Bram Adey is arguably one of the most sought after tattoo artists in Winnipeg. Bram worked at the popular Rebel Waltz Tattoo for nine years, but as of August 2020 will be at Main Street Tattoo Collective.
Beautiful bird and flowers.
Bram takes inspiration from all things in nature, particularly animals. His birds and flowers are some of the most beautiful pieces you can get from him, among many others.
Matching swallows. Rose by Le Slyvie in Nelson B.C and wolf by Benny Hanya.
Bram does both machine work and hand poke pieces, and does dot work and delicate black and grey.
Beautiful nature inspired back piece.
Much of his work is also inspired by American traditional and Japanese styles, but done in black and grey with more realistic elements.
Matching dot work geometric pieces.
Check out Bram’s Instagram linked above to see more and get his contact information.
Who doesn’t love a good ghost story this time of year?
Black and grey/pointillism piece done by Angelo Parente at Black Casket Tattoo.
People have always had a fascination with death and dying, and with that fascination comes story telling. Some of my favourite books are ghost stories (or related). Here’s a short list of some of my favourites, and some great tattoos to go with them!
Heavy on the black, spooky sheet ghost done by Shannon McFarlene at Iron Lotus Tattoo in Winnipeg, Canada.
Hell House, by Richard Matheson.
American traditional ghosts around a fire done by Grace LaMorte at Spring Street Tattoo in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson.
Cute American traditional Casper tattoo done by Jackpot the needles in Seoul, South Korea.
The Taxidermists Daughter, by Kate Mosse.
A traditional Japanese ghost done by Rob Mopar at Sacred Monkey Tattoo.
The Woman in Black, by Susan Hill.
Super cute fall tattoo including a spooky lil ghost, done by Kassidy Autumn at Cincinnati Tattoo Studio.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, by Alvin Schwartz.
Terrifying sheet ghost done by Ryan Murray at Black Veil Tattoo in Salem, MA.
The Amityville Horror, by Jay Anson.
Halloween themed snow globe done in American traditional style, by Mandee Jane Robinson.
As a tattoo, many people prefer blackwork or black and grey, to maximize the dark feelings that generally come with ghosts. American traditional and realism can also be popular choices for a spooky ghost. Of course not all ghosts are scary, and American traditional ghosts tend not to be. Many American trad ghosts are based on casper the friendly ghost.
Sexy ghost costume done by Samantha Croston at Reign Supreme Tattoo Studio.
Do you prefer scary or fun ghosts?
Wicked pointillism Halloween themed piece done by Tulio Tattoo.
übler Friedrich is a Neo-traditional tattoo artist who works in Berlin, Giessen, and Vienna.
stag beetle on the hand
Knights helmet and flowers.
Incredibly detailed black and grey cat portrait with flowers.
Gorgeous candlestick piece.
He works mainly in colour, but also does brilliant blackwork and fantastic black and grey pieces.
Healed forearm pieces. Brilliant rose and a dagger through a heart.
Ruler of the sea, Poseidon!
Portrait/scenery piece featuring a waterscape scene.
Huge skull and octopus thigh piece.
His pieces are both realistic and traditional, making a perfect blend of the two.
Vicious looking spiked mace.
Mean looking hawk with skulls on the neck.
Badass Roman skull torso piece.
Arrows and knots on a thigh.
Übler is not shy about tattooing faces or heads, and gives people brilliant and visible pieces for the world to admire. He also does both small and large pieces, so don’t be shy about getting something big!
Healed knees! Painful looking chimp and a bat.
Bright blue octopus head piece.
Delicate bluebell face tattoo.
Absolutely terrifying demon on a forearm.
Currently (January 2019) his books are closed, but you can check out his Instagram @friedrichubler and send him an email when his books are open again!
Gorgeous flowers on Oli Sykes from Bring Me The Horizon.
Raven and castle thigh piece on the back of the leg.
Butterfly head piece.
Wicked bear head chest piece done in only two sessions.
Dan Gagné is an artist working at Loveless Tattoo in Montréal, Canada. Dan’s tattoos are perfect for the month of October, and those who love Halloween and horror year round. His work is mainly American traditional and blackwork, and is heavily inspired by horror movies. His work often features monsters and other icons of classic horror movies and stories.
Bright Creature from the Black Lagoon with unlucky number 13.Ghostface from Scream with phone and knife.Creepy witch with hard black shadow.Fantastic werewolf and full moon.Huge mostly blackwork Alien torso piece.Creepy crawly spider head tattoo.A sinister looking Dracula!The Pale Man from Pan’s Labyrinth.Norman Bates and loving mother from Psycho.Battle of the monsters with Godzilla and King Kong!Nasty looking Gremlin. Don’t get it wet!Alien from Mars Attacks!Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th!Creepy skull and vampire bat with red moon.A startled looking Leatherface with his pretty mask and chainsaw.Matching loving undead.Jason Voorhees Vs. Michael Meyers. Friday the 13th and Halloween.The Demogorgon! From Stranger Things, featuring the classic light bulbs.The mighty Count Orlok from Nosferatu.For all the bookworms and halloween lovers. Book, vampire skull, and candles.
Monmon is a Japanese term for tattoo, and a monmon cat is a cat with tattoos. They were designed by Horitomo, a Japanese tattoo artist well known for his hand work (tebori) and his monmon designs. He published a book entitled Monmon Cats and has inspired other tattoo artists around the world.
Sassy looking cat with skeletons by Amber Bananafish at Bananafish Tattoo Parlour.
Monmon cats are usually done in traditional Japanese style, and usually have their own Japanese tattoos. They can also be done realistically, in black and grey, and have other tattoos such as American traditional, flowers, and skulls.
Realistic cat with rose by Ash Valentine.Samurai cat by Simina at Old Bastards Tattoo Shop in Romania.New school cat with geisha back piece by Heather Sinn at Tattoo Room in Simi Valley, CA.Matching foot monmon cats by Horitomo at State of Grace tattoo in Japantown SJ, CA.Another by Horitomo with American traditional tattoos.Stomach cat by Horitomo with peony tattoos and a fun ball of yarn.Full sleeve with monmon cat also by Horitomo.More matching monmon by Horitomo with mean looking Oni!Monmon cat doing its own tebori tattooing by Jason Rose.Large monmon with koi fish and cherry blossoms by Jamie Negro at Be Hardcore Tattoo.Monmon with waves by Kika Blunt.Monmon with cloud and wind designs and cherry blossoms by Luana Cavalcoli.Monmon drinking sake with a wicked dragon tattoo and flowers by Sarah Baldwin at Control Tattoo in FL.Cute cat with peony flower tattoos by Sebastian Giraldo Nieto.Blackwork monmon cat with skull inspired by Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre by Utagawa Kuniyoshi done by Steph White at Cock A Snook Tattoo Parlour in Newcastle.
Clemens is an artist working out of Electric Circus Classic Tattooing in Mannheim, Germany. Clemens specializes in neo traditional, traditional, and blackwork, with some Japanese thrown into the mix. Clemens does fantastic work using timeless designs mixed with new techniques and styles. He doesn’t shy away from tough designs or locations including full sleeves, bellies, ribs, back pieces, and even hands and faces for those whose lifestyles can afford them.
Hardcore full frontal blackwork traditional panther head and webbing with matching black and grey sleeves.Matching chest heads, dagger through a heart, and angry bear head in rad neo trad.Elephant head inspired by deities.American traditional classic of an eagle fighting a snake, sun and moon not by Clemens.Japanese backpiece with oni and namakubi in a neo Japanese style.Full blackwork backpiece inspired by the beauty of death with crow and matching coffins.Half backpiece in Japanese black and grey featuring a tiger, peony, and cloud background. with a matching sleeve.Whole bunch of job stoppers! Beautiful hand and neck pieces including traditional and blackwork.Crazy throat peony.Neo Japanese tiger head neck tattoo.American traditional eagle on the back of the neck/head.Crazy elephant inspired piece.Brilliant neo traditional fox and bear in a tender spot.Tasteful face piece. Blackwork nails in a bleeding heart.Blackwork traditional Native American lady head.Matching back of the knees traditional mandalas.Neo traditional Little Red Riding Hood and the big bad wolf.
If you’re in Germany Clemens Hahn is a must see artist!
Sergey Vaskevich is a tattoo artist from Minsk, working out of Good Sign Tattoo. His work is dark traditional and neo-traditional. His work is dark both in colour, and in imagery. Often featuring devils, demons, ghosts,and occult designs, along with the occasional fetish piece.
Horrifying bat head.
He has a fantastic imagination, combining often mundane designs with a fantastic mix of death and horror.
Devil head and mountain range.Vampiric looking ladyhead with her own great snake tattoo.Knee mandalaWicked throat piece of a fiery candle.Beautiful harp.NSFW fetish/torture piece.Spooky occult piece featuring a demon hand making shadows.Classic wolf head.Fiery bold torch.Well and ghost.Classic bear head.Banging elbow spider.Fantastic demon head eating a naked woman.Severed ladyhead with moon and crow.
Carly Montgomery is a Winnipeg tattoo artist who works out of First String Tattoo. Carly has fantastic attention to detail, doing both colour and black and grey work, as well as fantastic script.
Fun lazy sloth with scriptHedwig and Hogwarts for Harry Potter fansPartially finished Japanese koi leg pieceBright and colourful peacockWrapping crowDeaths hand moth and tree
Carly has done a number of my own tattoos, including these.
Black and grey chest piece. Anchor, rose, and heart.Calf knight, bat wings, and tree.Carl from Pixar’s UP.Harry Potter quote and Deathly Hallows mark.
Be sure to check Carly out if you’re going to be in Winnipeg!
Ryan and Matthew Murray are identical twin tattooers who do brilliant dark, blackwork tattoos in Salem Massachusetts working out of Black Veil Studio. Being in Salem the two are drawn to the darker side of life.
The two men do fantastic, realistic horror and death related artwork. Their pieces are brilliantly realistic and detailed.
NosferatuFrankensteins monsterDark snakeBlack widow spiderBat, wolf, cat, and spiderA burning churchThestral from Harry PotterBathanging batDark woman and spiderOuija and spiderHogwarts and Snape vs Lupin in werewolf form.Rams headCrying woman with flowers
Be sure to see them if you’re going through Salem!
