October 2011
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Dave Barton and Kelly Doty Want to Tattoo YOU!
Dave Barton is traveling from California to tattoo at our studio next weekend and he wants to tattoo the crap out of you! Not only that, him and our resident all star, Kelly Doty would love to tag team for an awesome collaborative custom tattoo!
Just imagine their forces combined. If you combine Kelly’ cuddle fish and Dave’s beer shark… who knows what might happen.
Dave...
World Wide Tattoo Conference
Our very own Gabe Ripley, shop owner extraordinaire, had an amazing opportunity to go to Rome last week to participate in the World Wide Tattoo Conference. He gave a seminar on businesses planning and got to share the stage with amazing tattooers including Jeff Gogue, Alex De Pase, Nick Baxter and Boris .
It seems like overall it was amazing trip and this video by Jeff sums up parts of it! ...
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Double Guest Tattooers This Week!
This week we have two guest tattoo artists this week the do some awesome custom tattoos! Myke Chambers is coming in tomorrow, the 25th and tattooing through the 27th. He’s fully booked for his trip, but he does have space for his watercolor seminar Wednesday at 7pm. Cost is $80 and you can call the shop to sign up! Full details here!
After that Madison Casey is coming up Wednesday,...
Help Us Spread the Word & Earn Money Towards Your...
We are so happy to have brand spanking new promo materials for the shop, and we can’t wait to get the posted all around the area! For the first time we have full color 11x17 posters for the shop, and we also have new double sided post cards! Big thanks to Alexis Design who created these awesome marketing materials! She’s local and does a great job, so if you’re ever in need of...
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Upcoming Seminars- Myke Chambers & Chris Lowe
Don’t forget we have two amazing art seminars coming up in the next few months right here at Off the Map Tattoo! We are thrilled to have Myke Chambers, and Chris Lowe doing a watercolor and colored pencil seminar, respectively. Read on for details!
The Basics of Traditional Tattoo Flash Watercoloring Seminar by Myke Chambers October 26 @ 7pm
Cost is $80- Call Off the Map Tattoo to sign...
Humpday Nonsense! Images You Won't Believe Aren't...
Cracked.com is one of the best websites ever to kill time, and one of all time favorite features on the site is “Images You Won’t Believe Aren’t Photoshopped.” Let me tell you, they’re not kidding. It’s seriously hard to believe a lot of these images aren’t created by a computer. They’re fun to look at, and the commentary not only explains the...
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Ivana is Returning to Tattoo Next Month!
Ivana aka Punk will be returning to Off the Map Tattoo next month to tattoo November 2-9. We are so excited to have her back and watch her do some amazing tattoos! If you’re not familiar with her work, you should be!
She has a truly unique style and really makes each clients idea her own. Her work is even more stunning in person.
If you would like to book an appointment with...
Get $25 Towards Your Next Tattoo!
We are happy to keep our bumper sticker blast as a year round promotion! If you missed details before, all you have to do is stop by the shop, grab a bumper sticker, put it on your car and either show us, or shoot an email with a picture to Mary@TattooNOW.com!
Once you do that, we give you a $25 gift certificate towards your next tattoo! Super easy! We have tons of shiny new bumper stickers...
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Fall is here at Off the Map Tattoo
If you are here in New England, everyone knows that Fall is definitely here in full-effect! The leaves are demonstrating their beauty with wonderful hues of red, yellow, orange, and brown. Not to mention, everyone here at Off the Map Tattoo loves this time of year and it shows:
Decorating with the change of seasons is definitely an exciting venture, where seasonal imagery often turns into...
The Guest Artists Keep Coming!
Matthew Davidson is coming to tattoo at Off the Map Tattoo from October 19-23 all the way from Indiana and would love to book him some great custom tattoos! Matthew likes the challenge of making any tattoo awesome whether it’s a little star or a full custom back piece, so whatever you have in mind, Matthew will help you out!
Shoot him an email directly if you’re interested in...
Tattoo Review Raffle Winner
Congrats to Debbie who won our September Testimonial Raffle! She reviewed us on Google, got entered in our raffle and won $50 to Off the Map! You can do the same! Review us on Google or Yahoo and get entered next month!
Click here to review us on Google or Yahoo.
This was Debbie’s Review she submitted to Google that won the raffle. Rating does not effect your chances of winning. Monthly...
Humpday Nonsense
If you get bored of your desktops like I do, have no fear, Smashing Magazine releases brand spanking new desktops every month! You can also chose to have them with or without a calendar on them, so if you lose track of days, they are also functional!
Some of my favorites are the festive holiday themes!
They have lots of options, so you can even change it more than once a month if you...
Nick Fener Benefit This Saturday in Oxnard, CA
Nick Fener’s story is one that you can’t help but be captivated by. I caught wind of the events that occurred to Nick on May 20th through a few Facebook posts, and have since followed the story. Excerpts are all from NickFener.com, where his wife, who is clearly his absolutely dedicated life partner, posts almost everyday. This was a portion of the very first entry.
“On...
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Follow All Our Businesses!
I’m sure by now, most of you know we have a Facebook for Off the Map Tattoo, but if you don’t, definitely find the page and like us! We update everyday! However, in new and more exciting news, we just created Facebook pages for our sister businesses, The Paradise Tattoo Gathering/Artist Retreat as well as TattooNOW.
LIKE THE PARADISE FACEBOOK!
LIKE TATTOONOW ON FACEBOOK TOO!
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Paradise Tattoo Gathering, On the Road in Jiminy...
Last week we posted an article that Gunnar had kindly posted for us on the Tattoo Artist Magazine Blog Site. Well imagine our delight when shortly after, Crash (one of the guys in charge over at TAM) also wrote a great article on the convention. The positive feedback really floors and humbles us, and we can’t thank everyone who’s taken the time to write something, or tell us about...
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Fall themed tattoos are always in season!
Pumpkins, apple cider, halloween, turning leaves… what’s not to love about fall in New England? We all LOVE fall here at Off the Map, and we think it would be a grand idea for people to come in for some awesome autumn tattoos! Need some inspiration? Well, if you insist….
Tim Senecal got to do this pumpkin tattoo and the leaf chest piece last year.
Maybe pumpkin and leaf...
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Upcoming October Guest Tattoo Artists!
October is filled with lots of great guests starting with Teresa Sharpe coming from Indiana today! She will be tattooing at the shop through October 9.
Next up is Joe King, who is coming to Off the Map for the first time! Joe is coming all the way from Kentucky, he’s sneaking in a trip October 12-15, just a few weeks before he ties the knot! Come on in and get tattooed and help the...
Coming to Off the Map This Weekend!
Teresa Sharpe is driving in from Indiana, with not only her tattoo talent, but an art show she put on back home as well, Star Wars Vs. Dinosaurs. Teresa will be tattooing at the shop October 7-9 and the art show will be right in the middle on Saturday October 8, in conjuction with Easthampton’s Monthly Art Walk.
Teresa is pretty fully booked for tattoos during her guest spot, but...
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Humpday Nonsense
Are you ever on Facebook, or Tumblr, or some other random website and you see something that you just have to share? ME TOO! So today is it born… humpday nonsense posts! Not that we don’t love spreading tattoo news, and amazing art, but sometimes, good old videos, pictures or posts that make you say “Holy Shit” are just as fun.
Without further adieu, he is a video,...
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Seeking a Portrait Tattoo?
Well, look no further! We have tons of choices for you! There’s a plethora of amazing portrait artists coming to the shop that would be thrilled to do a portrait of your parents, your kid, your pet, or anyone you fancy enough to get a tattoo of! If you’re interested in getting tattooed you can email any of these talented tattoo artists, through their individual pages, or you can send...
It really was Paradise...
We would like to extend a huge thanks to Gunnar Gaylord, who wrote this for the Tattoo Artist Magazine Blog. This is his experience about the convention our shop puts on, The Paradise Tattoo Gathering. Every year we leave the show feeling accomplished and successful, but one of the largest motivators to keep it going, and not only that, but make it better, is to hear how the event has inspired...
