83. MANAMI OKAZAKI - Japan’s tattoo underworld and artisanal heritage
Welcome into a captivating journey through the hidden and historical world of Japanese tattooing with journalist, author, and cultural expert, Manami Okazaki. In this episode, we explore the dramati...
13 Apr 51min
82. ‘HORIBUDO I’ ROBERTO BORSI - Traditional Japanese Tattooing, Tebori, and Lifelong Mastery
Step into a humbling reflection on dedication that echoes the slow, deliberate rhythm of the traditional Tebori techniques we discuss. In this episode, I sit down with Roberto Borsi, a traditional Jap...
13 Apr 1h 9min
81. RUETHLESS IRONS - How corporations are taking over tattooing
Today, I’m sitting down with Rue from Ruethless Irons for a conversation that gets right to the heart of things. Rue has been in the game since the late 90s, coming up in San Francisco and Amsterdam b...
20 Feb 1h 7min
80. PINO CAFARO - Struggle, balance and the importance of letting go in Japanese tattooing
In this episode of Tattoo Tales, I sit down with a man who has spent over three decades navigating the deep waters of our craft with utmost dedication: Pino Cafaro. This talk felt very inspiring a...
26 Jan 57min
79. TERRY MCKENNA - The Karuizawa Mokuhanga School of woodblock printing
Curious about how to make woodblock prints? In this episode of Tattoo Tales, I’m joined by Australian artist Terry McKenna, known by his artist name Toraku ("Fun Knife"), who traded oil paints for t...
14 Jan 54min
78. The Seven Tengu scrolls
Get ready for another very nerdy episode into Japanese Folklore. This time we explore the figure of the Tengu, as portrayed in medieval chronicles and scrolls. Not what you’d expect. Source: The Se...
9 Dec 202531min
77. TABBY BOOTH - Create for the sake of creating
Today I sit down with the wonderful artist Tabby Booth to pick her brain on her evolution as an artist, how she balances creativity with parenthood, and the intuitive way she approaches illustration, ...
21 Nov 202551min
76. MICHELLE VESTERGÅRD - Art, healing, and legacy
Welcome back. Our guest today is Danish tattoo artist Michelle Vestergård, whose story touches on something we can all relate to: the search for authenticity. We talk about her unique entry into the...
5 Nov 20251h 3min
