Stick n Pokes and Band Feelings
By Shelly Simon When one forms a partnership, it’s not necessarily a permanent agreement. When one forms a band, it’s not necessarily a bond that will last forever. When one does a custom stick and poke tattoo with their bandmate and best friend; it’s a commitment that is constant. A
Evolution of a Stick and Poke Tattoo Artist
▼▼▼EVOLUTION OF A COMMUNITY STICK AND POKE TATTOO - with Vitnay, an underground Oakland, CA stick and poker, warehouser and artist. May 2017▼▼▼ I interviewed Vitney at an impromptu party at her Oakland home that she started awhile back with some friends. It is called Home-ish. We talked life and
Learn it right: From a Professional Hand Poker
I met Ruby Jae in her gorgeous studio - a space that is pleasing to all the senses & shared with other tattoo artists (at Diving Swallow in downtown Oakland). I was nervous. Reason being that I had seen her magical art on the bodies of my friends - it
