But after friends saw my work on my own skin and it snowballed from there. “I started by just tattooing myself initially with never really having an aim of becoming a tattoo artist. “I wanted to leave so I could pursue work that is more my own vision and to be able to travel with work, tattooing in studios around the world, meeting different people”, he said. The former fashion designer decided to leave his career behind to pursue something that would allow him to travel. Jamie, 32, JamJam tattoo, came up with the idea to launch the business when in London and decided to relocate to Edinburgh around the time of the pandemic.
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Get all the latest news and headlines from Edinburgh, Fife and the Lothians sent straight to your inbox twice a day by signing up to our free newsletter.įrom breaking news to the latest on the coronavirus crisis in Scotland, we'll have you covered. It is almost as if you are in the tranquil wilderness with David Attenborough whilst having an artwork etched onto your body. Large windows pour light into their studio that is filled with vegetation, and when you close your eyes, you can hear the subtle sounds of bird songs in the background. The setting in which the tattoos are carried out is also something that breaks away from the common perception of dark basement spaces. Many tattoo studios take walk-ins and often ink their clients with whatever design or image they choose, but here, customers come to have a tattoo done in the specialist style of each resident. What makes The Island so special is that they are a studio where art comes at the forefront of all that they do. READ MORE: We tried Edinburgh's hidden restaurant and felt like we had been whisked away to Italy Their residents all come from extremely different backgrounds, boasting an ex-chef, a tourism manager, fashion designer and animator - with one even using a Lino-cut printing technique that is uncommon around the world. One tattoo studio in the capital, which is located in the heart of Leith at the Shore, The Island, is a setting that exemplifies what the art form means in the modern age. Those of a certain generation still see tattoos as synonymous with criminality or a career at sea however that perception has evolved immensely in the past decade or so. Tattoos as an art form is something that has exploded in recent years, with your favourite celebrity, footballer and even pal down the pub sporting elaborate sleeve designs on their arms.īut when we think of a traditional tattoo studio in Edinburgh we often think of basement settings that are hidden away from society.
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