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February, 2022
Following on from my last post, about the Japanese tattooing title bestowed on me by my great friend Alex KŌSEI Reinke, aka Horikitsune, I wanted to share another update. In the wake of this huge honour, I decided to commission a Horihebe ‘Kamon’ or traditional Japanese crest or seal. These crests have been used by…
February, 2022
It is with huge pleasure that I can announce that I have been given a formal Japanese tattooing title, and will now be using the name Horihebi. The name is derived from hori (彫) or ‘to engrave or carve’ and hebi (へび) ‘snake’. All Japanese tattoo masters are traditionally called ‘hori’ then named after a…
February, 2021
I was hoping I’d have an opening update for you by now, but Covid-19 has had other plans! The studio remains closed for now, so as well as my lockdown paintings, I also have merch to tell you about. The design for my new t-shirts began life as a brush painting of my studio’s namesakes…
January, 2021
And so the rollercoaster that has been the last 10 months continues, and Snake and Tiger has had to close once again. I’m not one for taking it too easy though, so I’ve been using my enforced time off productively as possible. Painting for myself is something that I rarely (if ever) have time to…
December, 2020
A little while ago (or back in the mists of time as it feels after this long year), a customer travelled halfway across the world for a tattoo with me. I recently realised that I never actually wrote about it, so now felt like as good a time as any. For those that may have…
November, 2020
Last but certainly not least in my Dr. Martens hat trick of posts: my trip to Japan with them to launch the Tattoo Collection. I was honoured to be invited to to Dr. Martens store in Aoyama, Tokyo for the official launch of the project along with my co-creators Grez from NYC and OT (who…
October, 2020
Following on from the last post, not long after Dr. Martens brought out the limited edition Tattoo Collection, with artwork by me, Grez and OT, they took me along with them to the world-famous Rebellion punk festival in Blackpool. If there’s one thing you can count on at Rebellion (apart from punk music obviously and…
October, 2020
OK, this was a little while ago now, but time has no real meaning at the moment, so I thought I’d post about it now! Back in the mists of time (summer 2018) Dr. Martens released their Tattoo Collection. They asked three artists from across the world, including me, to design a pair of classic…
October, 2020
I don’t really need to say it, but it’s been the strangest six months in living memory, and tattoo shops have been another industry hit particularly hard by Covid-19. We of course closed Snake and Tiger as soon as it became necessary and only reopened when we were safely able to do so. We’ve always…
June, 2019
As you may have previously seen on the blog I had the pleasure of tattooing actress Lena Headey at our shop, Snake & Tiger in Leeds. Lena is an actress known to millions across the globe as Cersei Lannister from hit HBO series Game of Thrones as well as starring in feature films such as…