June 25rd, 2009 - Sydney, Australia
It is now confirmed that I will be working at Henning Jorgensen's Royal Tattoo in Helsingor, Denmark for 1 week only from September 1st-5th 2009. Spaces are extremely limited and I am already booking out fast.. so if you're interested either ring the shop there or email me to work it out.
I'll also be hanging out at Invisible NYC in Gotham for a day or two mid september. And I will be in and around London for the convention at the end of september.
more info to come soon.
June 3rd, 2009 - Sydney, Australia
Check out this months issue! - click image for article on Inner Vision Tattoo and a regular column by yours truly - AUTHENT/INK.. if you like it then go grab a copy for yourself, there's a lot more cool shit in it! ... and it makes us look good by selling out the first Australian issue! ;)
Also featured in a new book by Lal Hardy out of London UK; The Mammoth book of Tattoos, available now online and at Kinokuniya in the city.
May 29th, 2009 - Sydney, Australia
ADDED A bunch of photos today, finally. Check em out. I am booking consults again soon, so if you don't get called you're at least one step closer. Thank you all for your patience and loyalty with waiting, it means a lot to me.
Check out Australian INK on the stands now, it has an article on the shop and my own column in it about getting a good tattoo!
Feedback appreciated!
be well and hope to see you soon
Kian
May 21th, 2009 - Sydney, Australia
Back home from holiday, great trip!
I'll be answering emails this weekend and back in the shop doing walk-ins Saturday and Sunday mornings!
peace
Kian
May 10th, 2009 - Sydney, Australia
Working today and then away...
On Holiday until the 21st of May. I won't be replying to emails or be in the shop. Read below for more info. See you when I get back!
May 4th, 2009 - Sydney, Australia
If you are wondering if you have missed any newsletters, don't worry, you haven't! I've been too busy with everything else and haven't had time. I will be posting one out by months end hopefully.
I won't be doing any walk-ins on the weekend of MAY 16-17th, sorry. You can still drop by the shop and check out the books etc.. I'll be back on walk-in duty the 23rd May.
Things to watch out for this month:
The Premier issue of AUSTRALIAN INK is out nationwide on the 15th of May, its the Aussie version of the glossy American tattoo lifestyle/culture mag, get yourself a copy.. I have my own column in this mag which will feature in every issue (quarterly).
FREESTYLE mag Vol 8 will be out soon, large photo spread and interview with myself.
TATTOO REVIVAL (Australia) Issue 18 coming out this quarter, again, a large photo spread on my tattooing ( I think!). Check it out!
and another surprise I can't talk about yet but will hit the shelves in early summer! I'll keep you posted!
Will be adding some photos soon...
peace!
March 17, 2009 - Sydney, Australia
Hey there, got some new prints for sale at the shop
They are A3+ size on heavy stock archival matte paper.
$40 each or $100 for the set. Come by the shop and grab one or I can mail them as well with paypal payment. Easy.
And below is a new video of me starting and finishing a half sleeve koi tattoo in one session. Check it out!
Below is a video interview I did with Rhys at London Tattoo Convention 2008
more to come soon!
Kian
March 9, 2009 - Sydney, Australia
Please note that I will only be doing walk-ins this coming Sunday morning, the15th march.
And NOT on the morning of Saturday the 14th of march.
thanks!
Kian
February 5, 2009 - Sydney, Australia
Please note that times for the waiting list have changed and have been updated to reflect the current situation.
Please see the contact page for more information.
Otherwise all is well and doing my thing. Lots of new photos to get put up soon.. I'll keep you posted.
Enjoy the summer.
Kian
January 21st, 2009 - Sydney, Australia
UPDATE: I will indeed be doing walkins Sat & Sunday mornings this weekend. See you there!!
Kian
December 25th, 2008 - Sydney, Australia
Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to you all! I hope this year brings you all health and happiness and you finally get that tattoo you've been waiting for! New photos are up and newsletter to come soon!
PS: If you've received information about getting tattooed by me from any of the staff at Inner Vision and would like to confirm that information is accurate and up to date then please do not hesitate to contact me for this purpose. It's very hard for me to keep track of what people are being told from day to day!
Enjoy your holidays!
Kian
October 13th, 2008 - Sydney, Australia
Settling back in and getting back into full gear at work.. what a crazy trip I just had, not much of a holiday but more a whirlwind global tour. I spent about 4 days in each city;
Copenhagen, Denmark for Henning Jorgensens 25th anniversary party of Royal Tattoo. Henning, myself and Scott Syvia
Amsterdam, Holland to party and visit friends. Above photo is at Hanky Panky & Tycho's new shop in the city with Tycho and Gilbert 'Hurricane' Yvel.
Eindhoven, Holland to visit the good ol' boys down at the new and much larger Dragon Tattoo, Greg, Jim, Staaf, Sasha & Hans. You guys rule.. thanks for the night out! and the drive the next morning!
New york, New york with my homies down at Invisible NYC. Awesome time, great guys, Troy and Marco.
No photos from Toronto.. but I was there too... chilling out in the country. And then flew to Barcelona... for a more late night til dawn socializing...jetlag and nightclubs work out well together.
And then London Tattoo Convention 2008. Best show ever.. great artists, great venue, good food (for england), fantastic weather and a cool crowd. Once again spending a ridiculous amount of money on books too. Totally worth showing up there! Above we have Dan Sinnes, Troy Denning, myself, tattooed girl, Scott and Juan Puente.
Above is Mike Rubendall, Richard Pinch, Chisaki, & yours truly.
All in all a great journey but really glad to be in Sydney, it is home for now so no plans of going anywhere anytime soon, I've got so much stuff here anyways it would be impossible to leave even if I wanted too! A lot of people have been emailing me about the waiting list and 'how much longer', I appreciate summer has just arrived and everyone wants their tattoo done. I got my papers in order finally and I am working as hard as I can to to get things done with the time I have... so please, if you're on the list.. be patient.. I'll get to you soon as I can... in order.
Thank you all for supporting me and being patient and staying loyal!
Much love.
Kian
October 1st, 2008 - Sydney, Australia
I'm back! Trip was great.. jetlagged to all hell but recovering fine. I'll be starting in the shop finally!! this weekend the 4th & 5th of October doing walkins!
I'll have more information and photos from my trip posted soon.. so check back in a week or so!
see you soon
k
I am now in partnership with a very professional and capable Laser Tattoo Fading Technician using the latest Q-switched Nd:YAG laser that can diminsh black, blue and red tattoos in only a couple of sessions for a very reasonable price... making beautiful cover-ups much lighter, easier, and more colorful without an overuse of black. I have done a lot of cover-ups over the years and am now happy to be able to work with someone that can reduce darkenss of the old tattoo before I start, enabling me to make a better brighter tattoo.
We are offering joint consults for tattoo 'fading' sessions and cover-up implementation all in one, and the only service of its kind in Sydney. We work together to give the best cover-up result with the least amount of lasering necessary to achieve the best results. Lasering can be slightly uncomfortable at times so we offer a choice of numbing creams to make the experience virtually painless!
My colleague also offers tattoo 'removal' and fading without the addition of more tattooing if thats all you're after. Prices starting at $100 for something small and up from there depending on size of tattoo and time needed per session. This is what we've all been waiting for, affordable and effective laser service!
Please send enquires to fade@theredpill.net if you're interested and want more information. All consults are free of charge.
FADE Tattoo Reduction Services
HERE is a great article on tattoo removal.. please have a look at it if you're interested.
more to come soon...!
peace
Total Tattoo article in PDF format
check it out.. let me know what you think.
PS: I have been mailing out the newsletter and some are boucing back, so if you're not receiving it, check your junkmail folder.
March 26, 2008 - Sydney, Australia
just back from Japan!
Japan and Thailand were great! Huge thanks to Megu and friends in Tokyo for taking awesome care of me and sorting me out there.. could not have done it without them! And I finally was able to meet Horiyoshi III in Yokohama, very cool time and worth the trip on its own merit. He was very hospitable!
Thailand is a no brainer... sun swim sleep eat repeat.
Nice to be back for my extended holiday in Australia..the beach has my name written all over it!!
Master Horiyoshi III and myself - Yokohama 2008
Huge Thanks to Henning Jorgensen (and his lovely wife) at Royal Tattoo for having me! It was a great experience and all round fun time.. made some cool tattoos, learned some stuff, as always, and made some new friends. I look forward to a future trip there!
Master Henning Jorgensen and myself 2008
more updates to come soon with travel photos and stories of our adventures...
see you all soon.
peace
Kian
September - Helsingor, Denmark
NewsFlash August 23 - Toronto
Just when I thought it was over! We're arrived safe after 17,000 kms of epic tattoo shop roadtripping around Canada and America. However, much to my delight I have been invited by the one and only Henning Jorgensen to work as a guest artist in his world famous tattoo studio in Helsingor, Denmark, Royal Tattoo.
And so, I have rearranged my schedule and will appear everyday at Royal Tattoo from the 4th of September until the 13th of September.
August 2 - Vancouver
Hey, So far so good... guest spotting is over for now.. and its vacation time. I can't even begin to thank everyone that has made our trip fantastic! but I will try, in the order that we visited from the start!
Hammerman, Daniel, Myself, Kiku (front), Jeb, Troy, Fernando and Marco!
At Invisible NYC there's Troy, Jesse, Mister Marco Serio, Regino, Kiku Jebediah, Fernando, Dan Vu, Chris O'd & Sonja, Daniel Albrigo (who was also guesting), Gillian and heaps more folks whose names are escaping me.. thank you all for making our time there fucking awesome! And thanks heaps to my clients that made it all possible... We love New York! You guys Rule! We'll be back!
Eric Reith and Myself
In San Francisco at Seventh Son Tattoo we only stayed for a short visit but it was well worth the time and we had a blast! Huge thanks to Jason Kundell, Luke Stewart, Joey, George Campise, Orly and the always warm and entertaining Eric Reith for having us.. love your work guys! Thanks! And we hope to see you again somewhere soon. You know where to find me!
Aaron Bell, Myself, Chris, Desty and Ed
Then there is Slave to the Needle in Seattle! Aaron and Melissa are fantastic hosts.. busy shop, great work and a very cool time..not to mention the lake view! It was really hard to leave! And the crew there, Ed, Chris, Desty, Nick and David... and Aaron Belll of course.. couldn't ask for better.. thanks guys! you made my stay super smooth! Looking forward to a return visit!
Master Tattooer John the Dutchman and myself
And finally, a short and sweet guest spot at the Dutchman Tattoo in Vancouver went great! Huge thanks to John the Dutchman, Ligaya, Vicky, Jesse Dicey, Jesse Younge, Rob, Ryan, Dustin, Ian and the nice counter girl whose name escapes me! You all made it so easy and comfortable.. cheers for the support and hope to see you guys again! Awesome shop and great work! Thanks!
I added a bunch of new tattoo pics today... check em out.
peace and love to you all
kian
June 12, - Toronto
Update... Thursday June 14th (1 day only) working at Tat-a-Rama in Toronto 3834 Bloor St. W. 416.234.1144
June 18th - 25 th Invisible NYC
June 14-15th Seventh Son Tattoo San Francisco
July 20th - 25th Slave to the Needle in Seattle
July 29th - August 5th... Dutchman Tattoos BC
Please contact myself or above shops for bookings... thanks!
see you on the road!
K
May 30, 2007 - Barcelona
Added the last of the pics today, hitting the road for a while so check me on email or myspace as phone most likely not on. Huge thanks to my family in Thanks to Greg Orie for the drinks after the long drive to Eindhoven..... nice to see you again man! Big hello to my Swedish family, thanks so much for the generous hospitality.. hope you all like your tattoos! pics to come later.. And now for my well deserved fucking holiday.. see you in North America.. I'll be at Invisible in NYC, Slave to the Needle in Seatle.. and a few other places in between.. check the guestbook and here for postings...
Big love to you all. K
December 28 , 2006 - Barcelona, Spain
Last of the big work photos added and a couple smaller ones I did on the crew before leaving. Back in Barcelona now for who knows how long.. no answers as of yet, I will decide in the New Year.
Kian Forreal, Master Greg Orie, Jimmy Orie
Massive thanks to Greg Orie at Dragon Tattoo for providing me the opportunity to work at his shop and tattoo his customers. For this experience I am eternally grateful, I learned more than I could put into words and have become a better tattooer for it, thanks Greg! Big thanks to Claas, Jeroen and Sascha at Dragon for making it a pleasant experience (minus the music factor) and keeping the laughs flowing.
Huge thanks to Jimmy 'IronFist', Carla, Staaf, Tony, Brigitte and the Magic Cherries good vibe... the last week was the best.. but you guys know that. See ya again hopefully! If any of my Dutch clients would like to get in touch with me please email me from the link on the contact page. thanks.
Happy Holidays to all and see you in the New Year!
peace. kian
Tony, Jimmy, myself and Staaf!
December 17 , 2006 - Eindhoven, Holland
More pics uploaded.. as I am now finishing off the last batch of big work before I leave back to spain. See ya!
k
November 29 , 2006 - Eindhoven, Holland
Another batch of pictures to look at.. enjoy! I finished a couple of backpieces this month and some half sleeves... And yes, there are more koi tattoos... I do a lot of fish here for some reason.
Leaving Holland soon...so, if you want something from me here in Eindhoven... come and get it soon! .
k
November 9 , 2006 - Eindhoven, Holland
More photos uploaded today.
October 9 , 2006 - Eindhoven, Holland
London Convention was great... just got back and am heavily inspired, or is that just fuckin tired? was fantastic to see everyone.. big thanks to Dino for yet ANOTHER machine... love your work man... and Neil.. you are, as always, Selector Numero Uno, Mike, I owe you one! And last but certainly not least, Alex for the support and help.
Met lots of new folks and reconnected with a bunch of old ones.. too many names to list, but I appreciate the time spent with everyone...was a really nice scene there, and some really choice work getting done, well worth the trip besides the actual trip...
Finishing some big pieces soon so keep an eye out for photo updates.. and if you're wandering near the middle of Holland, also known as Eindhoven drop by and visit! Peace
July 9, 2006 - Eindhoven, Holland
Here we are at Dragon Tattoo in Eindhoven for the rest of 2006. Drop by the shop at Hoogstraat 218 or give me a call on +31611187623 for info or to say hey. Appointments are usually necessary. Have a great summer and hope to see you soon. Kian
June 19, Barcelona, Spain
Home. Here for a couple weeks including Ibiza and then to Holland. On my Spanish number if you want me. K
June 10, Koh Samui, Thailand
Newsflash... will be working at Inkadelic in Ibiza from the 23rd June til the 29th June, 2006. Let me know whats up if you want something while I am there! Back to Spain in a few days... so will be available for Barcelona appointments starting the 16th June. peace K
May 18, 2006 - Bangkok
Made my escape, on the road in Asia for the next while, email only for contact or check the guestbook for phone number if I get one...
Visiting with Master Trevor McStay in Melbourne
I have added more portfolio pictures, a gallery of tattoo photos where I used UV responsive ink (non-toxic variety) and some info about this process, and there will be more travel photos coming soon. Get in touch if you have any questions or wish to make a booking. Thanks. Peace. Kian
