Guest Artists Information
We love our guest artists, and we want you to know which ones hang out with us! Below you'll find a list of the guest artists that have been (or are currently) at Body Graphics.
Raul (Diablo Rojo Studio) (Tattoo Artist)
Raul from Diablo Rojo Studio (Austin, TX). Will be here starting at the end of September and most of the month of October 2008.
Jackie Brown (Tattoo Artist)
Jackie hails from Canton, Ohio where she currently works at Art Bomb Tattoo
Brian Buschak (Tattoo Artist)
Stephane Chaudesaigues (Tattoo Artist)
Stephane is a guest artist at Body Graphics and will be at the National Tattoo Association convention in Reno, NV on April 17-20, 2008
Stephane will be in town on October 14-28, 2008 - book appointments soon!
Caroline Evans (Tattoo Artist)
From Greenbrook, NJ, Caroline started tattooing in 1998. She enjoys color work and is an award winning cover-up artist (most notably at the Orlando Convention in 2006). She also loves her cat “Ashley”
Caroline started guest-spotting at Body Graphics 3 years ago.
Dave Groce (Piercer)
Dave comes to us a few times a year from Lebanon, PA. He started piercing part time back in 2000, but only counts the last 3.5 years as his career. He has been working full time out of a shop called Yi Shen Jing in Lebanon, PA. Dave is proud to say that his shop is the only shop in the area that cares enough to follow the guidelines established by the APP.
He loves coming to Philly and picking up new tricks and expanding his abilities, but enjoys having a yard to come home to. The best thing about piercing is the ability to exchange energy with another individual in a very personal manner. “While most people see it as ornamentation, there is a much bigger thing going on in the background. If you open your eyes to it, it can allow you to learn a new side of yourself.”
Natalie Jean (Tattoo Artist)
Natalie hails from Montreal, Canada and will be visiting the shops in April. “I am a lucky gal, tattooing, making a living at doing what I love. I also love travelling, meeting new faces, the color red and orange soda.”
Trevor Marshall (Tattoo Artist)
Bruce Morgan (Tattoo Artist)
Bruce has been at Shipwreck Tattoos (4515 Everhart Rd. C.C. Texas 78411, 361-334-3208) a little over 2 and 1/2 years. He's worked at Skin Illusions for 9 and 1/2 years; before that he was at Wildside Tattoos, Onix Subculters. He has a total of 15+ years in the tattoo business.
Bruce says he "mainly does large scale Japanese work", but will take on almost anything.
Andre Perales (Tattoo Artist)
Andre joins us several times a year from the West Coast. He is an artist at Liberty Tattoo in Gardena, CA.
Larry Spano (Tattoo Artist)
Larry owe's the majority of his artistic background and skills to his mother Donna Friend. She has a degree in illustration from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. “From day one, she made every effort in surrounding me with creativity and has made me use it in daily life.” Larry attended Kent State University where he majored in graphic design. While attending, he became an advertising designer for the Kent Stater – one of the top student newspapers in the country.
“I’ve been a Body Graphics employee for a little over a year. Prior to coming to philadelphia, I had an apprenticeship at Artbomb Tattoo in Canton, OH where I was taken under the wings of the world famous Richard Helton and TJ Heaton. I take alot of inspiration from classic artists such as: DiVinci, Michelangelo, and Rembrandt, as well as some surrealists such as Dali and Rene Magritte. To name a few more: Marcel Duchamp, Alfonse Mucha and Andy Warhol.”
“Point of the story is that I feed on art. I’m also an expert button-hook pattern super slo-mo – challenge me, I dare you!!”