven to tattoo!
I started this Beauty and the beast tattoo just after christmas, Disney tattoos are starting to get really big and I just love putting my own spin on the disney artwork. As a tattoo artist it’s a huge priority for me to never do the same tattoo twice.
Managed to finish Chris’ Mexican day of the dead themed leg sleeve. When doing tattoos based on artwork from another culture I try and put enough of my style in it so as not to appropriate anything too much. My main concern is to do a tattoo that looks amazing without being offensive. Cultural appropriation is a big issue in tattooing, and I feel it’s our duty as responsible tattooists to read up on it and reach a good compromise between what people want, sensitivity to cultural issues and also our artistic integrity.
If you would like to read more about cultural appropriation here is a link to a good list
I got to tattoo Miss Argentina from Beetlejuice too! WOO!
Anyway, I’m doing a couple of conventions this year but mainly will be working solidly at our little tattoo studio in Oxford
If you would like to make an appointment, as always check out the FAQS and send me an email!
Until next time!
Hannah
x
So I am back from Borneo refreshed and rejuvenated, I don’t know what I’d do if I wasn’t coming back to my beautiful studio and tattooing such good people. This week has been full of good stuff, I’ve started some new amazing tattoos, added to some older ones and almost finished a couple!
I’ll start with Simon’s skull, he wanted a dark mark but not in the prison style tattoo. He definitely wanted something super badass. Harry Potter tattoos win.
and while he and Kirstie were in Oxford I got a decent photo of Kirstie’s unfinished spooky lady tattoo
So the big news is obviously that Helen started at the Oxford studio before I went on holiday and she has been thriving! So if anyone wants to get a tattoo by an amazing tattoo artist without a zillion year waiting list then you should definitely take a look at her Website.
Here she is tattooing my good pal Lori
Here is a pic of an avengers tattoo I’ve been working on for a while now
And here is a stag Tattoo I started
It’s going to be surrounded by jewels, flowers and lace. Love doing lush girly tattoos <3
Here is a hedgehog, this is part of a huge Radagast the brown themed piece on a leg
Here is a black and grey religious sleeve I’ve almost finished!
Finally I made this tattoo on the lovely Lee Silver….a little stone dreaming his cactus dream, colour to come later
Well, I have to say seeing Jen and Helen again and doing all these lovely tattoos on people have made coming back to my little Oxford tattoo studio a lot nicer than any other time I’ve had to come back off Holiday. Here are some snaps from my jaunt away
Laters Slaters!
October is almost here! A lot has happened in the last couple of months so let me dish the gossip!
First of all, for the last 3 weeks we have had the pleasure of having Aimee Cornwell as a guest in the studio. She did some amazing tattoos and I can’t stress how much she has taught me in terms of technique but also the courage I need to do do more freehand and generally just be more confident in my work.
She also gifted me this amazing tattoo, which hopefully I’ll get to repay when I do my guest spot at Nemesis Tattoo Studio (Seaham) in January. I am mega excited about going to work with such a talented bunch 😀
Aimee’s gone now, working the London Tattoo convention and then off to Berlin.
Briony, our little apprentice is also at the London convention this weekend just for fun. I tattooed her this week, covered up a near invisible old tattoo, It was nice but unfortunately if you don’t use any black ink things all but disappear in a few months.
And while she was living it up in London, I had a full day NO SHOW! on a Saturday…So I could have gone after all. Luckily I got to tattoo this delicious burger <3
I cannot explain how much I’ve wanted to do a food tattoo since I started tattooing!
I got to add this yellow rose and claddagh to Nick’s plaque, a real honour as the plaque was done by an amazing artist Hayley Hayes. Look how solid her colour is!
Also made a start to the competition winner-Kirstie’s spooky lady
Can’t wait to finish her!
The most exciting news though is that we have another artist coming to work at Jericho Tattoo Emporium. I’ve been really busy and can no longer take on much smaller work and my good friend Helen Louise Courtnage was looking for a Studio so et voila!
Helen is an incredibly solid tattooist , you can find her portfolio on the Jericho Tattoo Emporium website, or on her website www.arubablue.net
She will be working 1 or 2 days a week at first depending on demand then after Christmas she will hopefully be fulltime!
Oh, one last thing- Jen has updated her website so you can now buy her gorgeous jewellery and magic potions online!
http://www.madamesilver.co.uk/
Things are really taking off now, we never knew how successful it would be to just have a couple gals doing our thing in a Jericho basement. Thankyou to everyone who has supported our little venture from the start, we really appreciate it. <3