The Week In Hand Lee Pickles + Joe Frankland

On this episode of The Week In Hand Lee is joined by tattoo artist Hanumantra who tattoos out of UN1TY Tattoo in Shrewsbury, Shropshire UK
Hanumantra specialises in black work and has paved the way in the UK  and international scene with his bold and modern approach to one of the most primitive forms of tattooing, in this conversation he touches upon several different things including his thoughts on the importance of design, how he you originally fell into his career as a tattoo artist amongst many other things.
A really interesting conversation with a very open-minded and bright human being.


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On this episode of the week in hand please sit down with the incredibly talented tattoo artist Jason Butcher who tattoos out of studio immortal Ink Tattoo in Chelmsford, UK
Jason has forged a path of his own in the Tattoo industry and is a very prominent figure in the UK tattoo scene for his surreal style in a style he has dubbed death romantic, in this conversation Lee and  Jason discuss his early life as a tattoo artist and how he came to discover his career, plus a deep and ranging conversation about life in general as an artist and human.

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In this episode of The Week in Hand Lee is joined by Tattoo legend Paul Booth.

Paul is primarily a tattoo artist but has numerous other creative ventures including being a painter, sculptor, a filmmaker and even a musician! He is world renowned in the tattoo industry for bringing the dark arts to the forefront and pushing those boundaries further in the tattoo industry, he is well respected and for a very good reason! In this conversation all talk about is their early life, how we got started, tattooing the likes of Slayer, The Undertaker, Slipknot and many more, all the way through to his current thoughts about the tattoo world and also much much more!

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In this episode of The Week in Hand Lee is joined by tattoo artist Josh Wilson who tattoos out of Colchester Body Arts in Essex, UK
This is an interesting conversation ranging from Josh’s early days in his tattoo career straight through to his current philosophies and musings on the tattoo industry and life as a commissioned artist, Plus much much more!


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In this episode of the Week in Hand, Lee and Joe are joined by BJJ black belt Chris Paines. A conversation that covers the life of BJJ gyms after lockdown, finding out how wrong you can be from an Estonian and the importance of longevity in the sport. Chris is all about sharing knowledge an essential listen for Brazilian Jujitsu fans.

This and all episodes are available on Spotify, iTunes and Youtube.

On this episode of The Week In Hand, Lee is joined by tattoo artist Currar Whitham-Field AKA The White Dragon AKA Filthytattooart, Currar tattoos out of Ink Rush in Auckland, New Zealand.

In this conversation they delve into Currar's early days in the tattoo industry, his early influences, how he deals with artistic blocks etc, even down to how he deals with getting tattooed plus much more!!

This episode is available on iTunes, Spotify and Youtube

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