Tattoos & Body Piercing Edinburgh
Mary Poppins Tattoo by Tamas Dikac
This tattoo was based on a still from the movie Mary Poppins starring Julie Andrews as a magical nanny in who flies into London with her enchanted Parrot umbrella to take care of the Banks children.
Sarah; “I had this tattoo done as I love Julie Andrews. I grew up watching The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins over and over. These films have always been a big part of my life and will be forever”
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Day of the Dead Girl Tattoo by Matt Curtis
Ryan; “I really wanted a Sugar Skull tattoo but then my sister mentioned the Sugar Skull Girl. I looked for a couple of months until I found a design that I liked. I showed it to Matt Curtis who completely redesigned it. It doesn’t represent anything I just felt it was a really powerful image”
Within the Western culture, skulls usually depict the dark, macabre and gruesome death. The sugar skulls’ origin (or calaveras de azucar) springs from Mexico. Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) is a Mexican holiday, celebrated on the 1st and 2nd November in connection with the Catholic holidays of All Saint’s Day and All Hollow’s Day. Sugar skulls are made from clay moulded sugar and decorated with feathers coloured beads, foils and icing are often used to decorate the gravestones of the deceased. The symbolism of a sugar skull is rooted in the decoration around the eyes. Flowers are meant to symbolize life, while cob webs symbolize death. Burning candles set inside the eyes are a sign of remembrance.
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Baby tattoo by Tamas Dikac.
A lovely piece of work and a new dad declaring his love for his child with this realistic portrait
Darth Maul tattoo by Tamas Dikac.
The phantom menace captured in Tamas’s signature style. This was done in one session, the first of many as the client wants a whole Star Wars sleeve. Hopefully he won’t want Ja Ja Binks!
Neil’s Wonder Woman Tattoo by Max Hewat
“I just fell in love with the Wonder Woman pin up idea, this may lead to more!”
Wonder Woman is DC comics character who first appeared in 1941.
Her character is a warrior Princes of the Amazons based on Greek mythology.
She is gifted with a wide range of superhuman powers and superior combat skills. She possesses an arsenal of weapons, including the lassoo of truth, a pair of indestructible bracelets, a tiara which serves as a projectile and in some stories an invisible airplane!
Fiona’s In Memory tattoo by Max Hewat
“I came all the way from Orkney to get tattooed.
This tattoo is in memory of my brother. The Ram horns are for his star sign Aries and the heart is for him.
This was a bit spur of the moment as I was coming to get another tattoo done but that needed more time.”
Thistle Tattoo by Matt Curtis
We have done a lot of Thistle tattoos at Tribal Body Art over the years, usually requested by patriotic Scots or tourists (mostly Americans) with some sort of Scottish connection.
A lot of them have been the same generic “Scottish Thistle” but Sean wanted something more unique.
As a Scot living in Wales Sean wanted this pen and ink style Thistle to remind him of the old country so Matt Curtis applied his painterly skills and this Thistle tattoo is the result.
One side of a full Pirate Sleeve tattoo by James Newson.
This piece evolved over several months and has taken about 14 hours to complete.
Large Octopus tattoo by James Newson. Part of Sam’s larger collection of sea themed tattoos
A beautiful New Zealand Fantail tattoo by our resident tattoo artist Matt Curtis for lovely client Carolyn. She came to Tribal Body Art looking for something more than just a typical New Zealand cliché tattoo.
I’ve lived here for over 20 years and wanted to have some connection with home. I remember the Fantails hopping around the garden at home and didn’t want the usual NZ cliché tattoo so I asked Matt Curtis to design a piece for me with the Fantails on a Pohutukawa tree.
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First session of an Art Nouveau sleeve tattoo by Max Hewat with Alphonse Mucha inspired images. This tattoo will take several sessions to complete
Kingfisher tattoo by Matt Curtis. Tattoos can be done in many different styles from photo realistic to painterly like this example.
Finished roses and music notes tattoo by James. This tattoo was designed by James for his customer and took 8 hours to complete over several sessions
James Newson working on a large roses and music notes tattoo piece on this ladys ribs. As a work in progress this tattoo has taken 8 hours to complete over several months
