“Tattooists are Pirates” — Klem The above quote was part of a conversation about japanese tattooing traditions and tattooists names; the “Hori” prefix in names like Horiyoshi, Horikoi, Horitaka, etc, which I understand means, literally, to poke. We progressed on to the way American tattooing picked up, used, and altered the best of other traditions. […]
“Tattooists are Pirates”
— Klem
The above quote was part of a conversation about japanese tattooing traditions and tattooists names; the “Hori” prefix in names like Horiyoshi, Horikoi, Horitaka, etc, which I understand means, literally, to poke.
We progressed on to the way American tattooing picked up, used, and altered the best of other traditions.
We’re not afraid to steal shit and make it our own, Klem said. Basically, Tattooists are pirates.
And I said amen.