Ink Rats

I know, I know... now I'm just spoiling you with posts! I was gonna wait a bit with this post but why bother... Something might come up and then, no post. So here is the second post in one day. 

These tattys are from the first days here at InkRat Tattoo in Tokyo. Did a few more but there has to be something for later too. 

I do have a few more open spots from the 9th of November till I go back on the 20th...19th being the last work day. So if your interested in getting something done send me an email at Onkelallan@gmail.com or directly to Hata who books for me at Inkrat00@yahoo.co.jp

I'll try to post again before too long... TRY!!

Mata neeeeee

Going Back To Tokyo!

Saturday is here again and as promised: A blog post with dates for Japan. I finally found the time to sit down and go through travel sites and cross reference it with calendars. So it looks like I will be in Tokyo from the 16th of october till the 20th of november. As always I will be working with my family in InkRat in Koenji, Tokyo. There is no words that can describe how much I miss those guys and Tokyo so I am really excited to be able to go back. It has been two years since the last time I was there so I feel it more than about time to go back to my favorite place on earth and what I like to call my second home. 

So if anyone should be interested in getting tattooed by me while I am there then please contact Hata at InkRat to book an appointment. I will be open for appointments from the 18th of october till the 19th of november.
Email Hata at Inkrat00@yahoo.co.jp for bookings or me at Onkelallan@gmail.com for ideas and questions.

As I also mentioned last week, the waiting list is dead and gone for good. So now all you have to do is email a couple of months in advance to get tattooed. For Berlin Booking email Conspiracyinctattoo@gmail.com or Onkelallan@gmail.com 

I'll say it again next week to make sure everybody gets it.

Till next time!!

Home, sweet Japanese home

First off i would like to thank everyone who wanted to be part of my black metal book and jumped in on short notice to get tattooed in the upcoming month. I hope you are as excited as I am. This means that there is no more room for requests BUT it doesn't mean that you can't get you black metal tattoo later either.... And no it doesn't mean that you have to get satanic stuff either. So thanks to all who made it and thank to all that didn't but got on the waiting list instead.

Now to the real post. It is brought to you by my iPhone in association with Instagram.
The last day of our short Japan trip has come. This trip has felt super short in some ways and ok long on other ways. It has been so packed with work and stuff that it feels like we must have been here longer but getting reminded about all the things we didn't have the time to do make me remember that it has only been two weeks. But that's ok. You know why? Because we are coming back in April and will stay for a whole month!! Yeah!! This makes it easier to go back home tomorrow.
We will be back here and in Ink Rat from the 8th of April till the 8th of May. There is some days reserved for actual vacation but there is plenty of openings to get tattooed. So if you are interested in getting something done on our next trip then book it with Hata on inkrat00@yahoo.jp and let him know what you want to get and where and size.
But it has been great to be back to the place that I love so much and that I have missed since we haven't been able to go here for over a year. Funny thing is that not much have changed. Don't know why you expect that everything will change as soon as you turn your back to a place for two seconds. It's the same feeling we get when returning to Denmark after a long trip. Why haven't anything changed?
Ok I have tons of things I want to say about this trip and I can see from how I'm already rambeling that it could take a while and honestly... I rather get out and enjoy my last day in Tokyo. So here is some pretty pictures to look at. There might be a tattoo or two that's missing. Secret stuff. Yeah!! I wanted to put text under the photos but i don't know how to from the phone so you will have to do with just pictures. Ok so here they are. See you soon with more news.

Don't forget about Japan

Helloo hello.

I'm sorry that my first post back from our vacation isn't more interesting than this but it is important though.


Most of you know that Japan mean a lot to me an my wife. It is our second home and my personal favorite place in the world. This is why it's important to us that we can do something to help the country that was shaken to it's knees.
Just because we don't hear about it in the news anymore doesn't mean that they don't still need our help. 
We would like to thank everyone who has already bought a print to help. It has been amazing to see how supportive people have been. Some have even bought more than one to help out. A great present with a good thought behind it.


The red cross campaign is ending in a few days so if you want to help out then hurry up and buy one of these limited prints where all the money goes to red cross and Japan. 

Go HERE to buy one.

Prints for Japan

We have finally got the prints for Japan ready and for sale on the Conspiracy Inc. blog. All the money from these prints will go directly to Red Cross since we have an insider with them. On top of that we have a special sale on the rest of my print to get more money for Japan. All money made from any other print or flash bought with this print will be donated to Red Cross as well. Read all about it on the shop blog so run over there and shop...GO!! THIS way! 

This is the print for sale. Limited to 100 pieces. Hand signed and numbered. On 300 gram A3 sized paper. And no... the watermark is not on the print.

On the Conspiracy blog you will also find a list of other ways to support Japan through other artists so check those links out as well. 

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Hello dear blog readers. It is good to be back and even though terrible things have happened since last time, things are still well in the land of the vikings. Japan...not so much. That is why we had to cancel our trip this time. Japan is our second home and it was a tough decision to cancel and stay home when we felt like we were supposed to be there and help. In the end we realized that we couldn't do anything in Japan other that be in the way and to worry our friends and family back home. I mean, if our friends in Tokyo was thinking about skipping town why should we go there. For what? So we decided to wait and instead try to help from back home in Denmark. That's why we are making a print of my latest painting. All the money will go to Japan. There will be different packages to choose from for those who want to buy more and support Japan more. I will be selling the usual prints and flash together with the new print but a bit cheaper than normal and that money will also be going to Japan. I will be auctioning off the original painting and that money will also go to Japan. On top of that we will try to make a charity day at the Conspiracy Inc. where I will be tattooing (maybe walk-in style) for the cause and we will be selling prints and stuff and some of Amalie hats as well. This will hopefully happen sometime in April so keep and eye on this blog or the Conspiracy Inc. blog for updates. The prints should be with us in a few days so keep an eye out for that as well. I will also try to gather a list of other artists who something similar to gather money to the land that has given us so much.

Mean while in Copenhagen this happened!

First Sylvain and Innina came by from Geneva... and brought chokolade.

Sylvain wanted a workaholic demon who was having himself a little tea break. A little rminder to himself to remember not to work ALL the time. Boy do we know about that feeling. Maybe I should get one of those as well.

Innina wanted to get a piece inspired of a painting done by her grandfather. So i did my version of his roses and we added a few of her tools of the trade behind them. 

Anita from the Uk was originally supposed to get tattooed by me on the London convention a few years ago but I had to Cancel her. She came by and finally got her piece. She wanted it super bold and simple and it was super fun to get back to just one bold outline and rough shading and few colours. Good times.

My norwegian homeboy Martin came back to get some more colour in his chest. It is almost done... almost. One small session and we are done and done. I also got me a picture of what we finished last time but the skin was still a bit shiny so we will have to wait with the final picture but you'll get the idea.

Bernie, the burning priest. 

That's it for this time. Now I gotta do stuff... See you soon.

Sigh no more

The frustration about not having anything new to post here on my blog has now forced me to make a blog post...without pictures!! Ughrrr..! I hate blogging without pictures but I don't wanna post a pitty picture either. The hard life of a blogger.


It feels like forever since I have finished anything that I could get a good picture of. It seams like I have been starting a tons of things and finished a bunch of old pieces and some new ones where I just couldn't get a good picture because swelling or bleeding or the annoying contrast between old and new. Even though I have posted pictures on my twitter and Instagram it just doesn't feel the same as keeping you dear followers updated. So once again sorry for the absence but it has nothing to do with not wanting to blog. 


I wanna use this post for something good anyway. UPDATES!!!


First up: Artshow. I did a flash painting for the Cut N Color for the Tattoo Flash show at The Pretty Pretty Collective in San Francisco. It will be for sale but since we want you people near by to go see it and the rest of the pieces in person there will be no pictures of it until after the opening. Go check it out. It should be a great show with some great artists. I am stoked to have been invited to join. Wish I could be there for the opening! Hopefully we will be able to drop by San Francisco on our holiday this summer and say hi to the nice people behind the last two shows that I have been a part of. 
The show opens on March 12. Go here for more details.


Our Japan trip is getting closer! Can't wait to be back in my happyplace!! 
Workdates should be kinda in place so if you wanna get something done in Japan then write me an email with idea, placement, size and what dates you are available for. Write me on Onkelallan@gmail.com
As always I will be working with the amazing Ink Rats in Koenji, Tokyo. You can also email Hata on inkrat00@yahoo.co.jp to book an appointment. We will be in Japan from the 30th of March till the 7th of May. 


I have also been invited to join the Tokyo Tattoo Convention organized by Tokyo Hardcore from the 29th of April to the 1st of May. Again should you be around and want to get a piece done then send me a mail with placement and Idea but remember that it is on a convention so there will be places that I won't be doing in order to not destroy my back. 
More details about the show when I get them. 


Bizarre magazine has just finished a thingy about me that will be in an upcoming issue. Looking forward to see the finished print with fancy pictures from the new shop. 


Speaking of shop. Some might have seen previews of the new workroom on the Conspiracy blog. It looks amazing!! There is still many things that needs to hung on the walls but it is already looking really really epic. Flora have been changing our drawing room too. Looks better than ever but also needs a few last touches. Drop by to see for your self.


Speaking of Flora: Check out her new and improved website that she made! 


I am currently trying to get into making a bunch of paintings for tshirts, prints, stickers and businesscards. Got a few prints that I wanna do but I'm trying to figure out what size and paper and so on. Hopefully soon there will be new goodies to spend your hard earned money on. 


It is time for me to go renew my passport and then go finish another old piece that I won't be able to get a good picture of... Sigh...
Thursday and friday should be new one shots so hopefully there will be something new to look at soon. 


Until then. 

Suburbs

This is the final post from Japan. Final FROM Japan but not about Japan. I have tons of pictures just waiting to be uploaded to my own computer so I can go through them.
We are test packing and will be sending some crap home later today. Tonight will be our goodbye dinner and tomorrow morning we will leave this amazing place to go back what can only seem like a suburb compared to this wonderful city. We will leave this amazing weather, where we have been able to just wear a hoodie and maybe a coat if cold, for snow blizzards and freezing temperatures. Not good. But at least we have some good people and a good shop to come home to. Friends!!
Now we will go have a last breakfast at our Jazz cafe. Gonna miss that too along with all the other things that makes me soooo damn happy here. But we will be back soon.

This is what we are listening to while packing. Still love it!!

Sadistic Magician

Here is the last couple of tattoos I did here in Japan... for now anyway. Still have a few more to do but now a few days of vacation. The day before yesterday I got my last session on this trip from Shige and yesterday was Amalies turn. I bet there will be some pictures of both on her blog as soon as she has the time to post them. She did soooo well and we went out with Shige and his family for dinner after her session.
Today we went back to Yokohama. We met up with Toshi at Yokohama station. We went by Yellow Blaze to say hi to Shige again. Matt (the guy who I did a neck and a palm on) were having his 3rd session on his sleeve so he was having fun! We took his wife Sam with us for a bit of China town shopping and a trip to the Ramen Museum! This place was amazing so it deserves it's own post later with pictures.
Tomorrow is another amazing day in Japan and with no work. I might take my camera and have a little photogrphic adventure... I need that! I have a few ideas in mind and there is some places I need to go check out as well now that I finally have the time.
So see you soon.

The Grim-Seahorse

To be continued in April.

And here is your soundtrack:

Kyō wa mokuyobi desu

Today is our day off. We are gonna go shopping with Hata and later go have dinner with our friend Izumi. This is a big deal for us since it is the first time we will meet her boyfriend and see where they live.
This is some pictures I got back yesterday. Nothing fancy but I thought I might throw them up here anyway.

Hataaaaa.

Papa Rei.

Meals on wheels.

Sweet potatoes and baked potatoes.

Amalie Desu.

Moving on...
Mata ne