Bugsy

what name do you go by and where do you work?
BUGSY I WORK AT FOX BODY ART IN MELBOURNE.

what first grabbed you about tattooing?
WHEN I GOT A TATTOO I THOUGHT THE WHOLE ATMOSPHERE OF A TATTOO SHOP WAS AMAZING, THEY COULD DRESS, SAY AND LISTEN TO WHAT THEY WANT AND GET PAID.

did you do a traditional apprenticeship?
I DID A THREE YEAR APPRENTICESHIP AT VOODOO INK IN ST KILDA UNDER ASHRAFF MOSSES. ( THAT IS HIS NAME !!! )

how did you get your first steps into tattooing?
I GOT TATTOOED A LOT, DREW FLASH AND STUCK MY HEAD HEAD IN TATTOO SHOPS UNTIL SOMEONE GAVE IN AND TOOK ME ON.

whats your age? and how long have you been tattooing/painting?
IM 27 IVE BEEN TATTOOING SINCE I WAS 18.

how would you describe your style?
I LIKE PLAIN TATTOOS TRADITIONAL OR JAPANESE BUT REALLY WHAT EVER PEOPLE WANT AT THE TIME.

what were some of the main names who influenced you as you started and maybe still today?
FILIP LEU WAS MY FAVORITE WHEN I STARTED HE STILL IS ONE OF THE BEST TATTOOERS IN MY EYES I HAVE MY SLEEVE FROM HIM AND IT WAS THE BEST EXPERIENCE. I WAS ALSO PRETTY STUCK ON GRIME.

what are you favorite tattoos, that you could do over and over and still love them?
are you one for meanings of tattoos?
I TATTOO OVER AND OVER AGAIN EVERYDAY!!! I DONT FEEL THAT DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON THE PICTURE, I APPROACH EVERYTHING WITH THE SAME EXCITEMENT, BUT HANDS OR NECKS ARE A PRETTY BIG RESPONSIBILITY AND CAN KEEP UP THINKING THE NIGHT BEFORE.

are you able to explain where your inspiration comes from when either painting a new design? PAINTING, BOOK AND OTHER TATTOOERS INSPIRE ME. RESPECT FROM OTHER TATTOOERS AND MY CLIENTS IS WHAT MAKES ME WANT TO KEEP PUSHING FORWARD AND GETTING MORE EFFICIENT .

walk ins or customers request for a tattoo?
I DO BOTH ALL THE TIME I HAVE A GOOD BUNCH OF CLIENTS BUT I DO WALK INS EVERYDAY ESPECIALLY OVER SEAS. I LIKE TO BE BUSY AND TATTOO THE WHOLE TIME IM AT WORK, AND THEN RELAX AND BE NORMAL AFTER WORK AND NOT THINK ABOUT TATTOOS ( AS MUCH )

what do you think of how kids today are getting covered alot earlier on in life?
PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS GOT TATTOOED IT LOOKS SILLY HAVING HAND AND NECK IF YOU DONT HAVE SLEEVES AND ALL THAT BUT WHO CARES THOSE TYPE OF PEOPLE LOOK PRETTY SILLY IN GENERAL.

any favorite current tattooers/painters that you enjoy seeing work from?
CHAD KOEPELINGER, JOHN ENTWISTLE ARE MY FAVORITE , ALONG WITH THE OLDER HISTORICAL TATTOOERS THAT I LIKE TO READ ABOUT.

anyone your particularly proud of that has tattooed you?
EVERYONE IM PROUD OF.CHAD KOEPLINGER,GRIME,ADRIAN LEE,FILIP LEU,THOMAS HOOPER,ELI QUINTERS,STEVE BOLTZ,BERT KRAK,JESS SWAFFER,KATE KNOWLES,ANDREW MCLEOD,DAN SINNS, DENO, JASON MACAFFE, MIKE WILSON,JASON KUNDELL,JERMEY SWEED, MIKE BRUCE, BILLY BENNETE, RYAN, ROSE HARDY, DERIK SNODGRASS, DUNCAN X, DAWN COOK, TJ, STACEY, ASH, JED HILL, JOHN ENTWISTLE, DAVE BRYANT, SALEM, DEVIN BLOOD, MATT CUNNINGTON, DANNY YOUNGE, BRYAN BRUNO, OZZY, STEVE EDGE, RUDY FRITCH, STEVE BYRNE

any words of wisdom to readers who are wishing to enter the tattooing world?
any last words?
DRAW MORE THAN YOU ARE AT THE MOMENT

how can someone contact you if they are interested in having some work done by you?
THE USUAL WAYS FACEBOOK OR MYSPACE OR CALL THE SHOP, DOING THINGS IN REAL LIFE IS NICE TO!

http://www.myspace.com/bugsytattooer