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About 3 years ago, we got the extreme honour to meet Barbara Wheaton when she came in for a Toronto Blue Jays tattoo and a fix on an existing Cardinal tattoo. This was also when we met her daughter, Kelli Cooper. (Kelli and her spectacular family have since become great friends of the shop.) Sadly, Barbara passed away on Halloween after a few months of dealing with a double lung transplant. Kelli wanted a tattoo for her mum and so it was decided that a Blue Jay and Cardinal would be the ideal tattoo to honour Barbara and how she was the catalyst to this friendship. We will miss Barbara greatly. Tattoo done by @mrwatts https://www.instagram.com/p/CluZmiLuITa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A fedora is a hat. The name of the hat comes from a play called Fédora by Victorien Sardou, named after the main character. Popular in the early 20th century, it has become a stereotype for gangsters or private investigators. They mainly come in black, sometimes with a band of coloured fabric around the rim. This cover-up was done by @dee_vee_ink https://www.instagram.com/p/CluVr6RO_TL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Today we are celebrating Hamilton Day with 13% off all tattoos and the first 10 get a free serial killer sticker! https://www.instagram.com/p/CklcCiCO-uj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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As we head into the weekend, just bear this in mind… https://www.instagram.com/p/CkjiR12Ot9C/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The historical depiction of witches riding broomsticks has its origins in hallucinogenic plant pharmacology, as popularized by Shakespeare, but the indigenous knowledge predates even him. This bone broom was done by @mrwatts https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckg3MPdOzlf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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There are more than 3,000 species of mosquitoes that can be found in virtually every part of the world. But not all mosquitoes see you as a tasty snack. While both male and female mosquitoes feed on nectar and plant sap, only female mosquitoes bite because they need the protein from blood to produce their eggs. This mosquito piece was done by @monsoontattoos https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckgj4yauj15/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The famous floating red lips that sing the Rocky Horror Picture Show’s opening song "Science Fiction Double Feature" were inspired by Man Ray’s 1936 painting "The Lovers." These Rocky Horror lips were done by @mccullymartin https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckgjj5iOJPa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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We have been monitoring the flow of traffic through our shop and have decided to change our shop hours to better suit the flow and alleviate the number of days we are just sitting around. Starting next week, these will be our new hours of operation: Monday - Closed Tuesday - Closed Wednesday - 12pm til 8pm Thursday - 12pm til 8pm Friday - 12pm til 12am Saturday - 12pm til 12am Sunday - 12pm til 8pm https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckd_ApUOSR7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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We have another member of our crew here. His name is Denys and he comes to us from Ukraine. He is just a few weeks new to Canada, but has years experience in tattooing. You can find him on IG as @fondslonov7. His books are open and he is ready to tattoo & meet all of you! https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckd5Fd8OWnI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Birds eating primarily seed have green feces, a pellet diet produces brown feces, and other foods, like berries can cause the feces to become red, pink, or purple. Urates are off-white, cream-colored, or slightly yellowish and opaque. This bird was done by @monsoontattoos https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckd2dteOXuU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Success is relative. Your benchmark for success is different from someone else and will probably change quite a few times. This successful piece was done by @mccullymartin https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckd2NGGulS4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Just letting all of you who follow our account know that we will not be open to the public tomorrow as we have reserved by @hamiltontheatreinc for their tattoo party event. We will, however, be open on Sunday and doing flash pieces for those wanting something with Halloween flair! https://www.instagram.com/p/CkRVEBaubjy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Actors Roddy McDowall and Malcolm McDowell, along with musician Alice Cooper, were considered for the role, which ultimately went to Tim Curry based on his scenery-chewing performance in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Done by @mccullymartin https://www.instagram.com/p/CkRNd1luKTg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Haku first appears as a boy of about sixteen, but he is actually a lost river spirit that also can take the form of a white dragon. In his guise as a white dragon his appearance suggests a river: flowing and graceful. As Haku, however, he is not always so composed, and he exhibits both bravery and real sadness. The river he once represented, the Kohaku River, was drained and paved over to build an apartment complex, and Haku is truly a lost soul. Though he has made a home of sorts at the bathhouse, he knows he once had another home, and the loss of it haunts him. Started by @mrwatts https://www.instagram.com/p/CkOnp6aOsAI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Some of the first tattoos in history were tribal designs, many of which included flowers and other representations of the natural world. Flowers have been popular tattoo designs almost since the origin of tattooing itself. In ancient cultures, people used flower tattoos to symbolize their tribes. Done by @veryzh_ink https://www.instagram.com/p/CkOlB2LO4ga/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Originally, the color purple came from a dye made from the mucus glands of a tropical sea snail known as the murex. The murex’s Latin name is purpura, which is where we get the word purple from. Done by @getnailedby.tonja https://www.instagram.com/p/CkOkvVXus3j/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The way it gives birth and raises its young isn’t the only thing that’s interesting about the opossum's reproductive life. Females have two vaginal tracts and two uteri, and males in turn have a forked or bifurcated penis. Done by @monsoontattoos https://www.instagram.com/p/CkOkLtsu-jZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=