Connor Cardus couldn't bring himself to bin a vape battery. So he built a tattoo machine out of it instead.

#tattoomachine #tattooartist #australiantattoo #phillipisland #tattooculture #sustainableart #tattoogear #gooddamage #tattooing #vape #recycled #handmade #collectible

Tattoo magazines didn't die because nobody cared. They died because the economics collapsed and nobody replaced what was lost.

We wrote about it. The full piece is live now — link in bio.

@gooddamagemag ⛓️ #tattoomagazine #tattooculture #tattoohistory #tattooartist #australiantattoo #tattooing

Made to Suit is five years old. No client brief. Just tattoo artists, a life-size canvas and whatever they decide to put on it.

We caught up with co-founder Benji Tobin (@benjit73) and a few of this year's Artists

#madetosuit #tattooart #sydneytattoo #sydneytattooconvention #australiantattoo

💖Valentines Day drop!💖
Ahhh I'm so proud of how this super sweet flash sheet turned out! I've started drawing my tattoo designs by hand recently and it's brought me so much joy working with physical media again!
🔗Link in bio to book
#tattooartist
#australiantattoo
#neotraditional

Cindy Ray (Real name Bev Robinson) was Australia's first homegrown tattooed pin-up girl. Taught by Raelene Robinson Australia’s first female tattooist and Raelene’s husband at the time Nutz Robinson
#australiantattoohistory #cindyray #traditionaltattoo #australiantattoo