Your Body Matters
Decorate with kindness. Tattoo with care.
Andy Pollard
They/them
Hello! I’m Andy— a handpoke and machine tattoo artist and writer in Vancouver, BC. I am self taught, community led, and passionate about creating open conversations about the history, science, and art of tattooing
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tattoos aren’t just art pieces,
they are experiences
my goal as a tattooer is to make people feel comfortable in their own skin, by centring my clients’ comfort and prioritizing informed consent throughout the entire process
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Notes from the field
Read my latest musings on tattooing as an industry, an art, and an intellectual field on my blog.
Tattoo Dermatology: Physiological References for Tattoo Artists and Practitioners
The Story Behind the Project: In spring 2023, I began a project aimed at visualizing the current science of tattoo dermatology. By the fall, the idea had snowballed into a 14 medical illustrations, using data sourced from scientific studies ranging from the…
How do colour tattoos work?
Jump to: Ink Composition Colour tattoo behaviours Design Applications Tattoo dermatology 101: Part ii There’s something undeniably enticing about colour tattoos. They are vibrant, bold, and certainly stand out in the sea of black and grey tattoos. Colour is new and unpredictable;…
How does skin retain ink?
Having a practical understanding of skin is essential. Having niche understanding of macrophage behaviour in the dermis? That’s just fun
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