The YAYO blog that didn't blog, blog – Page 15

Oct 25, 2019

Paul LaVey the master of colour realism

Halloween is nearly here and who better to interview than the horror tattoo master himself Paul LaVey. Not only is he a top bloke and one of the Yayo Pro Team he also does a mean line in colour realism. We sent out Yayo blog boy Matt Haddon-Reichardt to get the low down on Paul's superb work and see if Brexit really will break tattooing.

Oct 11, 2019

The ancient history of tattooing from ice mummies to Eygpt

Archaeological evidence proves that tattooing is an ancient art form that dates back at least 6000 years. Across the globe tattooing played a vital role in many ancient societies; from body decoration, to status symbols to the mark of a...

Oct 04, 2019

Matthew Pritchard the Dirty Vegan

Matthew Pritchard shot to fame as part of the notorious MTV stunt team Dirty Sanchez. Now he is a respectable endurance athlete, vegan cook and tattoo studio owner. Yayo sent roving reporter Matt Haddon-Reichardt to the valleys of Wales to get the low down on the man the man, the myth, the legend that is Pritchard.

Sep 27, 2019

Smoke and Mirrors; the art and style of Miss FX

Many tattoo artists are content ploughing the same furrow but Miss FX is cut from different cloth. Aside from her dotwork tattooing she is a film maker, hand tap tattoo artist, trapeze performer and philanthropist. Now she has branched out...