Torbay Tattoo Tales

During the exhibition Tattoo: British Tattoo Art Revealed the team at the museum collected over 500 Torbay Tattoo Tales from visitors to the Museum.

Each visitor allowed us to photograph their tattoo and then they penned their tale. Each tattoo image and accompanying tale was displayed at the exhibition, they are now part of the Museum archive and tell the story of the Tattoos of the Bay and their tales in 2018. Each Tale was also shared on Instagram and other social media.

If you would like to view them all please see our Instagram.

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torbaytattootales Thank you for sharing your story. “My tattoo was done at One Ink Inn, Ivybridge by Vicki. This tattoo represents happiness and positivity through the imagery of sunflowers.”
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torbaytattootales This tattoo was started at the Newton Abbot Halloween Bash in 2011. I sat for 11 hours on the Saturday then I went back on the Sunday to add more detail. I sat for a further 4 1/2 hours. My longest sitting yet. Well worth it. I love it. The artist is tommy crazy
#tommcrazy #halloween #medusa
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torbaytattootales Many thanks to Matt for sharing his story with us today...”I tattooed this on myself during my apprenticeship years at the start of my tattooing career, I used the Koi swimming upwards to represent the start of my career, knowing it would be hart work but I have determination to make it. (The Koi swims up the river against the current).”
#tattooartist #torbaytattootale #koicarp #tattoocareer
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torbaytattootales Jade also shared this amazing back piece, a work in progress but still looking brilliant. “My backpiece was tattooed by Sway at Sacred Electric in Leeds. The design is a tribute to the original Annie Oakley backpiece by Ben Corday. The title of the piece is “Belle of the Plains”.
#torreabbey #tatoo #ink #backpiecetattoo #annieoakleytattoo
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torbaytattootales Mark - thank you for sharing your #torbaytattootale today at the exhibition ‘I had my whole body covered over 4 years.....one side is good and the other evil....I love all the work down on me by Mark Gill at 86 Tattoo in Kings Norton Birmingham’
#ink #BIRMINGHAM #86tattoo #backink
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torbaytattootales Thank you Becca for your wonderful tattoo and story. “Without the dark, you would never see the stars. This saying means a lot to me and definitely represents a lot of what I’ve had to deal with in life. However, give it a positive and allow me some meaning for the hurt and pain...
#torreabbey #tattoo #stars #owltattoo #clocktattoo #rosetattoo
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torbaytattootales Thank you @leelunamae for letting us add your beautiful tattoos to our archive today, done by @kainbond9 #torbaytattootales “I had money and wanted tattoos, I love the outline and artwork.”
#tattooworld #tattooart #archive #torbay #tattooartist #tatts #tattooinspiration #inkaholik #tattoonation #tattoosleeve #instagood #amazing #instatattoo #amazingink #art #bodyart #colourtattoo #ink #instaart #photooftheday #traditionaltattoo
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torbaytattootales "I got borrow based tattoos because I have always had a fascination with #stephenking films and the #lostboys vampire films. People are always shocked by the clown, they were done by Leon Cornish."
#torbay #sleevetattoo #mashup #famousmonsters #tattooart #topclasstattooing #amazingink #awesometattoos #tattootuesday #elviratattoo #horrortattoo #inked #torreabbey #vampire #mistressofthedark #realistictattoo #tattooed #tattooartists #exhibition #worldfamousforever #inkmaster #repost #inkedmag #tattoomodel #horrorfan