crane tattoo design
Bird of happiness In Japan, the crane, or tsuru, is a national treasure animal and is considered to be the bird of happiness. It is depicted in edo art, much literature, and mythology as a… Read More »crane tattoo design
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the legend…
The legendary Kirin The kirin is depicted in Japanese folk lore as a legendary creature, even having more powers than the dragon tattoo and phoenix tattoo. I tattooed this design on my friend who’s been… Read More »the legend…
Japanese geisha tattoo
Graceful yet deadly…. Completed this beautiful geisha and hannya mask tattoo at sakura tattoo Leeds today! The geisha tattoo came out nice and elegant, just what my client had wanted. He wanted a more soft… Read More »Japanese geisha tattoo
travelling with your art
Connecting with your art Been a tattoo artist over the years has been such a great journey. The tattoo seen in Leeds and all around the world changes so much. More and more amazing artists… Read More »travelling with your art
Japanese snake and hawk sleeve
Hawk and snake Japanese sleeve tattoo Japanese edo art is timeless… Completed Japanese snake and hawk full sleeve tattoo today. Really loved the outcome of this Japanese tattoo. The red plum blossoms really stand out… Read More »Japanese snake and hawk sleeve
the waving cat
Japanese mane maneki neko tattoo I have a book of Japanese drawings that i post on San sakura website and my Instagram. I had a client take this maneki neko design! it was so much… Read More »the waving cat
realistic flower tattoo design
Flowers in the window… half sleeve flower mandala pattern tattoo Finished the last session on Laurens flower mandala tattoo. We originally started with the half mandala tattoo and then added more flowers above. Lauren wanted… Read More »realistic flower tattoo design
Naruto illustrative tattoo
“When a man learns to love, he must bear the risk of hatred.” Naruto anime tattoo So much fun doing a Naruto tattoo for my client. I really had fun doing this piece, I love… Read More »Naruto illustrative tattoo
The Sakura samurai
Samurai and sakura tattoo We finished today tattoo of the samurai and sakura themed design. My client wanted to add some personal touches into the tattoo design, as it’s a representation of his grandfather. Using… Read More »The Sakura samurai
Commander of the wisdom kings
Fudo myoo sword back tattoo I had the pleasure of tattooing a fudo myoo sword tattoo today on George. Really fun tattoo enjoyed creating this piece and drawing the dragon so it would fit the… Read More »Commander of the wisdom kings