The flowers are blooming almost violently outside. The chaos of drivers impatiently beeping fills the air. I pass through a heavy red door off Broadway in Providence and walk up the stairs to Angels Collective tattoo studio. The chaotic beeping deadens once inside. Light filters in through a green-paned, stained glass window at the top […]
Cover artist Joey Moreira is now a two-time winner of Favorite overall tattoo artist and co-owns Cloud 9 Studios in Burrillville. In creating our cover, he chose a non-tattoo approach, using colored pencils and challenging himself with a different style of illustration. “I wanted to take on something that’s been weighing heavily on my mind […]
It is a Tuesday night, and the bar is crowded with a mix of event goers and after-workers. Outside, the sun begins to sink low in India Park, the wind whips white across the water; joggers and dog-walkers race home underneath the dark streetlights and the fading pink sky. A car thumping heavy bass music […]
And the winners are … See our event recap and profiles of these winners now! Joey Moreira-Typography, Favorite Skull & Overall Winner Rachel WS-Overall Cover Amie Connors-Line Work/Black Work Tara D’Agostino-Overall Black and Grey Corey Creamer-Black and Grey w/Color, Judges Pick Traditional Gabriel De Jesus-Geometric Alyssa Cavallo-Traditional Jay Blackburn-Character, Anime Rodney St. Onge-Animal Kristen Lanctot-Cover […]
Sponsored By Thank you – over 600 of you voted! Voting is now closed. Save the date — April 12 — to celebrate with us. Click here for details. The nominees you can vote on include: Bert Russo – Cloud 9 TattooSean Reynolds – Renaissance TattooJoey Moreira – Cloud 9 TattooRobert Young – Altered Images […]
In a small coffee shop in Providence, Victoria St. Louis described the ups and downs she experienced along her journey to becoming a female tattoo artist in Rhode Island. Her work not only displays her talent as a creative mind, but her ability to connect to her fellow humans despite sometimes facing adversity. St. Louis’ […]
Tara D’Agostino, Critics choice – Pirate Emma Hamilton, Critics choice – Femme Fatale Pete Fortune, Critics Choice – Character Jen Clinch Guertin, American Traditional Chrystal Santos, Critics choice – Hand of God Q1: What advice would you give an up and coming tattoo artist? A: The advice I would give to an up and […]
Here’s the video! See other episodes of Rhody After Dark See all the Tattoo winners!
The point (pun intended) of Motif’s tattoo contest isn’t so much to pick winners – it’s to find an entertaining way to celebrate all the great tattooing that’s happening around the arts mecca of Rhode Island. Over 700 locals took time to ogle all the amazing artwork that was submitted, and here are the artists […]
There are so many talented tattoo artists in our area – here are profiles of a handful of talented women practicing in the region! There are many other great artists we unfortunately had to leave out – so while these are masters of their craft, it’s not meant as a comprehensive listing.