On this episode of Beneath the Skin we continue our watch along series of the new season of Ink Master. We cover episode 6 heavy SPOILER WARNING for those who haven't watched it yet. BONUS EPISODES + SUPPORT THE SHOW If you want to follow us online for more updates CLICK HERE Get 15% off Saniderm tattoo products with code BENEATHSKIN  Production by Thomas O'Mahony Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art) Intro Music by Dan McKenna If you would like to get in touch you can email the show on [email protected]

On this episode of Beneath the Skin, Matt is out sick after an argument with a scooter so Tom enlisted his partner Sinéad, who is a fellow tattoo enthusiast, to talk about how to get your first tattoo.  If its your 1st, we take you through the step by step process of what to do and what not to do, what to expect, and how to get the most out of your experience.  If you're a veteran to getting tattoos, take this as a one stop guide to share with any curious friends, family or potential clients who have yet to take the leap into the world of inked skin. Or use it as a reference the next time you're thinking about your next session.   BONUS EPISODES + SUPPORT THE SHOW If you want to follow us online for more updates CLICK HERE Production by Thomas O'Mahony Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art) Intro Music by Dan McKenna If you would like to get in touch you can email the show on [email protected]

On this episode of Beneath the Skin we continue our watch along series of the new season of Ink Master. We cover episode 5 heavy SPOILER WARNING for those who haven't watched it yet.   BONUS EPISODES + SUPPORT THE SHOW   If you want to follow us online for more updates CLICK HERE   Get 15% off Saniderm tattoo products with code BENEATHSKIN    Production by Thomas O'Mahony   Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art) Intro Music by Dan McKenna   If you would like to get in touch you can email the show on [email protected]

On this episode of Beneath the Skin, we learn about Inuit tattooing with tattoo artist, historian, activist, and all round fascinating person Maya Sialuk Jacobsen.   Maya is a Greenlandic Inuit artist who learned her craft the mechanical way with machines before a shoulder injury brought her to working with traditional Inuit tattooing techniques and using her heritage to preserve the practice and the history that goes with it.   BONUS EPISODES + SUPPORT THE SHOW   If you want to follow us online for more updates CLICK HERE   Production by Thomas O'Mahony   Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art) Intro Music by Dan McKenna If you would like to get in touch you can email the show on [email protected]

UNLOCKED: On this episode of Beneath the Skin, we dive deep in the life of Britains original tattoo artist, Sutherland MacDonald. Mac, as he was known to his friends was an artist, inventor, showman, and media manipulator who was the first professional tattoo artist in Britain.   To hear more bonus content check like this out our Patreon   If you want to follow us online for more updates CLICK HERE   Production by Thomas O'Mahony   Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art) Intro Music by Dan McKenna   If you would like to get in touch you can email the show on [email protected]

On this episode of Beneath the Skin we start our watch along series of the new season of Ink Master. We cover episode 4 heavy SPOILER WARNING for those who haven't watched it yet.   BONUS EPISODES + SUPPORT THE SHOW   If you want to follow us online for more updates CLICK HERE   Get 15% off Saniderm tattoo products with code BENEATHSKIN    Production by Thomas O'Mahony Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art) Intro Music by Dan McKenna If you would like to get in touch you can email the show on [email protected]

This episode is available exclusively on Patreon  On this episode of Beneath the Skin we speak to Tennessee based Archaeologist Aaron Deter Wolf about his research into prehistoric tattooing in the Americas, and how still to this day we're discovering that tattooing is going further back in time than previously thought.  If you want to follow us online for more updates CLICK HERE Production by Thomas O'Mahony Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art) Intro Music by Dan McKenna If you would like to get in touch you can email the show on [email protected]

On this episode of Beneath the Skin we start our watch along series of the new season of Ink Master. We cover episode 3 heavy SPOILER WARNING for those who haven't watched it yet. If you want to hear episodes like this a day early and get all our bonus content, check out our Patreon.  A special thank you to Saniderm for helping make this show possible. Get 15% off Saniderm tattoo products with code BENEATHSKIN  Production by Thomas O'Mahony Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art) Intro Music by Dan McKenna If you would like to get in touch you can email the show on [email protected]

On this episode of Beneath the Skin we speak to Doug Hardy, a veteran tattoo artist who's work everywhere from Minnesota to Japan, all the way back to his father Don Ed Hardy's studio in San Francisco.   Doug his a wealth of knowledge and you'll hear a lot of stories that even our own tattoo encyclopaedia didn't know.   If you'd like to get bonus content, hear early episodes that are AD FREE, and support the show, check us out on CLICK HERE   If you want to follow us online for more updates CLICK HERE   Production by Thomas O'Mahony Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art) Intro Music by Dan McKenna If you would like to get in touch you can email the show on [email protected]

On this episode of Beneath the Skin we start our watch along series of the new season of Ink Master. We cover episode 1 and 2 and heavy SPOILER WARNING for those who haven't watched it yet.  Support the show or want to follow us online for more updates CLICK HERE A special thank you to Saniderm for helping make this show possible. Get 15% off Saniderm tattoo products with code BENEATHSKIN  Production by Thomas O'Mahony Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art) Intro Music by Dan McKenna If you would like to get in touch you can email the show on [email protected]

On this premium episode of Beneath the Skin, we dive deep in the life of Britains original tattoo artist, Sutherland MacDonald. Mac, as he was known to his friends was an artist, inventor, showman, and media manipulator who was the first professional tattoo artist in Britain.   Get the full episode on Patreon here:    If you want to follow us online for more updates CLICK HERE   Production by Thomas O'Mahony   Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art) Intro Music by Dan McKenna   If you would like to get in touch you can email the show on [email protected]

On this episode of Beneath the Skin, we sail the ocean blue to find out all there is to know about tattooing in the 'New World', and try to dispel the myth that Captain Cook discovered the art form.  A special thank you to Saniderm for helping make this show possible. Get 15% off Saniderm tattoo products with code BENEATHSKIN  Support the show or want to follow us online for more updates CLICK HERE Production by Thomas O'Mahony Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art) Intro Music by Dan McKenna If you would like to get in touch you can email the show on [email protected]

On this episode of Beneath the Skin, Tom and Matt track down the truth behind tattooing's journey from the soul to the half sleeve as they uncover the twinned history of tattooing, religion, and the esoteric arts.   A special thank you to Saniderm for helping make this show possible. Get 15% off Saniderm tattoo products with code BENEATHSKIN  Support the show or want to follow us online for more updates CLICK HERE Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art) Music by Dan McKenna If you would like to get in touch you can email the show on [email protected]