Category Archives: Interview

Interview with Puppeteer Anatar Gagne on her upcoming show “Pinned & Sewtured”

Posted on March 12, 2013 by thehopeblog

Hope Gallery is pleased to be hosting the opening reception for “Pinned & Sewtured” this Saturday. The show will feature over 30 hand made creations from puppeteer Anatar Gagne. We thought you might want to learn a little more about … Continue reading →

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Vice asks “Should Heavily Tattooed People be Given Good Jobs?”

Posted on January 22, 2013 by thehopeblog

We really can’t say how much we love Vice.com and how excited we are that they just released a new App. We downloaded it this morning and went through the articles and noticed this great topic of discussion – Should heavily … Continue reading →

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VICE Does Interesting Face Tattoo Experiment

Posted on September 17, 2012 by thehopeblog

  VICE Magazine put out an awesome social experiment where a writer got a face tattoo for one week and documented how he was treated by his family, friends, co-workers, and strangers. In “I Had a Face Tattoo for a … Continue reading →

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Valerie Vargas on Tattoo Age

Posted on September 12, 2012 by thehopeblog

You can’t much cooler than VICE, especially now that they have come out with Season 2 of “Tattoo Age”. This is the first in a series of episodes that will be released each Wednesday on the Tattoo Age website. The … Continue reading →

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Advocate Video features Connecticut Tattoo Artists

Posted on September 10, 2012 by thehopeblog

CT.com put together this video to compliment their “Connecticut Stories” series and featured Joe Capobianco and Christian Perez from Hope Gallery! The video was nicely shot – What do you think?

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An Interview with Tattoo Snob

Posted on August 1, 2012 by thehopeblog

There are only a few blogs we get excited to check out and we are proud to say that Tattoo Snob is definitely one of them.  They constantly update the site with amazing photos of some of the best work out there. Their … Continue reading →

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“Skin” Documentary Examines Tattoos as High Art

Posted on February 24, 2012 by thehopeblog

Directed by Ryan Hope, Skin is a dark, stylish examination of tattoo culture as high art, and a film that tests the boundaries of art and the human body. Featuring contributions from Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons and Raymond Pettibon, the … Continue reading →

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Rodney Raines in the Charlotte Observer

Posted on January 6, 2012 by thehopeblog

An article entitled “A Portrait of the Tattoo Artist” came out in the Charlotte Observer highlighting the works of Rodney Raines. The North Carolina tattooer talks about his shop, Ace Custom Tattoo, Gallery Twenty-Two, and the experience he’s gained along … Continue reading →

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Sullen asks the “Tattoo Terror” 21 Questions

Posted on January 5, 2012 by thehopeblog

Sullen Clothing recently posted an interview with the one and only Johnny Cisneros to see what the “Tattooed Terror” is all about outside of the octagon. Johnny is relatively new to the sport of MMA having a pro record of 4-0 and counting. … Continue reading →

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Interview with Marisa Kakoulas of Needles & Sins

Posted on November 21, 2011 by thehopeblog

Needlesandsins.com has been a staple in the tattoo community, just like it’s author – Marisa Kakoulas. This tattooed lawyer has recently released a series of amazing books chronicling tribal, color, and black & white tattoos. Marisa took a few minutes … Continue reading →

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