Traditional Tropical Tattoos
Tropical tattoo designs started popping up after WWII largely due to the legend tattooer, Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins. Sailor Jerry based himself in Hawaii where he painted several tattoo flash of scenes highlighting his peaceful surroundings. The exoticism of places such as these represented a contrast to the rest of the world and an escape from life’s realities.
Tropical tattoos often consist of beach scenes, mermaids, animals (such as snakes or panthers) and palm trees. Palm trees in particular, hold strong symbolism of paradise and harmony.
Even today, we naturally associate tropical scenery with being on holiday and the feeling of tranquillity that runs alongside that. So it’s not surprising that people get tropical tattoos to carry a reminder of these feelings in their day to day lives.
Just had my very first tattoo done by Ben and couldn't be more pleased. From the very first email to the shop they were supportive and very accommodating. I was so nervous but Ben made me feel at ease and I got the exact tattoo that I wanted. Such an enjoyable day. I'll be booking Ben again for the next ink I want done
~ Karen McPherson
Amazing experience getting my first tattoo here. The staff were excellent in helping me get an appointment that suited me. The atmosphere in the studio was great.
- Scheherazade
Got my first big tattoo, half sleeve on my forearm and couldn’t of picked a better place to have it done. The artist George went Beyond my expectations and done it all in 6 hours And a it was very in-depth tattoo. I recommend this parlour all day!
- Phil A
Got my first and second tattoo here, really nice looking place with lots of character and excellent artists and staff. I will definitely get my next tattoos here.
- G B
Had a 7 hour Japanese piece done with Davide De Cinto. Service was great, Davide's work was fanastic and I feel the price was really good value for money in terms of the quality of work Davide is putting out. Highly recommended.