Monthly Archives: March 2012

Three of Australia’s highly regarded tattooers, Luke Muller, Dan Bursell & Stooks will embark on their month long “Controlled Blowout” tour that will kick of late in April in Margaret River, WA, and finish in Brisbane late May. With a list of venues for their traveling art show and also tattoo studio guest spots already confirmed, you can keep informed on their happenings via their blog, here. Be sure to support the group of great Australian talent when the blowout a venue near you.

Issue 81 is on the news stands, and its hard to miss! Trapped under the cover graced by Sara Fabel is a collection of artists unlike any issue before it. Melbourne’s Green Lotus Tattoo, Terry James and Shep from Adelaide’s Body Art Shop show us how our local artists can hold it down on the world stage, sitting comfortably next to features with Mike Moses from NY’s Thicker Than Water Tattoo, and renowned artist and traveler Dan Sinnes. Melbourne artists Steen Jones gives us a taste of what he has been up to with his huge scale street-art pieces inspired by tattooing’s trail blazers, and we wrap up another year at Surf n Ink on the Gold Coast. Thank you for supporting Australia’s premier tattoo magazine!

Our friend Steen Jones just dropped a new video of the monster walls he painted in Fitzroy, Melbourne at the Rose Street Artist Markets. Check out the clip, then check out steenjones.com, then go buy issue 81 of TDU Magazine which just hit the shelves and check out some more of Steen’s work!

Heroes and Demons is a clothing collection based on the artwork of Master Horiyoshi III, inspired by Bushido, the ancient Japanese Way of the Warrior and the struggle between good and evil.  Each piece represents an adversary that portrays the Samurai’s system of morals where wisdom, benevolence, and courage are expressed.  The imagery of the Japanese warrior and culture is a legacy that is showcased with pride and should not be forgotten.  Heroes and Demons exhibit the story telling artistry of Horiyoshi the Third. Check it out here: http://heroesanddemons.com/

The Path is a series of short bio pics on people who live in the Bondi area of Sydney created by Tony Prescott and Trevor King.The first episode features tattooer Rhys Gordon.

If you don’t know the work of San Diego based artist and tattooer Adam “Honkey Kong” Hathorn then reading this has just done you a huge favor. With his new site and web store going online today, don’t slouch and go check it out his gallery, then after enjoying that, go buy some tee’s! www.honkeykong.com