Smithy's Tattoo Blog - 01/07/11 (Part 2)
Studio Feature - Modern Body Art, Birmingham, UK.
Firstly, an introduction to
Modern Body Art, the studio that does my tattoos and piercings. They have a great team of talented artists as well as regular guest spots by international artists, most recently Ivana, who does some beautiful colour work:
I think the lack of a noticeable outline really gives a 'painted on' look..
Now some work from
Jo Harrison who co-owns the studio. Jo regularly tours so she can be hard to get hold of for studio work. But it's worth the wait...
And I had to show this, voted 'best use of a nipple in a tattoo'
...
Matt Hunt co-owns the studio with Jo. He's responsible for my full sleeve. He does a lot of Japanese / Asian work, but is very versatile:
Andy Crytalz specialises in 'dotwork' and symmetry tattoos. Very intricate work with amazing results!
Tom Devine does a variety of styles, all very good mind..
Mark Barnett does some amazing black and grey work, especially portraits..
Rachel McCarthy will be doing my next tattoo (a woman and rose in you're interested
) her work is very nice..
And finally, their apprentice-come-tattooist,
Glenn Patrick:
All in all a great studio and I urge anyone in Birmingham or the West Midlands looking for some high quality work to pay them a visit
Info:Name: Modern Body Art.
Location: Corporation Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK.
Tel: 0121 236 0753
Email:
[email protected]Website: http://modernbodyart.co.uk/
Artists: Jo Harrison, Matt Hunt, Andy Crytalz, Tom Devine, Mark Barnett, Rachel McCarty, Glenn Patrick plus guest artists.
Services offered: Tattoos, piercings, laser tattoo removal, cosmetic tattoos.
Type of tattoos: Basically all styles of work undertaken. Specialise in custom work.
Rates: Various, I know Matt currently charges £80/ph and Rachel £70/ph.
Hope you enjoyed that write up, I'll try to do features on more studios in the near future