Inky Thoughts

Hello Inky Thinkers and welcome to the 36th episode of the podcast

This time around we are celebrating love and tattoos together. That's right, the podcast is doing a Valentines Day Special, focusing on dating as a tattoo artist, what being tattooed parents may entail and much more. 

Of course I, as a painfully single non-tattoo artist can't do this on my own, but luckily I am not alone. I have had the pleasure of welcoming back the lovely Jessie Silva, this time with her delightful husband Arsenio in tow. This epsiode is full of both love, laughter and wisdom, and I hope you will enjoy it fully!

As always, there is love, laughter, deep discussion, and something to learn! 

Please enjoy and share with your friends, family, pets, and anyone else into tattoos! 

Guests: Jessie Silva and Arsenia Silva 
Instagram: @jsilvatattoos and @arseniofsilva
Jessie also runs Just Another Hole in the Wall Tattoo 
Instagram: @justanotherhitw

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Thank you all! 
And happy V Day tothose who celebrate

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Hello Inky Thinkers and welcome to the 35th episode of the podcast

This time around we are back to the subseries 'beyond the gate' where I give attention to tattoo artists from marginalized background and with their help hope to educate my audience about the power and beauty of diversity. This time with an added dash of discussing the positive effect tattoos can have on mental health and self-perception

This time around, I am joined by an amazing guest, the tattoo artist and mental health counsellor CeeJ the Artist, who shared her expertise, experiences and wisdom in both regards, as a black female tattoo artist and as a mental health counsellor. With personal experience, from both her fields, on how tattoos can assists people's mental health in a positive way. She also has an ambition, not only to build stronger communities for POC female artists and creatives, but also for making a more tangible attempt, at combining mental health counselling with tattooing. But to learn more, you really should enjoy the full episode. 

As always, there is love, laughter, deep discussion, and something to learn! 

Please enjoy and share with your friends, family, pets, and anyone else into tattoos! 

Guest: CeeJ the Artist
Instagram: @ceejtheartist

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Hello Inky Thinkers and welcome to the 34th episode of the podcast

This time around we are going to be talking about homes and social interaction, as well as how well the skills learned through tattooing, translates to another profession, in this case being a realtor. 
There are indeed both differences and similarities that one might not initially have imagined. 

Of course, I will not be getting into this topic on my own, I have had the pleasure of being joined by Skylar Grey. Skylar is a former accomplished and skilled tattoo artist, who for personal reasons (you can learn more by enjoying the full episode), had to figure out a new career, she then fell in love with real-estate and well, the rest you can learn by enjoying the episode. 

As always, there is love, laughter, deep discussion, and something to learn! 

Please enjoy and share with your friends, family, pets, and anyone else into tattoos! 

Guest: Skylar Grey
Instagram: @tattoo.realtor 
Realtor out of Florida, USA

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Hello Inky Thinkers and welcome to this special extra New Years Eve episode! 

As we say goodbye to 2024, which for many was a tough year, I have invited on my friend and idol, sociology professor Beverly Yuen Thompson, to turn the mic back on my for a change. 

Beverly interviews me about the podcast, my ambitions with it and motivations for having started it, as well as where I see it going in the future. We also discuss my new ambitious project, for which she was an inspiration (along with Professor Duncan Cameron, former guest on the pod), and what my plans are for this book. I look forward to a new year of many more interesting episodes for the pod and other challenges I am sure

As always, there is love, laughter, deep discussion, and something to learn! 

Please enjoy and share with your friends, family, pets, and anyone else into tattoos! 

Guest: Beverly Yuen Thompson
Instagram:
Professor of Sociology 

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Thank you all! and Happy New Year!

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Hello Inky Thinkers and welcome to the 33rd episode of the podcast 

This time around we are back to the tattooed academics sub series. A series that is close to my heart, as I love to show people that having a deep love for tattoos, does not make you any less great, at whichever scientific field you are also passionate about.

This time around, I am joined by bonafide maths superstar, Dr. Tom Crawford, also known across the internet as Tom Rocks Maths. He has become famous for his incredible passion for maths and how he teaches anyone who cares to watch or listen, maths about anyhting from pokemon to the titanic and much more. He is passionate about making maths accessible and about his extensive and nerdy tattoo collection, but you will need to enjoy the complete episode to learn more. 

As always, there is love, laughter, deep discussion, and something to learn! 

Please enjoy and share with your friends, family, pets, and anyone else into tattoos! 

Guest: Dr. Tom Crawford
Instagram and all other socials: @tomrocksmaths
Mathematician at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge
Tom's personal website where you can find everything he does: www.tomrocksmaths.com

Photo Credit for picture of Tom´s back goes to: 
"Tattooed Academics, Royal Greenwich Museums 2023"

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Hello Inky Thinkers and welcome to the 32nd episode of the podcast 

This time around we are going to talk about women owned and run tattoo studios, as well as women in the tattoo world and industry, and why it is still important to have tattoo studios owned and run by marginalized groups in the tattoo world. 

I am of course not doing this alone, thanks to former guest Katie Mizuno introducing us, I have had the pleasure of inviting along Jessie Silva to the podcast. Jessie has tattooed for well over a decade and went from humble beginnings in a family studio, to opening up her own studio, that is female owned and run from the artist to the manager. But, if you want to know more about her journey and why this is indeed important, you should really enjoy the fully episode. Jessie and I had a blast, and I am sure you will too, and perhaps even learn something., 

As always, there is love, laughter, deep discussion, and something to learn! 

Please enjoy and share with your friends, family, pets, and anyone else into tattoos! 

Guest: Jessie Silva
Instagram: @jsilvatattoos
Owner and founder: Just Another Hole in the Wall Tattoo
Instagram: @justanotherhitw
Website: www.Justanotherhitw.com

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Hello Inky Thinkers and welcome to the 31st episode of the podcast 

This time around we are going to talk about expression and voice, as well as the important role communication plays in mastering both. 
It has been said time and time again, not just on this podcast, communcation is key, in realising your own expression as an artist but also in realising what your clients want to express, using your art as the medium 

I am of course not going to be diving into this fascinating topic on my own, I am joined by the wonderful and awesome Pamela Carvalho. 
An incredible tattoo artist in her own right, who also had to go through the long grind of figuring out how to balance the many aspects of tattooing, together with her wish to find her own style and expression in the craft and art of tattooing. But, to learn more you really should enjoy the full epsiode.   

As always, there is love, laughter, deep discussion, and something to learn! 

Please enjoy and share with your friends, family, pets, and anyone else into tattoos! 

Guest: Pamela Carvalho
Instagram: @wild.isley.tattoo
Website: wildisleytattoo.com (where you can find learning resources for tattoo artists and book tattoo appointments)

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Hello Inky Thinkers and welcome to the 30th episode of the podcast 

This time around we are going back to the sub-series "Tattooed Academics" with its fourth installment. As always, this series is all about showing what scientists and academics can also look like, and how being yourself does not make you less skilled or less of an expert in your chosen field. It can even lead to greater passion and commitment. 

This time, I am joined by a man that embodies passion and punk ruck, molecular cell biologist, Robert Schafer, who looks like the embodiment of what you would have never imagined a scientist to look like. 
Despite wearing the uniform, so to speak, of a white lab coat for his job. Robert also sports a mohawk, head tattoos, a split tongue and nose gauges, just to name a few things. But as passionate as he is about his body mods, he is just as passionate about his work, just enjoy the full episode if you do not believe me.  

As always, there is love, laughter, deep discussion, and something to learn! 

Please enjoy and share with your friends, family, pets, and anyone else into tattoos! 

Guest: Robert Schafer
Instagram: @modified_scientist
Molecular Cell Biologist

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Hello Inky Thinkers and welcome to the 29th episode of the podcast 

This time around we are going to dive into the world of  medical tattooing, a topic that seems both way more complicated and yet simpler, than most people might suspect. But tattoos can indeed assist people in healing both bodily and mental trauma. 

To help me get into this topic, I could ask for no one better than my guest on this episode, the wonderful Tanya Buxton, first tattoo artist hired by the NHS (National Health Service). 
She has helped countless people, with transitioning, overcoming trauma and moving on after a mastectomy treatment for cancer and much more. She has a lot to teach and you should absolutely listen.

As always, there is love, laughter, deep discussion, and something to learn! 

Please enjoy and share with your friends, family, pets, and anyone else into tattoos! 

Guest: Tanya Buxton
Instagram: @tanyabuxton
Owner of Paradise Tattoo, Cheltenham, UK
Instagram: @paradise_cheltenham
Founder of the charity: Mastectomy Tattooing Alliance
Instagram: @mastectomytattooingalliance

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Hello Inky Thinkers and welcome to the 28th episode of the podcast 

This time around we are going to dive into the world of blackwork, blackout and ornamental tattoos. A grouping of tattoo styles, where some of the beauty that comes from the surreal and abstract art, or just sheer commitment to the style, is sometimes lost on others, who find it over simplistic or "too easy" 

However, in this episode I will try to respond to show of this criticism and show the beauty of these styles, together with my amazing guest Katie Mizuno. Katie knows more than a little bit about the style, as she is herself a big fan of it and has adorned her body in blackwork, blackout and ornamental tattoos. But indeed, she is also an absolutely incredible artist specializing in these types of tattoos. Together we will hopefully show, that it is way more than just coloring in or covering up.  

As always, there is love, laughter, deep discussion, and something to learn! 

Please enjoy and share with your friends, family, pets, and anyone else into tattoos! 

Guest: Katie Mizuno
Instagram: @katiemizuno
Owner of Dark Water in Berkley California
Instagram: @darkwater.ink

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