Tall Tales and Tattooing
by Craigy Lee
Delving into the tattoo history of the southern hemisphere, Tall Tales and Tattooing is a tattoo podcast from Wellington, New Zealand. Each episode features a guest tattoo artist from New Zealand or Australia sharing their history and tattoo tales.
Episodes
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episode 15: Henri Swift, Wellington Tattoo History
This weeks episode of tall tales and tattooing is a little different to the normal format of the show, its a tattoo history episode and I tell the story of Henri C Swift who tattooed at 165 Cuba street in wellington in 1908. Henri was a pioneer of electric tattooing in New Zealand, immigrating…
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Episode 14: Spider Sinclair, Two Hands Tattoo, Auckland
Spider Sinclairs Two hands tattoo has become one of Auckland’s most well known studios, sitting on the ever trendy Ponsonby road. When I first worked there 10 years ago it felt fresh and different, I’d never worked in a studio like it. I sat down with Spider after hours to talk about the years...
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Episode 13: Tim Hunt, Pacific Tattoo, Otaki
Tim works out of his private studio Pacific tattoo in sunny Otaki on the coast an hour north of wellington. He has been tattooing for over twenty years and is living proof you can make a fresh start any time in life, starting his tattoo journey in his thirties. He got started with some of the…
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Episode 12: Pip Russell of Artrageous Tattoo, Auckland
Pip has been involved in the tattoo industry in New Zealand for the last twenty years, along with tattooing she was also involved with organising the Auckland Ta Moko, Tatau, Tattoo convention in Auckland. She has taken a step back from tattooing but i sat down with her on a grey and rainy…
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Episode 11: Dean & Dan Sacred
Sacred tattoo has become a New Zealand institution, they just celebrated their 21st birthday and have lead the way for tattooing in australasia for many years. This weeks episode I sit down with owners Dean and Dan and find out what makes their partnership and business so successful.
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Episode 10: Cindy Ray, Moving pictures tattoo, Melbourne
Some people throw around the word legend quite flippantly, however this weeks guest is a true Legend in every sense of the word. Bev Nicholas aka Cindy Ray has been around on the tattoo scene for over 60 years. She was Australias original tattooed lady, you would have no doubt seen her photos in...
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Episode 9: Lorna Tawhiti of May 15 Tattoo, Otaki
This weeks guest is Lorna Tahiti, who owns a private studio May 15 tattoo, in otaku on the kaput coast. Lorna has been around tattooing from an early age, she watched her two older brothers tattoo as she grew up, but pursued a career in teaching until 10 years ago when she found a mentor to help...
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Episode 8: Adam Craft of the Tattooed Heart, Auckland
Adam Craft owns one of Aucklands most respected tattoo shops, The Tattooed Heart on K road. He's been tattooing for over two decades and has made a name for himself with his large scale Japanese work. But before he was settled enough to get customers returning for session after session of…
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Episode 7: Steve Ma Ching of Western Tattoo, Auckland
This week i talk to Steve Ma ching a living legend of New Zealand tattooing, He's internationally recognised for his polynesian work, he's tattooed sports stars such as Sonny Bill Williams and he is just as in demand overseas as he is on his home shores. He knows how to give banter and he can…
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Episode 6: Rosie Edwards, Eclectic Moko Tattoo
This weeks guest is the constantly travelling Rosie Edwards from Christchurch. We talk about her journey from being adopted by a pakeha family to reconnecting with her maori roots and the struggles she faced being a female going against the grain in maori culture. We also discuss How the 2011...
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Episode 5: John "monsta truck" Roberts
This week we talk to 25 year tattoo veteran John Roberts who spent most of his career in hawkes bay at his studio Monsta Track Tattoo. After two decades he made the move down to wellington last year and now co owns Pieces of Eight Tattoo in Petone.
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Episode 4: Josh Paki, Tyla Vaeau & Moko Smith
This weeks episode is in Te Reo Maori and in English, but thats not the only thing thats a little different from the rest of the series, This episode is a panel discussion that was recorded live at the Wellington Tattoo convention. The Panel features Josh Paki, Tyla Vaeau and Moko Smith three...
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Episode 3: Mick, Kitty, Ben & Dan of The Black mark, Melbourne
The Black Mark tattoo has quickly established its self as one of melbournes top realism studios. As the shop celebrates its 5th anniversary we sit down with studio owners Mick Squires and Kitty dearest along with artists Ben Smith and Dan mawdsley. We discuss the studios beginnings and how it...
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Episode 2: Todd Bailey of 13ft Tattoo, Sydney
Todd is one of my oldest friends in tattooing, we've been tattooing around the same amount of time and we had a great laugh doing this weeks episode. Todd is the owner of 13ft Tattoo in Newtown, Sydney, Australia. in this episode we talk about his travels around the world, the trials and...
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Episode 1: Braden McMahon of Auckland Tattoo studio
Auckland tattoo studio is New Zealands oldest established tattoo shop. We sit down with its current owner Braden McMahon to talk about his journey into getting into tattooing around the globe and back, getting a job under its previous owner and tattoo legend Merv O connor, to respecting its...
About this show
Delving into the tattoo history of the southern hemisphere, Tall Tales and Tattooing is a tattoo podcast from Wellington, New Zealand. Each episode features a guest tattoo artist from New Zealand or Australia sharing their history and tattoo tales.
Hosted by
Craigy Lee
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