First things first: NAOHOA does not tattoo above the neck (except for the nape of the neck). This is a personal choice and clients will need to find another artist who is willing to work on that area. The only exception I’ll make is for tattoos that represent the client’s ethnic tribe and are a Continue reading
Category: Advice
Helpful tips for NAOHOA customers.
Tips for Aspiring Artists
I get emails from people asking to be apprentices, but they tend to approach me in ways that work against them. The purpose of this post is to educate readers on good forms of practice, without using up my time sending individual responses to people who, quite frankly, have sent me a copy-and-paste job…or worse, Continue reading
Colour Tattoos on Different Skin Tones
In the tattoo world, our skin is our canvas, Naturally, we all have different tones of said canvas, which can affect how colour tattoos appear after healing. It also influences what colours compliment us and which ones will be less flattering, but that’s a post for another time. . Here’s a mandala I designed for Continue reading
Black Lives Matter
Hey folks, I thought it might be helpful to put a load of resources on ways to help in one space. I’ll highlight the level of cost (£) and effort (✊-✊✊✊) to suit your situation. It’s worth noting that this isn’t just an issue in the US – the UK is far from innocent from Continue reading
Mental Health Awareness Week 2020
This year, I posted a piece every day along with my thoughts on wellbeing, in hope it may help some of you. 💗 Click on the images for the Instagram post (if you want to leave a comment). . 18.05.2020 Today marks the first day of #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, and what a time to talk about it! We’re Continue reading
Tattooing Over Scars
This is a topic I didn’t realise needed discussion until a friend pointed it out to me. I noticed that people who approached me for scar tattoos were hesitant and very accommodating if I wouldn’t allow it, but didn’t know why until she enlightened me to this sad fact: Some tattoo artists decline inking over Continue reading
Ways to Support NAOHOA
Published: 03/04/2020 | Reviewed: 19/12/2020 A few of you kind souls have asked how you can support NAOHOA during these tricky times. Due to government-enforced lockdowns, businesses all across Britain have closed in efforts to slow down the spread of COVID-19. Although the official lockdown is currently set to three weeks, I’ve decided to close NAOHOA Continue reading
Eating in Isolation
There has been a lot of talk amongst my friendship groups regarding food and how to eat healthily during the COVID-19 outbreak – especially if you’re accustomed to doing a weekly shop for fresh produce. In the UK, we’ve not undergone a full-blown lockdown (yet), so there’s still time to prepare ourselves for the possibility Continue reading
COVID-19
All of my posts relating to the outbreak of COVID-19 can be found here, in reverse chronological order. . Helpful Posts: COVID-19 App 📱 Report your symptoms daily (even if feeling healthy), so the NHS and UK government can keep track of trends and know where and when to send help. . What is COVID-19? Continue reading
Tattoo Coverups
There are many reasons to want an old tattoo obscured forever. Whether you’ve fallen out of love, changed taste over the years or hold a different view to your past self, there is hope! Many people have approached NAOHOA to give their old tattoo a new lease of life or change of meaning, so it’s Continue reading