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Tattooing and self harm: What artists need to know.
Tattooing and self harm: What artists need to know.
Can tattooing be a form a self harm? Is it a sign of a serious mental illness? Can tattooing help people along their healing journey? Yayo asked psychiatric nurse Tony... Read more...
Covid and the Convention. Can tattoo conventions survive 2021?
Covid and the Convention. Can tattoo conventions survive 2021?
Lockdown means no tattooing. Lockdown means no tattoos. Lockdown means no tattoo conventions. Lockdown sucks. Can tattoo conventions survive the ravages of Covid-19? Yayo went out to investigate. Read more...
Peak? What Peak? Yayo interviews the incredible Jones N S Larsen
Peak? What Peak? Yayo interviews the incredible Jones N S Larsen
2020 was tough on tattooing; 2021 looks like it's going to be just as tough. But don't let Covid get you down. Instead read out blog interview with the fantastically... Read more...
The beauty of nature. Yayo interviews the fantastic Conner Alderman
The beauty of nature. Yayo interviews the fantastic Conner Alderman
As the UK exits lockdown Yayo heads across the pond to interview the super talented Conner Alderman. Is the American tattoo industry surviving the ravages of Covid-19? Read on to find... Read more...
It's all about the customer. Yayo interviews the brilliant Keety Mortem
It's all about the customer. Yayo interviews the brilliant Keety Mortem
Keety Mortem is a Yayo Pro Artist and one of the hardest working tattooists in the UK. She hasn't had an easy ride to get where she is but she... Read more...
A true tattoo talent. Yayo interviews the awesome Kat James
A true tattoo talent. Yayo interviews the awesome Kat James
With another lockdown looming we head out to Bristol to interview the fantastic Kat James. Kate has been in the industry for a few years now but her tattoos just... Read more...
Pride and prejudice. Yayo continues its investigation into tattoo discrimination. With Troy Tuck and Meraki Fade.
Pride and prejudice. Yayo continues its investigation into tattoo discrimination. With Troy Tuck and Meraki Fade.
Have you ever been judged for having a tattoo? Tattoo prejudice is real, particularly for women. In this second part of our Yayo investigation we talk to Meraki Fade and... Read more...
All creatures great and small. Yayo talks to the fantastic Samantha Barker.
All creatures great and small. Yayo talks to the fantastic Samantha Barker.
Memorial tattoos are something very special and deeply personal and personify the deep connection human beings have with body art. Yayo met up with tattoo artist Samantha Barker to talk... Read more...
The touch of evil. Yayo talks tattoo prejudice with Paul LaVey, Troy Tuck and Meraki Fade.
The touch of evil. Yayo talks tattoo prejudice with Paul LaVey, Troy Tuck and Meraki Fade.
Do you every get funny looks because of your tattoos? Have you ever been treated differently because you have ink? Is tattoo prejudice alive and well and living in the... Read more...
The healing power of tattoos. Yayo interviews the compassionate Bren Kelly
The healing power of tattoos. Yayo interviews the compassionate Bren Kelly
Bren Kelly is an Irish tattooist with a passion for art and a real understanding of her craft. She also believes in using her talent to give to those less... Read more...
The black and grey wizard. Yayo interviews the indomitable Adam Peers.
The black and grey wizard. Yayo interviews the indomitable Adam Peers.
Adam Peers is making waves in the tattoo industry. Hard working, talented and with an eye on a long and illustrious career Adam is the perfect package. Yayo staged a... Read more...
Wanderlust; Yayo interviews the brilliant Dave Griff
Wanderlust; Yayo interviews the brilliant Dave Griff
UK tattooing has been back in business for a good couple of weeks now and things really are returning to the new normal. We are busier than ever here at... Read more...