If you're about to get your first tattoo you might not know what to expect. Here are some helpful tips: Firstly, it's extremely important that you do your research to find the right tattooist for you. What style to they specialise in? How much experience do they have? Look though their gallery to see if... Continue Reading →
New work – Sakura and Koi sleeve tattoo
Great to have finished this chest piece and sleeve! Fish tail is freshly tattooed in these pics and the cherry blossoms, Koi and Hannya mask are healed. Thanks so much to Daniel for traveling all the way from Darwin for our sessions!
New work – Goat and Monkey tattoos!
Was great to finish these goat and monkey tattoos on the forearms, all healed and was fun to work on!
FINAL 2016 DATES!!
Final dates for 2016! Small and large pieces welcome, please email me with your ideas clareketon@me.com!
WIP – forearm sleeve
A bit more work done on Ilona's arm, a symbol for clarity and her Grandpa's hat. We also reworked the gum leaf tattoo (by another tattooist). Next session I'll add some grey wash shading to the pine cone and banksia cone tattoos, then one more big piece to be added and her half sleeve is... Continue Reading →
Work in progress – Peony tattoo
Did the line work on this peony tattoo last week, this piece is filling in a sleeve tattoo. Always love peonies, my favourite flower!
Gustav Klimt – The Kiss tattoo
It was great to work on this tattoo, Gustav Klimt's The Kiss.
WIP – Oriental Lotus back tattoo
Another session on this oriental back tattoo. This time I did a bit more shading and added colour to the lotus, looking forward to the next session!
Work in progress – Sakura sleeve tattoo
Some not quite finished inside arm action.... Part of a half sleeve in progress... Sakura!!
WIP – Geisha tattoo sleeve
Chipping away... Love this Geisha piece! Saving the face till last, it's been a 2 year project so far so I want the face to be nice and crisp at the end!