Archive for the ‘Artists/Shops’ Category
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Artist Profile: Dawn Kelley (Lucky Lotus Studio)
Story and photo by Troy L. Smith
The popularity of photorealism and portrait tattoos has been on the rise in recent years. Still, a search for local artists who have actually mastered the style may only yield a few results.…
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Artist Profile: Shawn Conn
Shawn Conn will be the first to tell you he’s not a people person. That’s funny, considering people are the reason the local artist continues to tattoo.
A few years ago, Conn’s career as an illustrator took off. He spends most of his time these days designing artwork for the horror publishing industry and working on concept art with screenwriters.
Still, he devotes two to three days each week to tattooing, which has been the one mainstay in a life that’s seen Conn experience just about everything.…