The needle is dipped into the ink and then poked into the skin. So what exactly is a hand poked tattoo and how is it achieved? Safety first where hand poked tattooing can be done with the intent of being DIY, tribal and punk AF, although in a safe and sterile environment with no cross contamination and where blood borne viruses are kept the hell away. Jump aboard the safe sterile train where all the tattoos made at Roxxi's are done in a clean and sterile environment, always using new needles and used equipment is safely disposed of. The minimal hand poked designs (that can also be detailed by a good tattooist) does it for me as does the tribal notion and history that dates as far back as Egyptian mummies being tattooed.Ģ023 and thankfully here at Roxxi & Sioux's Tattoo Studio we're all about infection control and have a wealth of experience around cross contamination. The romantic idea of hand poke, also known as stick-and-poke, having DIY origins in underground subcultures is right up my stream. hand poke tattoos are back and here to stay and I want in. These were days before you could purchase leopard print down the high street and it was pure rock n roll! My tattooist used a car battery to power his machine and I reveled in the leopard print he free handily tattooed on my upper arm. Thankfully another opportunity came up in the 90s in the back of a New Age traveller's truck in the mountains of Spain. the butterflies I got tattooed on my foot by our fave local bikie and how I'd run from the bathroom to my bedroom so no one could see them because in your eyes I was still underage. I imagine I was more shit-scared of the good ol' fashioned "backhander" I would have received from my old man than the actual process of being tattooed with his granny's sewing needle that would have been used in a few backyard garages by the time he approached an 11 year old. This intriguing machine-free tattooing has all the feels, 5-stars and a big tick from me.ĭo I actually have old-school DIY punk style tattoos? Well, I remember in the mid 80s hanging out at the local Milk Bar in regional Australia and running a mile when a sketchy backyard tattooist approached me with a sewing needle and some pen-ink (India ink wouldn't have been easy to obtain outback in the sticks). Coming from someone with a DIY mindset, a punk history and gypsy in the fam and soul - let's just say the hand poke style of tattooing is something I'm fond of.
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