We have the awesome Alan Proctor coming from Twit Twoo Tattoo, Edinburgh on the 19th & 20th September with his 'Trippy Trad' style. Read on to find out about his tattooing style and keep an eye on his instagram for some cool, one shot designs! What is your earliest memory of tattoos or tattooing? Was [...]
Upcoming Guest Artist – Chris de Villiers Next month we'll have the super wonderful Chris de Villiers! He'll be back at the Modern Body Art Studio for a whole ten days. from the Sepember 2nd til the 12th. We decided to ask him some questions. Some of those questions were relevant to the world of [...]
This month the enigmatic and totally rad Black Sea will be in Birmingham and guestng at our studio from the 31st of July to the 5th of August. Based in the South East of England, Black Sea tattoos at The Circle, London and Bobinski tattoo, Kent. We decided to ask him some semi-serious questions to [...]
Kristian Richards - Two Rivers Tattoo We have Kristian Richards guesting with us from the 16th - 18th March. Hailing from Penarth, just outside Cardiff. Kris enjoys traditional and Japanese work, but can confidently lend his hand to all styles of tattooing. We asked him a few questions prior to his guest spot, to get [...]
It's been a busy year so far in Birmingham at Modern Body Art, and the next few months look like they're going to be just as hectic (not that we're complaining!). We are still offering 3 for 2 on all laser tattoo removal sessions, body piercing with a selection of sparkly jewellery from QualiTi and [...]
We have two awesome guest artists with us in Birmingham next week. Arianna Fusini and Paulina Szoloch both have a very distinct tattoo style and we're really looking forward to having them at the studio. Arianna is travelling over from Rimini, Italy. She produces awesome traditional tattoos and will be here from the 23rd [...]
Hello everyone. We hope all our customers - past, present and future, had an amazing Christmas and a happy New Year. This is a blog showcasing our favourite tattoos by all of our artists from 2016. We'll also post some links to some of our best blogs, which you may have missed the first time [...]
Welcome to the monthly catch up from Modern Body Art.We'll be covering Christmas and New Year opening hours, MBA gift vouchers, some exciting convention announcements from a few of our artists and a new member of the MBA team that will be joining us in January. We know it's not quite the end of the [...]
The realities on tattooing certain body parts, or, do tattoos on fingers last? Tattoos on fingers (inside and outside), knuckles, palms and even soles of feet are more popular than ever. Some of this is definitely down to Instagram and the tendency it has to popularise the shocking, the new or the different. This is [...]
Jo originally wrote this blog post for Un1ty, her private studio in Shrewsbury, where she tattoos from if she isn't here at Modern Body Art, Birmingham. We are really grateful that Lianne was happy to share her experience of covering scars with tattoos, and allowing us to show photographs of her journey for this blog [...]