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Molly Skobba: Pacific Soul Tattoo

By Molly Skobba
Man, Pacific Soul has it all: personality, style and most of all talent. Steve and Paulo can tattoo everything from American traditional to Japanese to what they’re most famous for, their Polynesian tattoos. in addition, they’re located two blocks from Ala Moana beach in Honolulu, Hawaii… (more…)

February 23, 2012 | Categories: entertainment, photos, pictures, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattooing, tattoos | Tags: california, chris trevino, hawaii, horitaka, interview, molly skobba, pacific soul tattoo, Paulo Manabe, photos, pics, pictures, polynesian tattoo, portraits, power tattoo, Sacramento, samoa, san fransisco, san jose, santa barbara, State of Grace, Steve Looney, Takahiro "Horitaka" Kitamura, Taki, TAM, TAM BLOG, TAMBLOG, tatau, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattoo artist magazine blog, tattooer, tattooing, tattoos, tim hendricks, travel | 7 Comments »

Molly Skobba: Pacific Soul’s Renowned Paulo Manabe

By Takahiro “Horitaka” Kitamura and Molly Skobba
I was really excited for Molly to meet Paulo and Blaise Manabe and even happier that she wanted to blog about my Hawaiian braddah! Paulo is an amazing artist, and an even more amazing person. I always work with him when I am in Hawaii and am continually impressed with his tattoos. He is a true master of the Polynesian-style (though he would never let you call him that) and is constantly working to improve his work. He is a great father and has the coolest kid ever. You can find him at Pacific Soul Tattoo or at Zippy’s…

-Horitaka

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December 21, 2011 | Categories: entertainment, photos, pictures, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattooing, tattoos | Tags: california, chris trevino, hawaii, horitaka, interview, molly skobba, pacific soul tattoo, Paulo Manabe, photos, pics, pictures, polynesian tattoo, portraits, Sacramento, samoa, san fransisco, san jose, santa barbara, State of Grace, Steve Looney, Takahiro "Horitaka" Kitamura, Taki, TAM, TAM BLOG, TAMBLOG, tatau, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattoo artist magazine blog, tattooer, tattooing, tattoos, tim hendricks, travel | Leave A Comment »

Horitaka Talks About the Upcoming Bay Area Tattoo Convention

By Takahiro “Horitaka” Kitamura
It’s already August, and the tattoo convention I throw with Roman Enriquez (Strong Tattoo/45s Forever) is coming up soon! This year the convention in scheduled for October 21-23 and we are returning to the SFO Hyatt Regency. Even with last year’s power outage on Sunday, the hotel is perfect for us and we look forward to a great weekend. Here are some highlights of this year’s show…

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August 19, 2011 | Categories: conventions, entertainment, photos, pictures, tattoo artist magazine, tattoo conventions, tattooing | Tags: aaron bell, Aaron Crocker, Adrian Lee, Andreas Coenan, Andy Johnson, Bay Area Tattoo Convention, Beau Brady, Beppe, Bert Krak, Bill Henderson, BJ Betts, brad fink, Brent Patten, Brian Bruno, Brian Hutflies, Brian Wall, bryan burk, Bryan Randolph, california, Chad Koeplinger., Chad Soner, Chris Brand, Chris Danley, Chris O'Donnell, Chris Paez, chris trevino, Chris Yvon, Chuey Quintanar, Cory Norris, Dan Moses, Daniel Forrester, Danny Boy, danny reed, Dave Moore, dawn cooke, Donavon Kinyon, doug hardy, Eddie Reyes, Edu Cero, Eiland Hogan, Eli Quinters, Eric Gillespie, Eric Jones, Eric Reed, Frankie Mancuso, Freddy Corbin, G. Kosmo, GEORGE CAMPISE, Grez, Grime, Heather Bailey, Henry Dever, Hiroshi Hirakawa, Holly Ellis, Horikiku, Horimasu, Horisuzu, Jason Kundell, Jason Scott, Jeff P, Jojo Ackerman, Jon Hall, Jondix, Josh Palmer, juan puente, justin shaw, Kahlil Rintye, Katie Sellergrent, Kent Smith, kevin LeBlanc, kim saigh, Klem, Lil Roy, lindsey carmichael, Luke Stewart, Mao, Mario desa, Mary Joy-Scott Dalyrymple, Matt Hamlet, Matt Ziolko, Mike Davis, Mike Emmet, Mike Rubendall, Mike Schweigert, mike wilson, Mutsuo, Nate Banuelos, Nick Collela, oliver peck, Orly, Paco Dietz, Paulo Manabe, photos, pics, pictures, Reiko, Richard Stell, Rob Benavides, Rob Struven, Robert Atkinson, robert ryan, Ron Wells, Roxx Twospirit, san fransisco, Sarah Schor, scott sylvia, seth ciferri, Sezuki, Shaun Hanna, shawn barber, shige, Steve Byrne, Steve Looney, Stuart Cripwell, Stuart Robson, Takahiro "Horitaka" Kitamura, Taki, TAM, TAM BLOG, TAMBLOG, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattoo artist magazine blog, tattoos, The Trufant Brothers, thomas hooper, Timothy Hoyer, Todd Noble, Tomo, tony derigo, tony hundahl, Uzi, Valerie Vargas, Venjamin Jimenez, Wakatomo, Zuno | 1 Comment »

Steve Looney of Pacific Soul Tattoo Chats with Horitaka

By Takahiro “Horitaka” Kitamura
I’m a regular guest artist at Pacific Soul Tattoo in Honolulu, Hawaii. Visiting tattooers and working at other people’s shops is a great way to see the world, meet new people, learn new things and expand your horizons. Working with Steve Looney and Paulo Manabe is a great experience, they are both amazing people, both as tattooers and as friends. Steve has a very unique history and specialty and I wanted to sit down with him and talk about the often misunderstood Polynesian tattoo.

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August 3, 2011 | Categories: entertainment, photos, pictures, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattooing, tattoos | Tags: california, horitaka, interview, p'ea, pacific soul tattoo, Petelo Sulu’ape, photos, pics, pictures, polynesian tattoo, portraits, samoa, Seymour Kaniho, State of Grace, Steve Looney, Takahiro “Horitaka” Kitamura, Taki, TAM, TAM BLOG, TAMBLOG, tatau, tats, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattoo artist magazine blog, tattooer, tattooing, tattoos, travel | Leave A Comment »

Horitaka from State of Grace Talks About Ink ‘N Iron

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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