J is the owner of First String Tattoo in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He works in a number of styles including black and grey, Polynesian, black work, realism, Japanese, and neo traditional.
Fantastic coverup with deer skull, flowers and a book!Massive peacock. Look at those details in the tail feathers!Realistic black and grey Japanese Kitsune and skull.Big sugar skull inspired rib panel.
He does both large and small pieces, from sleeves and back pieces to tiny one shot pieces!
Creepy crawly head tarantula.Some feathers and an awareness ribbon.Healed black and grey lighthouse.Viking themed frost giant on a bloody rampage!
You can check out his flash on his Instagram or in person and choose something cool, or talk ideas with him!
A lovely loon covering up some old script.Neo traditional lady head.Japanese koi fish as a chest panel to lead onto a half sleeve.
As well as working in Winnipeg, J also guest spots in Saskatoon at Rites of Passage Tattoo.
Neat drawn on Polynesian inspired piece.Polynesian elephant.Bright neo traditional owl!
If you’re looking to have some ink removed he can also do that for you as he does laser tattoo removal right out of the shop. If you’d rather have a piece covered up he does lots of that too.
Brilliant brightly coloured sleeve with some skulls and flowers.Healed Where the Wild Things Are themed piece.Realistic black and grey snow leopard.
He has an incredible attention to detail and is sure to make you happy with any style you choose.
Huge flower for a coverup.Fresh and healed. Sugar skull and a more nature themed skull.Healed shots of an octopus sleeve.
J is a must visit artist in Winnipeg or Saskatoon!
Frida Kahlo was a painter born in Mexico in 1907. She mainly painted self portraits, but many were heavily stylized, and some based on current pop culture.
American traditional portrait done by Alix Ge in France.Sketchwork style done by Victor Montaghini.Portrait in a heart done by Amanda Toy in Milan, Italy.
Her art explored questions of gender, identity, class, race, and postcolonialism in Mexican society.
Geometric, dotwork deer piece by Bob Mosquito.Blackwork style done by Sue Jeiven.Neo traditional portrait with roses done by Christophe Bonardi.
Frida’s art has been called surrealist, and magic realist. Her paintings are praised today by feminists for their depictions of the female experience and form.
American traditional portrait done by Dennis Gutierrez in Barcelona.Blackwork/dotwork portrait done by Susanne König.New school skeletal portrait done by Eric Moreno at Birdhouse tattoo in Madrid.
Frida became an artist during recovery after she was injured in an accident when she was eighteen.
American traditional portrait by Esther de Miguel in Berlin.Black and grey portrait done by Wina Brasil.Blackwork geometric, dotwork portrait done by Fredão Oliveira in Brazil.
She became interested in politics in 1927, and joined the Mexican Communist Party where she met her husband. The two divorced in 1939 but did re marry.
Mostly black and grey portrait done by J Swan.Trash polka portrait done by Jessica Damasceno.
Frida traveled Mexico and the United States, and was given a solo exhibition at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York in 1938, which was a massive success. This was quickly followed by another exhibition in Paris the following year.
Frida as a deer done by Kirsten in Wonderland Tattoo in Portland Oregon.Realistic day of the dead sugar skull version of Frida done by Logan Aguilar.
Frida had her first solo exhibition in Mexico in 1953.
Beautiful surrealist portrait done by Mariusz Trubisz.Unfinished realistic portrait done by Megan Massacre.
She died the following year at the age of 47 due to bronchopneumonia.
Skeletal portrait done by Mike Grant.Blackwork portrait done by Paul Aherne.
Though she was relatively well known in certain circles during her lifetime, her work wasn’t appreciated the way it is now until the 1990’s, when her paintings became icons for feminists, Chicanos, and the LGBTQ community.
Bright and colorful portrait done by Sebastian Brade.Colorful geometric piece done by Steph Hanlon.
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