Blog Time!

Well kids it's blog time again and I don't think there is much to report really, so I am going to be lazy and download a crap load of pics instead. 

Alvaro is now booked out for his visit but remember if you want a consultation for getting some work done when he returns (in the near future), he is happy to do that. Shoot me an email if you are keen.

Wendy Pham and Matthew Gordon are pretty much booked when they are here also but they are hopefully returning soon, so shoot an email anyway and we can see what they can do for you on their next visit. 

And lastly just wanna plug our mate Stu Pagdin again! Starting with us on July 3rd! If you want a sweet traditional tattie from this legend, get on it! Taking bookings now. Check out his portfolio on this blog and also on our facebook. 

Matt and I are in Japan this Friday and back to work 3rd of July, so if you could wait till we return for any Matt related enquiries. We will be contactable via email if it is urgent. Also this means the phone will not be answered much while we are gone, you will need to leave a message and either Jamie or Simone will return your call promptly.  

And here is what Matty has been up to this past week or so, all in progress stuff:

Simo's stuff from the past week or so:

And this is what Stu has been up to this week: 

That's all...

WELCOME TO OUR MATE STU PAGDIN!!

Most people have probably already seen this on facebook or instagram but we are really excited to have another full time artists join us at Progression! Stu Pagdin the part Ozzy part Pommy! Stu has been living in the UK for the past 10 years or so but he and his lovely girlfriend Becki are spending some quality time in Oz right now. Stu can pretty much tattoo anything but as you can see by below pics his focus is on traditional. His first day with us is July 3rd but is taking bookings now. So if you are interested in getting tattooed by Stu just shoot us an email with what you want to get, size, placement etc and we will get the ball rolling for you. progressiontattoo@hotmail.com

His portfolio is on our facebook page and also on this blog (under Stu's Portfolio). So take a squiz. You can also follow him on instagram @stupagdintattooer

May to June, Twenty twelve.

Thanks for visiting my weblog.  This is a bit of a longer post than usual, all i can say is thank you so much to all my great clients.  It's rolls of film like this that make me feel lucky to be where I am already in tattooing.  Enjoy.

Swallows, any way I wanted.

This was a fixer-upper, but I'm actually really satisfied with the results.   The linework was not done by me.

Another really fun one.   

I don't go crazy tattooing hands and necks all day, but on this roll I went there a bit.

I'd love to do more work like this.

A trim little boat.

Come cogs and chainrings on a great client of mine. 

It's been a while since I did one of these..

A fifth hand, again, I'd love to get more work like this coming through.

After Kelsey's fifth hand we whipped up this little coffee cup.  I've been waiting for the right opportunity to bust these birds out for a while.  

 A doe, a deer...

Another great client.   Ian came in for this snake skeleton.

I got this healed photo of his drum.

A crow for Scott.  I also put the black band on his wrist.

Thanks for looking,
Bram

Busy busy

Well despite this usually being our quietest time of the year, it has been far from quiet! Matt has been super busy drawing up artwork for the "Ink Dots & Black Spots' Art show. Opening night is Thursday the 16th August and Matt's artwork, along with a whole bunch of tattooers from Melbourne and NZ to be Exhibited at The Vic bar for a 4 week period, each print will be priced at $60. Sales at the show will be collected and donated to Skin Cancer research - Cancer Council Victoria. Here is the other one of Matt's pieces for the show: 

And a close up view. Lots and lots of dots!!

And here is some of Matt's tatties from last week:

Started the line work for this sweet lady

A finished one!! Shit photo's by me sorry, I will get better ones.

Another finished one.

Actually Matt finished this one a while ago, I only just got pics.

Progress, nearly finished. 

More line work to go in this one but you get the idea.

Someone needs some sleep I think. This is an awesome Shoki banner that our lovely mate Crystal picked up for Matt from Japan.

Here some of Simo's tatties:

Also Alvaro Flores is now fully booked for his guest spot (happening in July 10th to 14th). So he is not taking anymore appointments. But if you do want to get a tattoo from him on his next visit you can set that up while he is here. So call the shop to arrange a consultation. 

Matthew Gordon and Wendy Pham are looking close to booking out too. So if you do want to get tattooed by either of them you better be quick. Email the shop progressiontattoo@hotmail.com. I can't guarantee there are spots left but again, they want to return again soon, so maybe you could set something up for their next visit? 

Matt and I will be in Japan as of next Friday, so please wait till our return for any enquiries for work by Matt or guest artists. We are contactable via email while we are away. We will be back to work 3rd of July (we will only be gone 1 week). 

Can I also just take a moment to point out an issue we are having with phone calls. People have been having a go at us for not answering our phone and people feel like they can't get through to someone. So here is the thing, often the tattooers are busy tattooing and I am often out running errands for the shop. So we cannot often get to the phone. We rely on you leaving a message, so that we can return your call, which is always returned promptly!! If you don't leave a message, we will never know that you tried to call!! So no more people getting upset at us for not answering please. The message clearly states that we can't often get to the phone and that you have to leave a message in order to get in contact with someone. There is also a mobile number on the message (if your enquiry is urgent).

That's all..

Up coming....

Well there is lots of exciting things coming up in the next few months!! I thought it might be good to add another page to this blog to keep people updated on our travel and work plans. So you can view that under the heading "Travel" on this blog. But here is the low down anyway: 

• June 22nd to July 2nd- Matt and Sam in JAPAN

• August 9th to August 13th- SYDNEY (Matt is guest spotting at Lighthouse tattoo)- Limited appointments available. Contact us directly at progressiontattoo@hotmail.com

• August 16th and 17th- MELBOURNE Matt's artwork is in the Art Show "Ink dots & Black spots". Opening night is Thursday the 16th August.

• Sept 8th to September 17th- BRISBANE (Matt is guest Spotting at Westside Tattoo)- Appointments available. Get in contact with Westside http://www.westsidetattoo.com.au

• November 21st to November 28th- NEW PLYMOUTH (NZ)- Matt is working at New Zealand Tattoo & Art Festival. Taking appointments for the convention now. Please visit http://nztattooart.com/ for more details and contact us directly at progressiontattoo@hotmail.com for appointments

• December 2nd to the 10th- Matt and Sam in JAPAN

So more about the "Ink Dots & Black Spots' Art show. Opening night is Thursday the 16th August and Matt's artwork, along with a whole bunch of tattooers from Melbourne and NZ to be Exhibited at The Vic bar for a 4 week period, each print will be priced at $60. Sales at the show will be collected and donated to Skin Cancer research - Cancer Council Victoria. So if you are in Melbourne come along and check it out. Here is one of Matt's pieces for the show, he is hoping to do one more: 

Matt's dragon for the Ink Dots & Black Spots Art Show

And in other news, don't forget about the great guest artists we having coming over from Melbourne. Alvaro is pretty much booked solid now, we have one appointment left but already have interest for it. But he will be returning on a regular basis, so if you missed out this time, he will be happy to do consultations while he is here, to set you up with an appointment for when he returns. 

Here's some work from Alvaro this week:

Alvaro finished this one

Matthew Gordon and Wendy Pham have had a lot of interest too, so if you are keen on getting tattooed by them while they are here you better get cracking! Wendy and Matt want to come back to Adelaide on a regular basis too, so if you do want larger work from them, there is plenty of opportunity to get tattooed from them again if you want a large piece. Email the shop if you are interested in appointments with them progressiontattoo@hotmail.com

Latest from Wendy:

Latest from Matthew Gordon:

And now for the tattties from our guys. As per usual Matt has started a lot of new pieces, so just all progress shots, sorry: 

Simo's Week: 

And I think that will be all....