Rick and Morty is a popular animated adult sitcom created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon for Adult Swim. The show follows the Sanchez/Smith family, with a focus on the drunken mad scientist, Rick, and his grandson Morty, who go on crazy adventures throughout the universe, as Rick has technology that allows interdimensional travel. The pair meet hostile monsters, aliens, and see fantastic worlds, always getting themselves into horrible situations.
Tiny Rick by Amy Tenenbaum at Carousel Custom Tattoo s, Newbury UK.Great realistic Rick and Morty by John Anderton at Nemesis Tattoo in the UK.A defeated Mr. Meeseeks telling it how it is by Katie Nowicki in MA.
The show has hilarious and memorable characters such as Rick, Morty, Beth, Jerry, Summer, Bird Person, the Meeseeks, Morty Junior, Evil Rick/Evil Morty, Squanchy, Tammy, Abradolf Lincler, Mr. Poopybutthole, Tiny Rick, and many more!
Wicked butt tattoo of Rick and Morty by Lu Skywalker at Ink Fusion Empire.Split Rick and Morty with one of Rick’s inventions by Matt Daniels at Sticky Pop Tattoo in the UK.Whole bunch of Rick and Morty also by Matt Daniels.Tiny Rick also by Matt Daniels.
The show is on its third season after years on hold, making its fans wait a long time for more shenanigans.
Rick and Morty giving a friendly greeting by Mewo Llama in Montreal.Fart spouting wisdom by Paul Crowther in Cardiff.Cromulon by Raine Knight at Second City Tattoo Club in Birmingham, UK.
Jade Harper is a tattoo artist and owner of House of the Rising Sun in Winnipeg. Jade does mainly blackwork American traditional pieces, but has been doing more bold colourful works recently as well. She’s also very well known for her cowboy and cowboy girl pieces.
Bold bear and elegant script.Butterfly and laurel hand tattoo.
Due to the current pandemic (April 2020) Jade and other artists cannot tattoo temporarily, but she is still selling paintings. Check out her Instagram to do so, linked above.
Butterfly chest tattoo.Negative space traditional flower.
Jade has a large amount of her own tattoo flash to choose from, and she also takes ideas, and will make changes to her own flash to suit the client’s needs.
Healed cowboys in love.Bright and bold peacock.
Jade focuses on being inclusive in her shop, and is proud to be the owner of the (currently) only queer owned and operated shop in Winnipeg. She acknowledges that tattoo shops can be a (sometimes) intimidating place, particularly for those in the LGBTQ community, as well as people of colour, so she’s created the space to be a welcoming place for all.
Roquefort the mouse from Disney’s The Aristocats. My own “hang in there” noose from Jade.
Jade is a must-see artist in Winnipeg if you’re passing through, or a local looking for someone great!
Dr. Who is a science fiction show that has been produced by the BBC since 1963. It is a cult favorite show around the world that features, aliens, robots, time travel, and space exploits.
The Doctor (various versions), the Tardis, space whales, Rose, and various villains are popular designs for Dr. Who tattoos. Dr. Who tattoos are often done in American traditional style, neo traditional, realism, black and grey, and watercolor.
Watercolor space whale by Carl Caracia at Orange Tattoo Co.Neo traditional Rose and wolf done by Pete Larkin at Kyklops Tattoo in Pittsburgh.Watercolor and script with Tardis and star dust by Tom Cutsinger at Eternal Tattoo in Columbus NE.The 10th Doctor and Tardis by Jay Joree in Dallas Tx.Traditional Tardis by Ernesto Visser.Brilliant realistic half sleeve of space and the Tardis by Neil England at Empire Tattoo in Boston.Tardis and angels by Nicole Auletto at Dollhouse Tattoo Parlour in Glendora NJ.Watercolor and blackwork piece by Peta Jamieson.Realistic half sleeve of Tardis with space background by Teresa Sharp in Richmond VA.Tardis in vincent Van Gogh style by Victoria Rose Lundberg at Wild Heart Tattoo in Brisbane.
Fans are extremely dedicated to the show, which is evident from their brilliant tattoos, conventions, pop up shops, cinema screenings, and even symphonic tours around the world.
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!
Stranger Things is the popular Netflix show that came out this year, 2016. Featuring a great cast of Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalie Dyer, and Charlie Heaton, the show was an instant hit with fans. The show takes place in the 1980’s and pays homage to 80’s pop culture such as, Steven Spielberg, Stephen King, John Carpenter, George lucas, and others. The sci-fi horror show follows the disappearance of a young boy in a small town. The boys friends,brother, and mother, separately discover that something is wrong with the disappearance. A telekinetic girl named Eleven is found by the young boys, and helps them find their friend. Friendship, otherworldliness, and a need to belong are strong themes in the show, and make for great tattoos. Fun characters, an unpredictable plot, and a distinct nostalgic factor also make this show appealing straight away.
“Run” with Christmas lights done by Jon Larson in Tampa, Florida.Great blackwork biking into the forest done by Cody Smith at White Bluff Tattoo Co. in Savannah, GA.New school El portrait with her number done by Angus Wall at Awol tattoos in Galway.Another number eleven done by Torie Wartooth at Jackson Street in Seattle.Fun cartoon portrait of Dustin done by Jeremy Zettler at Perfect Image tattoo in Ontario.Coffee cup, quote, and lights done by Amber Bananafish at Bananafish tattoo parlour.
Considering the show has only been out a short while, the immediate fan base is quite strong, and of course, with that, comes tattoos. These next four are all done by pop iconography master Matt Daniels at Studio IX in Manchester, UK.