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tattoo conventions 2024
Here you will find a current list of UK and international tattoo conventions that many of our artists will be attending this year. At UN1TY we plac...
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Unveiling the Vibrant World of Tattoo Conventions
Your Ultimate Guide In the ever-evolving tapestry of the tattoo industry, tattoo conventions stand as vibrant hubs of creativity, passion, and com...
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The Ultimate Guide to Tattoo Aftercare:
Getting a tattoo is an exciting experience, but proper aftercare is crucial for ensuring its longevity and vibrancy. In this guide, we'll explore t...
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JO BLOGS: A client’s story- Freedom after hiding for over 40 years.
The story behind each client's scar is a deeply personal one. I would like to share with you this client's journey of freedom after her scars have ...
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A Passive Push
Every now and then something comes along and drags us like a freight train out of our comfort zone. Sometimes it starts as a whisper, ends like a r...
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Introducing Ben Fletcher at UN1TY Tattoo
We would like to introduce Ben Fletcher as a new resident artist at UN1TY tattoo. We sat down with him for a brief interview to give you all an inc...
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What is getting a Blackwork Tattoo like?
The experience of getting a blackwork tattoo (or any tattoo for that matter) is dependent on who is doing it and the environment it's in. The natur...
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Join UN1TY
Last year UN1TY tattoo moved to a new location in Shrewsbury, which now allows for other artists to join our team. We are looking for creative, ...
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Hanumantra x Gordo
I was working at the one and only (and now deceased) London Tattoo Convention when Gordo came and introduced himself. I was of course aware of his ...
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JO BLOGS: MODERN BODY ART- A FINAL FAREWELL.
THE BEGINNING. For as long as I can remember I loved to draw. Often at the expense of many other things; I didn't even learn to ride a bike as a...
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Beyond the Black
What is this? I have been meaning to sit down and write this blog for a while now. It’s an important one. It sets out my intention for a way of wo...
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JO BLOGS: TATTOO ARTIST TRANSFORMS TRAUMATIC SCARS INTO BEAUTIFUL WORKS OF ART- L’OFFICIEL SINGAPORE.
I would like to proudly share with you a beautiful article about my work. Read the full article here: 'Tattoo artist transforms traumatic sca...
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What does a Blackwork Tattoo mean?
Does a Blackwork Tattoo need to mean something? If it doesn't have meaning is that a problem? We as people seem to be constantly looking for meani...
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New Studio!!!
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Everything is 2020 in hindsight.
Our biggest challenges often pave the way for our greatest triumphs. But it's only when we look back upon these times that it becomes apparent. Whe...
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JO BLOGS: 2020- The most challenging times bring us the most empowering lessons.
Who could have had any idea what was in store for us in 2020! So many people have suffered this year and my heart goes out to everyone, but often t...
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Sometimes you have to Surrender…
...before you can Win  
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Armour for the Soul…
...Not the Skin Our perception is perhaps the most important tool we have at our disposal. The lens through which we view reality. It can help u...
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JO BLOGS: A client’s story- Kris’s Kitsune Japanese tattoo.
I've been very lucky to have had the opportunity to do some extensive tattoos for Kris already. He is an amazing client to work with and when he ap...
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JO BLOGS: A client’s story- Mat’s freehand dragon backpiece.
,, I can't believe Mat’s Japanese freehand dragon backpiece tattoo is finally finished, 4 years in the making- almost to the day!  It's bittersw...
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JO BLOGS: A client’s story- Morag’s scar cover-up tattoo.
I would like to share with you my clients story- Morag's scar cover-up tattoo has been a true pleasure to produce. Meeting this beautiful lady and ...
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JO BLOGS: A clients‘s story- Natalia’s scar cover-up tattoo.
Natalia came to me for a scar cover-up tattoo to hide extensive scarring on her upper arm and a cover-up tattoo on her shoulder from laser tattoo r...
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JO BLOGS: A client’s story- George’s scar cover-up tattoo.
After Working hard to lose 5 1/2 stone, George was left with excess skin. An unfortunate result of drastic weight loss that George didn’t want to l...
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What is getting a Blackwork tattoo like?
Getting a blackwork tattoo is a lot like getting any other type of tattoo At least it is when it comes to choosing the person to get your tattoo...
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JO BLOGS: A client’s story- Amanda’s beautiful scar cover-up tattoo.
This blog has been a long time coming! Our journey together started in March 2018 and was finally completed in February 2020. Amanda’s wonderful pr...
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JO BLOGS: Oil painting workshop- Alla Prima eye painting 90 minute study.
I am very excited to be able to share my free 90-minute oil eye painting virtual workshop from the Virtual Tattoo Gathering. This event is open to ...
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Life after Lockdown
07:39 am 22nd of February, “Dunas de Corralejo” Before the Storm It’s strange looking back at this picture. Thinking about how the whole worl...
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JO BLOGS: How I found my tattoo style.
FINDING MY AUTHENTIC VOICE AS A TATTOOER. One of the most common questions I get asked by other tattooers is “how do I find my tattoo style?” ...
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The Best Blackwork Tattoo
How can you achieve it? Well, first and foremost the "best" anything is subjective. What is the best movie, song, book etc? You can ask one hu...
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Faces of the Future
A glimpse at the tribes of tomorrow.
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JO BLOGS: Pain free tattooing! How to deal with the pain of being tattooed.
Can you really get a pain free tattoo? The short answer to that question is that it is very unlikely that you can experience a pain free tattoo,...
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Blackout Tattoo OR Blastover?
Change is the ONLY constant.
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Happy 20th Birthday Modern Body Art- TATTOO GIVEAWAY!
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Listening to understand.
There are many nuanced aspects of tattooing that make this craft a difficult one to crack. Perhaps none more so than for a tattoo to exist it requi...
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Conquering the Self.
I've always enjoyed a film in which its opening scene presents the audience with the end (or there about) of the story. In fact some of my favourit...
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JO BLOGS: The art in storytelling.
  What does it mean to me to be a tattooer? Technically I guess it means pushing ink under the skin to create a permanent mark, to me th...
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JO BLOGS: COVERING A SCAR WITH A TATTOO.
HEALING PAST WOUNDS. Can you cover a scar with a tattoo? In short, yes you can. I'm Jo Harrison and I have been tattooing for 25+ years. I'm a ...
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JO BLOGS: TATTOOING TO HEAL SCARS.
CAN I COVER A SCAR WITH A TATTOO? It is always such a special request to be asked to cover scars with something beautiful. To help heal the mental...
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A PEACE IN THE PROCESS
Every action we take and each decision made is a reflection from the inner workings of our cerebral matter. An echo of a pattern from the depths of...
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JO BLOGS: TATTOO AFTERCARE- HOW DO I LOOK AFTER MY TATTOO?
Congratulations on your new tattoo, here is some aftercare instructions to make the healing process as smooth and pain free as possible, and inform...
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The greatest gift is perspective.
There are some feelings that you never forget. The nervous tension spinning in your stomach whilst the excited anticipation beats faster in your ch...
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The final post…this year.
It happens the same time each year and yet somehow when it arrives it always comes as a shock. Like a predator in the periphery of our vision that ...
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JO BLOGS: THE DESIGN AND TATTOO PROCESS:
MY STYLE: In interviews I often get asked what style I tattoo in and still don’t know how best to describe it! I started tattooing at a time ...
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Duality
It has taken some time for me to finally get around and design a new run of T-shirts that I'm happy enough to get printed. But finally the time is ...
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Visions from the future.
Trends are a lot like the tide, they are constantly changing and coming in and out of fashion. You can see it with clothing, decor, music and film....
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JO BLOGS: JO HARRISON’S FAQ.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT BEING TATTOOED BY ME: Firstly thank you for considering me to be your tattooer. It's something I take very seri...
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The Pull
I was born in a town that is almost entirely surrounded by water, there's only a couple of hundred metres of land that stop it from being a moat. D...
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JO BLOGS: REFLECTIONS OF THE SOUL- Oil paintings by Jo Harrison.
I did my first oil painting in 2006 with Jeff Gogue. As I travelled so much I didn't get to paint regularly but would take 5 day blocks while stayi...
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Distance x Difference
It's 12.30am and I've been awake for about 2 hours now with sleep no where in reach and acutely aware that I have to be up in 6 hours for work. The...
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Deeper than eyes can Detect.
We have many different senses all feeding back to our brain, which then tries to construct a version of what is happening in our surrounding. Each ...
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CAN I COVER A SCAR WITH A TATTOO?
TATTOO’S THAT BRING ABOUT TRANSFORMATION. Lianne came to me a very shy lady who was ashamed by the battle scars having 3 children and subsequent a...
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Blackwork Weekend MMXVI
My alarm went off at 3.00am this morning and so with a little over 3 hours sleep I half heartedly made my way to the shower and letting the warm wa...
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Always Grateful.
A.K.A Much made the journey from Spain to visit me here at UN1TY Tattoo, Shrewsbury to receive his tattoo. Having travelled all over the world myse...
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JO BLOGS: Tradition Vs Modern
I learnt to tattoo 22 years ago using coil machines with their daily fluctuations in character and mood. Some days they purr to you like a kitten, ...
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Understanding the Subtleties
A building made of bricks no matter how beautifully configured is still held together by the mortar, the same way a suit regardless of what it's ma...
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Commitment to the Cause.
You might not always get what you ask for but more often than not you'll get what you work for. I hear a lot of people saying that they'd like this...
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What does it matter???
I was out recently when somebody decided to question me about my arm tattoo and why I wanted to black such large areas without existing tattoos tha...
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The Building of a Blackwork Backpiece.
I always enjoy seeing how other tattooers approach a cover up, what solution they find to the problem that has been posed. I believe being able to ...
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Changing the Rules.
I like to see a tattoo belong, looking as though it was always part of that person and the tattooer just needed to remove enough skin for the rest ...
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JO BLOGS: Mastectomy- A tattoo to mark the end of a journey.
I am always very honoured to be asked to do such a special tattoo for my clients. After a mastectomy, it is very often their first and only tattoo ...
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Capturing the Essence.
I've never stood with a surfboard tucked under my arm looking out upon the ocean when it more resembles a mill pond and thought "wow that looks exc...
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Kneel never before another man, only before a God.
Jack travelled from Canada last month so we could tattoo his chest and arm based on a piece of artwork I did for the winter solstice 2014. It's a p...
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The Blacker the Better?
It's been a crazy few weeks, I've found myself working consistently with people flying from as far as Canada to visit the UN1TY studio and sitting ...
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A River cuts through Rock not because of its Power but rather its Persistence.
Last week I had the honour of tattooing Ross who resides North of the boarder and made the voyage down from the Scottish Highlands. Ross spent 4 da...
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The Dragon Slayer!!!
I finished this coverup recently on Patrick who up until this project hadn't been tattooed in years. We worked over a purple dragon that occupied t...
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Brighton Tattoo Convention 2015
It was an honour being asked to attend the Brighton Convention again this year with such a stellar line up of other tattooers. It's one of my favou...
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JO BLOGS: Planning your tattoo and choosing your tattoo artist.
How do I choose my tattoo design? I get asked about the best way to plan a tattoo all the time so I thought I should write a blog about it. Firstly...
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Interview for Tattoo Now TV.
I was honoured to be asked by the producers of "Tattoo Now TV" if I was available to appear on their show with Cory Ferguson and Joe King to discus...
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Can you Cover this???
Is a question I frequently get asked and provides one of the largest but also most rewarding challenges I face as a tattooer. To work with someone ...
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A British Tattooer Working on a Mexican in America.
When I was younger almost any country that wasn't part of the British Isles sounded exotic and far from reach, some even had a mystique or dream li...
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Winter Solstice 2014.
Once again Jo and I spent our Winter Solstice celebrating between Stonehenge and Glasontbury. Being one of my favourite times of the year we decide...
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Let the Lion in your Heart Roar.
Born in South Africa but now living in the UK Zac wanted a tattoo that paid homage to his past, his heritage, his ancestry. For me a tattoo is abou...
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Living Inspired.
I was sorting through my old pictures recently and came across some from when we were just a couple of free spirited travellers exploring the world...
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What’s your perspective???
Our perspective is the way we see something, this could be an object, event or even a smile from a stranger. It's how we interact with the world an...
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Only a tongue cuts deeper than a blade.
Thank you Ross for asking me to do your first tattoo and giving me the freedom to explore with this design. As a child I had an obsession with kni...
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What’s in a name?
When UN1TY took it's first breath, in it was a part of mine and Jo's spirit. We had thought long and hard about what we wanted to achieve on this n...
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Halloween Tattoo Bash.
Just sank myself in to a comfy chair in reception at the Holiday Inn where I've spent the past couple of days working, so I thought I'd take a few ...
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The Path.
I have trained Martial Arts since i was 10 years old, it taught me the path to success was a long and winding one requiring dedication, discipline ...
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Welcome.
A huge warm welcome and thank you for taking the time to visit our new site, we are super excited to be sharing it with you. Un1ty was just an aspi...
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WELCOME!!!
Welcome. This blog has been a long time coming, years it has sat patiently at the back of my mind occasionally getting thrust to the front when I e...
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Welcome to Shrewsbury to get your next Tattoo.
UN1TY Tattoo studio lies in the historic medieval market town of Shrewsbury, the birthplace of Charles Darwin, boasting 660 listed buildings. The w...
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