By Molly Skobba
Beau Brady is rad. He is known not only for his killer tattoos, but also for his warm and open personality. Taki and I had the opportunity to hang out with Beau for a week. Beau is originally from Arizona but works at Fun City Tattoo in Manhattan and Da Vinci Tattoo in Long Island, New York. He likes long walks on the beach and thinks sun-dried tomato aioli is a revelation… (more…)
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February 13, 2012 | Categories: entertainment, pictures, tattoo artist magazine, tattoos | Tags: Beau Brady, california, Da Vinci Tattoo, dare devil, daredevil tattoo, fun city tattoo, funcity tattoo, molly skobba, new york, new york city, photos, pics, pictures, san fransisco, san jose, State of Grace, state of grace tattoo, Takahiro "Horitaka" Kitamura, TAM, TAM BLOG, TAMBLOG, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattoo artist magazine blog, tattooer, tattooing, tattoos | Leave A Comment »
By Molly Skobba
Shigenori Iwasaki is a remarkable being. Sorry, just had to get that out there. Taki and I spent two-and-a-half days with Shige, his adorable family (beautiful Chisato, plus cute-as-a-button Ayaka) and a family friend nicknamed ‘Mister’. We started out the mini but extremely action-packed adventure at the famed Yellow Blaze Studio…
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January 20, 2012 | Categories: entertainment, japan, pictures, tattoo artist magazine, tattoos | Tags: california, Horitomo, japanese art, japanese tattooer, japanese tattoos, molly skobba, photos, pics, pictures, san fransisco, san jose, shige, State of Grace, state of grace tattoo, Takahiro "Horitaka" Kitamura, TAM, TAM BLOG, TAMBLOG, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattoo artist magazine blog, tattooer, tattooing, tattoos, yellow blaze tattoo, yellowblaze tattoo, yokohama | 7 Comments »
By Molly Skobba
I briefly met Horikiku at the Bay Area Convention of the Tattoo Arts last October, and first got to witness him in action. I didn’t get to see a finished piece in person at the convention, the weekend was just too crazy, and so I was super stoked to get a chance to photograph some of his current clients in Japan. (more…)
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January 4, 2012 | Categories: entertainment, japan, pictures, tattoo artist magazine, tattoos | Tags: california, Horitomo, japanese art, japanese tattoos, molly skobba, photos, pics, pictures, san fransisco, san jose, State of Grace, state of grace tattoo, Takahiro "Horitaka" Kitamura, TAM, TAM BLOG, TAMBLOG, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattoo artist magazine blog, tattooer, tattooing, tattoos | 8 Comments »
By Molly Skobba and Takahiro “Horitaka” Kitamura
First off, I want to express how absolutely honored I am to have been tattooed by the renowned Horitomo. Not only did he take the time out of his incredibly busy schedule, but also he tattooed a one-point tattoo on my hand -something he does not do often. It was incredibly kind and generous of him and I am so very grateful.
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October 20, 2011 | Categories: entertainment, japan, pictures, tattoo artist magazine, tattoos | Tags: california, doug hardy, Horitomo, japanese art, japanese tattoos, molly skobba, photos, pics, pictures, san fransisco, san jose, State of Grace, state of grace tattoo, Takahiro "Horitaka" Kitamura, TAM, TAM BLOG, TAMBLOG, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattoo artist magazine blog, tattoo city, tattooer, tattooing, tattoos | 3 Comments »
Interview by Nicki Kasper
Nicki Kasper: Do you explore other mediums, like paint? If so, how do you approach that? Do you market and sell them?
Horiken: Yes, I like to paint very much. I usually paint with acrylics on paper. I like wooden panels as well. I do try to do different things from my tattooing, I may use the same motifs, but I lay paintings out differently. And, I guess I use different shading and coloring techniques; some that may not work in a tattoo. And… yeah, I do sell paintings, I don’t really make a huge effort to sell them, but if someone wants one, I do sell them. When I was in art school, I studied art history. I am trying to study this more and I have the thought that maybe I can paint and draw, a bit separate from tattooing and make something new…
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September 20, 2011 | Categories: entertainment, japan, photos, pictures, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattooers for japan, tattooing, tattoos | Tags: art, california, ed hardy, horiken, interview, photos, pics, pictures, san fransisco, State of Grace, state of grace tattoo, Takahiro "Horitaka" Kitamura, TAM, TAM #27, TAMBLOG, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattoo artist magazine blog, tattoo city, tattooer, tattooing, tattoos | Leave A Comment »
By Crash
I’m too old for this shit, but damn, what an adventure! I thought I could write something short to share the TAM Road Trip journey and give TAM Blog a little more content. I believe the potentials we have with the TAM Blog are pretty evident, and given enough time, can be fashioned into something powerful, entertaining and educational…
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July 13, 2011 | Categories: conventions, entertainment, photos, pictures, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattoo conventions, tattooing, tattoos, travel | Tags: analog tattoo, big gus, black heart tattoo, brad fink, bryan burk, bugs, california, carlos torres, Chops, conventions, dan smith, doug hary, ed hardy, Eric Rieth, forrest cavacco, Freddy Corbin, good color, H2Ocean, henry lewis, horitaka, ink health bandages, ink n iron promotions, jason brooks, Jason Mcafee, Jason Schroder, juan puente, katie sellergren, kevin LeBlanc, kingpin supply, los angeles, Mindzeye productions, nick bubash, nick rodin, paintings, photos, pics, pictures, rebel reprints, sailor jerry, sailor jerry rum, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, san fransisco, seventh son tattoo, SF MOMA, shawn barber, skull and sword, State of Grace, state of grace tattoo, sullen clothing, Takahiro "Horitaka" Kitamura, Taki, TAM, TAM BLOG, TAMBLOG, tats, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattoo artist magazine blog, tattoo city, tattoo now, tattooer, tattooing, tattoos, Temple Tattoo, tim lehi, travel | 4 Comments »
By Takahiro “Horitaka” Kitamura
My first blog…
I’ve never blogged before but I’ve been a contributor/reader/supporter of Tattoo Artist Magazine since its inception, and so when Crash asked me to join the new blogging crew, I readily agreed. I figure it’ll be a mix of tattoo news, upcoming projects, food posts and photos of my dog… Very similar to my Facebook probably. Hope ya”ll like it…
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June 23, 2011 | Categories: conventions, entertainment, japan, photos, pictures, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattoo conventions, tattooing, travel | Tags: california, Chad Koeplinger., Chuey Quintanar, Cody Miller, Colin Baker, conventions, Dan Wysuph, Eric Jones, Henning, ink and iron, ink n iron, Jack Rudy, juan puente, long beach, los angeles, oliver peck, Paulo Manabe, photos, pics, Robert Atkinson, scott sylvia, State of Grace, state of grace tattoo, Steve Byrne, Steve Looney, Takahiro "Horitaka" Kitamura, Taki, TAM, TAMBLOG, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattoo artist magazine blog, tattooer, tattooing, tattoos, tim hendricks, travel | Leave A Comment »
By Molly Skobba 
By Molly Skobba and Takahiro “Horitaka” Kitamura
By Crash
By Takahiro “Horitaka” Kitamura
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