July 9-11, 2021

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Capricorn Collaboration

By Nick Baxter - Nick Baxter

This unique project was the result of an artistic collaboration between myself, Juan Salgado, and the client Melissa Fusco, who requested a capricorn themed sleeve with other symbols relevent to her life. Since Juan and I live far apart, we devised a different kind of collaborative process. First, Melis started us off with a loose compositional sketch and written description via email, then Juan and I tackled different parts of the drawing amidst email discussion over how each of our sections would fit with the other. I did the large moth, forearm shell and flower drawing, and Juan did the Capricorn mermaid with mandala halo. Next, he and I each started our respective portion during separate sessions, completing a loose and incomplete foundation layer. Then on the third session, I added a 2nd layer of ink to Juan's upper half, while he added a 2nd pass of ink during the 4th session on my lower half. This alternation ensured that we each added our influence in roughly equal amounts to every area, despite never being in the same location nor tattooing at the same time. We traded one more pass each after that second layer, then met up at Hell City Tattoo Festival in Ohio for the finishing touches over the entire arm, in person, at the same time. This was a very fun method of long distance collaboration and all three of us are thrilled with the results.

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Rock River Tattoo Art ExpoThree days of becoming a better artists, tattooers, and people! The Rock River Tattoo Art Expo will combine aspects of artist-focused professional development events with the style of a larger tattoo convention, open to the public. The two convention floors will be filled with artist and vendor booths, with the artists showcasing not only tattooing but work in other mediums as well. Some booths will feature live painting alongside the tattoo booths. There will be additional vendor booths in some of the hallways and auxiliary spaces along with a museum exhibit showcasing some important tattoo artifacts including some of local significance. Throughout the weekend there will be activity on the main stage including interviews, talks by high-profile speakers, a historical discussion, tattoo art critiques, and a daily showcase of work that was completed on the convention floor.

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  • Nikko Hurtado
  • Jeff Gogue
  • Orge Kalodimas
  • Gabe Ripley


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