So, my friend Markus “Old Horse” (Bloodwork tattoo/ Sweden) finally got my drawings from the flash exchange project. His drawings were posted here
And I was holding to post mine in this blog to not break the surprise for him. And here’s my version of what would be “old school” style?
Read about the project here
やっとマーカス宛に僕の下絵が届きました。これでこのプロジェクトは本格的にスタート（？）したのかな。。。
マーカスの下絵はこちら
プロジェクト（企画）に関してはこちら
And I couldn’t resist to draw up a homage to all things Scandinavian (tattoo related). I visited Nyhavn in 2008 together with Markus, and it gave me a strong impression. Man, that tattoo shop is the oldest in the world! More than 100 years in the same spot…
And even if was a sunny Sunday packed with tourists and families and all sort of food smell, I was in heaven. The tattoo shop itself was closed, and I even didn’t dare to take a snap for myself.
Is one of these moments that you just feel: “OK, I’ve been here” and you instantly turn your back and walk away. Just like a beautiful women you met. Keep her smile engraved in your heart. Just like a tattoo
上から二枚目はコペンハーゲン(デンマーク）にある”ニューハウン”という港町に２００８年に行った事を思い出し、下絵を描いてみた。写真下、真ん中あたりの黄色い建物に”Nyhavn 17″と書かれているビルの半地下にあるのが世界で最も古いタトゥーショップがある場所。最も古いと言っても多分誰しもが”戦前”とか言うイメージしかないだろうが、実は１００年以上同じ住所で今だなお元気で（？）営業中です。勿論オーナーは変わっていますが。。。
In the photo above where you can see a yellow building with “Nyhavn 17” on the wall, is where the oldest existing tattoo shop is located. And is not a museum piece or whatever. It still be run as a tattoo shop!
The photo above and bellow are from another shop located in the area as well. I met the owner (Tattoo Svend) in a convention in Sweden
(写真上下）こちらは同じ地区にある別のタトゥーショップ。昔はヨーロッパの港町では飲み屋、売春宿、タトゥーショップがセットで必ずあった。世界中から行き来する水兵たちが記念にタトゥーを彫ってまた別の国に行く。こうして彫師たちの作品が広がって行き、競いあっていた。
トンネルを抜けたら隣の国。タトゥーにはロマンがあります！